Ron Paul saw this financial mess coming
• www.minnpost.comIt's not like there wasn't anybody who saw the economic woes of the week on the horizon.
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Vicente Fox tells American auto workers to "get over it"
• Daily NewscasterToday on Fox News 2 Detroit, Vicente Fox former president of Mexico expressed his desire for a North American Union (U.S., Canada, and Mexico) with no borders, a new communist style constitution and a new currency called the Amero.
Russia May Build Space Center in Cuba
• FoxNews...every space geek knows rockets trying to escape Earth's gravity get an additional kick from the Earth's own ground speed if they're launched close to the equator. But in reality it may just be another way to annoy the U.S.
The Next Bailout: Detroit
• NewsweekDo the big three automakers deserve $25 billion in federal aid?
Yves Rossy plots Channel crossing
• Timesonline.co.ukThe Swiss daredevil Yves Rossy will attempt to cross the Channel on Wednesday propelled by a jet-powered wing strapped to his back.
Democratic Congress May Adjourn, Leave Crisis to Fed, Treasury
• Bloomberg.com...they would rather wait until next year unless Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, who are leading efforts to contain the crisis, call for help.
Drivers could have speed limited by satellite devices
• Telegraph(UK)Drivers could have their speed controlled by satellite to stop them from breaking the limit following a Government trial of new technology. Cars fitted with the system would have their speed automatically monitored by satellites, which would also be
Biden calls paying higher taxes a patriotic act
• By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL, Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON - Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden said Thursday that paying more in taxes is the patriotic thing to do for wealthier Americans.
New GOP 'Capitalism': Privatize Profits, Socialize Losses
• BradBlog.com"Last week we argued that, with the nationalization of Fannie and Freddie, comrades Bush, Paulson and Bernanke had started transforming the USA into the USSRA (United Socialist State Republic of America)
Let the bank runs begin! [Updated]
• August ReviewThe implications of AIG being taken over by the US is staggering. It makes the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac takeovers look like peanuts. AIG insures trillions of dollars of debt and questionable assets all over the world. As more companies and mortg
Putnam Investments Closes $12B Money-Market Fund
• Washington PostPutnam Investments has closed a $12.3 billion money-market fund to limit losses to its investors, the large mutual fund company said today. The highly unusual announcement is the latest sign that tremendous financial pressures are now threatening
Next step in economic crisis: a giant resale agency?
• Christian Science Monitor(What???... you didn't think that this wasn't already planned for did 'ya?)
EFF Sues NSA, President Bush, and Vice President Cheney to Stop Illegal Surveillance
• Electronic Frontier FoundationNew Legal Challenge to Unconstitutional Domestic Spying
Senator, Target of Anthrax Letter, Challenges F.B.I. Finding
• New York TimesWASHINGTON — Senator Patrick J. Leahy, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a target of the anthrax letters of 2001, said Wednesday that he did not believe the F.B.I.’s contention that an Army scientist conducted the attacks alone.
Paulson, Schumer offer U.S. financial bailout plans
• Reuters"It's a modernized version of the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC), which was used after the S&L crisis," said the aide, declining to be further identified. (how much you want to bet that the average American doesn't get into the
"Four at Four: 400 Points Later, All Is Well" (All is Well???)
• Wall Street Journal BLOG"...talk of a government-led plan that would bail out the banks in a Resolution Trust Corp.-type scenario bolstered equities in the afternoon."
Concession on offshore energy drilling clears path for quiet exit for senators - by Manu Raju
• TheHill.com via Tom Jenny with AFPDemocrats have given in to GOP demands to lift a decades-old ban on expanding offshore drilling, paving the way for must-pass legislation to keep the government running after Oct. 1.
CONNECTING THE DOTS
Rescuing Earth From Humans
Frosty WooldridgeIf you think our financial meltdown feels rough, just wait until we hit our 'too many people and we can't feed them' crisis heading toward us faster than Katrina, Gustav, Ike, Ingrid and the rest!
Obama Panders to Women by Pushing 'Wage Gap' Myth in New Ad
• www.glennsacks.comObama has a new ad out pushing the "wage gap" myth. As we've discussed many times, men earn more than women on average for many legitimate reasons.
National Car Tracking System Proposed For US
• Slashdotprivate traffic enforcement camera vendors are seeking to establish a national vehicle tracking system in the United States using existing red-light and speed enforcement cameras. The system would utilize Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) to
Bavarian Police Seeking Skype Trojan Informant
• SlashdotBavarian police searched the home of the spokesman for the German Pirate Party (Piratenpartei Deutschland) looking for an informant who leaked information about a government Trojan used to eavesdrop on Skype conversations.
Ron Paul on the Global Financial Crisis 9/18/08
• Ron Paul - YouTubeRon Paul discusses the collapsing financial markets. "We're in the middle of something very big and it doesn't look like it's going to end soon."
Destination Earth: 1956 Cartoon Teaches “What Makes America Great”
• MondorebThis 1956 animated cartoon follows the adventures of a Martian, as he learns two words which inspire disgust in some quarters today–Oil and Competition–that help make America great. Do educators even use that phrase anymore? [video: 13 minutes]
No Biden: Rumors Swirl Over Obama Dumping Biden for Hillary Clinton
• MondorebBarack Obama is dipping in the polls and rumors are swirling that Joe Biden’s getting ready for a trip under the famous Obama Bus. Will it help the Dem ticket to bring Hillary Clinton aboard? Would Hillary agree to help? Will Joe Biden become No Bide
Humor: The Psychology Behind What’s Funny in Politics
• MondorebReading more "humor" and laughing less? Is Sarah Palin Really a Murderer? Dr. Sanity examines what passes for much of political "humor" these days and discovers that "Not All Humor is Created Equal".
Bush Admin threatening nuclear agreements with Russia
• APThe authors of a US program designed to secure weapons of mass destruction in the former Soviet Union worry deteriorating relations between the US and Russia could undermine efforts to keep the weapons out of the hands of terrorists.
European stocks level out, as Fed pumps more dollars down toilet
• APEuropean stocks halted 3 days of losses Thursday, rising slightly [closing 100 pts. down] after a concerted effort by central banks to pump $180 billions more into troubled money markets and limit the global financial crisis. Asian markets fell
Reviewing Danny Schechter's "Plunder"
Stephen LendmanAll about the current "subcrime" crisis.
Wall Street teeters, the Empire and China shake (Good Video)
• The Real News NetworkMarkets nosedive, recession spreads, world financial system shaken
Sign Wave / Demonstration TODAY
• CameraFRAUD.comIndividuals will demonstrate against the total fraud know as "photo enforcement" today (Thursday) at 4:45 PM in Scottsdale.
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