"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
Russia to invest in Canadian dollars financialpost.com 11/30/9 ["...is preparing to invest some of its foreign exchange reserves in Canadian dollars to diversify its portfolio, which helped push the U.S. dollar to its lowest in over a year."]
IMF: Banks Still Hiding Half Of Their Actual Losses businessinsider.com 11/30/9 ["There could be $1.5 trillion in bad debt remaining on their balance sheets, and losses on these bad loans still threaten the solvency of many institutions."]
As Bank Failures Rise, F.D.I.C. Fund Falls Into Red nytimes.com 11/30/9 ["The fund had a negative balance of $8.2 billion at the end of the third quarter, federal regulators said Tuesday. Bank customers, however, should remain confident that their deposits would be protected since most of the amount reflects money that Federal Insurance Deposit Corporation has already set aside to cover the losses from future bank failures."]
If countries like Dubai begin to fail, who will save them? telegraph.co.uk 11/30/9 ["Across the developed world, public debt is set on an explosive course. According to new estimates by Moody's, the credit ratings agency, the total stock of sovereign debt worldwide will have risen by more than 50 per cent between the start of the financial crisis in 2007 and the end of next year, to $15.3 trillion. "]
Food banks nationwide report more 1st timers google.com 11/30/9 ["A surge in first time visitors has contributed to the greatest demand in years at food banks nationwide, according to Feeding America, a Chicago-based national food bank association. Many of the first timers were middle class but lost jobs or had their wages cut."]
Swine Flu Alert -- Shocking Vaccine Miscarriage Horror Stories mercola.com 11/30/9 ["Flu vaccine manufacturers clearly indicate that safety and effectiveness of their flu vaccines have not been established for pregnant women and nursing mothers. Ditto for their H1N1 vaccines."]
Dubai debt woes may hit U.S. property market reuters.com 11/30/9 [""Dubai may have to unload some very prestigious properties at distressed prices and this will drive the price of all commercial real estate lower," ...In the United States, Dubai World's portfolio includes several well-known properties, and the fallout could have a larger impact on the entire real estate market."]
America - A Nation of Willing Slaves! lasttrumpetnewsletter.org 11/28/9 [Pastor David Meyer "We are living in a time when people want to be slaves of a government that will feed them, medicate them, entertain them, indoctrinate them, confiscate the fruit of their labors, and bury them. We know from reading the Scripture how it angered the Almighty God when Israel complained in the wilderness and wanted to go back and be slaves in Egypt. Instead of seeking the Lord's help, they were so ready to give up their freedom and liberty for the so-called social security benefits of Egypt. It is the same in America today. Where is the dignity, integrity, and honor that was once so important to free men and women?"]
Dubai debt fears stalk world markets google.com 11/28/9 ["Confidence about the world economy was hit hard by the news that Dubai World, a government investment company with around $60 billion worth of debt, has asked creditors if it can postpone forthcoming payments until May."]
Obama issues special Hajj message to world's Muslims latimes.com 11/28/9 ["Michelle and I would like to send our best wishes to all those performing Hajj this year, and to Muslims in America and around the world who are celebrating Eid-ul-Adha. The rituals of Hajj and Eid-ul-Adha both serve as reminders of the shared Abrahamic roots of three of the world’s major religions."]
Gordon Brown unveils fund to tackle 'climate emergency' guardian.co.uk 11/28/9 ["In an intensification of preparations for the Copenhagen summit, which starts on 7 December, the prime minister announced the spending pledge to halt deforestation, build flood defences and boost renewable supplies in the developing world."]
TARP, recovery and now … this! wnd.com 11/28/9 ["The Los Angeles Times reports that President Obama and fellow Democrats in particular are in process of assembling a new jobs package that would devote unspecified billions of dollars to projects meant to put people back on payrolls in 2010. The House version of "stimulus 3.0" may even be pushed through as quickly as next month. "]
Pulling Twigs From Our Nests newswithviews.com 11/28/9 [By Betty Freauf "...maybe God is allowing twigs to be pulled from our comfortable nests one after another hoping we would as a nation collectively repent."]
