"A prudent man forseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished."   Proverbs 22:3 and Proverbs 27:12  KJV   Word study on this verse

New Hampshire Senate Approves Same-Sex "Marriage" lifesitenews.com 4/30/9 ["The bill would make New Hampshire the fifth state to legalized same-sex "marriage," and the third to do so this month."]
US House vote to expand 'hate-crime' protections to gays google.com 4/30/9 ["President Barack Obama strongly supported the measure, which he dubbed an "important civil rights issue" in a statement late Tuesday urging Congress to approve the bill."]
Critical Alert: The Swine Flu Pandemic – Fact or Fiction?  mercola.com 4/30/9 ["I suspect you have likely been alarmed by the media's coverage of the swine flu scare. It has a noticeable subplot - preparing you for draconian measures to combat a future pandemic as well as forcing you to accept the idea of mandatory vaccinations."]
Vaccines as Biological Weapons? Live Avian Flu Virus Placed in Baxter Vaccine Materials Sent to 18 Countries naturalnews.com 4/30/9 ["Deerfield, Illinois-based pharmaceutical company Baxter International Inc. has just been caught shipping live avian flu viruses mixed with vaccine material to medical distributors in 18 countries. The "mistake" (if you can call it that, see below...) was discovered by the National Microbiology Laboratory in Canada. "]
Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Proclamation to Confront Swine Flu Outbreak gov.ca.gov 4/30/9 ["today proclaimed a State of Emergency that will support and facilitate our state health departments’ response to this outbreak. While there is no need for alarm, it is the Governor’s top priority to limit the swine flu’s spread as quickly and effectively as possible and this action represents one more step being taken to strengthen California’s response capabilities."]
Epidemic Influenza And Vitamin D medicalnewstoday.com 4/30/9 ["The milk Americans depend on for their vitamin D contains no naturally occurring vitamin D; instead, the U.S. government requires fortified milk to be supplemented with vitamin D, but only with what we now know to be a paltry 100 units per eight-ounce glass."]
Eligibility case defendants don't want to answer now worldnetdaily.com 4/30/9 ["Even though extensions had been granted to an initial round of requests to delay the proceedings, the government now says it needs even more time to prepare a response to a question that could be answered with a five-minute telephone call from the president to Hawaiian officials asking that his birth documentation be made public. "]
North Korea threatens nuclear missile tests guardian.co.uk 4/30/9 ["The threat comes within days of Pyongyang saying it had begun reprocessing spent fuel rods at its Yongbyon nuclear plant."]
 

Mexico City Sees Swine Flu Virus on Second Anniversary of OKing Abortion lifenews.com 4/29/9 ["The capital of Mexico is under international scrutiny after the deaths or hospitalizations of thousands of people from the swine flu virus. Ironically, the outbreak comes exactly two years after officials in the Mexico City legislature approved a law allowing legal abortions."]
Why Would God Judge America? 4/29/9 [By Editor, Daniel Valles  ""…which the LORD would not pardon.” I Kings 24:4"]
Senate Confirms Sebelius as HHS Secretary lifesitenews.com 4/29/9 ["Most Senators who rose in opposition to Sebelius during the lengthy debate voiced concern for her connections to late-term abortionist George Tiller and her lack of candor over campaign contributions she received from him. Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn said today that late term abortion is a "barometer for the soul of our nation," and that Sebelius "lacks part of the moral clarity" needed to lead our nation."]
DHS Sets Guidelines For Possible Swine Flu Quarantines cbsnews.com 4/29/9 [""The Department of Justice has established legal federal authorities pertaining to the implementation of a quarantine and enforcement. Under approval from HHS, the Surgeon General has the authority to issue quarantines."  ...Federal quarantine authority is limited to diseases listed in presidential executive orders; President Bush added "novel" forms of influenza with the potential to create pandemics in Executive Order 13375."]
Is 'possible pandemic' a diversion? worldnetdaily.com 4/29/9 ["While everyone's attention was being focused by the Obama administration and the media on the "possible pandemic" of swine flu virus, Nancy Thorner at American Thinker swept back the curtain to reveal that Democrat congressional leaders and the White House spent "the weekend hammering out final details of the proposed $3.5 trillion FY 2010 budget bill, with no Republican input, in a push toward final approval of the 2010 budget proposal by Wednesday.""]
Treasury needs record $361B April-June borrowing google.com 4/29/9 ["...a record amount for that period. It's the third straight quarter the government's borrowing needs have set records for those periods."]
Congressional Bill Could Allow Taxpayer Funding of Human Cloning for Research lifenews.com 4/29/9 ["A Monday news report in Congressional Quarterly indicates the bill that Rep. Diana DeGette and her allies are preparing could "contain language allowing the National Institutes of Health to invest in other kinds of research ... perhaps including what is known as 'therapeutic cloning.'" Otherwise known as somatic cell nuclear transfer, that is human cloning in which scientists purposefully create days-old human embryos -- unique human beings -- for the sole purpose of killing them for research."]
GM to close 1,000 dealers; Chrysler reaches deal sbsun.com 4/29/9 ["...137,330 dealership employees will lose their jobs, and state and local governments will lose an estimated $1.7 billion in sales tax revenue. "]
Masks scienceblogs.com 4/29/9 ["Of course, images of people in masks are what many of us think about when images of 1918 come to mind. Unfortunately, there's no good evidence that they helped reduce the spread of the virus--for every city with mask laws that seemed to have a milder epidemic, there's another one where disease was as severe as areas that had no such law."]
 

The Deafening Sound of Silence! lasttrumpetnewsletter.org 4/28/9 [By Pastor David Meyer "The first Scripture portion above tells us that wisdom cries aloud in the streets and in the midst of large gatherings of people; yet there is no response. People everywhere are responding impulsively to the impetus of every kind of sin, especially religious error, but the answer to the call of God is apathetic silence. This silence is deafening. It is like a vast vacuum demanding judgment from Almighty God. The vast majority of the people are spiritually truth-deaf; they can hear nothing but error. That is the very reason they are so easily controlled and manipulated by the elitist illuministic conspirators. We know that Satan is the "father of lies," who brings forth in the final days his ultimate deception, the Antichrist and his global governance under a new one-world economy."]
U.S. regulators close 4 banks and a credit union uk.reuters.com 4/28/9 ["Officials have seized 29 banks so far this year. That is up from 25 U.S. banks in all of 2008 and three in 2007."]
Minnesota Legislature Defeats Amendments to Stop Taxpayer Funding of Abortions lifenews.com 4/28/9 ["On a 66-66 tie vote, the state House opposed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Patti Fritz, a Democrat, who offered an amendment during debate on the omnibus health and human services budget bill."]
Washington State Receives First Two Prescriptions for Drugs for Assisted Suicides lifenews.com 4/28/9 ["In November 2008, residents of Washington voted 58 percent to 42 percent for Initiative 1000 to make it the second after Oregon to legalize the practice."]
Iowa becomes 3rd state where gays can legally wed google.com 4/28/9 ["Iowa becomes the third state where same-sex couples can legally wed, following Massachusetts and Iowa. Vermont has legalized gay marriage effective Sept. 1."]
Swine flu: Is SARS a guide for the economic impact? reuters.com 4/28/9 ["SARS-affected economies experienced drops in retail sales growth in the order of 5-10 percent in early 2003. Hong Kong's economy shrank 2.6 percent and Singapore's by 2 percent in the first half of 2003. Overall growth was ironically helped by a simultaneous decline in imports and investment."]
Swine flu could mean new threat to US economy google.com 4/28/9 ["Brian Bethune, economist at IHS Global Insight, said, "You can argue that the swine flu amplifies the downside risks to the economy.""]
Mexico City Governor to Receive Award for Legalizing Abortion from Bloomberg Foundation lifesitenews.com 4/28/9 ["Since abortion on demand was legalized in Mexico City two years ago, more than 23,000 unborn children have died at the hands of city doctors, many of them carrying out the procedure in public hospitals at taxpayer expense."]
Peso Tumble, Swine Flu May Prompt Mexico to Tap IMF Credit Line  bloomberg.com 4/28/9 ["Mexico is more likely to draw on a $47 billion credit line from the International Monetary Fund after the deadly swine flu outbreak sparked the peso’s biggest tumble in six months..."]
Swine Flu In Mexico: The "New" Bird Flu newswithviews.com 4/28/9 [By Dr. Sherri Tenpenny, DO  "Flu shots were added to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Table in 2003, meaning, if anyone is injured, a claim needs to be filed through the Federal Court of Claims and it will be years before it is adjudicated. And that is just the basic layer of protection. All the drug companies have to do is whisper that this may be a “terrorist attack” and they are home free. "]
Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Hits Mexico wsj.com 4/28/9 ["A 5.6 magnitude earthquake shook Mexico City early Monday afternoon, sending frightened residents into the streets and saturating phone lines, but causing no apparent significant damage. The quake rattled nerves of Mexicans already coping with an outbreak of the swine flu that has killed an estimated 149 people. The combination of the higher death toll from the flu and the quake weakened the peso, which had lost nearly 5% from Friday's close to MXN13.975 per U.S. dollar. "]
US banks face $70bn shortage telegraph.co.uk 4/28/9 ["The Fed on Friday released the methodology for its tests on the country's 19 biggest banks and, while the regulator said some institutions were in good health, it appears that many will be forced to cut dividends or sell new shares to boost their capital positions. "]
President Obama's Health Care Plan Could Require Rationing, Warnings Begin lifenews.com 4/28/9 ["President Barack Obama and his Congressional allies haven't yet announced a universal health care plan, but warnings are already beginning that it will likely include health care rationing. That's a concern for the pro-life movement because it can lead to euthanasia and assisted suicide."]
Standardized Elderberry Syrup Shortens the Severity and Duration of Influenza in Adults cms.herbalgram.org 4/28/9 [""]
View of the Day: China’s gold reserves jump ft.com 4/28/9 ["The revelation of a jump in China’s official gold holdings to 1,054 metric tonnes is supporting gold prices and reviving fears that reserve diversification will undermine other dollar assets, notably US Treasuries. "]
Israel’s Control of Mt. Zion in Danger israelnationalnews.com 4/28/9 ["The two states have been negotiating a treaty since March 1999 on matters having to do with Church-owned or Church-claimed property in Israel. Among the most significant issue under negotiations is the Vatican’s demand for the Last Supper room, located on the second floor of the ancient Mt. Zion building that also houses the tombs of Kings David, Solomon, and Hezekiah. "]
Barak: Turkish-Syrian drill 'disturbing' ynetnews.com 4/28/9 ["Turkey and Syria staged their first joint military exercise, with the aim of boosting ties between the two countries’ land forces. "]
 

