Archive for June, 2008

Mortgage Markets - Week of 6.30.08

Mortgage Ruling Could Shock  U.S. Banking Industry
By Gina Keating - Reuters (30 Jun 2008)

Countrywide’s Pressures Mount
By Ruth Simon - Wall Street Journal (26 Jun 2008)
“The legal and financial pressures on Countrywide Financial Corp. mounted Wednesday as officials in three states filed separate legal actions against the mortgage lender.”

Washington State
- Governor’s Office Press Release
- Statement of Charges

California
- Read the California Attorney General’s Press Release
- Complaint for Restitution, Injunctive Relief, Other Equitable Relief, and Civil Penalties

Illinois
- Read the Illinois Attorney General’s Press Release
- Complaint for Injunctive and Other Relief

Precious Metals - Week of 6.30.08

ECB is Done Selling Gold Through September
From Agence France-Press (1 Jul 2008)

On the Precipice
By James Turk - GoldMoney.com (28 Jun 2008)

Food & Health - Week of 6.30.08

The Doctors’ Revolt
By Roger Bybee - The American Prospect (1 Jul 2008)

Tonight for dinner I had the first fruits from my garden - Golden Scallopini Squash. It was simply incredible thanks to seeds from Seeds of Change, the magic of Tennessee farmland and the hard work of my wonderful neighbor, E.L. Taylor.
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HomeGrown - A Film Trailer

A Skirmish Won, The Campaign Goes On
A YouTube Video - Foster Gamble

Catching an Amber Wave
By Jenna Russell - Boston Globe (22 Jun 2008)

Credibility Gap: Are New Food Packaging Chemicals Any Safer?
Press Release - Environmental Working Group (9 Jun 2008)

The Fed and the Price of Rice
By Steve H. Hanke & David Ranson - CATO Institute (10 Jun 2008)

Geopolitical - Week of 6.30.08

Ex-Agent Says CIA Ignored Iran Facts
By Joby Warrick - Washington Post (1 Jul 2008)

Agents Can Randomly Seize Travelers’ Laptops or PDAs
By Jim Puzzanghera - Baltimore Sun (29 Jun 2008)

Abu Ghraib Inmates Sue Contractors, Claim Torture
By David Dishneau - Associated Press (1 Jul 2008)

Mercedes to Cut Petroleum Out of Lineup by 2015
By Jaymi Heimbuch - EcoGeek.org (28 Jun 2008)

Ex-Weapons Inspector: U.S. Will Attack Iran
By Jason Leopold - Scoop Independent News (27 Jun 2008)

Sanctions Law Ruling Will Ripple Across U.S.
By Mary Jo Pitzl - The Arizona Republic (8 Jun 2008)

Chemtrails Timeline - 1962 - 2008
By William Thomas - willthomasonline

You’re On Candid Camera
By Michael Isikoff & Mark Hosenball - The Revolution Will Not be Digitized (25 Jun 2008)

It was Oil, All Along
By Bill Moyers & Michael Winshipo - Truthout.org (28 Jun 2008)

Roger Stone Says MTA Chief Raised His Rent Due to Feud
By Jacob Gershman - New York Sun (27 Jun 2008)

Money & Markets - Week of 6.30.08

Bankers Seen Holding Off Clear Channel Loan Sale to Next Week
By Cynthia Koons - Dow Jones Newswire (3 Jul 2008)
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Vanity Plate Sold for $14 Million in UAE
International Business Times (16 Feb 208)

Nevada Economy: Gaming Revenues Tumble Again
By Howard Stutz - Casino City Times (12 Jun 2008)

Total Control of U.S. in Sight for Goldman Sachs
By David Brooks - New York Times (1 Jul 2008)

Grasso Victorious in Pay Case; Cuomo Won’t Appeal
By Charles Gasparino - CNBC (1 Jul 2008)

DOJ Bombs Liberty Dollar! - Read the Complaint

Continue reading ‘Money & Markets - Week of 6.30.08′

Life - Week of 6.30.2008

Local and National Outbreak of Grave Robbing
By Nicholas J.C. Pistor - St. Louis Post-Dispatch (30 Jun 2008)

Oklahoma Asserts Sovereignty

View the vote tally in the Oklahoma House of Representatives

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U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Gun Ownership

Wikipedia on Gun Politics

The Supreme Court Opens Fire
The Economist (26 Jun 2008)

Read the Supreme Court Decision

In From a Network Member

A Letter to My Stockbroker
February 2008

Dear John:

I sent you the article on Bill Gross of PIMCO because I was interested in someone who feels as I do—that the U.S. and the dollar are moving in the wrong direction for the long term. There may be short-term ups and downs, but when a country is more focused on military solutions and the support of companies who mostly traffic in destruction rather than construction, then in the long run, no matter how much of that country’s currency one accumulates, it will eventually be more than compensated with a decline in value. Cities are going bankrupt; states are cutting costs and building more prisons and fewer schools. I don’t have any special knowledge, I just read the newspapers every day.

Continue reading ‘In From a Network Member’

The National Security Business

Charlie Black, in an interview with Fortune, said “a fresh terrorist attack ‘certainly would be a big advantage to him [John McCain].’” Black also “said that the December assassination of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, while ‘unfortunate,’ helped McCain win the Republican primary by focusing attention on national security.”