Lisa Miller Ordered to Hand Custody of Daughter to Former Lesbian Lover lifesitenews.com 11/24/9 ["A Vermont judge on Friday granted sole custody of a Virginia woman's 7-year-old daughter to be transferred to the woman's former lesbian lover by the end of this year. ...Miller's attorney, Mathew Staver, told the Rutland Herald Friday that Miller would appeal Cohen's decision to the Vermont Supreme Court, while contesting in the Virginia Court of Appeals against the enforcement of Vermont orders conflicting with Virginia law."]
Is world uniting in Copenhagen? wnd.com 11/24/9 ["A video explaining the dangers of a U.N. treaty proposal promoted by President Obama that critics say would lead to a world government has received more than 3.5 million views since WND broke the story on the ominous possibilities, and now there is word from the Obama administration the plan might not be going so smoothly."]
IMF boosts lending scheme to 600 billion dollars google.com 11/24/9 ["The Washington-based Fund said that an additional 13 potential countries had agreed to join 26 nations in committing money to the so-called New Arrangements to Borrow (NAB), which was originally targeted at 500 billion dollars."]
EU Commission Demands UK Abolish Religious Freedom Rights lifesitenews.com 11/24/9 ["...the European Commission has said that absolutely no exemptions can be allowed in anti-discrimination laws, even for religious conscience. In a letter to the British government, the EU has demanded that Britain abolish laws protecting religious freedom rights with regards to "sexual orientation.""]
My Thanksgiving Prayer newswithviews.com 11/23/9 [By Chuck Baldwin "I pray that this Thanksgiving season may be a time of both rejoicing and reflection, as well as a time of feasting and fellowship. But may it also be a time of rededication and renewal; a time of determination and decision, that we will each give our whole heart, mind, and strength to the restoration of the principles of freedom and federalism upon which our republic was built."]
Gold hits record high 1,174 dollars google.com 11/23/9 ["The dollar slid against the euro Monday on concerns that the Federal Reserve may keep emergency stimulus measures in place for a while longer, traders said."]
New EU President Rompuy announces 2009 as “first year of global governance” prisonplanet.com 11/23/9 ["2009 is also the first year of global governance, with the establishment of the G20 in the middle of the financial crisis. The climate conference in Copenhagen is another step towards the global management of our planet."]
World Government proclaimed! cuttingedge.org 11/23/9 ["Additionally, the occultist regards the number '9' in high esteem, because it is the number of "ending", or the end. It makes sense from an occult spiritual standpoint to end the Old World Order in a year ending in a '9' and whose addition also adds to an '11'. ... Therefore, the year '2009' has both meanings: it ends in a '9' and its addition is '11'."]
Few US firms ready for workforce disruption: survey google.com 11/23/9 ["A survey published Monday of information technology managers at over 500 US-based companies has found that only about one in four has enabled more than half their workforce to work remotely."]
Batch of H1N1 vaccine recalled for severe reactions healthzone.ca 11/23/9 ["The batch under investigation by the federal government and GlaxoSmithKline bears the lot number A80CA007A brand name Arepanrix, which is the version that contains adjuvant, a chemical additive that stretches supply and boosts immunity."]
Mutated Swine Flu Strains Block Drugs, Worsen Illness bloomberg.com 11/23/9 ["Since swine flu was identified in April, there have been 57 U.S. cases of Tamiflu resistance and “sporadic” reports of mutations similar to those in Norway, she said. "]
Belgian says he was alert but mute for 23 years google.com 11/23/9 [""Despite the importance of diagnostic accuracy, the rate of misdiagnosis of vegetative state has not substantially changed in the past 15 years," the study said. Back then, studies found that "up to 43 percent of patients with disorders of consciousness are erroneously assigned a diagnosis of vegetative state.""]
Right of Hospitals to Opt out of Abortion Must Be Removed: Council of Europe Resolution lifesitenews.com 11/23/9 ["The solution proposed is that member states begin to "provide oversight and monitoring of the practice of conscientious objection so as to ensure women are able to access the medical services they need and are legally entitled to receive." However, the document specifically states that the right to "institutional objection" must be removed, ensuring that hospitals as a whole cannot invoke conscientious objection."]