Google Map: H1N1 Swine flu in 2009 maps.google.com 4/27/9 ["Pink markers are suspect Purple markers are confirmed"]
China calls for reform of global monetary system google.com 4/27/9 ["China called Sunday for reform of the global currency system, dominated by the dollar, which it said is the root cause of the global financial crisis."]
Protecting Your Family From an Influenza Pandemic survivalblog.com 4/27/9 [By James Wesley, Rawles  "The emerging threats of the H1N1 Mexican Swine Flu and the still-present Asian Avian Flu Virus (AAV H5N1) brings into sharp focus the vulnerability of modern, highly mobile and technological societies to viral or bacterial infectious diseases. The last major flu outbreak, (H2N2 in 1957, which killed 69,800 people in the United States) took five months to reach the United States. With the advent of global jet travel, it is now likely that highly virulent disease strains will be transmitted to population centers around the world in a matter of just a few days. "]
Swine flu could infect U.S. trade and travel reuters.com 4/27/9 ["Since Mexico and Canada are the two largest buyers of U.S. agricultural goods, such restrictions could be a drag on U.S. agriculture, Young said. ...Any decision to restrict food shipments due to flu would come from the U.S. Agriculture Department, which has the power to "shut down movement," said Russell Laird, an executive director representing agricultural and food carriers at the American Trucking Associations."]
Swine flu fears prompt quarantine plans, pork bans google.com 4/27/9 ["A senior World Health Organization official said the agency's emergency committee will meet for a second time Tuesday to examine the spread of the virus before deciding whether to increase the alert for a possible pandemic, or global epidemic."]
World govts race to contain swine flu outbreak google.com 4/27/9 ["Late Sunday, Mexico's health secretary raised the number of suspected deaths in that country to 103, and the number of cases to more than 1,600. Mexico, the outbreak's epicenter, canceled some church services and closed markets, restaurants and movie theaters."]
Mexico Takes Powers to Isolate Cases of Swine Flu nytimes.com 4/27/9 ["President Felipe Calderón published an order that would give his government emergency powers to address a deadly flu outbreak, including isolating those who have contracted the virus, inspecting the homes of affected people and ordering the cancellation of public events."]
Swine flu and deaths in healthy adults--cytokine storm? scienceblogs.com 4/27/9 ["A "cytokine storm" occurs when this regulation goes haywire--the very molecules that are supposed to be protecting the body end up causing it harm by responding too strongly to the infection."]
GM plans to default on $1bn bond payment telegraph.co.uk 4/27/9 ["GM’s chief financial officer Ray Young admitted that the company doesn’t intend to make the $1bn due on June 1 during an automotive industry event in Detroit, confessing that GM is relying on either a successful debt-for-equity swap or the bankruptcy courts to lower its debts. "]
Questions On U.S. Air Sovereignty Mission aviationweek.com 4/27/9 ["The Air Force is facing the retirement of up to 80% of the fleet dedicated to conducing the air sovereignty mission in the United States without timely replacements expected, according to testimony offered at a House Armed Services readiness subcommittee hearing April 22. Of 16 Air National Guard units on alert status, 11 fly F-16s. The aircraft of eight of those units are expected to reach their service lives between Fiscal 2015-2017."]
UK: Every phone call, email or website visit 'to be monitored'  telegraph.co.uk 4/27/9 ["Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, will argue the powers are needed to target terrorists and serious criminals who are taking advantage of the increasing complex nature of communications to plot atrocities and crimes."]
 

Free Speech Concerns Ignored as "Hate Crimes" Bill Passes Fed. Judiciary Committee lifesitenews.com 4/25/9 ["In a motion almost completely ignored by the mainstream media, the Judiciary Committee voted 15-12 to allow the hotly contested H.R. 1913, known as the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Act of 2009, to go forward. The measure would grant the federal government a new authority to prosecute any violent crime anywhere in the country that is perceived to be "motivated by prejudice" against a number of protected characteristics, including "sexual orientation" and "gender identity.""]
Mexico Swine Flu Epidemic Worries World webmd.com 4/25/9 ["Alarmingly, the flu outbreak in Mexico is striking healthy young people -- a pattern that would be expected if a flu virus new to humans emerged. "Because these cases are not happening in the very old or the very young, which happens with seasonal influenza, this is an unusual event and a cause for heightened concern," Hartl said in a CBC interview."]
CDC Readies Vaccine in Case of Swine Flu Pandemic time.com 4/25/9 ["The CDC is working with the World Health Organization to keep track of any additional cases to determine whether and when a warning of a pandemic would be warranted. In preparation for such a scenario, the CDC has created a seed stock of a vaccine against the swine flu, which could be pushed into production should the number of cases jump significantly."]
Scientists Fear People Spread New Swine Flu  wsj.com 4/25/9 ["New viral strains arise through a process called antigenic shift, or reassortment, when at least two viruses combine. This can happen when a cell is infected by two different flu viruses and some of their genes are exchanged during replication. Pigs are especially prone to be such "mixing vessels" since they can be infected by viruses that infect swine, birds and humans."]
Merkel calls for calmer debate on GMO crops reuters.com 4/25/9 ["Merkel said on Friday many millions of euros had been invested in developing such crops as the Amflora potato in the hope that field trials could be made. "This fact cannot simply be ignored because currently sentiment is hostile," Merkel said."]
AU: Graincorp to mix GM canola with main crop abc.net.au 4/25/9 ["says last year Graincorp successfully segregated GM canola, in line with standards set by the Australian Oilseeds Federation, but new standards allow the handler to mix the main crop with GM grain. Graincorp says farmers who want their crops rated as non-GM will have to pay for testing of their grain."]
Jamaican army deployed ahead of tax increase reuters.com 4/25/9 ["Jamaica's government put police and the army on alert to prevent violent demonstrations as it prepared to announce tax increases on gasoline, cigarettes and other consumer items on Thursday."]
Student Loans: Default Rates Are Soaring wsj.com 4/25/9 ["According to new numbers from the U.S. Department of Education, default rates for federally guaranteed student loans are expected to reach 6.9% for fiscal year 2007. That's up from 4.6% two years earlier and would be the highest rate since 1998."]
 

