"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

Boston launches flu shot tracking boston.com 7/31/9 ["The trial starts this afternoon, when several hundred people are expected to queue up for immunizations at the headquarters of the Boston Public Health Commission. Each of them will get a bracelet printed with a unique identifier code. Information about the vaccine's recipients, and the shot, will be entered into handheld devices similar to those used by delivery truck drivers."]
Obama names Medal of Freedom recipients, including Harvey Milk, Sidney Poitier latimes.com 7/31/9 [""It brings great pride to San Franciscans that Harvey Milk will receive this award posthumously," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said today. "Harvey lived his entire life to create opportunity for others . . . work that was so tragically cut short, by ensuring equal rights for all members of the LGBT community."]
President Barack Obama Awards Abortion Advocates With Medal of Freedom lifenews.com 7/31/9 ["...which is the highest civilian honor that can be bestowed on its citizens. Obama's group of recipients includes abortion advocates who have repeatedly earned condemnation from the pro-life movement."]
Military Poised to Help FEMA Battle Swine Flu Outbreak foxnews.com 7/31/9 ["Defense Secretary Robert Gates is preparing to sign an order authorizing the military to set up five regional teams to deal with the potential outbreak of H1N1 influenza if FEMA requests help."]
Drop in crime coincides with exodus of illegal immigrants bizjournals.com 7/31/9 ["Phoenix has seen a 25 percent decline in the number of crimes during the first five months of 2009 compared to the same time period in 2007 when the economy began to slow. Violent crime in Phoenix is down 12 percent, according crime statistics from the Phoenix Police Department."]
House Approves Overhaul of Food Safety Regulations washingtonpost.com 7/31/9 ["The House approved Thursday the first major changes to food safety laws in 70 years, giving sweeping new authority to the Food and Drug Administration...  The Senate is expected to take up its version after the August recess.  ...One provision allows the FDA to declare food "adulterated" simply if the grower or manufacturer has failed to follow safety standards, regardless of whether the food is actually tainted. "]
'Cash-for-Clunkers' Suspended as Funds Run Dry cnbc.com 7/31/9 ["Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has notified key senators that the program will "run out of money at midnight tonight," sources said."]
Weak Treasury Auctions Raise Worries About US Debt Burden cnbc.com 7/31/9 ["It was the second lackluster showing in as many days, convincing analysts that the stellar results of debt auctions just a few weeks ago were a fluke and that Thursday's $28 billion seven-year offering could suffer a similar fate."]
Obama lifts ban on Syrian air industry wnd.com 7/31/9 ["Syria is in an open military alliance with Iran. It hosts the chiefs of several major Palestinian terrorist organizations. The country is accused of aiding the insurgency against U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Yesterday, Imad Mustafa, the Syrian envoy to the U.S., said the Obama administration had lifted a ban imposed in 2004 on exporting goods to the Syrian Aviation Industry."]
2 Ga. officers accused of running check on Obama google.com 7/31/9 ["Authorities are investigating two Atlanta-area police officers accused of using government computers to run a criminal background check on President Barack Obama."]
Regional summit pushes for Honduras peace plan terradaily.com 7/31/9 ["The leaders of Central America, Mexico and Colombia and other top regional officials... Zelaya, a former rancher who veered to the left after taking office, was ousted amid fears he sought to extend his rule through a referendum on the Constitution."]
PDF: Obama Administration’s Health Care Plan liberty.edu 7/31/9 ["HR 3200 currently under consideration in the House of Representatives" Editor: This gives highlights of some of the major points we should be aware of...]
Restart of big particle collider now November google.com 7/31/9 ["They hope the fragments that come off the collisions will show on a tiny scale what happened one-trillionth of a second after the so-called Big Bang, which many scientists theorize was the massive explosion that formed the universe. The theory holds that the universe was rapidly cooling at that stage and matter was changing quickly."  Editor: All these intelligent people spending billions of dollars and their lives trying to prove life didn't require intelligence... the irony]
Utah Court Upholds Mother's Rights over Former Lesbian Partner lifesitenews.com 7/31/9 ["At the same time a Virginia woman in a similar situation is facing prison on August 25 for refusing to send her now seven-year-old daughter to visit her former lesbian partner alone - visits the girl's mother says has caused her daughter "emotional and spiritual trauma.""]
China Sees 13 Million Abortions Annually, Most Done on Young Single Women lifenews.com 7/31/9 ["The number is likely higher as the total only includes abortions done in hospitals and does not include those abortions that occur in unregistered stand-alone centers. The 13 million abortions annually also does not include the 10 million abortion drugs that are sold annually."]
Girl with Half Her Brain Missing Lives Normal Life: Researchers Amazed lifesitenews.com 7/31/9 ["Increasingly abortion, coupled with in-utero diagnosis, is being called into question by disability rights campaigners, who have criticised it as a deadly form of prenatal discrimination. Most countries that allow abortion include permission to kill a child deemed to be defective in the womb."]
World Food Program forced to cut aid as donations vanish theaustralian.news.com.au 7/31/9 ["the agency's 2009 budget of "assessed, approved needs" is $US6.7 billion ($8.2 billion). The WFP now expects, after consultations with governments, donations of $US3.7 billion ($4.53 billion). "]

The Death Of Liberty: The Final Scene Unfolds newswithviews.com 7/30/9 [By Greg Evensen  " This nation is racing at interceptor speed toward a day of reckoning that has never been dreamed of. The lack of common sense, unusual brutality, and unintended consequences of the days of fall and winter will turn our overweight, undereducated, unchurched, and unprepared society into a wasteland of the abused and uncared for leftovers."  Editor: I do not know anything regarding his statement about roadblocks, but it is certainly food for thought, and considering who is writing it gives it some weight.]
'Russia, Iran to hold naval maneuver' jpost.com 7/30/9 ["For the first time, Russia and Iran will hold a joint naval maneuver in the Caspian Sea..."]
Napolitano: Include citizens in homeland security effort newsday.com 7/30/9 ["The government has failed to better engage the public and educate them in preventing terrorism, Napolitano said. The Obama administration believes all levels of government should work harder to include the public, which provides an "extraordinary pool of talent, ingenuity and strength."  ...in a speech at the Council on Foreign Relations in Manhattan."]
Ariz. lawmakers consider selling Capitol buildings google.com 7/30/9 ["Dozens of other state buildings may also be sold off and leased back as the state grapples with a huge budget deficit. Other "candidate properties" range from state prisons and the mental hospital to run-of-the-mill state office buildings and Kartchner Caverns State Park, the crown jewel of the state parks system."]
Clunkers boost Tenn. dealers, but auto rebates' effect may not last tennessean.com 7/30/9 ["When a dealer takes a clunker in trade, the engine must be disabled immediately, and the car must go to a federally approved salvage facility, where it's to be crushed within six months.  ...There also is a $1 billion cap on the program, which is supposed to run until November. But analysts are predicting that the money could run out by the end of August..."]
Supportive Treatment for flu and colds  umt.edu 7/30/9 ["The most important medical treatment is to make sure they have plenty of fluids. Dehydration must be prevented, as this can be fatal in a patient who would otherwise survive. Keeping the patient hydrated is the best treatment for the flu and the one that is most likely to save lives."]
You're Appointing Who? Please Obama, Say It's Not So! newswithviews.com 7/30/9 [By Jeffrey Smith  "GMOs were rushed onto our plates in 1996. Over the next nine years, multiple chronic illnesses in the US nearly doubled—from 7% to 13%. Allergy-related emergency room visits doubled between 1997 and 2002 while food allergies, especially among children, skyrocketed. We also witnessed a dramatic rise in asthma, autism, obesity, diabetes, digestive disorders, and certain cancers. "]
Obama Science Advisor John Holdren Also Said Newborn Baby Net Fully Human lifenews.com 7/30/9 ["In another manuscript, Holdren also says a newborn child “will ultimately develop into a human being” if properly fed and socialized."]
House overwhelmingly rejects signing statement thehill.com 7/30/9 ["The House rebuked President Obama for trying to ignore restrictions to international aid payments, voting overwhelmingly for an amendment forcing the administration to abide by its constraints."]
Hal Turner Admits He Worked for the FBI infowars.com 7/30/9 ["Documentation emerged in 2008 exposing Turner as an FBI operative. “Hal Turner, rising in fame as the most blatant hate talk radio host, self-proclaimed neo-nazi, antisemite, racist who hinted at the need to eradicate Jews — turns out to have been fronting a typical FBI COINTELPRO sting operation,” writes Richard Evans. "]
Food safety bill defeated in House google.com 7/30/9 ["needed a two-thirds vote for passage. The 280-150 vote was just a few shy of that threshold. Democrats quickly scheduled another vote on the bill — under normal House rules, in which only a simple majority is needed — for Thursday. The expedited process of suspending the rules allows limited debate and no amendments, and is usually reserved for non-controversial bills. But opponents of the legislation said the process was too rushed as most members had not been able to see the bill until early Wednesday."]