Wave of Debt Payments Facing U.S. Government nytimes.com 11/23/9 ["With the national debt now topping $12 trillion, the White House estimates that the government’s tab for servicing the debt will exceed $700 billion a year in 2019, up from $202 billion this year, even if annual budget deficits shrink drastically. Other forecasters say the figure could be much higher."]
The Anatomy Of An American Revolution newswithviews.com 11/23/9 [By Greg Evensen "God’s viewpoint makes it clear that to wage war one must have justification. Thus a “just war” must have several elements to be claimed as righteous and therefore acceptable to the people who find themselves at war. It could be argued that that viewpoint is reserved only for people of different nations who are at war with each other. I do not think so. I believe that any time individuals take up arms against another faction regardless of its location, then the “just war” doctrine comes into play. I believe that is one reason hostilities have not already broken out in America. Many do not believe the time is at hand."]
Sodom in America wnd.com 11/23/9 [By Star Parker "At a time when our country is sick, it shouldn't be surprising that one of our sickest places is our nation's capital."]
Copenhagen climate summit: 60 heads of state to attend news.bbc.co.uk 11/23/9 ["But observers say the presence of so many heads of state will radically increase expectations. The annual UN climate change talks are usually conducted by countries' environment ministers. ...However, the leaders of China, the US and India - some of the world's biggest polluters - are so far not on the list to attend. "]
Herman Van Rompuy: Europe's first president to push for 'Euro tax' telegraph.co.uk 11/23/9 ["He will add credence to Mr Barroso's plans, to be formally tabled in the New Year, by arguing for a Euro-version of a "Tobin Tax" – a levy on financial transactions already floated by Gordon Brown as a solution to the international banking crisis. It would result in a stream of income direct to Brussels coffers, funding budgets that critics say are already rife with waste and overspending."]
Profile: First EU President Herman van Rompuy news.bbc.co.uk 11/23/9 ["But his modest demeanour belies outspoken political beliefs. An avowed federalist, he has called for national symbols within the EU to be replaced by European symbols. He has also called for a tax on financial transactions within the bloc to fund the EU. "]
House Attacks Fed, Treasury wsj.com 11/23/9 ["The House Financial Services Committee voted, 43-26, to approve a measure sponsored by Texas Republican Ron Paul, vociferously opposed by the Fed, that would direct the congressional Government Accountability Office to expand its audits of the Fed to include decisions about interest rates and lending to individual banks. The Fed says the provision threatens its ability to make monetary policy without political interference."]
Does Europe’s new prez really think it’s a Christian club? reuters.com 11/23/9 ["...has prompted several European bloggers and commenters to slam him as having “no sensitivity whatever to Europe’s newer cultural diversity” or being “a Vatican puppet.” One blogger asked if the EU now had “a devout Roman Catholic leading a secular European Empire?”"]
UK: Banks to vote on abolishing cheques telegraph.co.uk 11/23/9 ["The Payments Council, which is a panel made up of representatives from the major banks, are to vote on the abolition of the cheque, which dates back to Persian and Roman times, on December 16. It has already been announced that cheque guarantee cards will be scrapped in June 2011 and the plan would see cheques follow in 2018. "]
Stay Away From Chemotherapy And Radiation newswithviews.com 11/23/9 [By Dr. James Howenstine, MD. "To the person who inquires how can an essentially worthless therapy continue to be used the answer is simple. It is all about money. Chemotherapy drugs bring in more than a trillion dollars annually to the pharmaceutical industry."]
Secrecy fears over India's epic ID project atimes.com 11/23/9 ["The unique identity document (UID) number, stored and verifiable online from a central database, can be used for a lifetime - for passports, bank accounts, social welfare programs, phone services to airport check-ins. The ID number would be verified with individual biometrics such as fingerprints and iris scans. "]
Did U.S make mistake in skipping vaccine additive? reuters.com 11/23/9 [" They are widely used in European flu vaccines as well as in Canada. But not in the United States -- even though the federal government has spent nearly $700 million buying them. The reason -- people might not trust them."]
