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New studies show that the wealthy are pulling back from stocks and stashing more of their money into real estate, art and even diamonds. NEW!
New studies show that the wealthy are pulling back from stocks and stashing more of their money into real estate, art and even diamonds.
Iranian Calls for 'Islamic Awakening' to Destroy Israel NEW!
An Iranian official called this week for an ‘Islamic Awakening’ movement to help Palestinian Authority Arabs “demolish the Zionist regime”, the IRNA news agency reported.
When Will the Dollar Be Devalued NEW!
I just received a large full-color pamphlet in the mail and in large letters it read, "The free ride is over. The dollar will soon be devalued and replaced." I thought the warning was interesting, but the operative word was "soon".
Turk - Expect Tremendous Chaos, Europe Deteriorating Rapidly NEW!
With major markets around the world continuing to get hit, today King World News interviewed James Turk out of Europe. Turk told KWN the situation in Europe is deteriorating and the banking system is being severely tested. Turk also discussed gold and silver, but first, here is what Turk had to say about the crisis in Europe: “The situation here in Europe is rapidly deteriorating, Eric. Moody's downgrade of 26 Italian banks was just the latest nail in the coffin. It seems likely that more bank downgrades are coming in other countries because Europe is in a downward spiral.”
President Barack Obama has $1 million account with JPMorgan, personal wealth of up to $10 million NEW!
The president's financial disclosures for 2011, released by the White House, showed he has $500,000 to $1 million in a JPMorgan Chase private client asset management checking account.
Stocks Post Loss on Greece, S&P at 3-Month Low
Stocks faded in the final hour of trading Tuesday to finish lower following news that Greek depositors withdrew 700 million euros from the nation's banking system and after Greece's leaders failed to agree on a coalition government.
Wrong man was executed in Texas, probe says
He was the spitting image of the killer, had the same first name and was near the scene of the crime at the fateful hour: Carlos DeLuna paid the ultimate price and was executed in place of someone else in Texas in 1989, a report out Tuesday found.
Investors rush to buy Kate Middleton's gold engagement coin to counter the euro volatility
European customers are snapping up gold coins thanks to volatility in the overseas currency markets. Alan Demby, of the Scoin Shop, which has stores in Westfield Shepherd's Bush, Westfield Stratford, and Bluewater, said that sales in its shops had increased by 45pc in the last two months, with European customers leading the sales enquiries.
The Long-Term Case for Commodities: “When Push Comes to Shove, They’re Going to Print Money”
Gold, oil, copper and a host of other commodities were heading lower Monday morning, continuing a recent pattern that has some wondering if the commodity "super-cycle" has come to an end.
After falling 13% in 2011, the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index entered this week at its lowest level since September 2010 amid concern about slowing global growth hurting demand. In addition, the dollar has benefited from Europe's ongoing debt crisis, resulting in lower prices for hard assets, notably gold and silver.
Privacy concerns as US government rolls out domestic drone rules
Unmanned drones could soon be buzzing in the skies above many U.S. cities, as the federal government green-lights the technology for local law enforcement amid widespread privacy concerns.
Merkel tells Greece to back cuts or face euro exit
Raising the spectre of a Greek exit, the German chancellor said “solidarity for the euro” was threatened by the ongoing political crisis in Athens. Stock markets around the world fell sharply with fears mounting that a euro break-up could lead to renewed financial turmoil. The FTSE-100 index of Britain’s major companies fell by two per cent to 5465, with bank shares hit particularly hard.
Looming U.N. Mega-Conference in Rio to Seek ‘More Sustainable Future’
Twenty years after a U.N. gathering in Rio de Janeiro hiked environmental concerns higher up the global agenda and laid the early groundwork for the Kyoto Protocol, tens of thousands of U.N. officials, government representatives and activists will head back to the Brazilian city this summer in an attempt to advance the “sustainability” cause.
CBS/New York Times Poll: Romney Pulls Ahead of Obama--Among Women
A CBS/New York Times poll on the presidential race released Monday showed that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has not only moved ahead of President Barack Obama 46 percent to 43 percent among all registered voters, but also that Romney has moved ahead of Obama among female registered voters.
Krauthammer On Drones Flying In US: "Stop It Here, Stop It Now"
"I'm going to go hard left on you here, I'm going ACLU," syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer said in opposition to the use of drones on the U.S. homeland. "I don't want regulations, I don't want restrictions, I want a ban on this. Drones are instruments of war. The Founders had a great aversion to any instruments of war, the use of the military inside even the United States. It didn't like standing armies, it has all kinds of statutes of using the army in the country."
