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Obama pledges to cut deficit in half

By LIZ SIDOTI, Associated Press Writer, Monday, February 23, 2009


That's why I told them to audit first!
Watchdog: Treasury overpaid for bank stocks

By JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press Writer, Feb 6, 2009


Remember Obama pushing the bailout bill as a candidate?
Obama caps executive pay tied to bailout money

By JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press Writer, Feb 4, 2009



Former Goldman Sachs Managing Director Appointed To Head New York Fed

Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Jan 28, 2009



Madoff's fund may not have made a single trade

Reuters, January 15, 2009



Madoff probe focuses on tax havens

The Observer, Sunday, December 28, 2008



Madoff's Victims

Wall Street Journal, December 31, 2008



Paul: Economic crisis may be a blessing

By Jihan Hafiz, Press TV, Washington, December 27, 2008



CAUTION! Dollar Collapse CAUTION!

Ron Paul, Youtube, Decemeber 26, 2008



1/3 of Banks Will Disappear Next Year

CNBC, Wednesday Decemeber 24, 2008



Paulson: Congress needs to release second $350B

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer, Friday, December 19, 2008



Bush unveils $17.4bn car bail-out

BBC, Friday, December 19, 2008



FDIC's list of 'problem' banks swells to 171

By MADLEN READ, AP Business Writer, November 25, 2008



For Treasury, Geithner Said to Be Choice

By JACKIE CALMES, New York Times, November 21, 2008



Fed Defies Transparency Aim in Refusal to Disclose: Some Two Trillion Lent Out

By Mark Pittman, Bob Ivry and Alison Fitzgerald, Bloomberg, November 10, 2008



Romney: Let Detroit go bankrupt

CNN, November 19, 2008



US consumer prices in record fall

BBC, November 19, 2008



GM, Ford, Chrysler Depart From Congress Empty-Handed

By John Hughes and Jeff Green, Bloomberg, November 20, 2008



Will Detroit's cash crisis kill the electric car?

Reueters, Tuesday, November 18, 2008



Congress takes first step on automaker bailout

Reuters, Monday, November 17, 2008



Paulson, Summers, Rubin Agree More Action Is Needed for Economy

By John Brinsley, Bloomberg News, November 18, 2008

Like we warned everyone, Paulson, not Congress, is calling the shots.

Paulson: Government won't buy troubled bank assets

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer, November 12, 2008



Paulson: Rescue package not for automakers

By KEN THOMAS, Associated Press Writer, November 12, 2008



Fannie Mae loss widens to $29bn

BBC, November 11, 2008



AIG gets $150 bln gov't bailout; posts huge loss

Reuters, November 11, 2008



Obama's Bailout Bunch Brings Us More of the Same: Jonathan Weil

by Jonathan Weil, Bloomberg News, November 11



Americans losing confidence in the Fed: survey

Reuters, Friday, November 7, 2008



The Bailout: More Changes, More Questions
Some critics wonder if the financial rescue plan may prove more costly to taxpayers than expected and delay the financial stability it was supposed to foster

By David Bogoslaw, Business Week, November 4, 2008



Goldman Sachs ready to hand out £7bn salary and bonus package... after its £6bn bail-out

By Simon Duke, the Daily Mail (UK), October 30, 2008



Uses for $700 billion bailout money ever shifting

By JOHN DUNBAR, Associated Press Writer, October 25, 2008



House panel to tackle meltdown reason, remedy

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer, October 23, 2008



The Guys From 'Government Sachs'

By JULIE CRESWELL and BEN WHITE, New York Times, October 17, 2008



Secretive sector next to face the squeeze

Phillip Inman, The Guardian, Friday, October 17 2008



Ron Paul: Bailout means we'll all suffer

CNN, Friday, October 17, 2008



Paulson tries again
Unlike the UK plan, the revamped American bail-out puts banks first and taxpayers second

by Joseph Stiglitz (nobel-prize winning economist), The Guardian, October 16 2008



US to buy stake in banks, first since Depression

By JEANNINE AVERSA, AP Economics Writer, October 10, 2008



Lehman Bros head took home $300m

BBC, Monday, October 6, 2008



Economy creates surge in homeless Mass. families

By STEVE LeBLANC, Associated Press Writer, Mon October 6, 2008



Subprime Derivatives Explained

A quick segment from CNBC. Watch this and you will understand what all this derivative and tranches stuff is. From July 2007.


