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A Solitary Jailhouse Lawyer Argues His Way
By Sean Gardiner
Each morning for 5,546 days, Jabbar Collins knew exactly what he’d wear when he awoke: a dark-green shirt with matching dark-green pants.
The prison greenies of a convicted murder…
The Greatest Epidemic Sickness Known to Humanity
By Paul Levy
Note: I consider this one of the most important articles I’ve ever written. If after reading it you feel so inspired, please forward this to all of your friends and lists. The next par…
Texas Nullification of Obamacare
By Jon Rappoport
The 10th Amendment Center is a group that is campaigning to nullify illegal federal laws. It’s also resuscitating the right of states to exercise their basic power in this regard.
…
Get Ready For Pain At The Pump
By Joe Weisenthal
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UK – Year in Review: Austerity
By Johann Hari
The year 2010 began with David Cameron looking into a TV camera and pledging to the British people: “If any cabinet minister comes to me and says ‘Here are my plans’ and they involve…
Is It Just Us, Or Are Kids Getting Really Stupid?
By Sandy Hingston
They don’t read. They can’t spell. They spend all their time playing computer games and texting and hanging out with one another on Facebook. But the problem is much worse tha…
Happy Birthday with Georgie!
Here is Georgie and me celebrating my birthday at the Rainbow Room in New York in 1988. I will be celebrating today with her in Philadelphia. She has promised me a REALLY BIG HUG!
Xmas Chorals for You!
The Solari Report’s very own Michael Linton, who when he is not lining up our favorite people for interviews on the Solari Report, is a distinguished Professor of Music, teaching and composing the m…
Right on time…
By Paul Ferguson
Gold bounced off of trendline support this morning. Trading in the gold shares looked particularly encouraging, with stocks opening at their lows and working their way higher. …
The Baltic Dry Freight Index is Flashing a Warning Signal
Baltic Dry Index
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Baltic Exchange Dry Index (BDI) & Freight Rates
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Baltic Dry Index
Wikipe…
Internet Gets New Rules of the Road
By Amy Schatz and Shayndi Raice
Consumers for the first time got federally approved rules guaranteeing their right to view what they want on the Internet. The new framework could also result in tie…
Holiday Greetings From Solari!
“A Partridge in a Pear Tree,” is a wonderful symbol for holiday giving. But this year, we’d like to suggest a new symbol—namely, “A White Dove in a Pear-Apple-Peach-Orange-Cherry-Plum-Tomato-Zuc…
Foreclosures on People Who Never Missed a Payment
By Yves Smith
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Silver: Steady As She Goes . . .
By Paul Ferguson
Going with the sailing analogy here. Silver has set a course to the northeast. When we look at it on a monthly chart—a timeframe that filters out short-term noise—we can see …
Munis Take a Dive
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Stop Shooting Yourself in The Foot! Buy The Real Silver
By Franklin Sanders
Behold, Silver Bugs, the Promised Land!
Investors are piling into silver, at last having discovered silver’s astounding bull market future, and silver soars daily. Adding f…
Surfers Spread the Message of Responsible Shopping this Holiday Season
By Heather Box
Kyle Thiermann, a 20-year-old professional surfer from Santa Cruz California, stood in a clothing factory in Sri Lanka amongst the commotion of the sewing machines, fabric cutters an…
Winter Solstice 2010
The luster will be a bit “off” on Dec. 21st, the first day of northern winter, when the full Moon passes almost dead-center through Earth’s shadow. For 72 minutes of eerie totality, an amber light w…
On the Solari Investment Model
By Catherine Austin Fitts
Every investment – whether it be of our time, our attention or our resources – has an impact on the related financial and living ecosystem. That impact can be estimated o…
Leaked Cable: Hike Food Prices To Boost GM Crop Approval
By Rady Ananda
In a January 2008 meeting, US and Spain trade officials strategized how to increase acceptance of genetically modified foods in Europe, including inflating food prices on the commodi…
The Current US Debt Situation
By Gregory White
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U.S. Court Rules Warrants Needed to Spy on Emails
By Noel Brinkerhoff
If the government wants to see your emails stored by an Internet service provider, they first will have to get a warrant. The government used to skip getting a warrant, based on…
Madoff Trustee Recovers $7.2 Billion
Barbara and Jeffry Picower in 2005
By Diana B. Henriques
A scandal flush with superlatives added yet another on Friday with a $7.2 billion legal settlement, the largest single forfeiture in Americ…
Tax Cut Revolt
Rep. Peter DeFazio: President Obama is telling lawmakers it would be “the end” of his presidency if tax cut deal fails.
