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   November2010 ARCHIVE

 

Grey Dot France Seizes EUR36 Billion Of Pension Assets wsj.com 11/30/10 ["Asset managers will have the chance to get billions of euros in mandates in the next few months for the EUR36 billion Fonds de R??serve pour les Retraites (FRR), the French reserve pension fund, after the French parliament last week passed a law to use its assets to pay off the debts of France's welfare system. "]
Grey Dot Apartment rents set to rise, fueling inflation: NAR google.com 11/30/10 ["NAR said ailing commercial real-estate markets -- office, industrial, retail and rental housing -- were flattening out after a steep plunge amid the worst recession in decades."]
Grey Dot Hungary Follows Argentina in Pension-Fund Ultimatum, `Nightmare' for Some bloomberg.com 11/30/10 ["Hungary, the most indebted eastern member of the EU, is following the example of Argentina, which in 2001 confiscated about $3.2 billion of pension savings before the country stopped servicing its debt."]
Grey Dot WikiLeaks claims next target is 'big US bank' google.com 11/30/10 ["Speaking to Forbes magazine, Assange said that he was ready to unleash tens of thousands of documents that could "take down a bank or two.""]
Grey Dot Oklahoma's Ban on Shariah Law in Court Is Blocked nytimes.com 11/30/10 ["The amendment was passed with 70 percent of the vote on Election Day..."]
Grey Dot The Urge to Splurge newsweek.com 11/30/10 ["If you factor out spending on cars, which is still 18 percent below its 2005 peak, Americans' total spending on goods and services has now passed pre-crisis highs."]

Grey Dot Post-recess agenda for Congress: Jobless benefits, gays in military detnews.com 11/29/10 ["Republicans say the money for extending the benefits should be offset with spending cuts or paid for with leftover stimulus money. Democrats say extending the benefits will have a stimulative effect on the economy — especially during the holiday shopping season."]
Grey Dot Computer meltdown leaves Aussies without cash google.com 11/29/10 ["A freak computer glitch at Australia's biggest bank froze cash machines and left millions of people struggling to access their money."]
yellow dot U.S. Military War Gaming for Large Scale Economic Breakdown and Civil Unrest marketoracle.co.uk 11/29/10 ["The war gaming, according to reports, began in 2008 at the onset of the economic crisis, but planners from not just the United States, but around the globe, may have been aware of the dire possibility of economic collapse even earlier."]

Grey Dot United States Sees 53 Million Abortions Since Roe in 1973 lifenews.com 11/26/10 ["the United States likely passed the 53 million abortion mark on November 1"]
Grey Dot Mike Pence Presses for De-Funding Planned Parenthood, Abortion Biz Upset lifenews.com 11/26/10 [""Reports show that Planned Parenthood, America's largest abortion provider, receives nearly one-third of its $1 billion annual budget from the federal government. And it's about to get worse, because Obamacare is hiding even more tax dollars in handouts for abortion providers," Pence explained."]
Grey Dot California Agency Wants $3 Billion More for Embryonic Stem Cell Research lifenews.com 11/26/10 ["plans to seek up to $3 billion more from state taxpayers for grants and donations that will mostly go to embryonic stem cell research — which has yet to help a single patient because of massive problems in animals."]
Grey Dot Amazing first: leukemia patient completely cured with cord blood stem cells lifesitenews.com 11/26/10 ["The procedure was reportedly performed in 2005 on a four-year-old girl whose chemotherapy treatment had failed and who had a prognosis of only three months to live. The procedure was possible because the parents had decided to preserve their child's umbilical cord blood at the time of birth."]
yellow dot Why No Salute By Obama At Medal Of Honor Ceremony? newswithviews.com 11/26/10 [By Attorney Rees Lloyd "It is a tradition in the military for all military personnel, no matter how high their rank, including the Commander-in-Chief, to salute a holder of the Medal of Honor no matter how lowly his or her rank....as a sign of respect for that soldier's extraordinary bravery, but also to show respect to all those who have received the Medal of Honor."]
Grey Dot North Korea Threatens with Artillery Shell Fire, Presents Major Political Dilemma associatedcontent.com 11/26/10 ["North Korea has shot some artillery just short of the site it attacked earlier this week, Yeonpyeong Island. The shells were intended to miss, but still, that is pretty aggressive -- and the North means it to be."]
Grey Dot Putin backtracks on EU-Russia free trade zone google.com 11/26/10 ["A day earlier Putin had suggested in a guest article for a German newspaper a bold idea of a vast free-trade zone from Vladivostok on Russia's eastern edge to Lisbon in Portugal on Europe's western extremity."]
Grey Dot Husband Behind BirthOrNot Site Admits Abortion Vote a Hoax lifenews.com 11/26/10 ["He said Arnolds, who live in Minnesota, wanted to put up a web site that would engage people on the issue of abortion because so many feel it's a topic that doesn't touch them personally."]
Grey Dot Palestinian official: Western Wall is not Jewish haaretz.com 11/26/10 ["The contention could further inflame tensions over the disputed city and draw heavy rebuke from Israeli and Jewish leaders. "]

