Archive for November 24th, 2012

France renews its threat to Britain’s European Union budget rebate after talks on Brussels spending ended in failure. Bruno Waterfield and James Kirkup in Brussels TelegraphUK 23 Nov 2012 As the EU summit broke up amid British demands for cuts, François Hollande, the president of France, signalled a fresh attempt to cut the £3... »

XRepublic.tv Sunday, November 25, 2012 marks the 10th anniversary of the creation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which pulled together nearly two dozen federal agencies and departments under the control of new, single entity. Its responsibilities include running the US Border Patrol, the Plum Island Animal Disease Center, and FEMA. DHS is... »

BeforeItsNews.com Saturday, November 24, 2012 In this episode, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert note that the bell has rung for the bond market top as one of the biggest private equity funds in the world is seeking ‘ordinary’ investors to assume their long term interest rate risk. In the second half, Max Keiser talks... »

Investmentwatchblog.com November 24th, 2012 Fed’s New Indicator-Based Printing Policy Removes Limits from Wealth Cycles: We finally last week got the first official confirmation from the Federal Reserve (Fed) that its quantitative easing (currency printing) program will ramp up to a cumulative $80 billion to $85 billion per month early next year. That level of... »

By ENENews November 24th, 2012 Title: USGS: Outbreak of coral disease is an epidemic Source: AP Date: November 23, 2012 h/t Anonymous tip A report by the U.S. Geological Survey finds that an outbreak of coral disease along Kauai’s North Shore is an epidemic. Dr. Thierry Work said the disease is rapidly spreading.... »

by William Norman Grigg LewRockwell.com When he gazes into the mirror, Lubbock County Judge Tom Head apparently sees the Lone Star State’s equivalent of the Roman military hero Horatius, or perhaps Wang Weilin, the “Tank Man” of Tiananmen Square. During a recent interview with the local Fox affiliate, Judge Head was asked to explain... »

BY DANIEL HALPER Weekly Standard Nov 23, 2012 The U.N. wants to use drones, the French news agency Agence France-Presse reports. “The United Nations wants to use drones for the first time to monitor fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where Rwanda has been accused of aiding rebels,” says the report, quoting... »

By Ian Johnston NBC News Nov 24 2012 LONDON — Three children were removed from the care of an English couple because their support for the U.K. Independence Party meant they were unsuitable to provide foster care, an official said Saturday. Local government body Rotherham Council said that the three children were not “indigenous... »

by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com 11/24/2012 When it comes to firmly established, currency-for-commodity, self reinforcing systems in the past century of human history, nothing comes close to the petrodollar: it is safe to say that few things have shaped the face of the modern world and defined the reserve currency as much as the $2.3... »

The Economist BusinessInsider.com Nov. 24, 2012 WHAT distinguishes modern man from his ancestors is the expectation of steady economic and population growth. Since the start of the 19th century, both have taken off in a way that was not seen in ancient times or the middle ages. As we look forward to the next... »