Atheist Student Groups Flower on College Campuses abcnews.go.com 11/23/9 ["Campus affiliates of the Secular Student Alliance, a sort of Godless Campus Crusade for Christ, have multiplied from 80 in 2007 to 100 in 2008 and 174 this fall, providing the atheist movement new training grounds for future leaders. In another sign of growing acceptance, at least three universities, including Harvard, now have humanist chaplains meeting the needs of the not-so-spiritual."]
Société Générale tells clients how to prepare for potential 'global collapse' telegraph.co.uk 11/23/9 ["In a report entitled "Worst-case debt scenario", the bank's asset team said state rescue packages over the last year have merely transferred private liabilities onto sagging sovereign shoulders, creating a fresh set of problems. "]
Coca-Cola spearheads 1-world climate tax wnd.com 11/23/9 ["Coca-Cola is spearheading a coalition of more than 100 companies pushing a United Nations climate treaty to bind the U.S. to cap-and-trade emissions regulation, commit the world's wealthiest nations to a potential $10 trillion in foreign aid and, possibly, form a proposed international "super-grid" for regulating and distributing electric power worldwide. "]
U.S. residents fight for the right to hang laundry 11/23/9 ["...Florida, Utah, Maine, Vermont, Colorado, and Hawaii have passed laws restricting the rights of local authorities to stop residents using clotheslines. Another five states are considering similar measures"]
CERN atom-smasher restarts after 14-month hiatus: official google.com 11/21/9 ["The LHC promises to unlock scientific mysteries about the creation of the Universe and the fundamental nature of matter. But the machine was shut down just nine days after its inauguration last September following a series of technical faults."]
Belgian PM is first 'president of Europe' cnn.com 11/21/9 ["The presidency was created by the European Union's Lisbon Treaty, which came into force this month after years of torturous negotiations. Van Rompuy will serve a two-and-a-half-year term, replacing the six-month presidency of the bloc that rotated among the heads of its member states."]
EU leaders face flak as new president keeps low profile google.com 11/21/9 ["The EU leaders chose Van Rompuy unanimously, and quicker than expected, at Thursday's summit after British Prime Minister Gordon Brown dropped his insistence that his predecessor Tony Blair should be given the post, officially called the president of the European Council."]
CDC Reverses Gardasil Vaccine Requirement for Immigrants lifesitenews.com 11/21/9 ["According to a report by the Associated Press, the HPV vaccine was required by the CDC starting July of 2008. However, soon after the announcement many immigrant, health, and woman's advocacy groups challenged the requirement arguing that since U.S. citizens are not obligated to get the vaccine, immigrants shouldn't be forced to either."]
Pro-Life Groups: Reid's Senate Health Care Bill Contains Massive Abortion Funding lifenews.com 11/21/9 ["Two leading pro-life organizations that have analyzed the new 2,000-page government-run health care bill released by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid late yesterday say the legislation contains massive abortion funding and a fake amendment that does not truly ban it."]
Senate Health Care Bill Raises Taxes on Special Needs Children, Their Families lifenews.com 11/21/9 [""]
Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in NC google.com 11/21/9 ["More than 50 resistant cases have been reported in the world since April, including 21 in the U.S. Almost all in the U.S. were isolated, said officials with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."]
VeriChip Buys Steel Vault, Creating Micro-Implant Health Record/Credit Score Empire bnet.com 11/20/9[""]
EU Leaders to Choose President today in Secret "Soviet Style" Meetings lifesitenews.com 11/20/9 ["With hopes fading for Tony Blair taking the top European job, the Times reports that UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown will make a last-ditch appeal for his former party leader in Brussels this afternoon when he attends a meeting of the Party of European Socialists. "]
Leaders set to pick EU president news.bbc.co.uk 11/19/9 ["However, correspondents say the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, as the post is officially known, could have an even more powerful role. Whoever is chosen will have a seat as vice-president of the European Commission, as well as a budget worth billions of dollars and a new diplomatic service of up to 5,000 people. "]
UK Tries to Stop Publication of Eugenic Abortion Stats lifesitenews.com 11/19/9 ["The British government has gone to court to prevent the publication of statistics on abortions of children with mild disabilities like cleft palates and club foot. The Department of Health has asked the High Court to overturn a Freedom of Information Act ruling that gave the Information Tribunal permission to publish the information."]