Obama admin portrays House climate bill as economic boon nytimes.com 4/24/9 ["Energy Secretary Steven Chu warned lawmakers that U.S. competitors abroad would continue to take the lead in producing new energy technologies absent passage of mandatory carbon limits and a national renewable electricity standard."]
Fed Shrouding $2 Trillion in Bank Loans in ‘Secrecy,’ Suit Says  bloomberg.com 4/24/9 ["The Fed refuses to name the borrowers, the amounts of loans or assets banks put up as collateral under 11 programs, arguing that doing so might set off a run by depositors and unsettle shareholders."]
U.S. lays groundwork for bank stress test release reuters.com 4/24/9 ["An official at the Federal Reserve said on Thursday that results of the tests, designed to see how the nation's 19 largest banks would fare should the U.S. recession prove unexpectedly severe, would be made public on May 4. Regulators will try to prove the rigor of the tests by releasing a document on April 24 that will explain the underlying assumptions, the official said."]
Volvo to cut more than 1,500 jobs independent.co.uk 4/24/9 [""As a result of the sharp decline on world markets for heavy vehicles, the Volvo Group is being forced to implement new personnel reductions within its Swedish operations," the company said in a statement. "]
China puts naval might on display  bbc.co.uk 4/24/9 ["A total of 25 ships and 31 aircraft from the People's Liberation Army Navy were involved in the event. "]
U.S. Education Secretary Signs Partnership with Chinese Communists Who Put Dissidents in Re-Education Camps cnsnews.com 4/24/9 ["“Consultation with the higher education community (academic institutions and organizations) take place on direct collaboration with China or the United States that includes the sharing of best teaching practices and deepening of existing ties (timeline 2009-2013).”"]
GOP Chairman Steele Calls on Obama to Withdraw Sebelius Nomination, after GOP Senators Block Vote lifesitenews.com 4/24/9 [""Significant questions remain about Gov. Kathleen Sebelius' evolving relationship with a late-term abortion doctor as well as about her position on the practice of late-term abortions," said Steele in a press release today. "The Senate should not vote, nor should Gov. Sebelius be confirmed, until these questions are answered fully and completely.""]
Microsoft profits dive 32 pct to $3 bln dollars google.com 4/24/9 ["Microsoft said that revenue in its Client, Business, and Server & Tools units suffered due to weak global server and personal computer markets."]
 

FDA Approves 'Plan B' Pill for 17-Year-Olds forbes.com 4/23/9 ["said Wednesday that it will now allow 17-year-olds to get the controversial "morning-after" birth control pill without a doctor's prescription. "]
Clinton defends abortion right worldwide google.com 4/23/9 ["US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, testifying in Congress on Wednesday, defended the right to abortion worldwide and the Obama administration's decision to finance family planning overseas."]
GM to shut plants for up to nine weeks this summer google.com 4/23/9 ["is set to shutter the plants as part of a bid to reduce production by around 170,000 vehicles this year." Editor: This will have huge, near-immediate ripple effects.]
German Parents Convicted after Withdrawing Daughter from Explicit Sex-Ed Program: Appeal Filed lifesitenews.com 4/23/9 ["The two parents were convicted under German law when they chose to educate their child at home on the subject of sexuality rather than allow her to participate in a four-day "sexual education" course and related stage production at her school, both of which taught views of sexuality in conflict with the family's Christian faith."]
U.S. high court limits police on car searches sfgate.com 4/23/9 ["In a decision written by Justice John Paul Stevens, an unusual five-member majority said police may search a vehicle without a warrant only when the suspect could reach for a weapon or try to destroy evidence, or when it is "reasonable to believe" there is evidence in the car supporting the crime at hand."]
Crimes suspected in 20 bailout cases -- for starters latimes.com 4/23/9 ["Reporting from Washington and Los Angeles -- In the first major disclosure of corruption in the $750-billion financial bailout program, federal investigators said Monday they have opened 20 criminal probes into possible securities fraud, tax violations, insider trading and other crimes."]
A Life Lost in the Shadow Of Freddie Mac's Turmoil washingtonpost.com 4/23/9 ["But even if his final act was unrelated to work, his last months were consumed by the mounting stresses at the center of the financial crisis. People who knew him said he was deeply committed to Freddie Mac, just about the only place he'd worked professionally, and its struggles had taken an increasingly visible toll. "]
Attorney's finances blamed in hotel murder-suicide cnn.com 4/23/9 ["A New York man who police believe killed his wife and daughters in a Maryland hotel room may have been involved in "questionable financial dealings," authorities said Wednesday." Editor: Expect to see (and protect yourself against) a noticeable rise in such crimes.]
 

Obama signs bill vastly expanding national service corps miamiherald.com 4/22/9 ["The legislation that Obama signed will expand AmeriCorps positions to as many as 250,000 by 2017 from 75,000 today."]
USAID Asks Obama for Huge Spike in Contraceptives Funding usnews.com 4/22/9 ["are urging President Obama to triple the annual budget to $1.5 billion and end the Republican-backed "gag rule" that barred U.S. assistance to groups engaged in abortion-related services."]
Obama's gun lies washingtontimes.com 4/22/9 ["It is completely untrue that 90 percent of guns recovered in Mexico are from America. The Mexican government separates guns it confiscates that were made in the United States and sends them here to be traced. U.S. weapons are easy to identify because of clear markings. Of the ones sent here to be traced, 90 percent turn out to be from America, but most guns recovered in Mexico are not sent here so are not included in the count. Fox News reported that 17 percent is a more accurate number. "]
California: Teaching homosexuality, no parents needed worldnetdaily.com 4/22/9 ["Under the stated intent of making schools "safer" for all students, the San Francisco Unified School District has launched a website – believed to be the first of its kind – that provides resources designed to "meet the needs of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth" in its schools. "]
Pro-Family Group Urges Congress to Oppose Federal "Hate Crimes" Bill Set for Committee Hearing Tomorrow lifesitenews.com 4/22/9 ["The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Act of 2009, a reincarnation of the 2007 "Matthew Shepard Act," would put homosexuality on a par with race or religion as subject to federal protection from hate-motivated crimes. The bill would also give federal officials more involvement in prosecuting crimes when the victim's homosexuality is suspected as a motivation."]
Feiglin: If I were PM, I'd rebuild the Temple jpost.com 4/22/9 ["Feiglin said that rebuilding the Temple and all that it symbolized was the essence of a Jewish state. "]
Tax-free Internet shopping may be at an end news.cnet.com 4/22/9 ["A bill expected to be introduced in the U.S. Congress as early as Monday would rewrite the ground rules for mail order and Internet sales by eliminating what its supporters view as a "loophole" that, in many cases, allows Americans to shop over the Internet without paying sales taxes. "]
Citizens can challenge state, local gun laws sfgate.com 4/22/9 ["A federal appeals court ruled Monday that private citizens can challenge state and local gun laws by invoking the constitutional right to bear arms - the first such ruling in the nation - but upheld a ban on firearms at gun shows at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton."]
 

D.C. Prepares to Recognize Out of State Same-Sex "Marriages" May 5 lifesitenews.com 4/21/9 ["The D.C. Council unanimously voted last Tuesday to recognize out-of-state same-sex "marriages" after having voted in early March to extend all marriage benefits to D.C. same-sex couples in domestic partnerships. The Tuesday vote came on the same day Vermont's legislature altered marriage law to include same-sex couples."]
U.S. Democrats' draft carbon bill highlights reuters.com 4/21/9 ["Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives launched a sweeping effort this week to regulate emissions of planet-warming gases and encourage growth of alternative energy."]
Fortune 500 companies see profits plunge 85pc news.com.au 4/21/9 [""Last year was the worst economic performance in the 55-year history of the Fortune 500 list of America's biggest 500 companies."]
LEAKED! Bank Stress Test Results ! turnerradionetwork.blogspot.com 4/21/9 ["Of the top nineteen (19) banks in the nation, sixteen (16) are already technically insolvent."]
GM cutting 1,600 U.S. salaried positions reuters.com 4/21/9 ["The reductions are part of GM's plan to slash its global salaried work force this year by about 10,000, or 14 percent. GM also aims to cut 37,000 hourly jobs worldwide by the end of the year."]
Big bank profits are bogus! Massive public deception! moneyandmarkets.com 4/21/9 ["The authorities SAY that all of the 14 largest banks have earned a “passing” grade in their just-completed “stress tests.” But just six months ago, the authorities swore that, without a massive injection of taxpayer funds, those same banks would suffer a fatal meltdown."]
 