Grey Dot Lame-duck Congress's first task: avoid a government shutdown csmonitor.com 11/25/10 ["...voters will not tolerate another $1 trillion-plus spending bill loaded with pork and are threatening to block it."]
Grey Dot New Jersey lawmakers whisk through far-reaching 'gay bullying' legislation lifesitenews.com 11/25/10 ["Known as the "Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights," the bill not only forbids bullying of students based on their sexual orientation, but establishes a tight framework mandating the reporting and investigating of homosexual "bullying" incidents, creates a task force to protect homosexual students at each school, and provides for school personnel to be trained in anti-bullying technique. "]
Grey Dot Ireland unveils austerity plan boston.com 11/25/10 ["Acting to secure a $114 billion international bailout, the Irish government announced plans yesterday for steep tax increases and sharp cutbacks in its social welfare state."]
Grey Dot Portuguese unions strike over austerity plan ft.com 11/25/10 ["The 24-hour stoppage on Wednesday came as the cost of insuring Portugal's sovereign debt against default rose to a euro-era high amid fears that the country would have to follow Greece and Ireland in seeking an international financial bail-out."]
Grey Dot EU Parliament votes to force same-sex "marriage" on all member states lifesitenews.com 11/25/10 ["The EU Parliament voted yesterday in favour of a report that is intended to compel all 27 member states to both mutually recognize and legally uphold the "effects of civil status documents" of another EU-state, that will impose the requirement to recognise homosexual "marriage," civil partnerships or similar arrangements. "]
Grey Dot US aircraft carrier heads to Korean peninsula jpost.com 11/25/10 ["US Forces Korea pointed out in a statement that while the exercises were "planned well before yesterday's unprovoked artillery attack, it demonstrates the strength of the ROK (South Korea)-US alliance and our commitment to regional stability through deterrence," emphasizing that the exercise was defensive in nature, according to Reuters."]