China takes baby step to reduce dependence on dollar csmonitor.com 7/29/9 ["...it is taking baby steps to conduct trade in its own currency – most recently, by allowing five cities to settle certain international transactions in renminbi instead of dollars."]
Pregnancy likely to be swine flu shot priority google.com 7/29/9 ["For more than a decade, the committee has recommended that pregnant women get vaccinated for seasonal flu, which is considered a serious threat even to pregnant women who are young and healthy. Pregnant women are unusually vulnerable — especially in the third trimester — due to changes in the lungs and immune system that make it harder for them to shake off respiratory infections, said Dr. Kevin Ault, an Emory University obstetrician."]
Obama IS a U.S. citizen, says exasperated White House reuters.com 7/29/9 ["White House spokesman Robert Gibbs looked exasperated at his briefing on Monday when a reporter asked him, "Is there anything you can say that will make the birthers go away?""]
Unveiled! Hawaii's 1961 long-form birth certificates wnd.com 7/29/9 ["Images of two 1961 Hawaii birth certificates similar to the one President Obama purportedly has on file have now been unveiled. "]
Texas: Police can use force to compel hurricane evacuation caller.com 7/29/9 ["Schauer sees the law more as a tool to compel people to leave, or to be used in special situations. For example, officials could issue a mandatory evacuation for the beaches, giving police the authority to arrest people who go storm-watching and put themselves in danger."]
New Study Finds 66 Percent Increased Breast Cancer Risk After Abortion lifenews.com 7/29/9 ["The results also found that, while induced abrotion causes increased breast cancer risks for women, having a spontaneuous abortion, or miscarriage, does not."]
 

Readying Americans for Dangerous, Mandatory Vaccinations globalresearch.ca 7/28/9 ["The Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act slipped under the radar when George Bush signed it into law as part of the 2006 Defense Appropriations Act (HR 2863). It lets the HHS Secretary declare any disease an epidemic or national emergency requiring mandatory vaccinations. ...The HHS web site also says the Secretary may "issue a declaration....that provides immunity from tort liability (except for willful misconduct) for claims of loss caused, arising out of, relating to, or resulting from administration or use of (vaccine or other pharmaceutical) countermeasures to diseases, threats and conditions determined by the Secretary to constitute a present, or credible risk of a future public health emergency...." "]
Squalene: The Swine Flu Vaccine’s Dirty Little Secret Exposed mercola.com 7/28/9 ["The difference between “good” and “bad” squalene is the route by which it enters your body. Injection is an abnormal route of entry which incites your immune system to attack all the squalene in your body, not just the vaccine adjuvant. Your immune system will attempt to destroy the molecule wherever it finds it, including in places where it occurs naturally, and where it is vital to the health of your nervous system."]
India's new antipoverty measure: national ID card csmonitor.com 7/28/9 ["The card's introduction, one of the largest IT projects in the world, will eliminate a patchwork of local IDs and is meant to improve the delivery of social services to the poor. "]
Federal Judges Engage In Conspiracy To Cover Up Income Tax Fraud newswithviews.com 7/28/9 [By Devvy Kidd  "I recently wrote two columns on the Sotomayor nomination regarding Dr. Richard Cordero's evidence implicating her in a cover-up in concealing assets as part of a judicially run and tolerated bankruptcy fraud scheme. She also lied on the required documentation submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee. According to one member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sotomayor is allegedly completing the questionnaire that was supposed to be done before any vote. "]
Pence Amendment Fails, House Votes to Increase Tax Dollars for Planned Parenthood lifesitenews.com 7/28/9 ["The Labor/Health and Human Services appropriations bill contains $317.5 million for the HHS Title X Family Planning program, which includes an additional $10 million, representing a three percent increase over 2008 levels. The Title X program provides a major source of funding for Planned Parenthood and affiliates, which receive approximately twenty-three percent of Title X Family Planning funds. "]
Canada Court Rules Marriage Commissioners Must "Marry" Homosexuals lifesitenews.com 7/28/9 ["Nichols' religious views are not relevant in how he conducts his job, according to the judge in her 36-page decision. "In that capacity [as marriage commissioner], his personal religious beliefs do not matter," she wrote."]
Top US officials seek to reassure Chinese google.com 7/28/9 ["The Chinese, who have the largest foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury debt at $801.5 billion, have been expressing worries that soaring deficits could spark inflation or a sudden drop in the value of the dollar, thus jeopardizing their investments."]
Worries about influx of supply pressures Treasurys google.com 7/28/9 ["The U.S. government is relying on successful auctions to help fund its stimulus programs, but with the debt load expected to reach $1.84 trillion this year, some investors are concerned that demand will fall off."]
Meltdown 101: Package sizes at the grocery store google.com 7/28/9 ["Think of your food packages like an economic barometer: Times are tough, so costs are low and packages are bigger. When times are good, costs are high and packages, to compensate, get smaller."]
Small Farms Challenge Expansion of FDA's Authority wsj.com 7/28/9 ["The farmers say food-safety legislation that passed the Energy and Commerce Committee in June gives the FDA authority to set production standards on their farms and charge them the same registration fees large food processors would be required to pay. The agency, they fear, could also require them to keep more records so contaminated products could be traced more easily."]
Five Firms Hold 80% of Derivatives Risk, Fitch Report Finds cfo.com 7/28/9 ["Concentrated, in fact, among a mere handful of financial-services giants. About 80% of the derivative assets and liabilities carried on the balance sheets of 100 companies reviewed by Fitch were held by five banks: JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and Morgan Stanley. Those five banks also account for more than 96% of the companies' exposure to credit derivatives."]
 