China says key currency countries need watching reuters.com 4/20/9 ["Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Saturday that the economic polices of countries which issue global reserve currencies require closer supervision as part of building a diversified international monetary system."]
Consequences of Higher Input Costs and Wheat Prices for U.S. Wheat Producers  ers.usda.gov 4/20/9 ["if farm-gate prices for wheat continue to fall into 2009, and if prices for inputs do not drop off similarly, many more wheat producers may find themselves unable to cover production costs and the U.S. wheat sector may see further attrition of planted area."]
Israelis feel chill as US sets out new ground rules smh.com.au 4/20/9 ["Can Israel still call the United States its best friend? Not if you believe the media in Israel."]
Sony Ericsson and Toshiba to cut nearly 6,000 jobs guardian.co.uk 4/20/9 ["Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson and electronics giant Toshiba announced total job cuts of nearly 6,000 in more signs that the world recession may be getting worse. It also emerged that Cathay Pacific Airways, Asia's third-largest carrier, has asked its entire 17,000 staff to take unpaid leave."]
What Happened To American Sovereignty at G-20? newswithviews.com 4/20/9 [By Marilyn M. Barnewall  "If people will allow globalists to control their money, it’s a slam-dunk they will let them control their government."]
US regulators close American Sterling Bank reuters.com 4/20/9 ["Bank regulators closed American Sterling Bank bank on Friday, the 24th U.S. bank to fail this year as the struggling economy and falling home prices take their toll on financial institutions."]
1 million attend tea parties in 50 states worldnetdaily.com 4/20/9 ["An estimated 1 million Americans participated in at least 1,000 tea parties, according to reports by organizers tabulating the nationwide numbers, with documented protests held in 50 states.  ..."Imagine what happens when President Obama, House Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Reid begin to pay for their 'spend-fest' with higher taxes and inflation," Norquist said. "]
 

401K losses devastate retirees wnd.com 4/18/9 ["Last year, mutual fund losses were substantial, estimated at between a 20 to 50 percent plunge, depending upon the investment strategy of the fund. "Since the vast majority of 401Ks are invested in mutual funds, losses in the industry created huge losses in private retirement accounts throughout the United States," Corsi writes. "Suffering investors may need years of investment gains in a recovered economy just for their 401K plans to recover to pre-recession values." "]
Capital One sounds alert over surge in credit card loss rates ft.com 4/18/9 ["...Capital One Financial, a leading issuer,Bank of Americasaid its credit card loss rates were exceeding the unemployment rate."]
Biggest recessionary output drop since World War II marketwatch.com 4/18/9 ["Industrial production is down 13.3% since the recession began in December 2007, the largest percentage decline since the end of World War II, when production of military equipment ground to a halt and production fell 35%."]
Fannie Mae chief named to head U.S. bank rescue reuters.com 4/18/9 ["has been tapped to oversee the $700 billion financial rescue fund aimed at restoring rattled markets, the White House said on Friday."]
US walks tightrope over bank stress tests  telegraph.co.uk 4/18/9 ["On the one hand, regulators want to reassure the market that the country’s 19 biggest banks can ride out a recession, with or without more federal help. But until recently, they didn’t want to publish the results – which rather defeats the purpose. "]
Good News: Option ARM Resets Delayed businessweek.com 4/18/9 ["Thousands of mortgage loans that were supposed to reset at a higher rate this spring won't be changing, putting off the grim threat of foreclosure or bankruptcy for many Americans by as much as a year. Unfortunately, the reprieve will only be a temporary one. "]
Study: Scientists Discover Active Thermitic Material in WTC Dust  stj911.org 4/18/9 ["The study, published today in The Open Chemical Physics Journal, describes a finding of "red/gray bi-layered chips" in samples of dust taken from vicinity of the World Trade Center following its destruction. Using tools such as a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and x-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (XEDS) to analyze the material, the study authors concluded that, "the red portion of these chips is found to be an unreacted thermitic material and highly energetic." The study's finding lends new support to the demolition theory put forth by critics of the official reports. "]
Layoffs begin at ammo plant modbee.com 4/18/9 ["The long-planned closure of a 66-year-old Army ammunition plant has begun...  The layoffs are part of the Pentagon's 2005 announced plant closing under the Army's Base Realignment and Closure program. "]
GM, Chrysler in line for more federal aid detnews.com 4/18/9 ["The Obama auto task force is preparing to loan General Motors Corp. about $5 billion in additional federal short-term aid, and Chrysler LLC $500 million, an Obama administration official familiar with the matter said Thursday."]
Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue Declares Saturday as Pro-Life Day, Notes Women Who Regret Abortions lifenews.com 4/18/9 [""I call upon all Georgians to recognize this day, to rededicate ourselves to compassionate service on behalf of the weak and defenseless, and reaffirm our commitment to respect the life and dignity of every human being," Perdue adds."]
 

NY: Paterson Introduces a Same-Sex Marriage Bill nytimes.com 4/17/9 ["Gov. David A. Paterson introduced a bill on Thursday to legalize same-sex marriage, vowing to personally involve himself in the legislative debate at a level that is rare for a chief executive in New York."]
Gates hints at changes to ban on gays in military latimes.com 4/17/9 ["Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today that the Obama administration would move cautiously in shifting policies on gays serving openly in the military but signaled that military service members should prepare for possible changes."]
Letter Reveals another $200,000 Donation from Notorious Abortionist Tiller to Help Elect Sebelius lifesitenews.com 4/17/9 ["After Sebelius was recently found to have reported only a fraction of Tiller's $38,450 in donations to her insurance commissioner campaign, Operation Rescue yesterday released a copy of a 2002 letter from Tiller stating that he contributed $200,000 to his political action committee (PAC) to assist Sebelius' gubernatorial reelection. "]
What religion is Joel Osteen? worldnetdaily.com 4/17/9 ["King pointed out that many Americans are still confused about Obama's religion and asked, "Does it matter?"  "Well, it matters to me," said Osteen. "It matters to me that I know he loves the Lord, and I think it's important that he has convictions from his faith. So to me, it matters when I'm making my personal decisions." "]
General Growth files largest U.S. real estate bankruptcy reuters.com 4/17/9 ["The collapse underscores the pressure on U.S. commercial real estate with few sources of available funding.  ...The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that the Federal Reserve was considering offering longer loans to investors in commercial mortgage-backed securities to help jump-start the market for commercial real estate debt."]
 

Foolproofing Suicide with Euthanasia Test Kits time.com 4/16/9 [""People who are seriously ill don't want to experiment," says Dr. Philip Nitschke, the physician known as Dr. Death for his efforts to legalize euthanasia in his native Australia. "They want to know they have the right concentration of drugs so that if they take them in the suggested way, it will provide them with a peaceful death." "]
Anti-Obama 'tea party' protests mark US tax day google.com 4/16/9 ["Modest crowds gathered under blustery skies in Washington, Miami, New York and Boston, with several thousands meeting in Sacramento, California, to protest taxes, government bailouts and Obama's big-spending budget proposals."]
Fed up Texans might soon want to secede miamiherald.com 4/16/9 ["And although Perry made it clear he doesn't see the need to secede and isn't advocating for that, he said there's no question that's on the mind of some Texans. That was obvious at tea parties around the state, where "Secede" was a popular slogan on signs. "]
Hank Williams Jr. Can’t Reload in Ammunition Shortage bloomberg.com 4/16/9 ["Federal Bureau of Investigation background checks for firearm sales jumped 27 percent to 3.82 million in the first quarter this year, following a 14 percent jump to a record 12.7 million for all 2008. October through November 2008 saw the largest number of quarterly background checks since they were launched in 1998 as part of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act passed earlier, the data show. "]
Obama Heads to Hemispheric Summit Friday voanews.com 4/16/9 ["U.S. officials say the summit is an opportunity to forge a regional response to the global economic downturn, as well as environmental challenges and energy issues, although questions about Cuba could upstage the agenda."]
Child abuse spikes as U.S. economy flounders reuters.com 4/16/9 ["But some see that changing dramatically. A March poll by Mason-Dixon Polling and Research showed that 88 percent of 607 sheriffs, district attorneys and chiefs of police nationwide expect a rise in child maltreatment. They based their views largely on similar rises in past recessions."]
U.S. phone intercepts go beyond legal limits: report uk.reuters.com 4/16/9 ["Citing unnamed intelligence officials, it said the NSA had engaged in "'over-collection' of domestic communications of Americans." The sources variously characterized the practice as significant, systemic or unintentional, the Times said."]
'No shipment of S-300 system to Iran' jpost.com 4/16/9 ["Russia will not ship the advanced S-300 anti-aircraft missile system to Iran, a top Russian official said during a weapons exhibition in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday. "]
 

