Archive for November 30th, 2012

French Socialist in Mittal Row: We’re Just Doing What Obama Does by Stephane Pedrazzi, CNBC.com Friday, 30 Nov 2012 The French politician who said Indian steel company ArcelorMittal should leave the country has told CNBC that his government is only acting like U.S. President Barack Obama. Industry Minister Arnaud Montebourg, a member of the... »

by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com 11/30/2012 While “Fiscal Cliff” may be having its 15-minutes of fame – a la “Honey Boo Boo” or “Sneezing Panda” – there is one thing that has consistently been more and more searched in the last eight years. According to Google Trends, internet users are skipping just plain old simple... »

by PJ Prepper-resources.com 11/30/12 If you’ve read the book One Second After by William R. Forstchen you know all too well just how devastating an EMP attack would be if carried out on the continental United States. Mass chaos, horrific violence, millions of deaths and years to recover are just some of the hardships... »

By Carey Gillam Usnews.nbcnews.com Nov 29 2012 Drought is tightening its grip on the central United States as winter weather sets in, threatening to ravage the new wheat crop and spelling more hardship for farmers and ranchers already weary of the costly and ongoing dry conditions. While conditions started to improve earlier in November,... »

by Jen Alic ZeroHedge.com 11/30/2012 As Washington hunts ill-defined al-Qaeda groups in the Middle East and Africa, and concerns itself with Iran’s eventual nuclear potential, it has a much more pressing problem at home: Its energy grid is vulnerable to anyone with basic weapons and know-how. For the past two months, the US Federal... »

By Josey Wales BeforeItsNews.com Friday, November 30, 2012 House Speaker John Boehner rejected President Obama’s “fiscal cliff” deal on Thursday, which would include $1.6 trillion in tax increases, $400 billion in spending cuts and a more permanent increase of the debt ceiling. We’re not sure if the president thought this deal would satisfy Republicans... »

Wolf Richter ZeroHedge.com 11/29/2012 The nationalization debate has been sizzling on France’s front burner since last week when Industry Minister Arnaud Montebourg lashed out at the world’s largest steelmaker, ArcelorMittal. He threatened to nationalize its plant in Florange where some old blast furnaces had been shut down for a year-and-a-half. At stake were 2,500... »

Investmentwatchblog.com November 30th, 2012 Ugly Q3 GDP Confirms Personal Consumption Collapsing from Zerohedge: …Sadly not even Sandy can be blamed on the collapse in consumption in Q3, for the simple reason that the Hurricane did not hit until 1 month into Q4. Perhaps it is Sandy’s fault it did not hit sooner. In the... »

Kurt Nimmo Infowars.com November 30, 2012 Democrats hate the idea that the First Amendment does not explicitly restrict the right of corporations to free speech. In order to address this perceived flaw, Rep. Hank Johnson, a Georgia Democrat, has proposed amending the Constitution. “We need a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to control... »

Kurt Nimmo Infowars.com November 30, 2012 In response to widespread outrage over the National Defense Authorization Act passed last year, Congress is said to be working on a more Constitution friendly version of the legislation. The latest version was overwhelmingly approved by the House Armed Services Committee on May 8 and introduced the following... »