What Have You Done? newswithviews.com 7/27/9 [By Coach Dave Daubenmire  "Do you have any fruit? You, I’m talking about. Not your church, not your pastor. You. "]
Brazil, Canada Pull Money Out Of Treasurys wsj.com 7/27/9 [" Brazil and Canada were among big sellers of Treasurys in the latest month for which data is available and the previous year, catching analysts off guard and raising speculation that quieter nations may be concerned about investing in the U.S. "]
Failed Bank List fdic.gov 7/27/9 [Editor: Seven more last Friday...]
Guaranty Financial, No.2 Texas bank, says may fail reuters.com 7/27/9 ["...the second-largest publicly traded bank in Texas, said it will probably fail after loan losses and write-downs left it "critically" short of capital."]
Cash-strapped states raid 911 funds 7/27/9 [""]
Toyota Said to Decide to Shut California Car Plant  bloomberg.com 7/27/9 ["...will shut a California auto-assembly plant that operated as a joint venture with General Motors Corp. for 25 years, the first time Japan’s largest carmaker has closed a factory at home or abroad"]
Retail industry braces for shopping center collapse tbo.com 7/27/9 ["Florida cities already are among the nation's hardest-hit by home foreclosures. Similar problems in the commercial real estate market would cause the recovery of the economy to take even longer. That's worrisome because estimates call for the commercial real estate market, valued at about $6.7 trillion nationally, to see half of its loans due over the next three years."]
More bodies go unclaimed as families can't afford funeral costs latimes.com 7/27/9 ["The county morgue, which is responsible for the indigent and others who go unclaimed, saw a 25% increase in cremations in the first half of this year over the same period a year ago, rising to 680 from 545."]
California's biggest government pension funds lose almost $100 billion latimes.com 7/27/9 ["On Tuesday, the country's two biggest public pension funds reported losing almost $100 billion in the fiscal year that ended June 30. And the governor is expected to highlight the new numbers as he renews a campaign to trim the cost of providing lifetime, fixed benefits to hundreds of thousands of government retirees."]
Swine flu: Up to 160 Britons held in quarantine overseas dailymail.co.uk 7/27/9 ["It comes as experts said children under the age of 14 have become 'super-spreaders' of the virus, leaving England battling a raging epidemic."]
E-Trade reports quarterly net loss of $143 million marketwatch.com 7/27/9 ["The discount-brokerage company has lost 94% of its market value in the past two years as the mortgage meltdown and ensuing financial crisis devastated its banking business. "]
GM aims to cut 21,000 workers detnews.com 7/27/9 ["Hourly workers faced a deadline Friday to accept buyout and early retirement offers from General Motors Co. that could help the automaker thin its work force, cut labor costs and clear the way for hiring lower-paid employees. "]
Sotomayor's Confirmation Vote Rescheduled - Here's Why newswithviews.com 7/27/9 [By Devvy Kidd  "There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that Sotomayor has been a willing participant in a judicially run and tolerated bankruptcy fraud scheme. There is no hesitation on my part when I say that if given all the evidence, a grand jury would indict not only Sotomayor, but several other federal judges involved in this fraud."]
 

"Let It Come" newswithviews.com 7/21/9 [By Chuck Baldwin  "...the States of Montana and Tennessee have each passed their own "Firearms Freedom Act." Briefly stated, the bills provide that any firearms or ammunition that are manufactured, sold, and kept within the State are not subject to federal law or federal regulation. ...On July 16 of this year, BATFE Assistant Director Carson Carroll sent an "Open Letter" to all firearms dealers within the States of Tennessee and Montana, telling them in no uncertain terms, "Federal law supersedes the [Tennessee or Montana] Act, and all provisions of the Gun Control Act and the National Firearms Act, and their corresponding regulations, continue to apply.""]
Obama's "Health-Care" Death Lists Coming Your Way newswithviews.com 7/21/9 [By Joel Turtel  "Also, as health-care costs explode in a socialized-medicine paradise, bureaucrats will have to keep lowering the cut-off age for your CAT scan, heart operation or cancer care. First the cut-off age might be 68, then it will go to 65, then to 60, then to 55. The more health-care costs explode, the lower the cut-off age will go."]
U.S. Rescue May Reach $23.7 Trillion, Barofsky Says bloomberg.com 7/21/9 ["The Treasury’s $700 billion bank-investment program represents a fraction of all federal support to resuscitate the U.S. financial system, including $6.8 trillion in aid offered by the Federal Reserve, Barofsky said in a report released today. "]
Alarming Africa male gay HIV rate news.bbc.co.uk 7/21/9 ["The Oxford University researchers found that the prevalence of HIV/Aids among gay men in sub-Saharan African has been "driven by cultural, religious and political unwillingness to accept [gay men] as equal members of society". "]
Bank 'walkaways' from foreclosed homes are a growing, troubling trend cleveland.com 7/21/9 [" Lenders or mortgage companies decide they don't want homes they have already foreclosed on, sometimes because the value has plummeted or they believe the homes could become costly liabilities if they are socked with housing code violations. "]
Philadelphia: City suspends payment of contracts philly.com 7/21/9 ["Running out of cash because of the state budget deadlock, the City of Philadelphia has stopped paying many of its bills until the impasse is resolved, City Finance Director Rob Dubow said this morning."]
Cambodia welcomes ASEAN single visa xinhuanet.com 7/21/9 [" The proposal was put forward by Thai Prime Minister at the opening ceremony of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Phuket. He said that Cambodia and Thailand already agreed to use one single visa. "]

Israel rejects US call to halt Jerusalem project google.com 7/20/9 ["Israel on Sunday rejected a U.S. demand to suspend a planned housing project in east Jerusalem, threatening to further complicate an unusually tense standoff with its strongest ally over settlement construction."]
Atheists sue to keep In God We Trust' off Capitol Visitor Center miamiherald.com 7/20/9 ["A California Republican congressman wants to do a little writing on the walls of Washington's newest federal building. If Rep. Dan Lungren gets his way, Congress will spend nearly $100,000 to engrave the words "In God We Trust" and the Pledge of Allegiance in prominent spots at the Capitol Visitor Center. Lungren's proposal drew only a whimper of opposition last week when the House of Representatives voted 410-8 to approve it. Now, however, Lungren finds himself tussling with a national atheists and agnostics group."]
CIT collapse could ripple through retail industry fayobserver.com 7/20/9 ["New York-based CIT fills a crucial role in the retail industry by helping companies that make items get paid faster by the stores that sell them. It does this by providing short-term financing, mostly to small- to medium-sized businesses that can't afford to wait the typical 60 to 90 days it takes to get paid by retailers."]
Paulson reveals US concerns of breakdown in law and order independent.co.uk 7/20/9 ["The Bush administration and Congress discussed the possibility of a breakdown in law and order and the logistics of feeding US citizens if commerce and banking collapsed as a result of last autumn's financial panic, it was disclosed yesterday."]
What "Tipping Point" Will Push Americans To Their Limit? newswithviews.com 7/20/9 [By Mary Starrett "How about foreign troops on U.S. soil? Will that tip us? Perhaps the FEMA exercises planned for July 27th, 2009 will cause some mild reflux. Or maybe we will explain away yet another questionable act by federal overlords hell bent on making us all one Pangea-like serfdom. Later this month, the folks in FEMA region VI (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.) will be offering up their renowned hospitality to troops from a number of countries in what’s called NLE 09."]
Swine flu sweeping world at 'unprecedented speed': WHO breitbart.com 7/20/9 [" "In past pandemics, influenza viruses have needed more than six months to spread as widely as the new H1N1 virus has spread in less than six weeks." "]
Swine flu is spreading even in summer latimes.com 7/20/9 ["Schuchat said she thinks the unusually high rate of transmission during the heat and humidity of summer, which normally sharply reduce transmission, may be because many Americans have no resistance to the virus from prior exposure. But there are "no data" to suggest why transmission is continuing, she said."]
British airlines blocking swine flu travellers google.com 7/20/9 ["Britain is Europe's worst-hit territory, with estimates of 55,000 new cases last week, and both British Airways and Virgin Atlantic said they have put in place measures to turn back passengers showing symptoms."]
 