EU Parliament Removes Religious Exemption: Churches Could be Forced to Perform Same-Sex "Marriages" lifesitenews.com 4/15/9 ["The directive was adopted by the EU Parliament on April 2nd, by 360 votes in favor and 227 votes against and will apply to all organizations offering a service to the public, including hospitals, charities, businesses and prisons, and churches. With the removal of exemptions for "organizations based on religion and belief," Christian groups, including the Church of England and the Catholic Education Service, have expressed concerns that conscience protections traditionally allowed under UK law will be abolished. "]
NY Gov. Paterson to introduce gay marriage bill google.com 4/15/9 ["Paterson, talking to reporters Tuesday in Hempstead, N.Y, said "there is clearly a problem" when gays and lesbians in civil unions are denied 1,200 to 1,350 civil protections such as health care and pension rights because they're not married."]
Obama Administration Tells Local Police Pro-Life Advocates May Engage in Violence, Extremism lifenews.com 4/15/9 ["In the new document, the Department of Homeland Security warned law officials about a supposed rise in "rightwing extremist activity," saying the poor economy and presence of a black president could spark problems. According to the Washington Times, a footnote attached to the nine-page report from the Homeland Security Office of Intelligence and Analysis say the activities of pro-life advocates is included in "rightwing extremism in the United States.”"]
Keep kids home, parents are told worldnetdaily.com 4/15/9 ["Activists for years have staged "Day of Silence" events in which students and even teachers in public schools remain quiet for an entire day to lobby for approval of homosexuality. But now a coalition of family organizations is raising the stakes by encouraging parents to keep their children home on that day so there's no audience for the protest. "]
Germany to ban cultivation of GMO maize-Minister reuters.com 4/15/9 ["MON 810 maize, developed and marketed by U.S. biotech company Monsanto (MON.N), is the only GM crop that may be commercially grown in the EU after the bloc ruled that it is safe."]
$5B aid on way to auto suppliers detnews.com 4/15/9 ["The Treasury Department on Wednesday finalized its program to offer up to $5 billion in short-term financing to parts makers who directly supply General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC..."]
Moody's Downgrades The Whole Country businessinsider.com 4/15/9 ["For the first time ever, the ratings agency placed all munis on negative outlook, a precursor to potential downgrades. Historically, the agency looked at munis individually and considered them to be too diverse to make blanket statements about."]
Muni Bonds May Face Downgrade nytimes.com 4/15/9 ["In the most extreme cases, municipalities might default on some of their obligations, as Jefferson County, Ala., has been threatening to do for a number of months. Vallejo, Calif., declared bankruptcy last year and is being closely watched to see if it will set a legal precedent that other towns could follow."]
Sebelius Caught Underreporting Campaign Contributions from Notorious Abortionist: HHS Nomination May be in Jeopardy lifesitenews.com 4/15/9 ["Contribution and expenditure reports on file with the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission, however, reportedly show the figure to be closer to $38,450 - a discrepancy of $26,000."]
 

Planned Parenthood 2007-8 Report: Abortions Break 300,000 in Year, Highest-Ever Taxpayer Funding lifesitenews.com 4/14/9 ["which shows that 305,310 unborn children were killed in chemical, medical, and surgical abortions by PPFA in the space of a year, up from 289,750 in 2006. The report also reveals that the total taxpayer money received by PPFA affiliates increased to $350 million."]
Why Would God Judge America? informedchristians.com 4/14/9 [By Daniel Valles, Editor]
Lots Of Tea Parties - And Then? newswithviews.com 4/14/9 [By Devvy Kidd  "There are many of these distractions going on around the country, i.e., a 'Continental Congress', which bears no resemblance to the first Continental Congress whose delegates sent by the colonies actually had some authority. The one currently being planned is simply another feel good exercise that wastes valuable resources by keeping Americans busy doing something that will produce nothing."]
The Final Plucking Of America's Financial And Economic Sovereignty newswithviews.com 4/14/9 [By Joan Veon  "The Federal Reserve is not federal and it has no reserves. Money is printed on demand to lend to the American government. The Feds maintain their rights to charge us interest on the newly printed Federal Reserve Notes."]
China Slows Purchases of U.S. and Other Bonds heraldtribune.com 4/14/9 ["the Chinese government actually sold bonds heavily in January and February before resuming purchases in March, according to data released during the weekend by China’s central bank."]
Bankruptcy filings reach 10-year high signonsandiego.com 4/14/9 [" Last year, debtors filed 13,637 personal and business bankruptcies in San Diego County, a 78 percent increase from 2007. Aside from 2005, when an unusual number of bankruptcies were filed before a major change in the law that made it harder to file personal bankruptcy, there hasn't been a greater number of bankruptcies since 1999. "]
GOP Congresswoman Warns About Americorps newswithviews.com 4/14/9 ["“It’s under the guise of — quote — volunteerism,” Bachmann told host Sue Jeffers on KTLK-AM in Minneapolis during an interview April 3. “But it’s not volunteers at all. It’s paying people to do work on behalf of government. We had about 75,000 people involved in AmeriCorps before, this adds another 250,000 people, so more government employees – but what’s even more concerning about it is the focus is on young people.”"]
114 arrested before protest near UK power station google.com 4/14/9 ["The force said police believed some of those arrested were linked to a group of protesters who have set up "climate camps" at other power plants, at Heathrow Airport in 2007 and in central London during this month's G-20 summit. Such protests have been peaceful."]
Michelin to shut US factory, cutting 1,000 jobs google.com 4/14/9 ["by October 31 was part of a restructuring plan for its manufacturing operations "in response to the unprecedented drop in market demand.""]
Homeland Security on guard for 'right-wing extremists' worldnetdaily.com 4/14/9 ["A newly unclassified Department of Homeland Security report warns against the possibility of violence by unnamed "right-wing extremists" concerned about illegal immigration, increasing federal power, restrictions on firearms, abortion and the loss of U.S. sovereignty and singles out returning war veterans as particular threats. ...dated April 7, states that "threats from white supremacist and violent anti-government groups during 2009 have been largely rhetorical and have not indicated plans to carry out violent acts.""]
China offers funds to boost Asean  news.bbc.co.uk 4/14/9 ["The collapse of the Asean summit, scheduled in Pattaya, Thailand, this weekend, delayed the conclusion of a key investment agreement between China and the economic bloc. That deal is intended to create the world's largest free trade area, covering nearly two-billion people. "]
 