With or without Romney, D.C. a surprising Mormon stronghold
A few hundred Mormons filed into a chapel just outside the Washington Beltway one recent Sunday to hear a somewhat unusual presentation: an Obama administration official recounting his conversion to Mormonism.
Tehran accelerating its nuclear program
'Jerusalem Post' obtains Iran opposition report, outlining various offices, companies, individuals working on Iran's nuke program.
Popular NJ Radio Host, Veteran’s Advocate Shot to Death
A popular radio personality and veterans’ affairs advocate was found shot to death in her New Jersey home, shocking neighbors and friends who say they can’t think of any reason somebody could want to kill her.
US military class suspended for its view on Islam
A course for U.S. military officers has been teaching that America's enemy is Islam in general, not just terrorists, and suggesting that the country might ultimately have to obliterate the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina without regard for civilian deaths, following World War II precedents of the nuclear attack on Hiroshima or the allied firebombing of Dresden.
Nasrallah: ‘Hezbollah can pinpoint attacks across Israel’
The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah says his militant group has weapons that can accurately hit targets throughout Israel
Black churches conflicted on Obama's gay marriage decision
Some churches were silent on the issue. At others, pastors spoke against the president's decision Wednesday — but kindly of the man himself. A few blasted the president and his decision. A minority spoke in favor of the decision and expressed understanding of the president's change of heart.
Obama named ‘The First Gay President’ on Newsweek magazine cover
In the battle for most controversial cover of the week, Newsweek fired back at Time magazine’s now-infamous breastfeeding mom image by putting President Barack Obama under a rainbow halo with the tagline "The First Gay President."
GAO: Recoverable Oil in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming 'About Equal to Entire World’s Proven Oil Reserves'
(CNSNews.com) - The Green River Formation, a largely vacant area of mostly federal land that covers the territory where Colorado, Utah and Wyoming come together, contains about as much recoverable oil as all the rest the world’s proven reserves combined, an auditor from the Government Accountability Office told Congress on Thursday.
John Williams: The Real Unemployment Rate: 22%−Not 8.1%
Jim welcomes back John Williams from Shadow Government Statistics. John believes the real unemployment rate is 22%, not 8.1%, which is why it still feels like a recession. He also calculates the CPI at 6%, not 2.8%, and explains how the government manipulates the rate of inflation. Lastly, John believes the US is still on track for hyperinflation in 2014 as we near the coming fiscal cliff.
Europe: Big Problems Remain for Markets
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In December 2011, the European Central Bank (ECB) attempted to paper over the debt crisis. As noted by the Wall Street Journal on April 18, “Europe’s bold program to defuse its financial crisis by injecting cash into the banking system is running out of steam”.
Economic Alert: If You’re Not Worried Yet…You Should Be
For the past four years I have been covering the progression of the global economic crisis with an emphasis on the debilitating effects it has had on the American financial system. Only once before have I ever issued an economic alert, and this was at the onset of the very first credit downgrade in U.S. history by S&P. I do not take the word “alert” lightly. Since 2008 we have seen a cycle of events that have severely weakened our country’s foundation, but each event has then been followed by a lull, sometimes 4 to 6 months at a stretch, which seems to disarm the public, drawing them back into apathy and complacency. The calm moments before each passing storm give Americans a false sense of hope that our capsized fiscal vessel will somehow right itself if we just hold on a little longer...
Michele Bachmann Withdraws Swiss Citizenship
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) has decided to withdraw her dual Swiss citizenship.
US officials said to be fearful of looming Israeli strike on Iran
Channel 10 report says unity government has Washington worried about attack, even before November elections
Bill Clinton blockbuster: Obama is an ‘amateur’
Bill Clinton thought so little of President Obama — mocking him as an “amateur” — that he pressed his wife last summer to quit her job as secretary of state and challenge him in the primaries, a new book claims,
President Says Soliders Are Fighting ‘On My Behalf’
In his ABC interview, the president pretended that his much touted “evolution” had now led him, ineluctably, to speak out now, today; he simply could no longer stay silent. ABC let him off the hook, but this is not a credible account. In March, the Washington Post was reporting the debate among his advisers on whether the issue would help or hurt the reelection campaign and what, therefore, Obama should say: “Obama’s top political advisers have held serious discussions with leading Democrats about the upsides and downsides of coming out for gay marriage before the fall election.”
Egypt Islamist vows global caliphate in Jerusalem
Egypt’s Islamists aim to install a global Islamic caliphate with its capital in Jerusalem, a radical Muslim preacher told thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters in a clip released Monday.
US Administration Renews Push to Ratify Law of Sea Treaty
The Obama administration is beginning a new push to get the U.S. Senate to approve the 1982 United Nations Law of the Sea treaty. Administration officials said the pact is necessary to protect the U.S. Navy’s right to carry out exercises off the coast of China.