Legal immunity set for swine flu vaccine makers google.com 7/18/9 ["The last time the government faced a new swine flu virus was in 1976. ...Federal officials vaccinated 40 million Americans during a national campaign. A pandemic never materialized, but thousands who got the shots filed injury claims, saying they suffered a paralyzing condition called Guillain-Barre Syndrome or other side effects."]
Jobless rate tops 10 percent in 15 states, DC google.com 7/18/9 ["The Labor Department on Friday said unemployment topped 10 percent in 15 states and the District of Columbia last month. And the jobless rate in Michigan surpassed 15 percent, the first time any state hit that mark since 1984."  Editor: A good rule of thumb is to double the .gov unemployment statistics for a truer picture]
Lithuania Parliament Overturns Presidential Veto of Law Banning Homosexual Propaganda in Schools lifesitenews.com 7/18/9 ["The law will prohibit the dissemination of public information that is recognized in general to have a negative effect on the mental, physical, intellectual, and moral development of youth. This includes the spreading of information that "agitates for homosexual, bisexual relations, or polygamy.""]
Failed Bank List fdic.gov 7/18/9 ["This list includes banks which have failed since October 1, 2000."]
House health care bill 'outlaws private insurance'  wnd.com 7/18/9 ["According to the report, The Lewin Group has estimated that 120 million or more may lose group coverage at their places of employment and be forced to accept the government option – leaving private insurance companies with less than 50 million customers."]
Foreign Policy Address at the Council on Foreign Relations state.gov 7/18/9 ["Thank you very much, Richard, and I am delighted to be here in these new headquarters. I have been often to, I guess, the mother ship in New York City, but it’s good to have an outpost of the Council right here down the street from the State Department. We get a lot of advice from the Council, so this will mean I won’t have as far to go to be told what we should be doing and how we should think about the future."]
US computer giant Cisco lays off hundreds google.com 7/18/9 ["has laid off between 600 and 700 employees at its headquarters in San Jose, California, in a bid to reduce costs amid slow sales"]
'Birth hospital': Letter for real wnd.com 7/18/9 ["After days of sustained silence, the Honolulu hospital that trumpeted – then later concealed – a letter allegedly written by President Obama in which he ostensibly declares his birth at the facility now claims the letter is, in fact, real."]
Unborn Child's Memory Develops by 30 Weeks in the Womb: New Research lifesitenews.com 7/18/9 ["The scientists found that at thirty weeks, the child in the womb has a short-term memory of about ten minutes. At 34 weeks, the child can store information and retrieve it up to four weeks later. The younger children who had been tested at 34 and 36 weeks were later able to habituate much faster than children at 38 weeks who had never been tested."]
 

Sotomayor Calls Abortion a "Right" at Final Hearing lifesitenews.com 7/17/9 ["...one question from Sen. Lyndsey Graham (R-NC) on the candidate's role in a strongly pro-abortion civil rights group prompted Sotomayor to refer to abortion as "a woman's right to terminate her pregnancy.""]
AL: Gov. Bob Riley won't declare state of emergency in Jefferson County al.com 7/17/9 ["Alabama Gov. Bob Riley said today that a request to declare a state of emergency for financially strapped Jefferson County is not a legal option he can take."]
Bair: Bank Failures Ahead 10 Times Worse newsmax.com 7/17/9 [""That means that people who make mortgages in local places .... people that could really help in a foreclosure will not be there," Bunning said. "]
Hired Shepherds newswithviews.com 7/17/9 [By Coach Dave Daubenmire  "In fact, Jesus goes a step further to identify the thief for us by calling him a “hireling” and not the shepherd (v. 12). It is the “hireling” (false shepherd) who “seeth the wolf coming” (v. 12) and deserts his post. The hireling flees because he “careth not for the sheep.” (v. 13), but is only in it for his own personal gain. "]
UK: Swine flu: Medical chief orders NHS to prepare for 65,000 deaths - with a toll of as many as 350 a day  dailymail.co.uk 7/17/9 ["Though he stressed he was making assumptions rather than predictions, he revealed that the number of swine flu deaths has more than doubled in the past week, to 29."]
Study Finds Medicaid Coverage Increases Abortions lifesitenews.com 7/17/9 ["Researchers at the Guttmacher Institute earlier this month issued a report that found that about 1/4 of the women who would have aborted their child if the government had provided the funds decided to keep their children."]
Drought and water policies drying up Euphrates River star-telegram.com 7/17/9 ["Some officials worry that it could soon be half of what it is now. The shrinking of the Euphrates, a river so crucial to the birth of civilization that the Book of Revelation prophesies its drying up as a sign of the end times..."]
Some shrinking U.S. cities find splendor in green reuters.com 7/17/9 ["In Flint, Michigan, the birthplace of General Motors, a pioneering program that allows local government to capture profits from tax foreclosures has generated funds to demolish over 1,000 abandoned homes in the past five years."]
 

'Harry Potter' rakes in record midnight magic: report google.com 7/16/9 [""In a massive start... 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' easily scored the biggest midnight gross of all-time in earning 22.2 million dollars as it debuted in 3,003 runs at 12:01 am Wednesday," Variety reported on its web site."]
Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince crossroad.to 7/16/9 ["Actually, our wise and caring God has already drawn some very specific lines for us. To guard us from dangers we can't even grasp, He has given us clear boundaries that we would be wise to heed.[4] For example, He tells us that anyone practicing witchcraft, sorcery, spell-casting, necromancy or divination (all occult skills that Harry learns and practices at Hogwarts Schools of Witchcraft and Wizardry) is an "abomination." [Deut 18:10-12] What does that tell us about God's attitude toward spiritual models such as Harry and Dumbledore? How does it relate to His warning in Romans 12:9: "Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good.""]
Romans Chapter 13 Revisited newswithviews.com 7/16/9 [By Chuck Baldwin  "So, there are limits to authority. A father has authority in his home, but does this give him power to abuse his wife and children? Of course not. An employer has authority on the job, but does this give him power to control the private lives of his employees? No. ...All human authority is limited in nature. No man has unlimited authority over the lives of other men. (Lordship and Sovereignty is the exclusive domain of Jesus Christ.)"]
Controversial Homosexual "Hate Crimes" Act Set for Senate Vote Tomorrow lifesitenews.com 7/16/9 ["Last year the Senate approved hate crimes legislation also as part of the military bill, but it was never reconciled with a similar House-passed bill, and met with opposition from the Bush White House. However, Obama expressed support for the legislation in April, urging the House to quickly pass its version. "]
Bombshell: Orders revoked for soldier challenging prez wnd.com 7/16/9 ["A U.S. Army Reserve major from Florida scheduled to report for deployment to Afghanistan within days has had his military orders revoked after arguing he should not be required to serve under a president who has not proven his eligibility for office. "]
Pathway Genomics launches public DNA testing google.com 7/16/9 ["Genomics was launched as government officials grapple with whether DTC gene testing services should be more strictly controlled to assure people get reliable results and avoid the misuse of DNA information. Under one adverse scenario, health insurance providers could deny healthy people policies based on medical risks identified by genetic analysis."]
 