Gay families ‘intentionally invited' to annual White House Easter egg roll for the first time sanluisobispo.com 4/13/9 ["The Bush administration unknowingly invited the first gay and lesbian families to the event in 2006, according to the Family Equality Council, a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) family advocacy group. The Obama administration called on the group to encourage its supporters to apply for tickets to the event. The council estimates at least 100 LGBT families will participate. "]
Shippers face higher insurance as pirates run amok google.com 4/13/9 ["...shipping companies already smarting from the global downturn are forced to pony up extra cash for steeper premiums to cover multimillion dollar ransoms or take the long way around African continent in the hope of dodging hijackers."]
Russia test-fires intercontinental missile reuters.com 4/13/9 ["Russia has extended the highly mobile Topol's use way past the 10-year guaranteed operational life set by the manufacturer. It is designed to pierce anti-missile defense systems such as those that the United States has said it wants to build in Eastern Europe."]
Rioting follows state of emergency in Thai capital google.com 4/13/9 ["Abhisit's government suffered a major humiliation on Saturday when it failed to stop hundreds of demonstrators from storming the venue of a 16-nation Asian summit, forcing its cancellation and the evacuation of the leaders by helicopter."]
2 more banks fail, lifting this year's tally to 23 apnews.myway.com 4/13/9 ["This year's tally of 23 bank failures is nearing the total for all of 2008, when 25 U.S. banks were seized by regulators. Two of the nation's largest savings and loans failed that year: Washington Mutual Inc. and IndyMac Corp. A growing number of banks are becoming insolvent as home prices fall and unemployment rises, causing more individuals and businesses to default on their debt."]
Rescue off Somalia prompts calls for action reuters.com 4/13/9 ["U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad Allen said arming crews remains unpopular with shipping companies, who are concerned about liability or an arms race with pirates."]
Steelmakers Accuse China of Dumping in the U.S. wsj.com 4/13/9 ["The U.S. steel industry filed an antidumping suit against China, covering $2.7 billion of imports, alleging that steelmakers there unfairly dumped specific types of tubular and pipe steel onto the U.S. market last year."]
UK: BT to slash 10,000 jobs: report google.com 4/13/9 ["The job losses, which the report said will be in addition to the 10,000 job cuts BT made last year, are expected to be spread across the company's 160,000-strong global workforce."]
Nevada: Prostitution tax defeated nzherald.co.nz 4/13/9 ["Nevada, one of only two US states that allow some prostitution, is reeling from a deep economic recession."]
Surviving in a post-American world jpost.com 4/13/9 [By Caroline Glick  "Somewhere between apologizing for American history - both distant and recent; genuflecting before the unelected, bigoted king of Saudi Arabia; announcing that he will slash the US's nuclear arsenal, scrap much of America's missile defense programs and emasculate the US Navy  ...President Obama made clear to the world's aggressors that America will not be confronting them for the foreseeable future. "]
Americans stick to their guns as firearms sales surge guardian.co.uk 4/13/9 ["Firearms sales have surged in the six months since Obama's election as millions of Americans have gone on a buying spree that has stripped gun shops in some parts of the country almost bare of assault weapons and led to a national ammunition shortage."]
The Crazy Factor newswithviews.com 4/13/9 [By Nancy Levant  "All partners send your information to central databases, which are now called “fusion centers.” And as we recently realized with the release of the MIAC (Missouri Information and Analysis Center) report, which is one such regional fusion center, all community partner data, once collected by a regional database, rates and grades you as a community member. ...What I am saying to you is this: Your “communities” and your community partnerships serve to document and grade YOU as a “CIVIL(ian)”servant. "]
 

Planned Parenthood 2007-8 Report: Abortions Break 300,000 in Year, Highest-Ever Taxpayer Funding lifesitenews.com 4/11/9 ["The Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) has released its official 2007-2008 report, which shows that 305,310 unborn children were killed in chemical, medical, and surgical abortions by PPFA in the space of a year, up from 289,750 in 2006. The report also reveals that the total taxpayer money received by PPFA affiliates increased to $350 million."]
Cities Turn to Fees to Fill Budget Gaps nytimes.com 4/11/9 ["Ohio’s governor has proposed a budget with more than 150 new or increased fees, including a fivefold increase in the cost to renew a livestock license, as well as larger sums to register a car, order a birth certificate or dump trash in a landfill. Other fees take aim at landlords, cigarette sellers and hospitals, to name a few."]
UK: Number of grown-up children returning to live with parents triples amid recession telegraph.co.uk 4/11/9 ["Numbers have risen to 1.6 million, up from 500,000 this time last year, according to the findings by Abbey Mortgages. A further 300,000 people aged 35 to 54 also find themselves in this position, with the South being the hotspot for so-called Kidults. "]
Exports Fall, and It’s Felt on the Farm nytimes.com 4/11/9 ["“What a difference 12 months can make,” Joseph Glauber, chief economist of the Department of Agriculture, noted in Congressional testimony last week. “We have seen prices for most commodities fall 40 to 50 percentfrom their midyear peaks. The global economic slump has cast a pall on most markets.”"]
US budget deficit nears one trillion dlrs google.com 4/11/9 ["The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) forecast last month the budget deficit could hit 1.845 trillion dollars for the whole year based on Obama's 3.5-trillion-dollar budget plan approved by Congress early this month."]

China exports fall for fifth straight month google.com 4/10/9 ["China's vital exports fell 17.1 percent in March, their fifth straight monthly decline, the government said on Friday, but the drop was not as sharp as the previous month."]
India exports slide for fifth straight month google.com 4/10/9 ["India's exports fell by nearly 22 percent in February from a year earlier, the fifth monthly contraction in a row, as overseas demand was battered by the global downturn, data showed Wednesday."]
IMF gold sale may push down prices below $800 commodityonline.com 4/10/9 ["Gold prices are set to fall to $800 or below $800 levels thanks to the decision of the G-20 countries allowing the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to sell 400 tons of gold reserves in the open market to raise funds for its global projects."]
Russians fitter for crisis than Westerners: doctor google.com 4/10/9 ["She also praised the traditional values of Russia's strife-torn North Caucasus region, claiming suicide rates there were low "because the people... preserve the tradition of big patriarchal families." Rather than resorting to alcohol, the traditional Russian standby, Russians should concentrate on sport, social activities and time with their families, she said."  Editor: Interesting observations...]
12-Year-Old Quebec Girl Sues Dad for Grounding Her…and Wins lifesitenews.com 4/10/9 ["The case involves a divorced man who says that in 2008 he caught the girl, over whom he had custody, surfing websites he had forbidden and posting "inappropriate pictures of herself" online."]
Oklahoma: Bill Lets Moms-To-Be Kill To Save Baby koco.com 4/10/9 ["Oklahoma already has a law allowing a person to use force to protect himself or another person from someone else. The new bill includes an unborn child as "another" person."  Editor: It is sad that our land even needs such a bill for something so obvious. But then...]
Are we really that dumb? worldnetdaily.com 4/10/9 ["...our American president bows down low before a foreign potentate and then denies it. Once the picture hit the American media, the White House scrambled to explain that Obama had to bend over to his waist level in order to grasp King Abdullah by both hands when greeting him last week at the G-20 meeting. "]
Government opts for secrecy in wiretap suit sfgate.com 4/10/9 ["The Obama administration is again invoking government secrecy in defending the Bush administration's wiretapping program, this time against a lawsuit by AT&T customers who claim federal agents illegally intercepted their phone calls and gained access to their records."]
When federal stimulus money arrives, lots of rules about spending it correctly sentinelsource.com 4/10/9 ["Any program funded with stimulus dollars cannot end when the money runs out in three years."]
 

Federally Funded Group Advises Teens on How to Decide if They Are Gay cnsnews.com 4/9/9 ["From fiscal 1995 through fiscal 2009, Advocates for Youth has received 11 grants totaling $16,457,530 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The grants have come through the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention and the Office of Minority Health."]
Weak crop prices end feast in farm states google.com 4/9/9 ["The U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts that farm income will fall some 20 percent, or $18.1 billion, to $71.2 billion this year. The lessons of the 1980s farm crisis — when farmers learned the dangers of assuming too much debt when times are good — are about to be tested."]
Blair steps up fight to be crowned first 'President of EU' independent.co.uk 4/9/9 ["Tony Blair has emerged as the leading candidate to become the first permanent president of the European Union after Gordon Brown gave his grudging blessing to the plan. The former prime minister has stepped up his campaign for the job, which he wants to use to build a bridge between Europe and the new Obama administration."]
Wholesale inventories drop by most in 17 years google.com 4/9/9 ["Wholesalers cut their inventories in February by the steepest amount in more than 17 years, while sales rose for the first time since the summer, encouraging signs that companies may be getting their inventories under control."]

Vermont Overturns Veto, Fourth State to Recognize Gay "Marriage" lifesitenews.com 4/8/9 ["Vermont is the first state to approve same-sex "marriage" through the legislative process, as opposed to activist court rulings."]
Jobless aid running out for many newsobserver.com 4/8/9 ["Congress extended unemployment aid twice last year, allowing people to draw a total of up to 59 weeks of benefits. Now, as the recession drags on, a rolling wave of people who were laid off early last year will lose them."]
White House Staffer: Two Million Red Envelopes Came to Obama Against Abortion lifenews.com 4/8/9 ["nearly 2.5 million red envelopes have made their way to President Barack Obama to protest his pro-abortion record."]
Mortgage delinquencies soar in the U.S. reuters.com 4/8/9 ["reported that 7 percent of homeowners with mortgages were at least 30 days late on their loans in February, an increase of more than 50 percent from a year earlier."]
Treasury to extend TARP to life insurers: report reuters.com 4/8/9 ["The Treasury is expected to announce within the next several days the inclusion of life insurers that are bank holding companies or own a thrift, the Journal reported on its website."]
A Man Exposed newswithviews.com 4/8/9 [By Lynn Stuter  "That's right, folks, it took Bush eight years to run up a $400 billion deficit. In one year, AKA will have run up a $1.8 trillion deficit! If that doesn't scare people, especially at this time of declining economic stability, I don't know what will get through to them."]
California's anti-tax crusaders talk revolt reuters.com 4/8/9 ["An angry mob of thousands converged on an Orange County parking lot in southern California on a recent Saturday morning for an anti-tax protest, stunning even the organizers with the size of the turnout. It was just one in a series of public demonstrations that have cropped up around the state."]
Local Currencies: Communities Printing Own Money To Keep Cash Flowing huffingtonpost.com 4/8/9 ["Everyone benefits from using BerkShares. Consumers benefit from receving a 10% discount on purchases. Businesses benefit from increased patronage. Local non-profit organizations can also benefit by purchasing BerkShares at the 5% discount rate and selling them at full face value to their supporters."]
 

