Afghanistan bomb attacks kill twenty-one US soldiers in 48 hours
August 31, 2010
(Telegraph) A series of bomb attacks have badly hit US troops in eastern and southern Afghanistan in the past 48 hours. The death toll among in the Nato-led coalition has reached 484... Read more »
Bank Profits Soar, Lending Falls As Banks Pay Next To Nothing For Funds
August 31, 2010
Bank profits jumped 21 percent last quarter to nearly $22 billion, the highest level in three years, as banks put away less money to cover future losses, fewer borrowers fell behind... Read more »
Homelessness Up 50% In New York City
August 31, 2010
MYFOXNY.COM – If you think you’ve been seeing more people sleep on city streets, statistics back up the perception. The homeless population living on New York City streets... Read more »
Problem bank list climbs to 829
August 31, 2010
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The government’s list of troubled banks hit its highest level since 1993 during the second quarter, although the pace of growth continued to slow,... Read more »
White House Plans Another Fake End to Iraq War
August 31, 2010
(Antiwar) Less than two weeks ago Americans were glued to their TVs for footage of the “last brigade” of US soldiers withdrawing from Iraq. With embedded MSNBC journalists and in-studio... Read more »
American Politics is Getting All Koch’ed Up
August 30, 2010
The grassroots pressure group Americans for Prosperity (AFP), that actively fought health care reform, boasts “our citizen activists” are “the heart and soul”... Read more »
The Billionaires Bankrolling the Tea Party
August 30, 2010
ANOTHER weekend, another grass-roots demonstration starring Real Americans who are mad as hell and want to take back their country from you-know-who. Last Sunday the site was Lower... Read more »
Yemen rejects increased U.S. role in al Qaeda fight
August 28, 2010
(Reuters) – Yemeni forces do not need foreign parties to take the lead in the crackdown on al Qaeda, an official said on Thursday, responding to reports that the U.S. may increase... Read more »
Stryker soldiers allegedly plotted to kill Afghan civilians
August 26, 2010
(Seattle Times) – Last December, Army Staff Sgt. Calvin Gibbs began joking with other soldiers about how easy it would be to “toss a grenade” at Afghan civilians and... Read more »
The Government’s New Right to Track Your Every Move With GPS
August 25, 2010
(Time) – Government agents can sneak onto your property in the middle of the night, put a GPS device on the bottom of your car and keep track of everywhere you go. This doesn’t... Read more »
CIA sees increased threat from al-Qaeda in Yemen
August 25, 2010
(Washington Post) – For the first time since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, CIA analysts see one of al-Qaeda’s offshoots – rather than the core group now based in Pakistan... Read more »
Existing Home Sales Swan Dive
August 25, 2010
Sales of existing homes plunged 27.2 percent in July, down to their lowest level since the National Association of Realtors began keeping track over a decade ago. To put this in better... Read more »
U.S. Weighs Expanded Strikes in Yemen
August 25, 2010
WASHINGTON—U.S. officials believe al Qaeda in Yemen is now collaborating more closely with allies in Pakistan and Somalia to plot attacks against the U.S., spurring the prospect that... Read more »
Illuminati vs. Drastic
August 24, 2010
Prodigy – Illuminati VS. Drastic – New World Order (The Truth Uncovered) You can listen to more of Drastic’s music at http://www.myspace.com/drastic562 and his videos... Read more »
US Drone strike kills 20 people in Pakistan
August 24, 2010
Pakistan, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Missiles fired from a U.S. pilotless drone aircraft killed 13 militants and 7 civilians in Pakistan’s North Waziristan on Monday, Pakistani... Read more »
Karzai: Private contractors ‘looting and stealing,’ working with terrorists
August 24, 2010
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday defended his decision to ban private security contractors from operating in public in Afghanistan, saying many of the organizations tasked with... Read more »
Nearly 50 percent leave Obama mortgage-aid program
August 21, 2010
WASHINGTON — Nearly half of the homeowners who enrolled in the Obama administration’s flagship mortgage-relief program have fallen out. A new report issued Friday by the Treasury... Read more »
Krugman: Policy elite acting like priests of ancient cult
August 19, 2010
(NYT) As I look at what passes for responsible economic policy these days, there’s an analogy that keeps passing through my mind. I know it’s over the top, but here it is anyway:... Read more »
Tensions Rise in Greece as Austerity Measures Backfire
August 18, 2010
(Der Spiegel) – The austerity measures that were supposed to fix Greece’s problems are dragging down the country’s economy. Stores are closing, tax revenues are falling... Read more »
Civilians to Take U.S. Lead as Military Leaves Iraq
August 18, 2010
WASHINGTON — As the United States military prepares to leave Iraq by the end of 2011, the Obama administration is planning a remarkable civilian effort, buttressed by a small army... Read more »
Nearly One Million Children in U.S. Potentially Misdiagnosed With ADHD, Study Finds
August 17, 2010
(Science Daily) – Nearly 1 million children in the United States are potentially misdiagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder simply because they are the youngest... Read more »
US Says Bankruptcies Reach Nearly 5-Year High
August 17, 2010
U.S. bankruptcy filings have reached the highest level since 2005, government data released on Tuesday show, as the economy slows and the unemployment rate hovers just below double... Read more »
Secret Assault on Terrorism Widens on Two Continents
August 15, 2010
WASHINGTON — At first, the news from Yemen on May 25 sounded like a modest victory in the campaign against terrorists: an airstrike had hit a group suspected of being operatives for... Read more »
Deficit in July Totals $165.04 Billion
August 12, 2010
The U.S. government spent itself deeper into the red last month, paying nearly $20 billion in interest on debt and an additional $9.8 billion to help unemployed Americans. Federal spending... Read more »
Californians’ income falls for first time since WWII
August 12, 2010
Government statisticians have put a number on Californians’ paycheck pain last year: about $40 billion. The federal Bureau of Economic Analysis said personal incomes of Golden... Read more »