Obama Science Czar Envisioned "Planetary Regime" of Forced Abortion and Sterilization Program in Book lifesitenews.com 7/15/9 ["Although President Obama's choice for science czar received unanimous approval from the US Senate in March, little mention has been made of Harvard professor John Holdren's career as a self-avowed "neo-Malthusian." In that capacity Holdren has advocated compulsory population control in America, including forced abortion and the addition of sterilizing agents to drinking water, and the creation of what he literally called a "Planetary Regime" that would enforce such a program worldwide."]
UK: NHS tells school children of their 'right' to 'an orgasm a day' telegraph.co.uk 7/15/9 ["The advice appears in leaflets circulated to parents, teachers and youth workers and is meant to update sex education by telling students about the benefits of enjoyable sex."]
Human Rights Court Case Could be Europe's Roe v. Wade: ADF Attorney lifesitenews.com 7/15/9 ["Not only is the Republic of Ireland's ability to have legal protections for the unborn now at stake in the high profile case currently before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), but potentially the entire continent's."]
California: Governor orders 2,000 more positions cut sfgate.com 7/15/9 ["Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has ordered state department heads to eliminate 2,000 jobs on top of the 5,000 positions he wants to cut as part of his budget solution, his officials said today."]
9/12 mania: Massive tea party storms D.C.  wnd.com 7/15/9 ["Thousands of taxpayers from across the nation are planning to descend on Washington, D.C., to take their fight against excessive spending, bailocuts, growth of big government and soaring deficits to the front door of the U.S. Capitol – and they say lawmakers can't hide from their loud and clear message."]
Countries plan for mass vaccinations against swine flu google.com 7/15/9 ["Talk of mass vaccination campaigns was reported around the globe with Germany saying it envisioned having to order some 25 million doses of a vaccine now under development to immunise nearly a third of its population."]
Monsanto acquires firm to extend into wheat google.com 7/15/9 ["Monsanto is known for genetically modified corn that is resistant to the company's pesticides, a technique it claims improves crop yields but is heavily criticized by environmentalists."]
 

Obama Healthcare Reform Bound to Include "Largest Expansion of Abortion Since Roe v. Wade": NRLC, Chris Smith lifesitenews.com 7/14/9 ["Unless legislators take steps to make Obama's healthcare reform package explicitly exclude abortion from "healthcare," the new government-sponsored health plan will undoubtedly provide for a vast expansion of abortion  ...A senate committee today rejected amendments proposed by the NRLC to explicitly exclude abortion from the healthcare package, leaving intact the fears of pro-life legislators that the reform package will unfetter U.S. abortions in a way similar to the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA)."]
Sotomayor Ruled That States Do Not Have to Obey Second Amendment cnsnews.com 7/14/9 ["In Maloney v. Cuomo, Sotomayor signed an opinion of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit that said the Second Amendment does not protect individuals from having their right to keep and bear arms restricted by state governments."]
Obama Surgeon General Pick Regina Benjamin Wanted Docs to Learn Abortions lifenews.com 7/14/9 [""]
Sotomayor Supported Censoring Biblical Verse on Homosexuality from New York City Billboard cnsnews.com 7/14/9 ["In the case of Okwedy v. Molinari, decided in 2003, Sotomayor sat on a three-judge panel that upheld a lower court’s ruling (from 2001) against Keyword Ministries and its pastor, Kristopher Okwedy. The ministry had purchased billboard advertisements featuring Bible verses that condemned homosexuality."]
Budget deficit tops $1 trillion for first time google.com 7/14/9 ["The deficit has been propelled by the huge sum the government has spent to combat the recession and financial crisis, combined with a sharp decline in tax revenues. Paying for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan also is a major factor. The country's soaring deficits are making Chinese and other foreign buyers of U.S. debt nervous, which could make them reluctant lenders down the road. It could force the Treasury Department to pay higher interest rates to make U.S. debt attractive longer-term."]
Children and Pregnant Women Targeted in U.S. Swine Flu Mass Vaccination Program  naturalnews.com 7/14/9 ["To those who know anything about the immune system, vaccines and influenza, it may seem shocking to learn that the U.S. influenza vaccine program will first target those with the weakest immune systems to begin with: Toddlers as young as six months old, pregnant women and adults with degenerative disease. "]
[Graphic Disclaimer] The Kinsey Syndrome: Will Your Child Be The Next Victim? newswithviews.com 7/14/9 [By Devvy Kidd  "Do these women ever turn on the news and see the almost weekly snatching of young girls in broad daylight; their raped and murdered bodies found a week later in some ditch or never found at all? Allowing a young girl to wear such promiscuous clothing is like a magnet to the sexual predators roaming the streets of our cities and towns."]
 

Allies' stance cited in US gays-in-military debate washingtonpost.com 7/13/9 ["U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, the first Iraq war veteran elected to Congress, has just launched a campaign for a bill to repeal "don't ask, don't tell." He observed British troops in Iraq operating smoothly with a serve-openly policy and bristles at the contention that America's armed forces would suffer morale and recruiting problems if they followed suit. "]
DPJ’s Nakagawa Says Japan Should Diversify Reserves bloomberg.com 7/13/9 ["Japan’s opposition party, leading in polls two months ahead of elections, said the nation should consider shifting its $1 trillion of foreign reserves away from the dollar and buying International Monetary Fund bonds. "]
Protecting Your Family From an Influenza Pandemic  survivalblog.com 7/13/9 [By James Wesley, Rawles  Updated: July 9, 2009]
U.S. companies sink deeper in debt as economy drags reuters.com 7/13/9 ["Even if the longest recession in decades is now petering out, growth will be so feeble that companies can not rake in enough earnings to offset their debt mountain, leaving many dangerously exposed. In the first quarter, the debt of U.S. industrial companies in aggregate exceeded 100 percent of their annual income for the first time..."]
U.S. to spend another $1 billion on flu vaccine reuters.com 7/13/9 [" Sebelius has said plans were on track for a mid-October vaccination program, although it was not certain Americans would be offered the vaccine for the so-called swine flu."]
 

Medvedev Shows Off Sample Coin of New ‘World Currency’ at G-8 bloomberg.com 7/11/9 ["The coin, which bears the words “unity in diversity,” was minted in Belgium and presented to the heads of G-8 delegations, Medvedev said. "]
Potato famine disease striking home gardens in U.S. reuters.com 7/11/9 ["Late blight, which caused the Irish Potato Famine of the 1840s and 1850s, is killing potato and tomato plants in home gardens from Maine to Ohio and threatening commercial and organic farms, U.S. plant scientists said on Friday."]
The New American's Manifesto newswithviews.com 7/11/9 [By Nancy Levant  "You can take our schools as long as schools raise our children."]
German Government Levels Crippling Fines, Threatens to Seize Custody of Son from Homeschooling Family lifesitenews.com 7/11/9 ["Despite having educated their two children, Josua, 16, and Aaron, 14, for over nine years with great success, the government earlier this year initiated proceedings against the Schmidts as part of a clampdown on homeschooling families. The state has leveled heavy fines on the Schmidt family to the tune of a staggering €13,000 ($18,300 USD), which has broken their finances and pushed them to the brink of bankruptcy."]
Homeland unveils immigration enforcement plan google.com 7/11/9 ["An overhauled federal program allowing local and state law enforcement officials to arrest and deport immigrants will focus on the most serious criminals and limit officers' police powers, the Homeland Security Department said Friday"]
Americans swap homes for hotels as recession bites reuters.com 7/11/9 ["In Massachusetts, a record number of families are being put up in motels due to high unemployment and the rising number of homes going into foreclosure, costing taxpayers $2 million per month but providing a lifeline for desperate families."]
Good For Nothing Christians newswithviews.com 7/11/9 [Pastor Chuck Baldwin  "...in more than 34 years of Gospel ministry, it has never been harder to continue to carry the torch of truth than it is today. It takes a toll on one's physical health and emotional being, and even on one's family. Any pastor desiring to carry the torch of truth today need not expect to have many friends. And any evangelist desiring to carry the torch of truth today need not expect to get many meetings. Truth is about as popular as a bad case of the measles, and yes, I mean among today's professing "Christians.""]
 

Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg: I Thought Roe Would Help Eradicate Unwanted Populations Through Abortion lifesitenews.com 7/10/9 [""Frankly I had thought that at the time Roe was decided, there was concern about population growth and particularly growth in populations that we don't want to have too many of," Ginsburg told Emily Bazelon of the New York Times. "]
Nation's Banks to Stop Accepting California IOUs After Friday foxnews.com 7/10/9 ["The banks, including JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp., Wells Fargo & Co. and Citigroup Inc. and some regional banks, are trying to pressure lawmakers to end the impasse by warning that, after Friday, they won't accept IOUs issued by the state. The move would leave many businesses and families with pieces of paper and fewer options for getting their money immediately."]
U.S. government to pay for flu vaccine campaign reuters.com 7/10/9 ["Sebelius said plans were on track for a mid-October vaccination program, and she urged states and territories to get plans in place now. It will likely run alongside the annual seasonal flu vaccine campaign and may include schools and other non-traditional sites as vaccination centers."]
Resistant case of swine flu found in S.F. teen sfgate.com 7/10/9 ["The case suggests swine flu - a form of influenza Type A, subtype H1N1 - is capable of not only developing drug resistance but also spreading between humans in that resistant form, said Dr. Arthur Reingold, professor at UC Berkeley School of Public Health. "]
Obama's Ambitious U.N. Treaty Agenda newswithviews.com 7/10/9 [By Cliff Kincaid  "Not coincidentally, Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Sonia Sotomayor, wrote the foreword for the book, The International Judge, a favorable treatment of foreign law and foreign judges. Chapter Two, titled, “International Judges: Who Are They and How Do They Get on the Courts?,” examines such topics as “the job market.” "]
IRS Demands that Pro-Life Group Swear it Will Not Oppose Planned Parenthood lifesitenews.com 7/10/9 ["The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has told a non-profit coalition of pro-life groups in Iowa to promise that it would not organize protests at Planned Parenthood abortion facilities before it is granted tax exempt status."]
Christian Pimps newswithviews.com 7/10/9 [Editor: Very good article, but his solution is somewhat tainted by his concept of the church and what it should be. See my article below as well.]
The Church: Edifice or Family? informedchristians.com 7/10/9 [By Daniel Valles, Editor "Why can Christians be so fervent and zealous in their attendance and participation at ‘church’ events, yet have little appetite for the things of God? The answer is that they are never told or instructed in what the Church truly is."]
Hundreds injured in south China quake: agency reuters.com 7/10/9 ["The government of Yao'an county estimated 30 severe injuries among more than 300 hurt, and put the number of collapsed homes at 10,000 in a hasty initial estimate."]
 

Abortion pill used in a quarter of US abortions google.com 7/9/9 ["Some experts predict the percentage of such "medical abortions," which offer more privacy than surgical termination at an abortion clinic or hospital, will rise even more due to the new study."]
Embryonic Stem Cell Research Expands With U.S. Funds bloomberg.com 7/9/9 ["Stem cell research in the U.S. will expand under rules that allow federal government funding for scientists working with unused embryos created at fertility clinics, freeing hundreds of cell lines for study. "]
Pope Endorses "World Political Authority" newswithviews.com 7/9/9 [By Cliff Kinkaid  "In explicit and direct language, the Pope calls for a “true world political authority” to manage the affairs of the world. At the same time, however, the Pope also warns that such an international order could “produce a dangerous universal power of a tyrannical nature” and must be guarded against somehow."]
True unemployment rate already at 20% msn.com 7/9/9 ["After reviewing the data, Williams believes that "the June jobs loss likely exceeded 700,000." David Rosenberg of Gluskin Sheff notes that the fall in the number of hours worked in June (to a record low of 33 per week) is equivalent to a loss of more than 800,000 jobs."]
Preparing for civil unrest  backwoodshome.com 7/9/9 [By Claire Wolfe  "Politicians are making a hash of this country—and much of the rest of the civilized world. We know it. They know it. They know we know it. But we don't feel we can do anything much to stop them. That right there is the pre-condition for civil unrest—when people are frustrated and politicians are nervous."]
Honduras Is Right About Zelaya humanevents.com 7/9/9 ["Hondurans resisting former President Manuel Zelaya’s efforts to stay in power are not mounting a coup d’etat. On the contrary, they are fighting against the all-too-common practice of past Latin American leaders who choose, against the rule of law and democracy, to stay in power. It is so common a problem that there is a specific name for it: continuismo. "]
Yuan Deposes Dollar on China Border in Sign of Future bloomberg.com 7/9/9 ["China expanded yuan settlement agreements last week from border zones to its largest financial centers, including Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong. The program is being rolled out across Malaysia, Indonesia, Brazil and Russia, all nations seeking to reduce the dollar’s role as the linchpin of world finance and trade. "]
Losses loom for airlines, but most can stave off bankruptcy – for now csmonitor.com 7/9/9 ["...few are predicting a rush toward bankruptcy court, at least not in the near future. That's because load factors – or how full a plane is – are up as airlines have sharply reduced the number of flights. As long as oil prices don't rise again suddenly, most airlines are expected to limp along, economically, toward the end of the year. "]
U.S. consumers fall behind on loans at record pace reuters.com 7/9/9 [" Delinquencies on the value of all card debt soared to a record 6.60 percent from 5.52 percent in the fourth quarter as more cardholders relied on plastic to meet day-to-day expenses, the American Bankers Association said."]
 

Pope urges 'world authority' to govern economy, finance latimes.com 7/8/9 ["Such an authority would need to be regulated by law, to observe consistently the principles of subsidiarity and solidarity, to seek to establish the common good, and to make a commitment to securing authentic integral human development inspired by the values of charity in truth."]
Pope proposes new financial order guided by ethics yahoo.com 7/8/9 [""There is urgent need (for) a true world political authority" that can manage the global economy, guarantee the environment is protected, ensure world peace and bring about food security for the poor, he wrote."]
Calls grow to supplant dollar as global currency  theglobeandmail.com 7/8/9 ["The questioning of the U.S. dollar as the key currency for central banks by a leader of a major European economy gives renewed life to the issue at this week's Group of Eight summit meeting in L'Aquila, Italy. The U.S. dollar has long served as the dominant medium of exchange, and tends to dominate the official money reserves that countries hold through their governments and at their central banks."]
White House mum on North America summit worldnetdaily.com 7/8/9 ["The White House is completely mum on the fifth annual summit of the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America, now operating under the title of the North American Leaders' Summit, scheduled on the State Department calendar to occur in Mexico next month. "]
'Worst to come' warning as G8 leaders gather google.com 7/8/9 ["But as the leaders began arriving, World Trade Organisation chief Pascal Lamy warned them that "the worst of the crisis in social terms is still to come, which means that the worst of the crisis in political terms is still to come". Lamy said he would stress the need to resist protectionist tendencies when he meets leaders at the summit."]
Auto parts maker Lear Corp. files for Chapter 11 google.com 7/8/9 ["The move had been expected from the maker of vehicle seats and electronics, which missed an interest payment on its bond debt last week and revealed its intention to seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from its creditors"]
The Age Of Despotism newswithviews.com 7/8/9 [By Chuck Baldwin  "Commander Cunningham also expressed the fear that, should another attack occur within our country, the current administration would not hesitate to declare martial law, which would almost certainly include the confiscation of firearms."]
If Drivers Have to Go, They Have To Go Far washingtonpost.com 7/8/9 ["Virginia's major roadways will become a less hospitable place in two weeks when the cash-strapped state closes 18 rest stops..."]
Fetal Tissue in Vaccine Production May be Linked to Autism in Children Claims Campaign Group lifesitenews.com 7/8/9 ["Increased rates of regressive autism in children in the US and UK can be historically associated with the switch by pharmaceutical companies from the use of animal cells to produce vaccines to the use of aborted human fetal cells, a campaign group is claiming."]
Senate torpedoes Fed Reserve audit worldnetdaily.com 7/8/9 [""To understand how unwise it is to have the Federal Reserve, one must first understand the magnitude of the privileges they have," Paul wrote in a recent Straight Talk commentary. "They have been given the power to create money, by the trillions, and to give it to their friends, under any terms they wish, with little or no meaningful oversight or accountability." "]
 