Recognizing Palestinian state premature: EU reuters.com 11/19/9 [""I don't think we are there yet," he told reporters when asked, after Palestinian leaders raised the issue, whether the European Union could recognize a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip with East Jerusalem as its capital."]
Pastors to Holder: Bible still condemns homosexuality wnd.com 11/19/9 ["Also attending was Paul Diamond of the Christian Legal Center in the United Kingdom, where "hate crimes" laws already have been in effect."]
Behind the Home Building 'Shocker' usnews.com 11/19/9 ["The fitful nature of the housing sector's healing process was apparent Wednesday when a government report on new-home construction came in much weaker than economists had expected. The Commerce Department reported that October housing starts dropped nearly 11 percent from September and almost 31 percent from a year earlier."]
Belly up: 10 states face imminent bankruptcy wnd.com 11/18/9 ["The 10 states, accounting for approximately one-third of the U.S. population, face declines in tax revenue as unemployment now officially tops 10 percent and budget gaps that mean higher taxes loom in the future. State government officials have been laid off, key social services including prisons and police are strained and schools have been closed. "]
Italian Mayors Order Crufixes Put in Classrooms in Revolt against European Court Ruling lifesitenews.com 11/18/9 ["Poland's president, Lech Kaczynski and the leadership of the Greek Orthodox Church have both hit out at a decision by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) attempting to ban the display of crucifixes in Italian public schools. At the same time, a general revolt against the ruling in municipalities all over Italy has been started by public officials, who are now ordering the display of crucifixes in schools, and levelling fines for non-compliance." Editor: I'm not at all for the idolatrous cruxifixes, manger scenes, or other graven images of God, but it is interesting to note national resistance to the European Court.]
Largest U.S. Homosexual Publisher Shuts Down, Closing Major Gay Newspapers lifesitenews.com 11/18/9 ["Window Media owned the Washington Blade, Houston Voice, South Florida Blade, David Atlanta, and 411 Magazine. All these homosexual publications have closed as well, and their websites no longer function."]
Jobs 'Saved or Created' in Congressional Districts That Don't Exist abcnews.go.com 11/18/9 ["ABC News was able to locate several examples on the government's Web site outlining hundreds of millions of dollars spent and jobs created in Congressional districts that have been misidentified. "]
Frustrated Palestinians to appeal to UN for state google.com 11/17/9 ["A Palestinian drive to ask the U.N. Security Council to endorse a state unilaterally, put forward by a top negotiator Sunday, appeared more an expression of frustration with U.S. and Israeli policies and stalled peace talks than a real effort to go it alone."]
U.S. to attend conference held by war crimes court washingtonpost.com 11/17/9 ["For the first time in nearly eight years, the United States will participate in a conference with members of the International Criminal Court, a decision that signals growing U.S. support for a war crimes tribunal the Bush administration once shunned. "]
Outrage in Washington over Obama's Japan bow google.com 11/17/9 ["Some said the gesture was particularly grating coming after Obama's bow to Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah at a G20 meeting in April."]
Internet inches closer to 'internationalisation' google.com 11/17/9 ["The first applications were accepted on Monday for internationalised domain names (IDNs), in one of the most significant steps to making the Internet more accessible around the globe."]
Nowhere To Hide newswithviews.com 11/16/9 [By Coach Dave Daubenmire "Abortion is the seminal issue of our generation. The consequences of it are more deadly than the economy, the loss of jobs, and the larceny of liberty. In fact, it is deeply connected to everything happening to this nation. ...before the courts illegally permitted child-killing on January 22, 1973 only TWO acts of Islamic terror had ever occurred on American soil. "]
APEC leaders vow new economic model after crisis google.com 11/16/9 ["Asia-Pacific powers including the United States and China Sunday vowed to overhaul the crisis-stricken world economy, rejecting protectionism and touting plans for a gargantuan free market."]
Bank failure toll reaches 123 cnn.com 11/16/9 ["Two Florida banks and one in California failed Friday night, bring the 2009 national tally to 123. Regulators closed Century Bank, Federal Savings Bank in Sarasota, Fla., Orion Bank in Naples, Fla., and Pacific Coast National Bank in San Clemente, Calif."]