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Note to a Reader
From a Reader This Morning:
60% of Americans now believe the war in Afghanistan was a mistake…the other 40% have been found to be 100% brain dead….
Dear Friend:
There is “Life and death in the …
Hohenwald is Runner Up in Tennessee!
Best place to raise kids in Tennessee: Clinton
Nearby city: Knoxville
Population: 9,224
Median family income: $55,421
Runner-up: Hohenwald
Clinton is the county seat of Anderson County and is part …
New Worries for 401(k) Investors
By Sarah Morgan
Retirement savers have already learned how much damage the markets can do to a nest egg. But for anyone with a 401(k) plan, stock market performance may be overshadowed by other wor…
Welcome to FindaSpring.com
FindaSpring.com is a community and user created database of natural springs around the world.
If you know of a spring that is not on the map or in our database, please click on Submit a Spring and …
Franklin Sanders on Order
Dear Ones:
Visiting the sanctuary just now, it appears our entire congregation is suffering from a misunderstanding.
Our sanctuary — any sanctuary — is a house of God, and because we are God’s peo…
RollingStone Playlist Special
Fifty artists on the music they love, from Mick Jagger on the blues to Drake on Jimi Hendrix
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CalPERS Approves New Asset Allocation to Guard Against Risk, Rising Inflation
Following a nearly year-long review, the biggest US public pension has OK’ed a new asset allocation to position the fund for better risk-adjusted performance.
The investment committee at the $220 b…
Who Rules? with Daniel Estulin
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The Solari Report – 16 Dec 10
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by Catherine Austin Fitts
I used to have a very smart partner who, whil…
Give the Gift of a Subscription to The Solari Report!
This holiday season consider giving the gift of The Solari Report with a six-month or one year subscription to those you love. Help family, friends and colleagues access the intelligence they need to …
Senate Passes $858 Billion Tax-Cut Compromise Measure
By Richard Rubin
The U.S. Senate passed an $858 billion tax-cut plan, giving bipartisan endorsement to an agreement crafted by President Barack Obama and Republicans that extends Bush-era reduction…
Long-Term Mutual Fund Flows
Washington, DC, December 15, 2010 – Total estimated outflows from long-term mutual funds were $3.25 billion for the week ended Wednesday, December 8, the Investment Company Institute reported today. F…
Holbrooke’s Death May Complicate Afghanistan-Pakistan Effort
By Nahal Toosi
Richard Holbrooke’s stature, tenacity, and contacts allowed him to weave together once-separate diplomatic efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Replacing him will be difficult.
Ho…
Iceland Offers Risky Temptation For Ireland as Recession Ends
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Iceland’s president, Olafur Grimsson, irritated EU officials last month when he said his country was recovering faster because it had refused to bail out creditors – mo…
Tax Issues When Exchanging Precious Metals
Bron Suchecki of the Perth Mint posted comments and a link to our article on Tax Issues. Bron is one of the “go to guys” globally on complex questions about precious metals. You can read his comment…
Navy Test Fires Electromagnetic Cannon
The US Navy announced a successful test Friday of an electromagnetic cannon capable of firing a projectile 110 nautical miles (200 kilometers) at five times the speed of sound.