When a Celebrity Dies the Nation Mourns, But When a Baby Dies From Abortion... lifenews.com 7/7/9 ["If we contrast, however, the public show of grief to these celebrity deaths with the public response to the deaths of 3,300 unborn children that occur from abortion every day we will have to make a disturbing observation about our nation."]
Fitch cuts California GO debt as crisis weighs reuters.com 7/7/9 ["Fitch Ratings on Thursday downgraded the rating on California's general obligation debt and said it may lower the rating again, citing the state's continued fiscal and economic stress. The agency cut the state's rating by one notch to A-minus, placing it four notches above speculative, or "junk" status, and making it the lowest rating of any U.S. state."]
Muni bonds feel US states’ fiscal stress ft.com 7/7/9 ["California’s high-profile budget crisis and the fiscal woes of states throughout the US are taking their toll on the public finance markets, sending borrowing costs higher for states, cities, counties and other municipal issuers."]
How Many More Lies? newswithviews.com 7/7/9 [By Devvy Kidd  "...tens of millions do not remember (or choose not to remember) the massive lies and cover ups that have affected the lives of tens of thousands of Americans. They don't give more than a passing thought anymore to the victims and their families. Those who birthed this constitutional republic would be repulsed by the lack of interest and cowardice on the part of elected public servants who have turned a blind eye to getting the truth and exposing the murderers."]
One president for 27 nations: Can Tony Blair lead Europe? csmonitor.com 7/7/9 ["The job of chairing Europe's key decisionmaking body, the European Council of Heads of State, has yet to even to be formally put up for grabs. But jockeying for position in a race set to enliven the EU's often mind-numbingly staid politics is under way behind the scenes, according to experts. "]
Islam investigator ejected from D.C. Muslim conference worldnetdaily.com 7/7/9 ["With a high-profile Christian keynote speaker, Rick Warren, the Islamic Society of North America billed its July 4 national convention here as a major outreach to non-Muslims, but it chose to eject by force an American investigating Islamist radicalism in the U.S. "]
Attorney General To Classify Pro-Life, Pro-Gun Americans As Terrorists newswithviews.com 7/7/9 [By Jim Kouri  "Rep. Alcee Hastings also introduced what many say is another disturbing piece of legislation. That new bill calls for the Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano to build at least six facilities that can be designated as "emergency centers. Hastings rationale for such facilities is to gather and "house" civilians on what are basically detention centers guarded by armed soldiers or paramilitary troops. "]
As retailers cut back cities confront 'ghostboxes' breitbart.com 7/7/9 [" The International Council of Shopping Centers said 6,913 retail stores—of all types—announced closures last year, compared with 4,603 in 2007. "]
Tea parties from sea to shining sea worldnetdaily.com 7/7/9 ["More than 2,000 tea parties from coast to coast attracted hundreds of thousands tax and Big Government protesters on Independence Day – perhaps the biggest July 4 political event in America since the proclamation of the Declaration of Independence. "]
GM Wins Approval to Sell Most Assets to U.S. Treasury bloomberg.com 7/7/9 ["A group of bondholders, tort claimants and unions having their retiree benefits slashed had objected during three days of hearings on the sale, saying the so-called “new GM” to be majority-owned by the U.S. government is just “old GM” stripped of liabilities. The company will sell the same cars and trucks, have the same workers and the same executives. "]
 

Time to review policy on gays in U.S. military: Powell reuters.com 7/6/9 [""Sixteen years have now gone by, and I think a lot has changed with respect to attitudes within our country, and therefore I think this is a policy and a law that should be reviewed." he added."]
North Korea Test-Fires Seven Missiles, Drawing Condemnation  bloomberg.com 7/6/9 ["North Korea test fired seven short- range missiles, two days after launching four rockets, spurring condemnations from the U.S., South Korea and Japan. "]
Dollar discomfort thrust onstage for Italy summit reuters.com 7/6/9 ["Beijing, which has floated the idea of an alternative to the dollar as world reserve currency, wants the matter -- sensitive in financial markets wary of risks to U.S. asset values -- broached at a July 8-10 summit in Italy, officials say."]
Another wave of foreclosures is poised to strike latimes.com 7/6/9 ["...with many government and banks' self-imposed foreclosure moratoriums expiring, the biggest lenders indicate that they are likely to move more aggressively to clear up a backlog of troubled mortgages."]
Bluetooth "Big Brother" tracks festival-goers reuters.com 7/6/9 ["Researchers are using bluetooth technology to observe the meanderings of tens of thousands of festival-goers at a top European rock festival, hoping their findings will launch a new generation of tracking devices."]
 

China’s Zeng Urges More Oversight of Reserve-Currency Nations bloomberg.com 7/4/9 ["“There should be a system to maintain the stability of the major reserve currencies,” said Zeng, the head of a research center under the government’s top economic planning agency. Fiscal and current-account deficits must be supervised as “your currency is likely to become my problem,” he said in a speech in Beijing today. "]
Top Obama advisors say time for Israel to surrender Jerusalem israeltoday.co.il 7/4/9 ["The Center for American Progress (CAP) correctly determined that the issue of Jerusalem is the primarily obstacle to peace between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. "]
Treasury’s Distressed Debt Plan Said to Begin With $20 Billion bloomberg.com 7/4/9 ["The U.S. Treasury Department may begin its program to spur purchases of mortgage-backed securities from banks with about $20 billion in public and private money, down from as much as $100 billion when it was announced in March, two people familiar with the matter said. "]
U.S. regulators close seven banks reuters.com 7/4/9 ["Founders Bank, of Worth, Illinois, was the largest of the financial institutions seized. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp said Founders had $962.5 million in assets and approximately $848.9 million in deposits."]
Death By Amusement newswithviews.com 7/4/9 [By Coach Dave Daubenmire  "We are laughing ourselves to death. We have become so enamored with being entertained that we have lost the ability to think. "]
Holder: 'Gays' protected, ministers not worldnetdaily.com 7/4/9 ["U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says a homosexual activist who is attacked following a Christian minister's sermon about homosexuality would be protected by a proposed new federal law, but a minister attacked by a homosexual wouldn't be. The revelations come from Holder's recent testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, which was taking comments on the so-called "hate crimes" proposal."]
GMO corn: France rejects report by EU food agency google.com 7/4/9 ["Genetically-modified crops are widely grown in North America, South America and China. But in Europe they have run into fierce resistance, led by green groups who say the crops carry risks through cross-pollination, potentially creating "super-weeds" that are impervious to herbicides."]
Was America Sold? newswithviews.com 7/4/9 [By Nancy Levant  "In 1992, George H.W. Bush signed Executive Order 12803, which gave D.C. the authority to sell America’s infrastructure. They called this authority “Infrastructure Privatization.” E.O. 12803 tells us this power cleared the way for the “disposition or transfer of an infrastructure “asset” such as by sale or by long-term lease from a State or local government to a private party.”"]
Plant disease hits eastern US veggies early, hard google.com 7/4/9 ["It is too early in the season to know whether infected plants will taint large crops or negatively affect commercial growers. But if that happens, growers could be forced to raise prices to cover costs associated with combating the disease."]
Israeli sub sails Suez, signaling reach to Iran reuters.com 7/4/9 ["An Israeli submarine sailed the Suez Canal to the Red Sea as part of a naval drill last month, defense sources said on Friday, describing the unusual maneuver as a show of strategic reach in the face of Iran."]
 