Grey Dot China, Russia quit dollar asiaone.com 11/24/10 ["China and Russia have decided to renounce the US dollar and resort to using their own currencies for bilateral trade, Premier Wen Jiabao and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin announced late on Tuesday."]
Grey Dot Putin Says Russian Yuan Trade to Start Next Month businessweek.com 11/24/10 ["Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has promoted use of the ruble in trade and as a regional reserve currency. He has also repeatedly called for a supranational currency to compete with the dollar."]
Grey Dot Haiti cholera spreading faster than predicted, UN says bbc.co.uk 11/24/10 ["Mr Fisher said more than 200,000 cases of infection could be recorded in the first three months instead of six months as first estimated."]
Grey Dot Dying with debt: A dirty little retirement secret usatoday.com 11/24/10 ["Nearly 40% of retired Americans said they've accumulated credit-card debt in their twilight years — and aren't worried about paying it off in their lifetime, according to a survey released by CESI Debt Solutions."]
Grey Dot Spreadin' the glove: TSA infecting U.S.? wnd.com 11/24/10 ["Those latex gloves Transportation Security Administration agents wear while giving airline passengers those infamous full-body pat-downs apparently aren't there for the safety and security of passengers – only the TSA agents. "]
Grey Dot FDIC says list of 'problem' banks grows in Q3 google.com 11/24/10 ["The number of troubled banks rose to 860 in the July-September quarter from 829 in the previous quarter. That's the most since 1993, during the savings and loan crisis."]
Grey Dot California Leads Nation to Bond Default Abyss: Kevin Hassett bloomberg.com 11/24/10 ["...California's politicians might get little notice that desperate times are at hand. For some borrowers, the first sign of problem is their inability to make an interest payment. For others -- and here lies the nightmare scenario -- the problem first becomes visible when all the lenders disappear. "]
yellow dot The Beginning Of The Ponzi End: As Of Today, The Biggest Holder Of US Debt Is Ben Bernanke zerohedge.com 11/24/10 ["With today's $8.3 billion POMO monetization, the Fed's official holdings of US Treasury securities now amount to $891.3 billion, which is higher than the second largest holder of US debt: China, which as of September 30 held $884 billion, and Japan, with $864 billion."]
Grey Dot Congress eyes DREAM Act: Fair to illegal immigrants or back-door amnesty? csmonitor.com 11/24/10 ["The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, first introduced in August 2001, creates a path to citizenship for children under the age of 16 brought to the US illegally and who attend college or have joined the military."]
yellow dot Beck: Obama Will Blame Terror Attack On TSA Resistance infowars.com 11/24/10 ["Glenn Beck warned that the Obama administration wouldn't hesitate to exploit a terror attack targeting airliners to blame the event on people protesting naked body scanners and TSA groping in airports."]
Grey Dot 'Nightmare' federal plan resurrected from crypt wnd.com 11/24/10 ["Moreover, the Texas agency appears to have made a strategic decision to begin first with the I-69 Corridor portion that had received less attention during the battle that raged over the mega-highway project called the Trans-Texas Corridor from 2006 to 2008 when George W. Bush was president. "]
Grey Dot Government report calls for end to homosexualist 'safe school czar's' office lifesitenews.com 11/24/10 ["The commission notes that the budget for the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools has more than doubled since 2008, and that eliminating the operation would save about $1.8 billion in 2015. "]

Grey Dot UK youngsters 'unable to speak and listen properly,' says report heraldsun.com.au 11/23/10 ["The schools attributed weak listening skills not only to poor conversation in the home but, very often, also to continuous background noise, such as constant television, the noise of siblings and raised voices, which are bound to dull sensitivity to the nuances of sounds.""]
Grey Dot Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction nytimes.com 11/23/10 ["Researchers say the lure of these technologies, while it affects adults too, is particularly powerful for young people. The risk, they say, is that developing brains can become more easily habituated than adult brains to constantly switching tasks — and less able to sustain attention. "]
Grey Dot What Is At Stake on Opt-Out Day? forbes.com 11/23/10 ["In response to the TSA's new "enhanced" techniques, ...a lot of people are planning to opt out of the nude scans or opt out of air travel altogether."]
Grey Dot Order blocking Okla. Islamic law measure extended google.com 11/23/10 ["A federal judge on Monday said she would rule by the end of the month on a lawsuit challenging an Oklahoma constitutional amendment that would prohibit state courts from considering international or Islamic law when deciding cases."]
Grey Dot Backers of NY Islamic center apply for grant wsj.com 11/23/10 ["The group planning to build an Islamic community center near the World Trade Center site has applied for a grant from the agency overseeing the rebuilding of lower Manhattan after the 9/11 attacks."]
Grey Dot Lessons of Hate at Islamic Schools in Britain nytimes.com 11/23/10 ["A British network of more than 40 part-time Islamic schools and clubs with 5,000 students has been teaching from a Saudi Arabian government curriculum that contains anti-Semitic and homophobic views, including a textbook that asks children to list the "reprehensible" qualities of Jews, according to a BBC documentary broadcast on Monday. "]
yellow dot Education in the Lame Duck Congress crossroad.to 11/23/10 [By Karen R. Effrem, MD "The Labor/HHS/Education budget bill is the largest bill in the federal budget because it contains the most discretionary spending and all of the entitlement bills."]
Grey Dot Dozens of Members of Congress File Legal Brief Backing ObamaCare Lawsuit lifenews.com 11/23/10 ["The American Center for Law and Justice today filed an amicus brief with a federal court in Florida on behalf of 63 members of Congress in support of Florida's lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the federal health care law."]
Grey Dot Hong Kong Confirms Human Bird Flu Case time.com 11/23/10 ["Chow said Hong Kong officials were meeting Thursday and would determine whether additional measures are needed to safeguard local residents."]