G20 summit recovery package: 'A global plan on unprecedented scale' guardian.co.uk 4/7/9 ["City firms will face a new super-regulator. The Basel-based Financial Stability Forum, which was set up a decade ago as an informal network of central banks, finance ministries and market regulators, will be renamed the Financial Stability Board, and given sweeping new powers to oversee banks and international markets. The G20 promised to create a "stronger, more globally consistent, supervisory and regulatory framework for the future financial sector, which will support sustainable global growth and serve the needs of business and citizens.""]
Vermont Gov. Douglas vetoes gay marriage bill boston.com 4/7/9 [""This legislation does not address the inequalities espoused by proponents," the Republican governor said in a prepared veto message. "Regardless of whether the term marriage is applied, federal benefits will still be denied to same sex couples in Vermont," he said. "And states that do not recognize same sex marriage or civil unions will also deny state rights and responsibilities" to same-sex couples."]
LA mayor proposes trimming work hours to save jobs sfgate.com 4/7/9 ["Without drastic changes, Villaraigosa said as many as 2,800 of some 40,000 municipal jobs could be in danger of elimination, or about 7 percent of the work force. In what appeared to be a mostly symbolic move, he announced the initiation of 400 layoffs, a process that can take six months because of civil service rules."]
Japan announces $100bn stimulus package to curb recession guardian.co.uk 4/7/9 ["The move doubles to 4% of national income the amount the Japanese authorities are throwing at the economic slump and exceeds the stimulus of countries such as the United States and Britain."]
Strong quake in Italy kills over 150, wounds 1,500 google.com 4/7/9 ["The 6.3-magnitude earthquake buckled both ancient and modern buildings in and around L'Aquila, snuggled in a valley surrounded by the snowcapped Apennines' tallest peaks."]
Jose Manuel Barroso warns millions more Europeans will lose their jobs telegraph.co.uk 4/7/9 ["José Manuel Barroso told the Daily Telegraph that the bottom had not yet been reached. "We have not yet reached the worst moment in jobs. That is honestly our assessment. Tackling unemployment is my number one priority." Europe, consensus estimates show, is braced for millions more to be out of work before a turning point in the next 12 months."]
EU: Net firms start storing user data  bbc.co.uk 4/7/9 ["All ISPs in the European Union will have to store the records for a year. An EU directive which requires telecoms firms to hold on to telephone records for 12 months is already in force. The data stored does not include the content of e-mails or a recording of a net phone call, but is used to determine connections between individuals. "]
U.S. deficit nearly $1 trillion in first half of FY2009 reuters.com 4/7/9 ["...during the first six months of this fiscal year which began on October 1, according to estimates released on Monday by the Congressional Budget Office. The government likely recorded $953 billion in red ink from October through March including $290 billion for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP, which was to provide much-needed cash to struggling financial institutions, the CBO said."]
 

A Terminus Continuum newswithviews.com 4/6/9 [By Sheriff Jim R. Schwiesow, Ret.  "The United States, a once stalwart sound just and socially healthy Republic, has been transformed into a discredited systemically perverse socially filthy and hedonistically inclined socialistic democracy, the people of which are unable to discern good from evil or holy from profane, neither can they differentiate between that which is divinely given and that which emanates from the occult kingdom of the prince of darkness."]
Social Security Surplus Already Gone newsmax.com 4/6/9 ["with American workers losing their jobs at an almost unprecedented rate, Social Security payroll revenues have declined substantially, says Hassett. Recession-driven early retirements have also increased, adding to the drawdown of funds. "]
Canada: New federal bill would end long-gun registry cbc.ca 4/6/9 [""It's totally inefficient and ineffective against crime," Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan, told reporters on Parliament Hill."]
Are Christians Driving Church Numbers Down? newswithviews.com 4/6/9 [By Paul Proctor  "This might come as a shock to many, but I would suggest that the answer here might just be nothing is wrong – that those declining numbers that are troubling the pulpits of American churches right now may well be God’s will being carried out by His own being called out of a growing apostasy flourishing within them."]
Dallas-Fort Worth's 'modern survivalists' are ready for layoffs - or war star-telegram.com 4/6/9 ["Preppers are regular people with regular jobs who decided after 9-11, after Hurricane Katrina or when their 401(k)s tanked that they can’t rely on someone else to help them if something goes awry."]
Mental health screening targets moms-to-be worldnetdaily.com 4/6/9 ["A bill that would subject pregnant women to mental health screenings – and possibly medications that would follow any diagnosis of "depression" – has returned and already is more than halfway through Congress, a concerned family group is warning. "]
Monsanto GM-corn harvest fails massively in South Africa digitaljournal.com 4/6/9 ["South African farmers suffered millions of dollars in lost income when 82,000 hectares of genetically-manipulated corn (maize) failed to produce hardly any seeds.The plants look lush and healthy from the outside. Monsanto has offered compensation."]
Gov. Pat Quinn signs law giving homeowners an extra 90 days before foreclosure chicagotribune.com 4/6/9 ["Lenders must tell homeowners they have another 30 days to work with a credit counselor—and give them yet another 30 days if they see a credit counselor approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development."]
 

Iowa high court backs same-sex marriage sfgate.com 4/4/9 ["Gays and lesbians in Iowa won the right to wed in a ruling on Friday that followed a principle established by California's highest court - that discrimination based on sexual orientation is constitutionally doubtful.  ...Legislation to allow same-sex marriage also is pending in Vermont and New Hampshire."]
Gunman blocks NY center's door, kills 13, self google.com 4/4/9 ["Investigators said they had yet to establish a motive for the massacre, which was at least the fifth deadly mass shooting in the U.S. in the past month alone."]
Planning The Steps To World Government newswithviews.com 4/4/9 [By Joan Veon  "The things that I was hearing on the international level, along with the ideas of the 1994 Human Development Report, were common knowledge to everyone except the American people. Later on in November, I interviewed Paul Volcker and specifically asked him about what he saw for the future. He told me, “What the world needs is a global currency.” I asked if he meant “the Special Drawing Right.” He refused to answer. Then in 2007, I interviewed him again and asked about the Special Drawing Right. He told me that it had not been on his lips for years. His actions and words are not the same."]
Barack Obama's New World Order time.com 4/4/9 ["The old conservative idea of "American exceptionalism," which placed the U.S. on a plane above the rest of the world as a unique beacon of democracy and financial might, has been rejected. At almost every stop, Obama has made clear that the U.S. is but one actor in a global community."]
Obama bows to Saudi king worldnetdaily.com 4/4/9 ["Greeting called 'most unbecoming for president of the United States'  ...the traditional Miss Manners book of etiquette advises: "One does not bow or curtsy to a foreign monarch because the gesture symbolizes recognition of her power over her subjects." "]
The real unemployment rate? Try 15.6% msn.com 4/4/9 ["the official rate doesn't include the 3.7 million-plus people who are reluctantly working only part time because of the poor labor market. And it doesn't include the workers who have given up scouring want ads for seemingly nonexistent jobs. When those folks are added to the numbers, the unemployment rate rises to 15.6%. In March 2008, that number was 9.3%."]
Running out of ammunition columbusdispatch.com 4/4/9 ["The shortage is the result of a confluence of events, industry observers say: a run on guns by consumers since the election of President Barack Obama, more ammunition being sent to fight the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the increased cost of raw materials needed to make bullets."]
Gates Planning Major Changes In Programs, Defense Budget washingtonpost.com 4/4/9 ["...the restructuring of several dozen major defense programs as part of the Obama administration's bid to shift military spending from preparations for large-scale war against traditional rivals to the counterinsurgency programs that Gates and others consider likely to dominate U.S. conflicts in coming decades. "]
Illinois Version of Radical, Pro-Abortion Freedom of Choice Act Defeated lifenews.com 4/4/9 ["House Bill 2354 will not be called for a vote today and, as a result, it will die for the legislative session. Abortion advocates will have to file the bill again next session for it to be considered once more."]
 