California Bill Would Ban Conversion Therapy to Make Gay Teens Straight
California may become the first state to ban "conversion" therapy for gay and lesbian teens if a bill, spearheaded by Democratic State Sen. Ted Lieu, passes on the senate floor. The bill passed its final committee vote Tuesday.
'Netanyahu forming war government'
Newspapers across the Arab world could not ignore Israel's political drama and the declaration of a unity government on Tuesday. Benjamin Netanyahu and Shaul Mofaz were described as conniving war mongers and corrupt politicians as editorials declared war was looming.
Federal Reserve allows Chinese-controlled banks to take stakes in US banks
The Federal Reserve has approved applications by three big Chinese government-controlled banks to set up branches and take stakes in US banks after deciding they were adequately regulated in their home market.
Gas Prices Falling: Next Stop $3 a Gallon?
Mainstream media spent much of early 2012 selling consumers on the idea that $5 per gallon gas was inevitable. Not wanting to seem insensitive to genuinely cash-strapped consumers, pundits and politicos blamed Iran, energy policy and speculative "gambling" as the cause of the march towards all-time high prices at the pump.
Ouch! Obama loses 41 percent of W.Va. primary vote to federal inmate.
In an embarrassment to President Obama, Federal Inmate No. 11593-051 – otherwise known as Keith Judd – won 10 counties and 41 percent of the vote in West Virginia’s Democratic presidential primary Tuesday.
Obama endorses gay marriage
President Obama on Wednesday endorsed gay marriage, becoming the first U.S. president to voice support for same sex couples to legally marry.
Obama said he had concluded "personally" that same sex couples should be able to get married. He said he came to the conclusion after years of conversations with friends, family and neighbors as well as members of his own staff who are in same-sex relationships.
Egypt Islamist vows global caliphate in Jerusalem
Egypt’s Islamists aim to install a global Islamic caliphate with its capital in Jerusalem, a radical Muslim preacher told thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters in a clip released Monday.
Rivals back Benjamin Netanyahu in deal that could mandate strike on Iran
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's Prime Minister, has cancelled snap elections and formed a national unity government with the largest opposition party in a dramatic deal that would give the hawkish premier a commanding mandate should he choose to strike against Iran.
DHS: Hackers Mounting Organized Cyber Attack on U.S. Gas Pipelines
For the past six months, an unidentified group of hackers has been mounting an ongoing, coordinated cyber attack on the control systems of U.S. gas pipelines, prompting the Department of Homeland Security to issue alerts.
A brutal crackdown may be coming for Russia's renewed opposition
Vladimir Putin’s presidential inauguration hasn’t gone to plan. While Putin may have once expected a relatively calm re-entry to the office he never really left, his reinstallation was instead heralded by crowds of between 20,000-100,000, carrying signs with slogans such as “Russia without Putin,” “No third term in the Constitution,” and simply “Putin-thief.”
Now a witness to Breitbart's death vanishes
A private investigator has been unable to find the only eyewitness to the sudden death of media innovator and conservative activist Andrew Breitbart.
Foiled Al-Qaida bomb plot likely to lead to changes in US airport security
Homeland security adviser says FBI is testing latest underwear bomb to determine if it would have cleared current systems
Baird says Iran could build nuclear bomb within months
Iran could build a nuclear bomb within months if it decides to weaponize its atomic enrichment program, according to Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird.
Netanyahu surprise gives Israel grand coalition
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formed a unity government on Tuesday in a surprise move that could give him a freer hand to attack Iran's nuclear facilities and seek peace with the Palestinians.
All the gold and silver roads now leading to China
This week the Shanghai Futures Exchange will start trading silver futures from Thursday. In a commentary on this the newspaper, The Australian, comments that nowadays all the gold and silver roads are leading to China, and speculation that the next few years could see the Chinese dominating the global silver market much as they appear to be doing with the global gold market.
In surprise move, Netanyahu, Mofaz agree to form unity government, cancel early elections
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition chairman MK Shaul Mofaz (Kadima) reached a surprise agreement early Tuesday morning to form a national unity government.
6-12 year olds to be trained to perform 'signs and wonders'
The International House of Prayer (IHOP-Kansas) is gearing up for its first "Signs and Wonders" camp for the 2012 season. There, 6-12 year old kids are trained "to heal the sick, reach the lost, prophesy, and pray for other children, to see Jesus exalted in their schools, homes, and neighborhoods."
US should return stolen land to Indian tribes, says United Nations
A United Nations investigator probing discrimination against Native Americans has called on the US government to return some of the land stolen from Indian tribes as a step toward combatting continuing and systemic racial discrimination.