Jews raise millions to be ready for coming of the Messiah smh.com.au 11/16/9 ["The Temple Institute has become a fixture on American evangelical tours of Israel. Thanks largely to their donations, it has so far spent $US27 million ($29 million) on preparations." Editor: How sad that one side blindly encourages the other in their misguided pursuits. The Messiah Jesus Christ already came.]
World leaders back delay to final climate deal forbes.com 11/16/9 ["...Obama and other world leaders on Sunday supported delaying a legally binding climate pact until 2010 or even later, but European negotiators said the move did not imply weaker action."]
Israel rejects Palestinian statehood bid via the UN csmonitor.com 11/16/9 ["Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a new Palestinian plan to seek unilateral statehood through a UN Security Council vote. Palestinian leaders say the US and Israel leave them with no other option. "]
CAIR speaker to Muslims: OK to attack Fort Bragg wnd.com 11/16/9 ["A Council on American-Islamic Relations adviser and regular speaker at its events has suggested Islamic law permits Muslims to attack C-130 military transport planes carrying the 82nd Airborne out of Fort Bragg, N.C., according to a stunning new book exposing Washington-based CAIR's inner workings. "]
Medical workers balk at mandatory flu vaccines reuters.com 11/16/9 ["Proponents of the mandatory route, adopted by a growing number of hospitals, say voluntary efforts largely have fallen short."]
SC: Federal court says Christian-themed license plates unconstitutional abpnews.com 11/16/9 ["A federal judge ruled Nov. 10 that a South Carolina license plate featuring a cross, stained-glass window and the words "I Believe" violates the constitutionally mandated separation of church and state."]
Gld ETF Warning, Tungsten Filled Fake Gold Bars marketoracle.co.uk 11/16/9 ["...reports of 400 oz. “good delivery” bricks of gold found gutted and filled with tungsten within the confines of LBMA approved vaults in Hong Kong."]
New Hampshire Committee Votes against Assisted Suicide Bill lifesitenews.com 11/13/9 ["...recommended against a bill that would legalize assisted suicide. The bill was rejected in a 14-3 vote. ...The House will vote on the committee's recommendation in January; if the House accepts the committee recommendation, legislative rules will prohibit the bill from being brought up again next year. "]
Military Charges Hasan With 13 Counts of Murder, Excludes Unborn Baby's Death lifenews.com 11/13/9 ["The initial charges do not include one for the death of an unborn child, who was the little-talked-about fourteenth victim."]
How U.N. redefined 'pandemic' to heighten alarm over H1N1 wnd.com 11/13/9 ["...evidence reveals the agency may have made it easier to classify the flu outbreak as a pandemic by changing its definition to omit "enormous numbers of deaths and illness" just prior to making its declaration. "]
Gold hits new record, now eyes $US1200 theaustralian.com.au 11/13/9 ["Gold is viewed as a good hedge against US dollar weakness because it is a physical asset and has a historical relationship with the US dollar, having once backed the currency."]
Report: 10 states face looming budget disasters google.com 11/13/9 ["The report by the Pew Center on the States found that Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island and Wisconsin are also at grave risk, although Wisconsin officials disputed the findings. Double-digit budget gaps, rising unemployment, high foreclosure rates and built-in budget constraints are the key reasons."]
Obama: Health Bill's Handling of Abortion Needs "More Work" lifesitenews.com 11/11/9 ["...President Obama said that "there needs to be some more work" on the health care bill's handling of abortion, and indicated that he was against the pro-life amendment's abortion funding restriction."]
Senators Debate Requiring Sick Leave for Flu abcnews.go.com 11/11/9 ["A bill proposed by Democratic Senator Chris Dodd would require U.S. employers to provide paid sick leave, helping workers like Rosado and hopefully slowing the spread of swine flu."]
UK starts study on using human DNA in animals google.com 11/11/9 ["At a media briefing in London, Lovell-Badge said there were two main types of experiments: altering an animal's genes by adding human DNA or replacing a specific animal sequence with its human counterpart. Several years ago, human genes were added to a mouse to create a model of Down's syndrome for scientists to study how the disease evolves, which could lead to potential treatments."]