Grey Dot Ireland fears civil unrest as bank crisis deepens guardian.co.uk 11/22/10 ["A first priority is to restore confidence and halt an outflow of cash – Anglo Irish Banks revealed on Friday that customers have withdrawn €13bn of deposits this year. Measures under consideration include hiving off rotten loans into a freestanding "bad bank"."]
Grey Dot Ireland swallows bitter pill, asks EU for loan washingtonpost.com 11/22/10 ["Debt-crippled Ireland formally applied Sunday for a massive EU-IMF loan to stem the flight of capital from its banks, joining Greece in a step unthinkable only a few years ago when Ireland was a booming Celtic Tiger and the economic envy of Europe. "]
Grey Dot Feds OK 2nd human study of embryonic stem cells google.com 11/22/10 ["Scientists hope to use stem cells to create a variety of tissues for transplant. But human embryos have to be destroyed to harvest those cells, which has made their use controversial."]
Grey Dot China to subsidize food after price spike businessweek.com 11/22/10 ["China's government announced food subsidies for poor families Wednesday as it tries to cool a double-digit surge in prices that communist leaders worry might stir unrest."]

Grey Dot Deficit commission co-chairs warn of Greece-like debt crisis in US csmonitor.com 11/20/10 ["The co-chairs of President Obama's deficit commission... "It will be very swift and very dramatic like in Greece or Ireland or Portugal or Spain." He added, "It won't take long. It won't be like a year to prepare – it will be 'woosh,' like that.""]
yellow dot The first signs of the coming dollar crash are in Hong Kong sovereignman.com 11/20/10 ["A few months ago, McDonald's became the first multinational company to sell renminbi-denominated bonds, and Wal Mart has openly discussed doing the same. I'm convinced that one day soon we'll see bankrupt cities in the US taking similar steps and auctioning off renminbi-denominated municipal bonds."]

Grey Dot Jobless-Benefits Bill Rejected wsj.com 11/19/10 ["...the program from expiring Nov. 30, the House rejected a bill to continue the program for three more months. "]
yellow dot A Silent Witness newswithviews.com 11/19/10 [By Coach Dave Daubenmire "Folks silence is not testifying. Can you imagine counting on a witness to defend you in court and he refuses to speak, allowing his "silent witness" to convince the jury? In fact, the US Constitution has given all of us the "right to remain silent," ensuring that we do not have to be a "witness against yourself." Witnesses speak"]
Grey Dot China's New Drones Raise Eyebrows wsj.com 11/19/10 ["This year's models in Zhuhai included several designed to fire missiles, and one powered by a jet engine, meaning it could—in theory—fly faster than the propeller-powered Predator and Reaper drones that the U.S. has used in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan."]
Grey Dot Iran says tests own model of Russian S-300 missile reuters.com 11/19/10 ["State-run Press TV quoted a commander of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards as saying Tehran had adapted another Russian-made missile system to perform like the more sophisticated S-300."]
Grey Dot Ireland told: Take EU bailout or trigger crisis guardian.co.uk 11/19/10 ["An increasingly isolated Irish government was coming under mounting pressure tonight to seek an EU or International Monetary Fund bailout within 24 hours amid fears that contagion from its crippled banking sector might spread through the weaker eurozone countries."]
Grey Dot Airports consider congressman's call to ditch TSA google.com 11/19/10 ["San Francisco International Airport has used private screeners since the formation of the TSA and remains the largest to do so."]
Grey Dot Couple's Web Site Lets Public Vote: Give Birth or Have Abortion lifenews.com 11/19/10 ["... a web site they created allowing the public to vote on whether or not they should give birth or have an abortion. ...Ironically, while most couples celebrate the expectation of a new baby by posting ultrasound pictures on their web site, the Arnolds have posted theirs but apparently have been unaffected by the visual proof of the life of their child."]
Grey Dot U.S. Senate committee considering ratification of pro-abort UN treaty lifesitenews.com 11/19/10 ["Though CEDAW itself never directly mentions abortion, Article 12 has been used by the committee that oversees enforcement of the treaty to attempt to force abortion on numerous countries where it is outlawed. "]