Some Pilots Refuse to Fly as Stealth Jet’s Oxygen Problems Worsen
The Air Force’s F-22 Raptor stealth fighters and their faulty oxygen systems are choking their pilots. One attempt at a quick fix only made the problem worse. Despite this the Air Force, ordered its roughly 200 Raptor pilots to keep flying. Now Maj. Jeremy Gordon and Capt. Josh Wilson, both experienced Raptor fliers with the Virginia Air National Guard’s 192nd Fighter Wing, have refused to fly an airplane that they claim is fatally flawed.
Syria Moving Scuds to Israel, Turkey Borders
Jordanian news site Ahbar Baladna reports that western spy satellites have recently spotted movements of Syrian heavy missile launchers northward and southward, toward Syria's borders with Turkey and Israel.
Israel warns Hizbollah over Iran
Any Hizbollah retaliation to an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities would prompt Israel to launch a war in Lebanon so ferocious that it would take a decade to rebuild the villages it destroys, a senior Israeli military officer has warned.
TV report: Netanyahu holding elections so he is free to deal with Iran in September-October
Channel 2 commentator says PM is going to polls early so he can handle Iran threat when safely re-elected and with Obama paralyzed in presidential campaign
Putin pledges unity on return to Kremlin
Vladimir Putin took the oath as Russia's president on Monday with a ringing appeal for unity at the start of a six-year term in which he faces growing dissent, economic problems and bitter political rivalries.
US secretly releasing Taliban fighters, report says
The US has been secretly releasing captured Taliban fighters from a detention center in Afghanistan in a bid to strengthen its hand in peace talks with the insurgent group, the Washington Post reported Monday.
What Does 'Composite Girl' Tell Us About Obama?
Within hours after Dylan Byers of Politico created a mini-firestorm on Wednesday with the article titled "Obama: 'New York girlfriend' was composite," David Graham of the Atlantic had all but smothered the flames with his article, "Obama's Composite Girlfriend: How Politico and Drudge Created Fake News."
How Much Christian culture warriors such as Richard Land, Tony Perkins and James Dobson must feel as ...their power wanes
Three decades ago, the evangelical faithful was galvanized by public debates over abortion, the size of the federal government, the future of the traditional family, and religious liberty. Many responded by following divisive leaders into the culture wars with the promise that voting for "moral" leadership would end abortion, protect traditional marriage and put our country on the right track.
How Mitt Romney’s Campaign Put A Damper On Obama’s Big Day
Ohio — Saturday was supposed to be President Barack Obama’s day, dominated by headlines of successful campaign holding its first rally. Instead, reports prominently included references to thousands of empty seats at the president’s first rally here — just as the Romney campaign wanted it.
Election 2012 Trial Heat: Obama vs. Romney
These are the results when registered voters are asked: "Suppose the presidential election were held today. If Barack Obama were the Democratic Party's candidate and Mitt Romney were the Republican Party's candidate, who would you vote for Barack Obama, the Democrat or Mitt Romney, the Republican?" Those who are undecided are further asked if they lean more toward Obama or Romney and their leanings are incorporated into the results. Each five-day rolling average is based on telephone interviews with approximately 2,200 registered voters; Margin of error is ±3 percentage points.
Left-wing candidate François Hollande has defeated incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in Sunday's runoff, exit polls say, becoming the first Socialist to win a
Left-wing candidate François Hollande has defeated incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in Sunday's runoff, exit polls say, becoming the first Socialist to win a presidential election since François Mitterrand in 1988.
US Economy Faces Risk of 'Fiscal Cliff': Fed Officials
Two Federal Reserve officials warned Tuesday that the U.S. could be heading for a "fiscal cliff" at year's end if mandated tax increases and spending cuts are implemented.
Taxmageddon: Massive Tax Hikes on the Horizon
Unprecedented Tax Hike For 2013: Starting January 1, 2013, Americans will face a $494 billion tax increase, the highest ever in one year. Obamacare’s tax increase over 10 years barely edges ahead of Taxmageddon at $502 billion. The average American household would see its taxes rise by $3,800 in 2013 alone. And this is just for one year. Taxpayers would see even higher tax hikes in succeeding years.
There’s Always Free Cheese in a Mousetrap
Recently, a wealthy customer of mine came into my office chortling about how he was able to sign up for VA disability.
Food inflation seen back on the table as prices rise
World food prices are likely to rise for a third successive month in March, and could gain further beyond that, with expensive oil and chronically low stocks of some key grains putting food inflation firmly back on the economic agenda.