AMA votes to seek repeal of 'don't ask,don't tell' google.com 11/11/9 ["But Jenny Tyree, a marriage analyst for Focus on the Family Action, a conservative advocacy group, called it a health insurance problem, not a marriage problem. "We all know there are problems with health care so let's solve the problem of the uninsured, rather than messing with marriage," she said."]
Gold price hits record high as dollar wanes google.com 11/10/9 ["Gold "established itself above the psychological (1,100-dollar) level this morning as ministers at the weekend G20 meeting pledged to maintain their fiscal stimulus measures," ...Last week, the US Federal Reserve decided to hold rock-bottom US interest rates for "an extended period" and to keep trillion-dollar stimulus measures in place to support a fragile US recovery from recession."] Who Is a Jew? Court Ruling in Britain Raises Question nytimes.com 11/10/9 ["On the surface, the court was considering a straightforward challenge to the admissions policy of a Jewish high school in London. But the case, in which arguments concluded Oct. 30, has potential repercussions for thousands of other parochial schools across Britain."] Fort Hood gunman had told US military colleagues that infidels should have their throats cut telegraph.co.uk 11/10/9 ["One Army doctor who knew him said a fear of appearing discriminatory against a Muslim soldier had stopped fellow officers from filing formal complaints."] Massachusetts Man Fired for Telling Colleague that Homosexual Behavior Is Wrong lifesitenews.com 11/10/9 ["Perhaps more disturbingly, however, Vidala says that Brookstone's letter "cited the fact that so-called homosexual marriage is legal in Massachusetts. And that's why this superior of mine talking about her fiancée wasn't considered harassing to Brookstone." "If homosexual marriage does become legal in your state," he warned, "you could be fired from your job as well, just for expressing your belief that you disagree with that lifestyle.""]
Big California bank fails, has China branches reuters.com 11/9/9 [" United Commercial Bank, with assets of $11.2 billion, was the 120th U.S. bank to fail this year. Regulators closed four other banks on Friday, in Georgia, Michigan, Missouri and Minnesota. Failures already were the highest since 1992."] Another State Introduces Firearms Freedom Act newswithviews.com 11/9/9 ["As you might suspect, the federal government doesn't take too kindly to these State laws. In fact, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) sent an open letter to all Montana and Tennessee firearms dealers denouncing the State laws. ATF assistant director Carson Carroll wrote that "Federal law supersedes the Act.""] Health Care Bill Gets House Approval, Abortion Funding Battle Shifts to Senate lifenews.com 11/9/9 ["Although the Stupak amendment removes the abortion funding under the public option and affordability credits, not all of the pro-life concerns are resolved with the bill."] House backs anti-abortion amendment reuters.com 11/9/9 ["The amendment offered by Representative Bart Stupak, a Democrat, bans the proposed new government health insurance plan from covering abortions except in cases of rape, incest or where the life of a mother is threatened."] Florida Abortion Facility Closes During 40 Days for Life lifesitenews.com 11/9/9 ["Further investigation revealed that the facility was licensed as a clinical laboratory for blood testing as well as an abortion clinic. However, an investigation by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) determined that the center's lab license had been expired for 413 days - a violation of state law. A retroactive fine of $1,000 per day was imposed, totaling $413,000."] U.S. Economy: Services Expand Less Than Anticipated bloomberg.com 11/9/9 ["The Institute for Supply Management’s index of non- manufacturing businesses which make up the largest part of the economy fell to 50.6 in October from 50.9 in September, according to the Tempe, Arizona-based group. Another report today showed that companies continued to cut employees. "] Move over New York, London is the new No. 1 msnbc.msn.com 11/9/9 ["London has officially dethroned New York as the world's top financial center ...the U.S. fell from No. 1 in 2008 to No. 3 this year. While the country is still by far the world's wealthiest, financial instability and a noticeably weakened banking sector pulled down its scores. The No. 2-ranked country, Australia, jumped nine rungs in the rankings, thanks to its greater financial stability, low sovereign debt, and ready access to consumer credit. "] Israel Rejects UN War Crimes Resolution voanews.com 11/9/9 ["Israel says the United Nations General Assembly is "completely detached from reality," after it endorsed the Goldstone Report accusing the Jewish state of war crimes during the Gaza conflict last December and January. The report also accuses