Sunday, December 26, 2010

Breaking News Sun. Dec. 26, 2010

Financial News
FoxNews: Coburn: Control Government Spending or Face 'Apocalyptic Pain'
Bloomberg: U.S. Losing Control of Bombs to China Neodymium Monopoly (This is an important story. Listen to what the woman says, "You guys could work for NOTHING, and we'd still move this plant to China!")
Reuters: Santa Claus rally continues but what next?
ChrisMartenson: Daily Digest 12/26 - After Christmas Sales, Oil Prices Rise, IRS Delays Filing Season
DesmoineRegister:China’s domestic corn prices reached $17 per bushel this week
cnbc: Expect Another Recession in 2012-2013: Strategist
TruthDig: President Obama’s Christmas Gift to AT&T (and Comcast and Verizon)
Bloomberg: China Wins C919 Orders, Breaking Airbus-Boeing Grip
Reuters:China Strikes Again,Intel-backed SpectraWatt to close New York solar factory
BBC: Welsh universities 'to be cut by half by 2013' There should be no more than six universities in Wales by 2013, an assembly government sponsored body says.

Peak Oil and Energy News
Reuters: Iran says market oil balanced and prices likely to increase
Forbes: Interactive: The Global Oil Diet
Reuters: Iran says market oil balanced and prices likely to increase
abcNewsAustralia: 2006 Peak Oil Documentary (Excellent!)
Reuters: Oil near 2-year high on cold, risk appetite

War and Conflict
Bloomberg: China Bridge to Nowhere Sign of Disparity With N. Korea
VOA: Israel, Hamas Trade Threats as Border Tensions Escalate
BBC: Israel kills Gaza militants amid cross-border violence
ChristianScienceMonitor: What's North Korea's next move? Perhaps a nuclear weapons test.
BBC: Israel kills Gaza militants amid cross-border violence

Environmental News
ClimateProgress: 2010 in photos: BP and climate disasters
BlackListedNews: USDA GMO Policy
IPPmedia: Land of 79 rivers threatened by environmental destruction
NYTimes: A Coming Assault on the E.P.A.
Change.org: North Carolina Poultry Plant May Destroy Property Values, Livelihoods

Police State, Surveillance
Cracked.com: 5 Ways Stores Use Science to Trick You Into Buying Crap
sodahead.com: DEA transformed into Global Intelligence Organization
Mail&Guardian: Your life on screen: Inside the super-surveillance state
WashingtonPost: Wiretap approvals decline, but Justice's workload is rising

Intrigue and Wikileaks
JerusalemPost: Democrats Up In Arms Over Hints Of Reduced Aid For Israel
Globes: WikiLeaks to reveal thousands of Israel documents
NeonTommy: U.N. To Investigate Charge of Inhuman Imprisonment of Pfc. Bradley Manning

Science, Technology and Health
Home Internet with Anonymity Built In A router that runs the Tor software prevents Web tracking.
The Independent: New superbug strain affects young and healthy
The Telegraph: Britain on course for flu epidemic

Other News
GreenBlogs NYTimes: Nigeria Drops Bribery Charges Against Cheney

News From Our Forums
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OilAge: Every 1 cent ^ gas = 600M decrease disposable income
Hubberts-Arms: Islamaphobistan by Pepe Escobar
TinfoilPalace: Pope’s child porn 'normal' claim sparks outrage among victims
SurvivalPodcast: Mexico says its troops killed US man
OilAge: World economy can withstand $100 oil price: Kuwait
OilAge: We've been noticed folks...
SilentCountry: Financial Collapse of Europe Inevitable ??
Hubberts-Arms:Gas Buddy: Average U.S. Gasoline Price Tops $3.00 a Gallon Again
TinfoilPalace: A third of Britons believe a guardian angel is watching over them
TinfoilPalace:WikiLeaks Set To Reveal US-UFO War In Southern Ocean
Hubberts-Arms: Pat Robertson blows a cloud of aromatic smoke and then questions harsh pot laws
SilentCountry: Had to start SOMEWHERE: Calling for a run on a bank to be made illegal

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