Pastors Call a Truce on 'Sheep-Stealing'
If you've been to church lately, you probably know how unusual it is to see a critical mass of young people in attendance. According to studies by the Barna Group, church engagement falls by as much as 43% between the ages of 18 and 29. Which is why the scene on a recent night in uptown Charlotte, N.C., was so remarkable.
Romney Tied with Obama in Florida, Ohio
A new Quinnipiac University poll of three key battleground states shows former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-Mass.) statistically tied with President Barack Obama in Florida and Ohio. Romney trails Obama by eight points in Pennsylvania, the third state surveyed.
Mitt Romney's team sees a path to winning the presidency
Over the last 100 years, only five incumbent presidents have lost second-term bids. Mitt Romney is trying to become the 21st century’s first challenger to topple a sitting president, and his camp says it could reach the 270 electoral votes needed for victory this way:
Eurocrats are secretly plotting to create a super-powerful EU president to realise their dream of abolishing Britain,
A covert group of EU foreign ministers has drawn up plans for merging the jobs currently done by Herman Van Rompuy, president of the European Council, and Jose Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission.
Credit Cards, An Endangered Species
Previously, mobile phones have helped us satisfy our need to communicate. Now, however, they are beginning to satisfy the need to engage in commerce by providing a convenient means of exchange. Smartphones are becoming a tool to accomplish what has previously required the use of cash, checks or credit cards.
Massive money-laundering lapses alleged at HSBC
In April 2003, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and New York state bank regulators cracked the whip on HSBC Bank USA, ordering it to do a better job of policing itself for suspicious money flows. Staff in the bank’s anti-money laundering division, according to a person who worked there at the time, flew into a “panic.”
“We are Preparing for Massive Civil War,” Says DHS Informant
In a riveting interview on TruNews Radio, Wednesday, private investigator Doug Hagmann said high-level, reliable sources told him the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is preparing for “massive civil war” in America.
Did IDF hold secret chemical drill?
Army, police representatives say chlorine-like odor that caused scare in central Israel a result of 'unknown gas' used in military drill; IDF later issues official denial of reports
Cellphone Airtime Becomes Currency in Zimbabwe
In the developed west, payment by cellphone feels as if it has been on the verge of taking off for years. Barely a week it seems goes by without the launch of another electronic wallet. But in Zimbabwe a local startup has seized the initiative.
Muslims bypass Mormons as fastest-growing religion in Illinois
Muslims have become the third-largest religious group in the state after Roman Catholics and independent evangelicals. Not to mention, the fastest-growing one.
The Media Won't Touch This Story About The End Of The US Dollar
There's a major shift under way, one the US mainstream media has left largely untouched even though it will send the United States into an economic maelstrom and dramatically reduce the country's importance in the world: the demise of the US dollar as the world's reserve currency.
Al Mohler On Troubling Sermon by Andy Stanley
The most puzzling and shocking part of the message was the illustration and the account of the homosexual couple, however. The inescapable impression left by the account was that the sin of concern was adultery, but not homosexuality. Stanley clearly and repeatedly stressed the sin of adultery, but then left the reality of the homosexual relationship between the two men unaddressed as sin. To the contrary, he seemed to normalize their relationship. They would be allowed to serve on the host team if both were divorced. The moral status of their relationship seemed to be questioned only in terms of adultery, with no moral judgment on their homosexuality.
US Treasurys Are ‘Junk,’ Dollar Headed for Collapse: Schiff
The greenback and the U.S. bond market are headed for a collapse as the U.S. Federal Reserve loses the ability to service the nation’s debt with “artificially low” interest rates, Peter Schiff, CEO of Euro Pacific Capital told CNBC on Wednesday.
Andrea Mitchell Slips Up, Says "We" Instead Of "White House" Politicizing OBL
NBC's Andrea Mitchell made what some may call a not-so-Freudian slip on her daily cable news show that broadcasts on MSNBC.
Mitchell asks former Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD) what he thinks of Republican criticism that "we" are politicizing the bin Laden killing. Mitchell quickly corrected herself and said it is the White House that is being accused of politicizing the event.
Remember Which Members of The New Religious Right Endorsed Newt Who Now Reportedly Owes $4 Million to Staffers & Creditors?
Newt Gingrich ends his White House dream today with his political committee facing a mountain of debts -- owing about $4 million to scores of businesses and campaign workers around the country who fear they will never get paid.
No-Fly Zone To Be Enforced By Shoot-To-Kill Order During NATO Summit
A new report reveals plans to keep residents and dignitaries safe during the NATO Summit include a no-fly zone, with a shoot-to-kill mandate for those who break the ban.
Police: Mom, daughter killed elderly neighbor for coin collection
A mother and daughter accused of killing an elderly neighbor and stealing her coin collection were arrested Sunday, according to Metro Police arrest reports.
