all the good stuff I came across today

December 17, 2008 - Wednesday


 

FDA Maintains BPA in Plastics as Safe Despite Warnings

High Pesticide Levels Found In Fruit-based Drinks In Some Countries Outside US

NASA - More Evidence that Dark Energy Is Ripping the Universe Apart

Sun Induces Strange 'Breathing' of Earth's Atmosphere

 

 

 

Oregon - Sneaker-wave deaths at highest level since 2000

Snowfall Biggest in Baton Rouge in 50-60 Years

Scientists baffled by mysterious acorn shortage

 

 

 

Bush Dodges Shoes Thrown by Iraqi Journalist

Shoe thrower 'beaten in custody'

McCain defends Obama over Blago nonsense

Cheney admits authorizing detainee's torture

Bush On Al Qaeda Not Existing In Iraq Before Invasion: ‘So What?'

NY Governor Paterson Proposes Soft Drink ‘Obesity Tax’ WPIX

Pentagon mixed propaganda with PR, report finds

Obama and Russia

Ray McGovern: Will Obama continue the encirclement of Russia?

Obama to pick Duncan for Dept of Education, Salazar for interior secretary

for more on Arne Duncan

for more on Ken Salazar

Treat government like a business, and corruption will follow - one BIG Ponzi Scheme!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Will Start Arming Militias in Afghanistan

Iran says has proof of U.S.-UK backed terror group

Pentagon approves Iraq weapons sales worth up to $6 billion

Russia Issues New Warning to West

Iraq: 70% Of Americans Support Pullout

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chrysler Suppliers Call for Cash on Bankruptcy Risk

Bush included bailout loophole to allow CEO payouts

Banks and consumers brace for new credit card rules Thursday

Supermarkets emergency plans - Retailers fear collapse of lines of supply

US Treasury ready to stave off auto sector collapse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Toyota Republicans Have Ended The Manfacturing Base In America

Its NOT a bailout - ITS A LOAN !

 

 

 

 

 

Pakistan - China sign defence cooperation agreement

Iran Captures CIA funded Jundullah Terrorists

U.N.: Zimbabwe cholera deaths nearly 1,000

Lye, boric acid banned as food additives in China

Ecuador - biggest losses in government bonds since at least World War II

ASEAN charter - Southeast Asian Nations Merge into an EU-style community Monday

Pakistan Says Indian Planes Entered Airspace

Greek unrest exposes downside of EU membership

Russian Warships Head for Cuba in latest defiant naval move around US waters

NATO paying the Taliban for safe passage

China, Russia to Hold War Games

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia fast-tracks renewable energy funding

Report: Political Interference Tainted Most Endangered Species Rulings for 5 Years

In 'Eat Local' Movement, Cuba Is Years Ahead

Lucrative palm oil crop putting red apes in danger

New popularity for Dr. Seuss' 'The Lorax'

 

 

 

Former Nasdaq chairman arrested for fraud

Bernard L. Madoff, 70, facing a single count of securities fraud

‘Falsified’ records hamper Madoff inquiry

International Monetary Fund chief issues stark warning on economic crisis

Fed cuts target for key rate to record low

Saudis call for record cut in Opec output

Federal Reserve sets Stage for Weimar-style Hyperinflation GEOPOLITICS

Children play with worthless blocks of money after WWII

for more on the Weimar Republic

Jim Rogers calls most big U.S. banks "bankrupt"

Downturn spurs "survival panic" for some

US Home values seen losing over $2 trillion during 2008

Bankruptcy filings up 30 percent - Indiana, Kentucky among highest

Gross Domestic Product: 40 Percent of the United States GDP comes from 5 States

Madoff ‘Security Fraud’ Said to Have Escaped Scrutiny with NO OVERSITE by SEC

Alternative Currencies Grow in Popularity

find out more about the LIBERTY DOLLAR backed by precious metals

Silver Coinage

Fed regulators shut down 2 more banks in Georgia, Texas

Robert Rubin Sued For 'PONZI SCHEME' at CITI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Microsoft wants to get under your skin - HealthVault links up with VeriMed RFID chips

Weapons Confiscation in Wisconsin JFPFO

CIA helped shoot down 15 planes in Latin America

U.S. now only 2 states away from rewriting Constitution

Gun Control: Protecting Terrorists and Despots

Lasers Used On Greek Rioters

Boonville Indiana - National Guard Take Control of City Jail

The 1,000 acre site was turned over to the Indiana National Guard in July of 2005

and since has been continually evolving into a full-immersion contemporary urban training environment.

Sold as 'non-lethal,' Tasers killed 400 since 2001

Review Ordered of Guantanamo UK Torture Case by US Supreme Court

Warrantless Wiretapping Whistleblower Thomas Tamm First Interview

Whistleblower exposed NSA wiretapping because 'this is crazy'

Federal Court Declares Patriot Act provision Violation of the First Amendment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shape Shifting Robots from Magnetic Swarms

Darpa, Dronemaker to Brew Algae-Based Jet Fuel

Google Wants Its Own - Preferential Treatment - Fast Track on the Web

Australian lawyer serves papers via Facebook

Antikythera: A 2,000-year-old Greek computer comes back to life

 

 

 

 

 

World's first refrigerated BEACH to be built next to luxury hotel in Dubai

Hamburg Santa run of over 2000 Santas fails to break UK record

In Utah, Parowan Prophet predicts disaster prevents Obama from office

Ghost photographed in haunted hotel

Burglar: I was held captive by ghost for 3 days

 

Sir Evelyn de Rothschild on CNBC

 

Lou Dobbs Show on Martial Law, Posse Comitatus

 

National Security Advisers Brent Scowcroft & Zbigniew Brzezinski Confronted

 

 

 

 

 

REM - End Of The World As We Know It - And I feel Fine!.

 

yeah yeah...

 

 

What Do YOU Know About FLORIDE?

Fluoride Deception Part 1

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