“This demonstration …
Why I’m Posting Bail Money for Julian Assange
By Michael Moore
Yesterday, in the Westminster Magistrates Court in London, the lawyers for WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange presented to the judge a document from me stating that I have put up $…
Why I'm Posting Bail Money for Julian Assange
By Michael Moore
Yesterday, in the Westminster Magistrates Court in London, the lawyers for WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange presented to the judge a document from me stating that I have put up $…
Madoff’s Son Suicide Follows Battle With Trustee
Representatives from the New York City Medical Examiner’s office remove the body of Mark Madoff, the son of convicted Ponzi scheme mastermind Bernie Madoff, from the building where was found dead of…
Madoff's Son Suicide Follows Battle With Trustee
Representatives from the New York City Medical Examiner’s office remove the body of Mark Madoff, the son of convicted Ponzi scheme mastermind Bernie Madoff, from the building where was found dead of…
Federal Court: Health Care Law Exceeds Constitutional Boundaries
By Janet Adamy
Judge Rules Mandatory Insurance Unconstitutional; First Round of Long Battle A federal court ruled Monday that a key part of the health-care overhaul violates the Constitution, deali…
New Party to Suits in Gulf Spill: The U.S.
By Evan Perez and Dionne Searcey
The Justice Department on Wednesday is expected to seek to join civil lawsuits stemming from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the first major federal legal action in t…
CBO Recommendation to Munis – Default!
By Bruce Krasting
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William K. Black on Wall Street, Corruption And The Current Crisis
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Obama's Sellout on Taxes
By Michael Hudson
Game Plan for a Flat Tax, Social Security Cutbacks and Austerity
I almost feel naïve for being so angry at President Obama’s betrayal of his campaign promises regarding taxes….
Obama’s Sellout on Taxes
By Michael Hudson
Game Plan for a Flat Tax, Social Security Cutbacks and Austerity
I almost feel naïve for being so angry at President Obama’s betrayal of his campaign promises regarding taxes….
Julian Assange's Lawyers 'Preparing For Possible US Charges'
By Steven Morris
Legal team for WikiLeaks founder says Washington may be planning to invoke Espionage Act to indict their client.
Lawyers acting for Julian Assange, the editor-in-chief of WikiLeak…
Julian Assange’s Lawyers ‘Preparing For Possible US Charges’
By Steven Morris
Legal team for WikiLeaks founder says Washington may be planning to invoke Espionage Act to indict their client.
Lawyers acting for Julian Assange, the editor-in-chief of WikiLeak…
6 Companies That Haven’t Wussed Out on WikiLeaks
By Tana Ganeva
As more and more companies bend under government pressure, a few are standing up for the site.
Giants like PayPal, Amazon.com, Visa and MasterCard almost instantly crumbled under go…
6 Companies That Haven't Wussed Out on WikiLeaks
By Tana Ganeva
As more and more companies bend under government pressure, a few are standing up for the site.
Giants like PayPal, Amazon.com, Visa and MasterCard almost instantly crumbled under go…
Franklin Sanders on Silver
What are the last four words you are most likely to hear shortly before you lose vast amounts of money? “It’s different this time.” Those are the words I am hearing from people who object to swa…
Juliette of the Herbs – Herbalist and Natural Healer
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Juliette of the Herbs DVD – Clip 4
Juliette of the Herbs DVD – Clip 5
Juliette of the Herbs DVD – Clip 6
Relate…
University Tuition Fees in Europe and North America
By David Cutler
Parliament votes Thursday on plans to raise tuition fees for university students, an issue which has split the Liberal Democrats and provoked unrest.
Student demonstrations, sometime…
Excellent Documentaries on the Waco Massacre
WACO: The Rules of Engagement
Part 1 of 2
WACO: The Rules of Engagement
Part 2 of 2
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Waco – A New Revelation (1999)
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Waco – A New Revelation (1999)
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Waco, …
William M. Diefenderfer III – Sallie Mae/SLM Compensation
Sallie Mae Compensation: William M. Diefenderfer III
Note: The information in the following table has been collected from SEC documents filed by Sallie Mae/SLM Corp.