Grey Dot State warning to TSA: Stop breaking the law wnd.com 11/18/10 ["New Jersey state lawmakers today demanded that Congress review the Transportation Security Administration's new "enhanced" security screening of airline passengers that involves either an X-ray scan revealing a virtually nude image or a full-body pat-down that touches private parts. "]
Grey Dot No 'enhanced' pat-downs for kids, TSA says usatoday.com 11/18/10 ["The TSA decision to ease screening for children came as the agency was sued Tuesday by two airline pilots seeking to block the use of body scanners and enhanced pat-downs."]
Grey Dot Are TSA pat-downs and full-body scans unconstitutional? csmonitor.com 11/18/10 ["Italian security officials stopped using the scanners in September. "We didn't get good results from body scanners during testing," said Vito Riggio, the president of Italy's aviation authority, describing the scans as slow and ineffective."]
Grey Dot Food safety bill moves forward in Senate latimes.com 11/18/10 ["The Senate bill aims to transform the federal Food and Drug Administration from an agency that reacts to food-borne illness outbreaks to one that heads them off by setting new quality standards, increasing inspections and requiring better record-keeping by food producers. It also would give the FDA the power to order food recalls on its own instead of relying on cooperation from industry."]
Grey Dot Stuxnet a threat to critical industries worldwide: experts google.com 11/18/10 ["Stuxnet targets computer control systems made by German industrial giant Siemens commonly used to manage water supplies, oil rigs, power plants and other critical infrastructure."]

\Grey Dot Obama sends Eid greetings to Muslims worldwide google.com 11/17/10 ["In his message Monday, the US leader said the religious holiday serves as "a reminder of the shared values and the common roots of three of the world's major religions.""]
Grey Dot Pro-Abortion Group Sues FDA to Promote Plan B Drug to Teens lifenews.com 11/17/10 ["Currently, the Plan B drug is restricted to women over the age of 18 and younger teens must still obtain a prescription for the morning after pill from a physician. In March 2009, a federal court ordered the Food and Drug Administration to reconsider its decision preventing minors from purchasing the morning after pill without a prescription."]
Grey Dot US transport official, top senator defend 'naked' scanners google.com 11/17/10 ["Passengers and airline crew members, including pilots, are randomly selected to pass through the scanners. They have the option of refusing but would then be subjected to what the TSA calls an "enhanced" manual search that includes a pat down of a traveler's private parts."]
Grey Dot New York City Council Holds hearing on Bill Attacking Pregnancy Centers lifenews.com 11/17/10 ["The bill would make pregnancy centers include information in their ads saying they do not give out the morning after pill or make abortion referrals. It would also require them to post the signs with the disclaimers at the entrance of their clinic and in patient waiting and exam rooms."]
Grey Dot Iran starts "biggest" air defense war games reuters.com 11/17/10 ["The website of Iran's English-language Press TV said the five-day war games were being held near nuclear facilities and included tests of long-range missiles."]
Grey Dot Haiti's cholera death toll grows, fueling riots washingtonpost.com 11/17/10 ["Aid workers say the official numbers may understate the epidemic. While the ministry of health says more than 16,700 people have been hospitalized nationwide, Doctors Without Borders reports that its clinics alone have treated at least 16,500. "]
Grey Dot Report: Foreclosure mess could threaten banks google.com 11/17/10 ["For major banks, if they discovered that they still owned millions of bad mortgage loans they assumed had been sold, the losses could reach billions."]