Mike Doyle voted FOR the bailout
House rejects $700B bailout in stunning defeat

By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS, Associated Press Writer, September 29, 2008

Why we reject the "choice" between Democrats and Republicans, in 2 1/2 minutes



Amid GOP revolt, bailout deal breaks down

By JENNIFER LOVEN and JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS, Associated Press Writers, September 26, 2008



WaMu becomes biggest bank to fail in US history

By MARCY GORDON, SARA LEPRO and MADLEN READ, AP Business Writers, September 26, 2008


Look out for Article 8!

Text of Draft Proposal for Bailout Plan

New York Times, September 20, 2008

Conflict of interest -- Congressional leaders are big shareholders in AIG

Pelosi, Kerry May Share Investor Pain as AIG Stakes Evaporate

By Jonathan D. Salant, Bloomberg News, September 19, 2008



Fury at $2.5bn Lehman bonus

By John Waples and Danny Fortson, The Times (U.K.), September 21, 2008



Bush team, Congress negotiate $700B bailout

By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS and DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writers, September 20, 2008



After the Financial System Fall:
The Financial Re-Regulatory Agenda

By ROBERT WEISSMAN, Counterpunch, September 18, 2008



AIG bailout fails to end panic on Wall Street

By James Quinn, Wall Street Correspondent, The Telegraph (U.K.), Sepember 17, 2008



Bank of America is to buy Merrill Lynch in a deal worth $50bn

BBC, Monday, 15 September 2008



Lehman set to go into insolvency

BBC, Sunday, 14 September 2008


U.S. Seizes Mortgage Giants -- Government Ousts CEOs of Fannie, Freddie; Promises Up to $200 Billion in Capital
By JAMES R. HAGERTY, RUTH SIMON and DAMIAN PALETTA, Wall Street Journal, September 8, 2008; Page A1


U.S. Nears Rescue Plan For Fannie And Freddie
Deal Said to Involve Change of Leadership, Infusions of Capital

By David S. Hilzenrath, Neil Irwin and Zachary A. Goldfarb, Washington Post Staff Writers, Saturday, September 6, 2008


FDIC: 117 troubled banks, highest level since 2003
By MARCY GORDON, Associated Press, Tuesday, August 26, 2008


Buffett Says Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac `Game Is Over'
By Josh P. Hamilton, Bloomberg News, August 22, 2008



Jim Cramer of CNBC voices outrage at Fed, SEC over Fannie/Freddie debacle

CNBC, August 20 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SptB3STL5rs



William Greider disusses the Financial Crisis with Bill Moyers

Bill Moyers Journal, July 18, 2008

Foreign News

Russia/Georgia



Oligarchs oblige as Kremlin steps in

By Konstantin Rozhnov, Business reporter, BBC News, October 31, 2008



Russia recognizes breakaway Georgian regions

By STEVE GUTTERMAN, Associated Press Writer, August 26, 2008



Russian MPs back Georgia's rebels

BBC, Monday, 25 August 2008



Russia Never Wanted a War

Op-Ed by By MIKHAIL GORBACHEV, New York Times, August 19, 2008



Biden calls for $1 billion in emergency aid to Georgia

Yahoo News, Monday Aug 18, 2008



Our friends in Georgia

By Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz, 14/08/2008



This is a tale of US expansion not Russian aggression,

by Seumas Milne, The Guardian, Thursday August 14 2008

Israel/Palestine



Criminalizing Criticism of Israel

By PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS, Counterpunch, May 7, 2009



Gideon Levy / Has anyone in Israel asked why the Swedes hate us?