It is believed to be accurate. H…
William M. Diefenderfer III & Family – Bio Information
Born: May 3, 1945
Native of Wayne, PA
Current residence: Northern Virginia
Party Affiliation: Republican
Military service: US Army (1970-72)
University: BA, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA (1967)
La…
William M. Diefenderfer III & Family – Bio Information
Born: May 3, 1945
Native of Wayne, PA
Current residence: Northern Virginia
Party Affiliation: Republican
Military service: US Army (1970-72)
University: BA, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA (1967)
La…
William M. Diefenderfer III: Reported Lobbying Revenues
Diefenderfer, William
Groups That Have Retained Diefenderfer, William M III:
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1998
Total Lobbying Income: $705,000
Groups That Have Retained Diefenderfer, William M I…
Mr. & Mrs. William M. Diefenderfer III: Reported Federal Contributions
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Diefenderfer, William
Contribution
Donor name:
DIEFENDERFER, WILLIAM III
DIEFENDERFER, WILLIAM M MR III
DIEFENDERFER, WILLIAM M III
DIEF…
Mr. & Mrs. William M. Diefenderfer III: Reported Federal Contributions
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Diefenderfer, William
Contribution
Donor name:
DIEFENDERFER, WILLIAM III
DIEFENDERFER, WILLIAM M MR III
DIEFENDERFER, WILLIAM M III
DIEF…
Beneficial Owners of More than 5% of the Shares of SallieMae Common Stock
SallieMae Proxy Statement 2011 (pg 20)
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SallieMae Proxy Statement 2010 (pg 11)
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SallieMae Proxy Statement 2009 (pg…
Sallie Mae PAC Contributions to Federal Candidates
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Sallie Mae PAC Contributions 2012
Sallie Mae PAC Contributions 2010
Sallie Mae PAC Contributions 2008
Sallie M…
Mr & Mrs William M. Diefenderfer: Donation to Duquesne University
Sallie Mae/SLM SEC documents report $284,800 in charitable contributions by the corporation as directed by William M. Diefenderfer, III. See compensation chart at CLICK HERE. Duquesne University in …
Mr & Mrs William M. Diefenderfer: Donation to Duquesne University
Sallie Mae/SLM SEC documents report $284,800 in charitable contributions by the corporation as directed by William M. Diefenderfer, III. See compensation chart at CLICK HERE. Duquesne University in …
Sandra Diefenderfer's Property Assessment Questions
By Mike DiCicco
Great Falls residents, citizens association question county officials on real estate assessments.
Last year (2009), Sandra Diefenderfer’s home assessment jumped by 125 percent.
…
Sandra Diefenderfer’s Property Assessment Questions
By Mike DiCicco
Great Falls residents, citizens association question county officials on real estate assessments.
Last year (2009), Sandra Diefenderfer’s home assessment jumped by 125 percent.
…
The Era of Mega Banks
American banking system still backing over $13 trillion in assets with a negative deposit insurance fund. 7,760 banks but 19 banks make up 50 percent of the asset base.
The growth of the too big to f…
Printing Money of Not?
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
The Big Bank Theory
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Retirees: Get Ready to Live on $190 a Month
By Blake Ellis
Are you prepared to live on $190 a month when you retire?
For most Americans in their 50s, that’s all the personal savings they’ll have to look forward to during retirement, according…
Clinton on Transparency
Information has never been so free. Even in authoritarian countries information networks are helping people discover new facts and making governments more accountable.
~ US Secretary of State Hillary…
Doublespeak
Doublespeak is language that deliberately disguises, distorts, or reverses the meaning of words. Doublespeak may take the form of euphemisms (e.g., “downsizing” for layoffs), making the truth less…
The Politics of Food
By Joel Salatin
American farmer Joel Salatin, the star of the documentary Food Inc, has become a “pin up boy” for the growing food “re-localisation” movement. On a recent visit to Canberra, he gives …
Precious Metals Market Report
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The Solari Report – 9 Dec 10
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by Catherine Austin Fitts
I am in Philadelphia, so Franklin and I are conspirin…
Russians: Assange Should Be Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
By Luke Harding
Russia has suggested that Julian Assange should be awarded the Nobel peace prize, in an unexpected show of support from Moscow for the jailed WikiLeaks founder.