Man Arrested For Passing Not-Counterfeit $50 Bill
If you've ever been stuck having to buy something with a $50 or $100 bill in the last decade, you have probably had to stand there while a store clerk performs the marker test to see if the note is legitimate. Unfortunately, that test doesn't work on older bills, and that's how a Tennessee man ended up in jail over the weekend.
CP Exclusive: Joel Osteen Talks Prosperity Gospel, Crystal Cathedral, and Lakewood Church Succession
Jim Rogers: US Looks Headed for Recession, Stock Crash in 2013
Taxes are set to rise next year, and as a result, the U.S. economy is headed for a recession and stocks are poised to tank, warns international investor Jim Rogers.
The Bush tax cuts are set to expire at the end of this year, but election-year politics will likely mean they will expire and renewing them after expiration will be messy.
The Bernanke Bust, the why how and when
To readers of THE CONTRARIAN TAKE, it will come as no surprise that we are fond of the Austrian School’s take on monetary matters, specifically the unintended consequences of monetary largesse – economic busts.
5 arrested for allegedly trying to blow up Ohio bridge
Five people described as anarchists were arrested Monday in a Cleveland-area park for allegedly trying to blow up a bridge, sources tell Fox News.
Officials Watch for Terrorists With Body Bombs on US-Bound Planes
With the anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death looming, American and European authorities told ABC News today that they fear al Qaeda may soon try to explode U.S.-bound aircraft with explosives hidden inside the bodies of terrorists.
New Obama slogan has long ties to Marxism, socialism
The Obama campaign apparently didn't look backwards into history when selecting its new campaign slogan, "Forward" — a word with a long and rich association with European Marxism.
TBL: Who Pays More For Your Gold, A Pawn Shop Or Jewelry Store?
Want to gamble on the value of your gold jewelry, coins or silver? Then skip the research and take it to a local pawn shop or jewelry store for a quick payoff. In mid-February, TBL shuttled around Greater Hartford with two gold coins and a Tiffany silver bowl — a stash valued between $1,100 and $1,200 — and received offers as low as $704 and as high as $1,006.
Poisoning suspected in sudden death of coroner's official
He spent his life trying to determine how people died. But now his colleagues are searching for answers after he died under mysterious circumstances. Los Angeles police detectives, with the help of the Los Angeles County coroner's office, are investigating the death of Michael Cormier. Officials said he might have died of poisoning, but they have not provided further information.
Kirk Cameron's Growing Circle of Reconstructionist Friends
At the debut of his film "Monumental," Cameron promised that "much more is coming" and he hinted at a strategy to educate and mobilize Christians to save the country. It's now a bit clearer what he meant, and he has added one more major Christian Reconstructionist name to his list of new friends.
So Long, US Dollar
There's a major shift under way, one the US mainstream media has left largely untouched even though it will send the United States into an economic maelstrom and dramatically reduce the country's importance in the world: the demise of the US dollar as the world's reserve currency.
Rubio Praises U.N., World Bank, IMF for Not Asserting ‘Narrow American Interests’
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), who was elected to his first term with help from the Tea Party in 2010 and who is sometimes cited as a potential GOP vice presidential pick, lauded the United Nations, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for following their respective visions instead of asserting “narrow American interests” in a speech today on U.S. foreign policy.
Iran readying hacker attacks on U.S. infrastructure, specialists say
Iran is recruiting a hacker army to target the U.S. power grid, water systems and other vital infrastructure for cyberattack in a future confrontation with the United States, security specialists will warn Congress Thursday.
Oprah Winfrey Confesses Christ During NYC 'Lifeclass' Tour?
Oprah Winfrey, appearing in New York City during the Monday broadcast of her "Lifeclass," professed to being a Christian twice during her introduction, which one publication took as evidence of her confession in Christ. The Black Christian News Network suggested that Winfrey was a "secret follower" of Jesus and those critical of Winfrey's confession were akin to Pharisees.
EPA Official's 'Philosophy' On Oil Companies: 'Crucify Them' - Just As Romans Crucified Conquered Citizens
Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) took to the Senate floor today to draw attention to a video of a top EPA official saying the EPA’s “philosophy” is to “crucify” and “make examples” of oil and gas companies - just as the Romans crucified random citizens in areas they conquered to ensure obedience.
Romney fundraiser: Donors 'coming out of the woodwork'
Mitt Romney's fundraising has skyrocketed since he became the de facto nominee, a top Romney fundraiser told The Hill Wednesday evening.
"People are coming out of the woodwork," said the fundraiser, who requested not to be named. "A number of my friends who didn't want to get involved in the primary are now coming off the sidelines for the general election."