yellow dotstar America's Bread And Circus Society newswithviews.com 11/10/10 [By Chuck Baldwin "Millions and millions of Americans (especially males) are literally intoxicated with sports. Sports are no longer a great American pastime; they are now a great American obsession. ...And there is also a very real psychological pitfall associated with a man's intoxication with sports. I submit that an obsession with sports gives men a false sense of masculinity and actually serves to steal true manhood from them."]
Grey Dot Regular citizens have big security role-Napolitano reuters.com 11/10/10 [""They will be the ones that notice something in the neighborhood, see something on the street," she told a panel at an international forum hosted by the German Marshall Fund public policy group."]
Grey Dot Congress report concedes Obama eligibility unvetted wnd.com 11/10/10 ["The analysis by the Congressional Research Service, a research arm of the U.S. Congress, openly admits no one in the federal government, including Congress, ever asked to see Obama's long-form, hospital-generated birth certificate. It explains no one was required to do so. "]
Grey Dot Some judges chastise banks over foreclosure paperwork washingtonpost.com 11/10/10 ["In millions of cases across the United States, local judges have wide latitude to impose sanctions on banks, free homeowners from their mortgage debts or allow the companies to proceed with flawed foreclosures. Ultimately, the industry is likely to face a messy scenario - different resolutions by courts in all 50 states. "]
Grey Dot Hugo Chavez defends state takeovers of apartments google.com 11/10/10 ["...called his decision last week to order the expropriation of six residential complexes and "the temporary occupation" of eight gated communities in Caracas and other cities "an act of justice.""]
Grey Dot At Legal Fringe, Empty Houses Go to the Needy nytimes.com 11/10/10 ["All 50 states allow for so-called adverse possession, with the time to forge a kind of common-law marriage with property varying from a few years (in most states) to several decades (in New Jersey). "]
Grey Dot Puzzling lack of answers to 'mystery missile' latimes.com 11/10/10 ["Military and aviation authorities deny any knowledge of a scheduled launch off the coast of L.A. The Pentagon says only that it is looking into a report of an 'unexplained contrail' left by an aircraft."]
Grey Dot China Downgrades United States Credit market-ticker.org 11/10/10 ["Cut long term US sovereign rating one notch to A+ from AA, with a negative outlook."]

Grey Dot Gold bursts through US$1,400 threshold financialpost.com 11/9/10 ["...on continuing worries over the U.S. Federal Reserve's aggressive second round of quantitative easing, while the president of the World Bank ignited a new debate calling for the possible return of the gold standard under a reformed currency regime. "]
Grey Dot Russia echoes China, says U.S. should consult G20 reuters.com 11/9/10 ["Russia sided with China ahead of the Group of 20 summit, saying on Monday the United States should consult other countries before pumping cash into its economy, but stopped short of calling the policy a mistake."]
Grey Dot Sun Unleashes Most Powerful Solar Flare in Years space.com 11/9/10 ["sending an energetic blast of X-rays from a hotspot of activity that may still belch more solar storms in the days to come. "]
yellow dot 9 Reasons Why Quantitative Easing Is Bad for the U.S. Economy seekingalpha.com 11/9/10 [By Michael T. Snyder "If 1.8 trillion dollars didn't work before, why does the Federal Reserve think that 900 billion dollars is going to work now? This new round of quantitative easing will create more inflation and will cause speculative asset bubbles..."]
Grey Dot Calif borrows $40M a day to pay unemployment sfgate.com 11/9/10 ["The Los Angeles Times reports that the state owes $8.6 billion already, and will have to come up with a $362-million payment to Washington by the end of next September."]
Grey Dot Look out, your medicine is watching you reuters.com 11/9/10 ["Novartis AG plans to seek regulatory approval within 18 months for a pioneering tablet containing an embedded microchip, bringing the concept of "smart-pill" technology a step closer."]
yellow dot The Fed's "War On Wealth" And The Risk Of Default newswithviews.com 11/9/10 [By Cliff Kincaid "The latest Fed action was announced on November 3, after Americans believed they had registered their electoral protests against a growing and intrusive federal government. The Federal Reserve said a massive $600 billion "stimulus" for the economy would take place in the form of expanding the Fed's "holdings of securities." "]
Grey Dot Oklahoma Shariah Ban Is Blocked wsj.com 11/9/10 ["A federal judge blocked Oklahoma officials Monday from implementing a voter-approved referendum that singles out Islamic religious law, or Shariah, as a threat to the state."]
Grey Dot Late-Term Abortions: Q&A With the Last Remaining Doctor Who Performs Them time.com 11/9/10 ["We are learning about Darwin and evolution, which many of the people in the anti-abortion movement don't believe."]
Grey Dot Drug cartels disrupt basic services in Mexico excite.com 11/9/10 ["Cartels also rob or extort people receiving government checks, as organized crime branches out from drug running into other illegal businesses."]