In what appears to …
Baldwin on Enforcement Parity
I hope they catch that WikiLeaks guy.
I hope they catch him and prosecute him for all its worth. I hope they, legally speaking, throttle this guy within an inch of his life. If what he has done h…
Brodsky on Gold
By Paul Brodsky
In practical terms, we can’t lower rates below zero and we can’t raise them. What about debt-focused quantitative easing? That won’t work either. An economy can’t be de-leve…
Social Security 2010 Results
Long Slide Into The Red
By Bruce Krasting
The full year results for the SS Trust Fund can now be estimated fairly accurately from preliminary numbers. There is still an unknown. The amount of the 4t…
Purpose Served? Tax Deal Done, Clinton for DOD is DOA, IMF Deal in Ireland, Now Assange Arrested
By Caroline Davies and Sam Jones
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was remanded in custody today after appearing in court on an extradition warrant.
The 39-year-old Australian, who is wanted in Swe…
Approaching Parity
This Morning Dollar Cross Rates:
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-Swiss Franc 1.02270
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-Canadian Dollar 1.00368
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-Australian Dollar 1.00598
Obama, Republicans Reach Deal to Extend Tax Cuts & Unemployment Benefits
By Carrie Budoff Brown
President Barack Obama announced an agreement with congressional Republicans Monday night to extend the Bush-era tax cuts to all Americans for two years — including wealthi…
Obama, Republicans Reach Deal to Extend Tax Cuts & Unemployment Benefits
By Carrie Budoff Brown
President Barack Obama announced an agreement with congressional Republicans Monday night to extend the Bush-era tax cuts to all Americans for two years — including wealthi…
On Stockpiling
At the current inflation and tax rates, the after-tax return on toilet paper should outperform money markets by a factor of ten times or better in 2011.
~ Catherine Austin Fitts
DOJ Targets the Little Wall Street Schemes
By Courtney Comstock
The Justice Department is now announcing the details of their latest crackdown on fraud schemes like market manipulation and ponzi schemes.
The big announcement we’ve all been…
Sandra Diefenderfer's Go Local Award
Business and Professional Association looks for ways to expand effort this year.
By Mike DiCicco
Locally owned, “mom-and-pop” businesses are what determine much of a community’s character, said …
Sandra Diefenderfer’s Go Local Award
Business and Professional Association looks for ways to expand effort this year.
By Mike DiCicco
Locally owned, “mom-and-pop” businesses are what determine much of a community’s character, said …
Investigators Baffled by Wheat Fields
By Matthew Weaver
The Oregon Department of Agriculture and Oregon State University are investigating the yellowing of upward of 40,000 acres of wheat in Umatilla and Morrow counties.
So far, the c…
TIME's Julian Assange Interview: Full Transcript/Audio
Julian Assange: Aspects of the Chinese government, Chinese Public Security Service, appear to be terrified of free speech, and while one might say that means something awful is happening in the coun…
TIME’s Julian Assange Interview: Full Transcript/Audio
Julian Assange: Aspects of the Chinese government, Chinese Public Security Service, appear to be terrified of free speech, and while one might say that means something awful is happening in the coun…
Solari Report – Selected Tax Issues to Consider When Investors Move or Exchange Precious Metals Holdings
Excerpts from “Selected Tax Issues to Consider When Investors Move or Exchange Precious Metals Holdings ”
By Carolyn A. Betts and Catherine Austin Fitts
In this Report, we identify and summarize c…
Interview With Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke
Pelley: The gap between rich and poor in this country has never been greater. In fact, we have the biggest income disparity gap of any industrialized country in the world. And I wonder where you thi…
"Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer”
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“Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer”
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Fed Wants to Strip a Key Protection For Homeowners
By Tony Pugh
As Americans continue to lose their homes in record numbers, the Federal Reserve is considering making it much harder for homeowners to stop foreclosures and escape predatory home loan…