By Gideon Levy, Haaretz, March 15, 2009



Israel row derails Obama nominee

BBC, Wednesday, March 11, 2009



Israel expels Gaza aid ship team

BBC, Friday, Feb 6, 2009



Israel admits using white phosphorous in attacks on Gaza

The Times Online, January 24, 2009



Israel warns soldiers of prosecution abroad for Gaza 'war crimes'

The Telegraph, January 24, 2009



Growing concern over Israel's weapons use

By Donald Macintyre, The Independent, Friday, January 23, 2009



THE GRANDCHILDREN OF HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS FROM WORLD WAR II ARE DOING TO THE PALESTINIANS EXACTLY WHAT WAS DONE TO THEM BY NAZI GERMANY

Photo essay on Norman Finkelstein's website



The plot against Gaza

Jonathan Cook, The Electronic Intifada, January, 17 2009



Patients flee as flames engulf Gaza hospital: medics

ABC News (Australia), Friday, January 16, 2009



Turkey: Israel must be barred from UN

PressTV, Friday, January 16, 2009



UN accuses Israel over phosphorus

BBC, January 15, 2009



Venezuela and Bolivia break diplomatic relations with Israel

The Telegraph, January 15, 2009


UK Jewish MP: Israel acting like Nazis in Gaza



Iran warns Israel over aid ship interception

PressTV, January 15, 2009



President of the UN General Assembly accuses Israel of Genocide

Al Jazeera, Wednesday, January 14, 2009



Who will save Israel from itself?

By Mark LeVine, Al Jazeera, Tuesday, January 13, 2009



Israel Shells U.N. Site in Gaza, Drawing Fresh Condemnation

By ISABEL KERSHNER, New York Times, January 15, 2009


Finally somebody calls out Mark Regev on his bullhonk!



'More than 1,000 killed in Gaza'

BBC, Wednesday, January 14, 2009



Binyamin Netanyahu demands 'crippling' of Hamas

Rory McCarthy in Jerusalem, Guardian, Tuesday, January 13, 2009



Israel and US offer differing reports on UN resolution abstention

Ewen MacAskill in Washington, Guardian, Tuesday, January 13, 2009



'Stray mortar' hit UN Gaza school

BBC, January 11, 2009



Pro-Israel Rally Attended by Big-Time NY Dems Descends into Calls for 'Wiping Out' Palestinians

By Max Blumenthal, AlterNet, January 13, 2009



Turkish Prime Minister slams Israel harshly in televised parliamentary session

Jerusalem Post, January 13, 2009



'Do to Hamas what the US did to Japan': Israeli right wing leader

Jerusalem Post, January 13, 2009


Please Read This
Eliyahu advocates carpet bombing Gaza

Jerusalem Post, May 30, 2007



Israel’s lie machine is working flat out

By Stuart Littlewood, Al Jazeera, December 31, 2008



Israel disqualifies Arab parties

BBC, January 12, 2009



Israel’s bombardment of Gaza is not self-defence – it’s a war crime

International legal scholars in The Sunday Times, January 11, 2009



GEORGE GALLOWAY STOP THE GAZA MASSACRE (FULL VERSION) 8/1/09




Rockets hit Israel from Lebanon

BBC, Thursday, January 8, 2009



U.N. calls for immediate Gaza truce

Reuters, Friday January 9, 200p



UN suspends Gazan aid operation -- staff have been hit by Israeli attacks

BBC, Thursday, January, 8 2009



US Senate supports Israel's Gaza incursion

Reuters, Thursday, January 8, 2009



Robert Fisk: Why do they hate the West so much, we will ask

The Independent, Wednesday, January 7, 2009



Gaza medics describe horror of strike which killed 70

By Tim Butcher in Jerusalem, The Telegraph, January 8, 2009



Venezuela expels Israeli ambassador, Chavez call for U.S, Israeli leaders to stand trial

