Murder, Spies & Voting Lies (the Clint Curtis story)
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OSCARS NAME HUGH JACKMAN HOST
• deadlinehollywooddaily.com"We kept saying how we were looking for Cary Grant or Clark Gable. And then we realized that Hugh Jackman had hosted the Tony's so successfully,"
Outrageous Arrest of FL Election Integrity Advocate, Candidate Caught on Tape
• Brad blogAfter her arrest, orchestrated by her opponent, Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes, Brodsky was held overnight in the county jail until 5:45am the next morning, despite her son having posted bail for her --- $25! --- at 8:30pm the night before.
Congressman Ron Paul on Bailing Out the Auto Industry
• Ron Paul YouTubeAt the time of filming the House had passed the legislation. Later this evening, the Senate rejected it.
U.S. Helps African States Fend Off Militants
• NY TimesThousands of miles from the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan, another side of America’s fight against terrorism is unfolding in this remote corner of West Africa. American Green Berets are training African armies to guard their borders and patrol
Madoff's alleged $50 billion fraud hits other investors
• ReutersInvestors scrambled to assess potential losses from an alleged $50 billion fraud by Bernard Madoff, a day after the arrest of the prominent Wall Street trader. (do you even know where your managed money is invested?)
Confiscating toy guns part of US mission in Iraq
• AP2 boys approached a US soldier, pulled out a pistol and handed it over. They got a smile and some candy in return. The gun was plastic, and the boys were following a local Iraqi military order to surrender all toy weapons _ an effort to prevent child
Show Low To Track Drivers Like Cattle
• CameraFRAUD.comWe told you in September about Redflex’s ambitious plans to become a quasi-government agency as they continue to publicly express interest in playing an active role in “Homeland Security.” Now, those ambitions are already seeing the light of day...
Illinois AG asks high court to declare gov. unfit
• APIn an unprecedented move, the Illinois attorney general asked the state's highest court Friday to strip scandal-plagued Gov. Rod Blagojevich of his powers.
Fascist Nation
A symptom of the times
Powell GammillGovernment is about theft; plain and simple. Government exists solely to rob you of your labor at the point of a gun. Nowhere is this better illustrated of late than with photo enforcement of Arizona's roadways.
Detroit Downpayment Deal Dissolves
Brock LorberIn a surprise (to me) move, Senate Republicans go union-busting and hand complete control of the government to the incoming Obama administration.
After Senate says, "No," Bush considers help for car makers
• APA Treasury spokeswoman said, "Because Congress failed to act, we will stand ready to prevent an imminent failure until Congress reconvenes and acts to address the long-term viability of the industry." The Wall Street bailout fund was one of
Deflation has become inevitable
• LondonBanker.blogspot.comIt is now clear to me that policy makers in the West are determined to apply every available resource to underpinning failure, misallocation and executive excess. As this discourages the honest saver from parting with cash, policy makers are ensuring
Jim Rogers calls most big U.S. banks "bankrupt"
• Reuters.com/Without giving specific names, most of the significant American banks, the larger banks, are bankrupt, totally bankrupt," said Rogers, who is now a private investor.
After Engineered Crash, Iceland Ready to Join EU
• BBC"The EU's door is open to any European country that respects the principles of liberty, democracy and human rights and can carry the obligations of EU membership."
JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon Not Worried About A Depression
• HuffingtonPost.comCNBC's Erin Burnett sat down for an exclusive interview with JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon today, talking about a range of topics related to the financial crisis.
$750 coin dropped in Salvation Army kettle
• United Press InternationalHadley said the charity plans to hold on to the coin for a little while to see if the price of gold inflates its value in the coming weeks.
Tear down Australia’s Great Firewall Reef
• Spiked OnlineKevin Rudd’s Labor government is pushing through a mandatory internet filtering system that rivals China’s severe online censorship.
US wants to sign nuclear deal with UAE soon
• RawStory.comUS President George W. Bush's administration plans to sign a nuclear cooperation deal with the United Arab Emirates, the first such agreement with a Middle East country, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
Asian, European kids outshine US children in science, math: study
• RawStory.comBut fourth graders in seven Asian and European countries outperformed their American peers in math, while among eighth graders, children in five countries, all Asian, had better scores than the American kids.
Bernard Madoff arrested over alleged $50 billion fraud
• Washington PostBernard Madoff, a quiet force on Wall Street for decades, was arrested and charged on Thursday with allegedly running a $50 billion "Ponzi scheme" in what may rank among the biggest fraud cases ever.
Pittsfield-based KB Toys files for bankruptcy protection
• bostonherald.comKB Toys filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time in four years on Thursday, joining fellow retailers Linens ’n Things and Steve & Barry’s in seeking Chapter 11 protection amid the recession.
Fed Refuses to Disclose Recipients of $2 Trillion in Lending
• BloombergBloomberg filed suit Nov. 7 under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act requesting details about the terms of 11 Fed lending programs, most created during the deepest financial crisis since the Great Depression. The Fed responded Dec. 8, saying it’s al
World markets plunge as US auto bailout fails
• APWorld stock markets plunged Friday as the U.S. Senate's rejection of a $14 billion deal to rescue Detroit's ailing automakers stoked concerns that the recession in the world's largest economy will be even longer and deeper than projected.
Excess Debt and Deflation = Depression
Stephen LendmanThe lethal combination of excess debt and deflation.
Asian Stocks, U.S. Futures, Dollar Tumble as Auto Bailout Fails
• BloombergAsian stocks, U.S. index futures and the dollar tumbled after the Senate rejected a $14 billion automaker bailout plan for American automakers, threatening millions of jobs and a deepening of the global recession.
In Setback for Bush, Korea Nuclear Talks Collapse
• NY TimesA final push by President Bush to complete an agreement to dismantle North Korea’s nuclear weapons program collapsed Thursday, leaving the confrontation with one of the world’s most isolated and intractable nations to the administration of President-
Rumsfeld responsible for torture
• NY TimesA report released Thursday by leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee said top Bush administration officials, including Donald H. Rumsfeld, the former defense secretary, bore major responsibility for the abuses committed by American troops in
Black Friday: Senate Abandons Auto Bailout Bid
• NY TimesThe Senate on Thursday night abandoned efforts to fashion a government rescue of the American automobile industry, as Senate Republicans refused to support a bill endorsed by the White House and Congressional Democrats.
1950s pinup model Bettie Page dies in LA at 85
• Washington PostBettie Page, the 1950s secretary-turned-model whose controversial photographs in skimpy attire or none at all helped set the stage for the 1960s sexual revolution, died Thursday. She was 85.
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