the Islamic militant group Hamas that rules Gaza of war crimes, but the international focus has been on Israel."] U.S. pandemic options include crippling home modems computerworld.com 11/9/9 ["The feds have already shown their willingness to impose their power on carriers because of national security, something that happened after 9/11 with the Patriot Act. If a pandemic keeps large numbers of the workforce at home and causes network congestion, the U.S. government will likely act again."]Why Bother? preparednesspro.com 11/9/9 [By Kellene Bishop "all preparedness efforts boil down to having OPTIONS. What options do we have to stay safe in our homes when others have to flee if we haven’t taken the time to prepare? If you have no food, water, fuel, clothing, heat, etc., then when there is a prolonged electrical outage in the middle of winter, you have no option but to leave your home in hopes that you find a safer environment. If we do not educate ourselves in matters of alternative health care, then someday the only option we have are to trust in desperation and take any vaccine that’s waved before us. If we do not practice and prepare to defend ourselves, then when the first desperate soul enters our home we have no option but to surrender. "] Obama Nominates ACORN Activist to Appeals Court newsmax.com 11/9/9 ["Conservative legal groups have described Hamilton as "ultra-liberal." His appointment to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago would provide an aerie perch from which to rule on appeals from Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin. "]
Director of [a] Planned Parenthood [facility] at 40 Days for Life Birthplace Resigns after Watching Abortion Ultrasound lifesitenews.com 11/3/9 ["The director of the Texas Planned Parenthood abortion mill where the 40 Days for Life campaign began has resigned, saying she experienced a conversion after watching an ultrasound video of a child being killed by abortion."] Porn publisher asked Jennings for help wnd.com 11/3/9 [""It's outrageous that the same company that markets books that condition children to accept homosexuality also peddles instructions on how pedophiles can have sex with children without getting caught," said Lambda Report editor Peter LaBarbera, now of Americans For Truth. "] Grim reality still grips U.S. commercial real estate reuters.com 11/3/9 ["The U.S. commercial real estate market has been in a downward spiral for more than two years. On the whole, U.S. commercial real estate values have fallen about 40 percent from their peaks in 2007. Borrowers face shortfalls in financings when loans come due, while other borrowers are struggling to meet even monthly payments."] Half of US kids will get food stamps, study says google.com 11/3/9 ["The analysis was released Monday in the November issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. The authors say it's a medical issue pediatricians need to be aware of because children on food stamps are at risk for malnutrition and other ills linked with poverty."]
Obama to Lift US Ban on Entry of HIV Positive Travelers voanews.com 11/2/9 ["The U.S. is one of only about a dozen countries that still bars travelers with HIV from entering the country. President Obama says it is time for the 22-year travel ban to end."]
UN urges nations to lift HIV travel ban google.com 11/2/9 ["Obama announced his administration would overturn on Monday a controversial US policy that had been in place since 1987. The ban on foreign nationals with HIV/AIDS visiting the United States will effectively be lifted early next year."]
Climate Change Treaty A Precursor To Global Government newswithviews.com 11/2/9 [By Chuck Baldwin "It appears that what a U.S. President and Congress (Republican or Democratic) could not do through the constitutional legislative process, they are attempting to do through international treaty. Therefore, it is my studied opinion that Lord Monckton's assessment that this upcoming Climate Change Convention in Copenhagen is a "pretext" for the establishment of one world government is "spot-on.""]
Nine U.S. banks seized in largest one-day haul reuters.com 11/2/9 ["Among the lenders seized Friday was Los Angeles-based California National Bank, in what was the fourth-largest U.S. bank failure this year."]
US boots up new unified cybersecurity center reuters.com 11/2/9 ["NCCIC combines two Homeland Security operational organizations: the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) and the National Coordinating Center for Telecommunications (NCC)."]
CIT files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection google.com 11/2/9 ["The Chapter 11 filing is one of the biggest in U.S. corporate history, following Lehman Brothers, Washington Mutual, WorldCom and General Motors. CIT's bankruptcy filing shows $71 billion in finance and leasing assets against total debt of $64.9 billion."]