yellow dotstar A Suggested Survival List newswithviews.com 11/8/10 [By Chuck Baldwin "One does not have to be a prophet to know that we are on the precipice of some potentially catastrophic--or at the very least, challenging--days. In fact, most of us are already in challenging days, and some are already enduring catastrophic events."]
Grey Dot Fed Fires $600 Billion Stimulus Shot wsj.com 11/8/10 ["The Federal Reserve, in a dramatic effort to rev up a "disappointingly slow" economic recovery, said it will buy $600 billion of U.S. government bonds over the next eight months to drive down interest rates and encourage more borrowing and growth."]
Grey Dot Fannie Mae seeks $2.5 billion more in aid washingtonpost.com 11/8/10 ["The government rescued District-based Fannie Mae and McLean-based sibling Freddie Mac about two years ago, estimating it will cost taxpayers up to $259 billion. That's nearly twice the $133.4 billion Fannie and Freddie are in line to receive and would make it the most expensive bailout of the financial crisis. "]
Grey Dot Privacy advocates fear massive fed health database computerworld.com 11/8/10 ["The concerns have surfaced because the OPM has provided few details about the new database and because the data collected will be shared with law enforcement, third-party researchers and others."]
Grey Dot CAIR sues Oklahoma for banning Islamic law wnd.com 11/8/10 ["The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations announced today it will file a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a state ballot measure that bars judges from considering Islamic law in any ruling. "]
Grey Dot Small Banks Failing as Larger Firms Regain Health abcnews.go.com 11/8/10 ["On Friday, regulators closed four small banks: One each in Maryland and Washington state and two in California — one of the hardest-hit states, where a dozen banks have failed this year."]
Grey Dot UN declares Rachel's Tomb to be a mosque israeltoday.co.il 11/8/10 ["The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) decided last week to relabel as an Islamic mosque the tomb of Rachel, one of Israel's matriarchs, and demanded that Israel remove the site from its National Heritage list."]

Grey Dot Germany's new e-ID cards raise hackles over privacy reuters.com 11/3/10 ["Germany has introduced electronic identity cards that store personal data on microchips, raising fears over data protection"]
Grey Dot Ex-Lesbian Lisa Miller Loses Appeal to Prevent Transfer of Daughter to Former Lesbian Partner lifesitenews.com 11/3/10 ["According to Miller attorney Rena Lindevaldsen, the court refused to address the issue of Miller's constitutional rights as a parent, and claimed that the transfer of eight-year-old Isabella to her mother's former lesbian lover was in the child's best interests."]
Grey Dot Fed Easing May Mean 20% Dollar Drop: Bill Gross cnbc.com 11/3/10 ["The dollar is in danger of losing 20 percent of its value over the next few years if the Federal Reserve continues unconventional monetary easing, Bill Gross, the manager of the world's largest mutual fund, said on Monday. "]
Grey Dot Leaving out 'Creator' dates to U.N. report wnd.com 11/3/10 ["In the Universal Periodic Review submitted by the Department of State to the United Nations in August, the administration stated, "The story of the United States of America is one guided by universal values shared the world over – that all are created equal and endowed with inalienable rights.""]
Grey Dot Merapi eruption forces Indonesia flight cancellations bbc.co.uk 11/3/10 ["International airlines have cancelled flights to airports near Mount Merapi, as Indonesia's most volatile volcano continues to pump out clouds of ash."]
Grey Dot Why a Shingles Epidemic is Bolting Straight at the U.S. mercola.com 11/3/10 ["By trying to prevent all children from experiencing chickenpox naturally, this policy may have actually created a NEW epidemic—not in children but in adults, especially elderly adults. Vaccinating children for chickenpox may very well be causing a shingles epidemic."]
Grey Dot UPS says 2011 rates will rise 4.9 percent businessweek.com 11/3/10 ["UPS said Monday that ground rates would increase 5.9 percent but be partly offset by a 1 percent reduction in the fuel surcharge."]

Grey Dot Military Policy on Gays to Stand, Pending Appeal 11/2/10 ["A federal appeals court will allow the military to continue enforcing the law restricting the service of openly gay men and women in the military while a lower court decision that struck the law down as unconstitutional is being appealed. "]
Grey Dot Fixing cargo security system would cost billions google.com 11/2/10 ["More than half of the cargo flown into the United States comes via passenger planes, making cargo bombs a tempting way for terror groups to attack civilian passengers. ...Statistics show that security currently accounts for 35 percent of airport operating costs in Europe, in contrast to just 5 percent to 8 percent before the 9/11 attacks."]
Grey Dot Video game violence case goes to Supreme Court latimes.com 11/2/10 ["On Tuesday, when much of the nation is focused on the midterm elections to Congress, the Supreme Court will hear California's appeal and debate whether the states can restrict the sale of violent games to children and teenagers."]