Liberty University responds to Romney controversy, angers online students
As of Monday morning, the announcement was deleted from the page, along with all the comments. “Complaints died down because they took the ability to complain down from the website,” said Janet Loeffler, a 53-year old freshman at Liberty who takes classes online. Loeffler was a frequent poster to the Facebook page.
Missouri's sound-money bill is really a protest
Last week, the legislative body passed the Missouri Sound Money Act of 2012, which declares U.S. gold and silver coins to be legal tender in the state.
Student Loans: The Next Bailout?
Here’s what we do know about student loan debt: it’s roughly $1 trillion in size, greater than either auto or credit-card debt and second only to mortgage debt in the U.S.
1 in 2 new graduates are jobless or underemployed
The college class of 2012 is in for a rude welcome to the world of work. A weak labor market already has left half of young college graduates either jobless or underemployed in positions that don't fully use their skills and knowledge.
Senior U.S. General Orders Top-to-Bottom Review of Military’s Islam Training
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Tuesday ordered the entire U.S. military to scour its training material to ensure it doesn’t contain anti-Islamic content, Danger Room has learned. The order came after the Pentagon suspended a course for senior officers that was found to contain derogatory material about Islam.
U.S. Boomers face impoverished retirement
Aging Baby Boomers got some jolting news on Monday when the U.S. government said the Social Security retirement program is on track to go bankrupt three years earlier than expected if reforms are not made.
How 9 Banks Are Exposed To $200 Trillion Worth Of Derivatives
Netanyahu says Iran sanctions 'better work soon'
While sanctions against Iran are visibly impairing its economy, they have not impacted its continuing nuclear activities, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told CNN in a Tuesday interview.
Rural kids, parents angry about Labor Dept. rule banning farm chores
A proposal from the Obama administration to prevent children from doing farm chores has drawn plenty of criticism from rural-district members of Congress. But now it’s attracting barbs from farm kids themselves.
Confidants: Secret Service agents contend misbehavior on trips not unprecedented
Some Secret Service employees accused of misconduct in the Colombian prostitution scandal are privately contending that their conduct didn’t warrant dismissal because senior managers tolerated similar behavior during official trips, according to people familiar with the employees’ thinking.
Jim Yong Kim takes top job at World Bank
Dr Jim Yong Kim is to become the next president of the World Bank.
His appointment means a long tradition is being upheld. The World Bank has always been led by an American. Emerging economies had hoped to change that this time and many countries supported the appointment of Nigeria's finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Cops: Oklahoma ministry head dies amid abuse probe
Tom White had been reported missing last Tuesday, the same day police in Bartlesville received a report about the alleged molestation, said Bartlesville Police Capt. Jay Hastings. White was the executive director for The Voice of the Martyrs, a nonprofit headquartered in in the city 50 miles north of Tulsa that says it provides medical supplies, food and clothing to persecuted Christians worldwide.
Robert Spencer Asks: Did Muhammad Exist?
One of the jihadists’ most potent psychological weapons is the double standard Muslims have imposed on the West. Temples and churches are destroyed and vandalized, Christians murdered and driven from the lands of Christianity’s birth, anti-Semitic lunacy propagated by high-ranking Muslim clerics, and Christian territory like northern Cyprus ethnically cleansed and occupied by Muslims. Yet the West ignores these depredations all the while it agonizes over trivial “insults” to Islam and Mohammed, and decries the thought-crime of “Islamophobia” whenever even factual statements are made about Islamic history and theology. This groveling behavior confirms the traditional Islamic chauvinism that sees Muslims as the “best of nations” destined by Allah to rule the world through violent jihad.
Liberty's choice of Romney leads to angry student response
Liberty University students and alumni are accusing the Christian school of violating its own teachings by asking Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints whose adherents are called Mormons, to deliver its 2012 commencement address.
Secret Service scandal spreads to second hotel
(CBS News) Suspicion is spreading in the Secret Service scandal beyond the agents in just one Colombian hotel.
CBS News correspondent Whit Johnson reports that a law enforcement official told CBS News that the latest agent under investigation brought a woman back to the Hilton Hotel in Cartagena, Columbia, just five days before President Barack Obama would be staying there.
Op-Ed: The Jews as Christ-Killers, Again?
The Vatican and the traditionalist Catholics of the Society of St. Pius X are near an “imminent agreement” that could bring the group back into the Roman Catholic Church’s fold and end a quarter-century of schism. The society, which is based in Menzingen, Switzerland, has 6 seminaries, 3 universities and 70 schools around the world.