One in 10 Americans gets help to buy food uk.reuters.com 4/3/9 ["The January figure marks the third time in five months that enrollment set a record."]
Russia, China cooperate on new currency proposals: Kremlin terradaily.com 4/3/9 ["Medvedev has said the international community should have a say when the world's richest countries make decisions with global implications, as in the US financial crisis, sparked by the collapse of the market for subprime or higher risk mortgages. Moscow also understood however, that many countries were not ready to undertake additional "political obligations," said Dvorkovich, expressing hope that major economies would at least be open to consultations on the subject. "]
G20: Gordon Brown brokers massive financial aid deal for global economy guardian.co.uk 4/3/9 ["World leaders yesterday agreed on a $1.1 trillion injection of financial aid into the global economy, with Gordon Brown claiming that the grand bargain he had brokered represented "a coming together of the world" which would speed recovery from the worst recession since 1945."]
Sweden Legalizes Homosexual "Marriage" lifesitenews.com 4/3/9 ["making it the fifth EU member country, after the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and Norway, to recognize "gender-neutral marriage," and joining Canada, South Africa and some US states in giving in to the homosexual agenda."]
No Gospel At All newswithviews.com 4/3/9 [By Coach Dave Daubenmire  " The gospel has not changed, only the presentation of it has. Look at this list of top selling Christian books. I wonder how many persecuted Christians in Iran are buying them. The American-gospel is no gospel at all."]
North Korea vows to attack if Japan intercepts satellite theaustralian.news.com.au 4/3/9 ["“If Japan recklessly 'intercepts' the DPRK's satellite for peaceful purposes, the KPA will mercilessly deal deadly blows not only at the already deployed intercepting means but at major targets,” the military said."]
Countries Face Off at United Nations Conference on Population Control and Abortion lifenews.com 4/3/9 ["As the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) meets at the United Nations (UN) this week to mark the fifteenth anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) held at Cairo, fault lines have appeared between states that see people as a resource to be promoted, and those that see people as a burden to be controlled. "]
Boats Too Costly to Keep Are Littering Coastlines nytimes.com 4/3/9 ["hey are expensive-to-maintain toys that have lost their appeal. The owners cannot sell them, because the secondhand market is overwhelmed. They cannot afford to spend hundreds of dollars a month mooring and maintaining them."]
 

It's in the Dictionary: Webster's Includes Homosexual Partnerings in Definition of Marriage lifesitenews.com 4/2/9 ["One of the world's most popular English language dictionaries has changed the definition of the word "marriage" to include same-sex partnerings. In a recent edition, the definition includes "the state of being united to a person of the same sex in a relationship like that of a traditional marriage.""]
Will U.S. financial woes lead to new world order?  haaretz.com 4/2/9 ["Until recently, the advent of a global government seemed unrealistic, and reserved for conspiracy theorists. But since the acknowledgement by then-president George W. Bush in September 2008 that the United States is indeed "in the midst of a serious financial crisis", there have been numerous calls for a "new world order" by global leaders and prominent intellectuals. "]
U.S. News Editor Bonnie Erbe Celebrates Economy Causing More Abortions lifenews.com 4/2/9 ["US News & World Report contributing editor Bonnie Erbe has written an editorial inviting the description as she is celebrating the fact that the poor economy is causing more abortions."]
Shock: Brazilian Homeschooling Parents Face Arrest Even after Early-Teen Sons Pass Law School Exams lifesitenews.com 4/2/9 ["After initiating a criminal trial against the Nunes, the government ordered tests for David and Jonatas. The tests covered a vast array of subjects and even the teachers administering them acknowledged they could not pass them. However, the Nunes children both received passing grades.  ..."For me, intellectual abandonment would be to leave my children five hours daily in school, looking at the backs of the heads of the students in front of them, barely learning in a passive manner," he told the Brazilian news network UAI."]
Coming government takeover of food wnd.com 4/2/9 ["HR 875 defines "food establishment" (among other things) as any "facility ... that processes food or a facility that hold, stores, or transports food or food ingredients." The bill also defines "food production facility" as "any farm, ranch, orchard, vineyard, aquaculture facility, or confined animal-feeding facility." The bill empowers the new FSA to promulgate regulations further defining what "food" is, and regulating the manner of its growth, processing and delivery to the consumer. "]
Ford to cover car payments if buyer loses job detnews.com 4/2/9 ["Ford's announcement comes a day after President Barack Obama said the government will back new car warranties issued by General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC, who have accepted federal assistance and are seeking more, to help boost consumer confidence about buying their vehicles. "]
France, Germany say new financial rules 'non-negotiable' google.com 4/2/9 ["Speaking as leaders struggled to resolve differences over finding a way out of the global economic crisis, Merkel said world powers could not wait until a subsequent meeting to take action on a new rule book for global finance.  "The important thing is that we have a new architecture to the world financial system," she said."]
 

The Pagan Origin Of Easter lasttrumpetministries.org 4/1/9 [By Pastor David Meyer  "Some have wondered why the word "Easter" is in the the King James Bible. It is because Acts, chapter 12, tells us that it was the evil King Herod, who was planning to celebrate Easter, and not the Christians. "]
Obama's 1st judge pick anti-Jesus? wnd.com 4/1/9 ["As noted by Wendy Wright, president of Concerned Women for America, Judge Hamilton is "the infamous activist judge who in 2005 ordered the speaker of the Indiana House to immediately stop the practice of 'sectarian prayers' at the opening of the legislative session. Apparently the prayers were too Christian for Mr. Hamilton.""]
Pension insurer shifted to stocks boston.com 4/1/9 ["Just months before the start of last year's stock market collapse, the federal agency that insures the retirement funds of 44 million Americans departed from its conservative investment strategy and decided to put much of its $64 billion insurance fund into stocks.  ...The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation may be little-known to most Americans, but it serves as a lifeline for the 1.3 million people who receive retirement checks from it, and the 44 million others whose plans are backed by the agency."]
Congress expands AmeriCorps volunteer program google.com 4/1/9 ["The House voted 275-149 Tuesday for a $5.7 billion bill that triples positions in the Clinton-era AmeriCorps program, its largest expansion since the agency's creation in 1993, and establishes a fund to help nonprofit organizations recruit and manage more volunteers."]
NY: State Court of Appeals to Hear Two Same-Sex Marriage Cases nytimes.com 4/1/9 ["The state’s highest court agreed on Tuesday to hear arguments in two cases that challenge New York’s recognition of same-sex marriages legally performed elsewhere."]
Conn. bill updates law for same-sex marriages newsday.com 4/1/9 ["The bill removes gender references in state marriage laws and transforms existing same-sex civil unions into legally recognized marriages as of October 2010. "]
Boston's Hancock Tower sells at nearly half price reuters.com 4/1/9 [""This is exactly what is happening with many other buildings across the country," Chris Stanley, an analyst at real estate research firm Reis Inc in New York. "Now that things have started to deteriorate, they will deteriorate at a much faster rate because of all the leverage in the system.""]
Russia's Medvedev backs long-term "super currency" reuters.com 4/1/9 [""If we manage to agree on that, in the future we could talk about creating a kind of a super currency," Medvedev said. Other G20 leaders have made clear that for now the dollar's status as the dominant reserve unit remains."]
French workers hold managers at Caterpillar google.com 4/1/9 [""]
Analysis: IDF's most elite unit trio takes the reins jpost.com 4/1/9 ["This Sayeret Matkal trio will now be leading the country's defense and security apparatuses at a time when some of the most critical decisions in the country's history will have to be made - from whether to use military force to stop Iran's race toward nuclear power, to the Hizbullah threat in Lebanon and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. "]
Recession Puts a Major Strain On Social Security Trust Fund washingtonpost.com 4/1/9 ["With unemployment rising, the payroll tax revenue that finances Social Security benefits for nearly 51 million retirees and other recipients is falling, according to a report from the Congressional Budget Office. As a result, the trust fund's annual surplus is forecast to all but vanish next year -- nearly a decade ahead of schedule..."]