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GMT Geithner
Savaged On Unemployment During Fiery Capitol Hill Hearing
Congressman Michael Burgess scalded Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner
during a fiery hearing on Capitol Hill this morning, telling the former
New York Fed chief that he should never have been hired and demanding
that the TARP program come to an abrupt end, shortly after GOP Rep.
Kevin Brady had called on Geithner to resign.
Americans
Deserve a Transparent Fed
For nearly a century the Federal Reserve has operated in the shadows,
away from the prying eyes of Congress, journalists and the American
people.
Senate
bill includes the Botox tax
The bill levies a 5 percent tax on elective cosmetic surgery. The provision
raises $5 billion and was needed to make the numbers work, according
to a Democratic Senate aide.
With
Hurricanes At Thirty Year Low, Gore Turns To Photoshop
With the increasingly discredited notion of man-made global warming
crashing and burning on a daily basis, climate alarmists are being forced
to accelerate their fearmongering to unprecedented levels. With the
evidence failing to match up to the doomsday proclamations, Al Gore
has turned to photoshop in order to make a CO2-choked earth look scary
enough to sell his cap and trade scam. Obama
renews threats against Iran
US President Barack Obama says the door is still open for Iran to accept
the IAEA-backed proposal on a nuclear fuel deal but warned of “consequences”
if Tehran does not change its mind.
Top
US officer: We have until May to reconsider Iraq drawdown plan
The top US military officer in Iraq warned on Wednesday of attacks in
the run-up to an expected January general election and said he would
ask Washington to alter troop drawdown plans if necessary.
Is
$6,300 fair value for gold?
The last parabolic spike in gold took off when central banks joined
the fray in the 1970s, hoarding bullion with the same enthusiasm as
gold bugs.
Inhofe
declares victory in speech on global warming
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, perhaps Congress’ most vocal skeptic of
man-made global warming, essentially declared victory Wednesday in a
lengthy speech on the Senate floor.
NSA
Is Giving Microsoft Some Help On Windows 7 Security
The National Security Agency has been working with Microsoft Corp. to
help improve security measures for its new Windows 7 operating system,
a senior NSA official said on Tuesday.
Large
Hadron Collider ready to restart this weekend
The world’s largest atom smasher – a giant scientific instrument
that was designed to recreate the big bang but was broken by a piece
of bread dropped by a passing bird.
House
Committee to Vote on Fed Audits in Test of Bernanke Clout
The House Financial Services Committee will consider today how much
to expand audits of the U.S. central bank in a test of Federal Reserve
Chairman Ben S. Bernanke’s clout among lawmakers.
Obama
admits Guantanamo won’t close by Jan. deadline
President Obama directly acknowledged for the first time Wednesday
that the prison facility at Guantanamo Bay will not close by the
January deadline he set, but he said he hoped to still achieve that
goal sometime next year.
Calls
rise for new global currency
Tensions over two of the world’s major currencies are escalating,
playing out in economic and political circles as countries make
a desperate push for crucial trade dollars.
Cap
and Trade: A License Required for your Home
We encourage you to read the provisions of the Cap and Trade Bill
that has passed the House of Representatives and being considered
by the Senate. We are ready to join the next march on Washington!
CIA
Secret ‘Torture’ Prison Found at Fancy Horseback Riding
Academy
The CIA built one of its secret European prisons inside an exclusive
riding academy outside Vilnius, Lithuania, a current Lithuanian
government official and a former U.S. intelligence official told
ABC News this week.
July 13 - Gregory
Seabrooke - $100
June 24 - David Kwon - $50
June 11 - Peter Keeley - $10
June 11 - James Gathings - $10
May 25 - Stefan Lisander - $200
May 15 - Barry John Bennett - $15