Ethicist: Transhumanism ‘inevitable’
Welcome to the posthuman world. Everyone is smart, tall, good looking, free from disease, and, some predict, will live forever. The Rev. Mark Douglas, a Presbyterian minister, theologian, ethicist, and professor at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Ga., said in a lecture in Sylvania that transhumanism is "inevitable," as long as humanity continues to exist. In extrapolating natural evolution as described by Darwin, and given enough time, the human race will undergo significant genetic and biological changes, he said.
Army chief: IDF prepared for Iran strike
IDF ready to attack Tehran’s nuclear facilities if needed, Chief of Staff Benny Gantz says; military constantly engaged in covert, high-risk operations beyond Israel’s borders, he says
Harvey Organ: Get Physical Gold & Silver!
Harvey Organ has been analyzing the bullion markets closely for decades. The quality and accuracy of his work is respected enough to have earned him an invitation to testify before the CFTC on position limits for precious metals back in 2010.
Dershowitz Blasts Zimmerman Prosecution: 'Not Only Immoral, But Stupid'
With ABC News’ release of the George Zimmerman photo showing blood flowing freely from his head, the question becomes whether Angela Corey, the prosecutor in the case, had access to the photo before charging Zimmerman with second-degree murder.
U.S. Roads and Bridges Being Built By Chinese Companies As American Economy Teeters on Collapse
A recent report by ABC has confirmed what many have claimed for years; infrastructure jobs are going directly to foreign countries, particularly China.
Regardless of the fact that US law usually requires American companies to be picked first for infrastructure jobs, multiple Chinease companies are currently working on U.S. bridges and roads throughout the country
Europe Will Collapse in May-June
Starting back in August, I began suggesting that we were approaching a Systemic Crisis/ Crash scenario in the markets.
The technical and fundamentals both supported this forecast, but I completely underestimated the degree to which the Central Banks and EU would attempt to prop up the market.
Threat of Credit Downgrade Persists for Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley‘s rebuilding efforts are starting to take hold, as it posted one of its strongest quarters since the financial crisis.
Weekly Enewsletter: An Executive Order You Should Know About
With all that is going in Washington these days some things don’t make the news the way they should. Fourteen days ago President Obama issued an Executive Order that you should know about. This order gives an unprecedented level of authority to the President and the federal government to take over all the fundamental parts of our economy - in the name of national security - in times of national emergency.
Israeli PM criticizes Obama for diplomacy with Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched an unexpected attack this week on the world’s six major powers led by President Barack Obama over how they were conducting nuclear talks with Iran. The attack underscored the fact that relations between the Israeli and U.S. leaders are as bad as they ever were, just as the presidential election in the United States gets into full swing.
How Long Before America Hits the Wall?
Decades of manipulation by the Federal Reserve (through its creation of paper money) and by Congress (through its taxing and spending) have pushed the US economy into a circumstance that can't be sustained but from which there is no graceful exit.
Managing Expectations: Why Gold Should Thrive
It was a challenging week for gold investors. Although the yellow metal has been on a spectacular 11-year bull run, recent strength in the economy has some thinking gold’s heyday is over.
Gov. Mitt Romney to deliver 2012 Commencement address at Liberty University
Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr. announced today that Gov. Mitt Romney will address Liberty University graduates at the 2012 Commencement ceremony to be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 12, at Arthur L. Williams Stadium.
GFMS Klapwijk: Silver Prices To Rally In Second Half Of 2012
Gingrich’s Secret Service detail likely costing taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars a day
Even though by his own estimation he has very little prospect of winning the Republican nomination, Newt Gingrich is still likely costing the taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars a day with his Secret Service detail on the campaign trail.
SBC Official Issues Apology for Plagiarism
Richard Land, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, issued an apology on Monday for plagiarism during his radio show – Richard Land Live! – after a news story appeared on EthicsDaily.com based on research by a Baylor University doctoral student.
Van Jones Trains Occupy: 'This Will Make the '60s Look Tame'
There were about 35 people there. We met in a building on campus. Two women appeared to be in their early twenties, one was African American. One man that co-led the event appeared to be around thirty. Everyone else seemed to be fifty- to sixty-year old white people. I felt like I was at a tea party for Socialists.
How much water is enough?
If you like food as much as I do, it’s hard to imagine that our body can actually go weeks without food. It wouldn’t be fun, of course, but it can be done. But without water, our bodies can get into serious trouble quickly – just a matter of days before dehydration can set in. So why is it that many people keep lots of extra food stored in their houses, but neglect to store any water?
Tax refunds being used to pay for bankruptcy filings
Some Americans spend their tax refunds on high-tech gadgets and long-awaited vacations. Others use the cash to file for bankruptcy.
Five Alternative Investments To Protect Your Wealth From Inflation
I have been writing about my expectations of high inflation in coming years as governments the world over gently renege their overwhelming debts by lowering the value of money.
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