Obama Admin Calls for Universal Access to Abortion at United Nations Meeting lifenews.com 7/3/9 ["The U.S. proposal calls for “universal access” to “sexual and reproductive health services including universal access to family planning.” The document under consideration will culminate in the 2009 Annual Ministerial Review, which convenes next week in Geneva."]
Ruble Bonds Beat Dollar Sales as Currency Stabilizes  bloomberg.com 7/3/9 ["Russian companies shut out of the international debt markets are selling more ruble bonds than dollar notes for the first time since 2006 as the domestic currency recovers from its 35 percent devaluation. "]
Mounting U.S. jobless claims force states to borrow thebeenews.com 7/3/9 ["Fifteen states have depleted their unemployment insurance funds so far, forcing them to borrow from the U.S. Treasury. A record 30 of the country's 50 states are expected to have to borrow up to $17 billion by next year, said Rick McHugh of the National Employment Law Project, a nonpartisan advocacy group."]
CA: State rolls out $3.36 billion in IOUs today sfgate.com 7/3/9 ["...thousands of vendors who provide goods and services to the state will be given IOUs instead of cash. From a company that sells french fries for prisoners to a firm that pumps out latrines in state parks, many businesses are trying to save cash and hoping their banks will accept the IOUs."]
Court decriminalizes gay sex in Indian capital google.com 7/3/9 ["But some religious leaders quickly criticized the ruling. "This Western culture cannot be permitted in our country," said Maulana Khalid Rashid Farangi Mahali, a leading Muslim cleric in the northern city of Lucknow."]
As economy drops jobs, paychecks drop some weight google.com 7/3/9 ["Illustrating how hard it is to land a job, 29 percent of the unemployed have been out of work six months or longer. That's the most on records dating to just after World War II. The unemployment rate for teenagers is 24 percent, the highest since 1983."]
Senate bill fines people refusing health coverage google.com 7/3/9 ["Americans who refuse to buy affordable medical coverage could be hit with fines of more than $1,000 under a health care overhaul bill unveiled Thursday by key Senate Democrats looking to fulfill President Barack Obama's top domestic priority."]
eBay founder's links to Obama unveiled worldnetdaily.com 7/3/9 ["Omidyar, a billionaire, former CEO and current chairman of eBay, earlier this month was appointed by Barack Obama to serve on the 28-member President's Commission on White House Fellowships. "]
 

Israel defies Obama with settlement expansion independent.co.uk 7/2/9 ["On the eve of crucial talks with the White House over halting its ongoing takeover of the occupied West Bank, Israel's defence ministry yesterday confirmed plans for a massive expansion of a settlement near Ramallah."]
Cities Grow at Suburbs' Expense During Recession wsj.com 7/2/9 ["Growing cities are growing faster and shrinking cities are losing fewer people, reflecting a blend of choice and circumstance."]
Gannett Will Cut More Than 1,000 Jobs wsj.com 7/2/9 [" Gannett Co., the largest U.S. newspaper publisher by daily circulation, will cut between 1,000 and 2,000 jobs out of its 41,500-person work force in response to continuing revenue declines, according to a person familiar with the company's thinking."]
A warning bell on California muni bonds cnn.com 7/2/9 ["In a new report, Weiss has some rather blunt advice for California muni investors: "Sell all California paper now!" His reasoning? California is facing a $24 billion budget gap with no obvious way to close it."]
 

Dawkins sets up kids’ camp to groom atheists timesonline.co.uk 7/1/9 ["The author of The God Delusion is helping to launch Britain’s first summer retreat for non-believers, where children will have lessons in evolution and sing along to John Lennon’s Imagine. "  Matthew 18:6 "But whoso shall offend one of these little ones..."]
California, other states face tough budget choices google.com 7/1/9 ["The end of June marks the end of the fiscal year in many states, meaning lawmakers faced midnight deadlines to pass budgets in a year that has seen the recession take a devastating toll on government finances."]
UK: Benefit payouts will exceed income tax revenue telegraph.co.uk 7/1/9 ["Treasury figures show that welfare payments will exceed income tax receipts by almost £25 billion. Normally, income tax receipts comfortably cover the benefits bill. "]
China Decision to Buy $80 Billion of Gold, the Dragon's Hoard marketoracle.co.uk 7/1/9 ["Third, by elevating gold to prominence in its national reserves, China lays the groundwork for the yuan's future use as a prominent reserve currency."]
NYC: Council Votes for Two Muslim School Holidays nytimes.com 7/1/9 ["But the vote, which was nonbinding, put the Council in conflict with Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who has the final say to designate the days off and has said he is resolutely opposed to the idea. The mayor told reporters before the vote that not all religions could be accommodated on the holiday schedule, only those with “a very large number of kids who practice.”"]
US: UBS must release names of suspected tax cheats google.com 7/1/9 ["In a statement, she repeated UBS's contention that disclosing the U.S. taxpayer names would violate Swiss law and that the dispute should be resolved by the two governments rather than the courts."]
Reversing Bush, Obama allows California's greenhouse gas rules to take effect mercurynews.com 7/1/9 ["In a major victory for environmentalists and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Obama administration on Tuesday granted California permission to set the nation's first rules requiring automakers to reduce global warming emissions from new cars, minivans, pick-ups and SUVs."]
New Documentary Exposes Link Between Failing Global Economy and Demographic Winter lifesitenews.com 7/1/9 ["...demographic winter in turn has economic ramifications, as fewer and fewer workers will be available to support massive populations of the elderly. "]
Is Foreign Demand as Solid as It Looks?  wsj.com 7/1/9 ["But in a little-noticed switch on June 1, the Treasury changed the way it accounts for indirect bids, putting more buyers under that umbrella and boosting the portion of recent Treasury sales that the market perceived were being bought by foreigners."]
Sweet Victory: Texas Governor Vetoes "Take Away Your Child Act" newswithviews.com 7/1/9 ["...a contentious measure designed to make it easier for the state Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) to remove children forcibly from their homes for interrogation and examination during investigations of alleged child abuse or neglect. In his veto statement the governor said the bill “overreaches and may not give due consideration to the Fourth Amendment rights of a parent or guardian.” "]