Press TV, Wednesday, January 7, 2009



Israel intensifies violations of Lebanon's airspace

By Andrew Wander, Daily Star (Beirut), Tuesday, January 6, 2009



Livni: Israel will no longer show restraint when attacked

Haaretz, Monday, January 5, 2009



Ecuador seeks probe into Israeli 'terrorism'

Press TV, Wednesday, January 7, 2009



Israel's blonde bombshells and real bombs in Gaza

Yosefa Loshitzky, The Electronic Intifada, January 5, 2009



In Israel and Lebanon, there are growing expectations that Hezbollah will act

By Yoav Stern, Haaretz Correspondent, January 6, 2009



Egyptian President Mubarak says he wants an Israeli victory in Gaza

China National News, Monday, January 5, 2009



Paul: Israel had US OK for war on Gaza

Al Jazeera, January 5, 2009



UN must demand end to Israeli atrocities, says Malaysian Prime Minister

New Straits Times, January 6, 2009



Gaza conflict: Who is a civilian?

By Heather Sharp, BBC News, Jerusalem, January 5, 2009



ANALYSIS / Israel is on its way to reoccupying all of the Gaza Strip

Haaretz, January 6, 2009



Understanding the Gaza Catastrophe

Huffington Post, January 2, 2009



Finkelstein: Israel seeking Arab obeisance

Press TV, Friday, January 2, 2009



Rattling the Cage: Accept Hamas's offer

By LARRY DERFNER, Jerusalem Post, December 24, 2008



We must condemn Israel's attack on Gaza

Titus North, letter to Pittsburgh Tribune Review, January 2, 2009



False Claim of Combatants - Civilians killed in Gaza

Julian Manyon, ITN, January 1, 2009



Letter to Bush on Gaza Crisis

Ralph Nader, December 31, 2008



Bolivian President Evo Morales denounces Israeli raids against Gaza Strip

People's Daily, December 31, 2008



Brazil seeks ways to end Gaza violence

People's Daily, December 31, 2008



Hear Cynthia McKinney describe the Israeli attack on her boat




Gaza aid boat carrying Cynthia McKinney 'rammed by Israel'

BBC, Tuesday, December 30, 2008



Falling into the moral abyss

Titus North, The Electronic Intifada, December 30, 2008



Gaddafi: 'Arabs conspiring against Palestinians'

PressTV, Sunday, December 28, 2008

Massive Israeli air raids on Gaza




Israeli air strikes kill 200 and leave 700 injured

By Donald Macintyre in Jerusalem, The Independent, Sunday, December 28, 2008



Disinformation, secrecy and lies: How the Gaza offensive came about

By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent, December 28, 2008



UN official slams Israel 'crimes'

BBC, Wednesday, December 10 2008



Olmert condemns settler 'pogrom'

BBC, Sunday, December 7 2008



Rumour sparks Hebron settler riot

BBC, Tuesday, December 2, 2008



Israel closes Gaza crossings, reporters banned

By MARK LAVIE, Associated Press Writer, November 25, 2008



Born in sin: Gideon Levy Bemoans the Passing of the Israeli Peace Camp

Haaretz, Friday, November 21, 2008



Jewish Settlers in Hebron caught on video clashing with Israeli troops

Haaretz, Friday, November 21, 2008



UNRWA chief: Gaza on brink of humanitarian catastrophe

By Reuters, Friday, November 21, 2008



UN warns over Gaza food blockade

BBC, November 11, 2008



Rice says Mid-East deal unlikely

BBC, November 6, 2008



Obama kick-starts transition, picks Israeli Rahm Emanuel as chief of staff

By Haaretz Staff and The Associated Press, November 5, 2008



Rockets fired after Gaza clashes

BBC, November 5, 2008



Settlers preparing for war, says Shin Bet chief

By Aluf Benn, Haaretz, November 03, 2008


He should have said this two years ago instead of bombing Lebanon!
Olmert: Israel must quit East Jerusalem and Golan

Haaretz, September 30, 2008



Olmert: Binational state is alternative to peace deal with Palestinians

Haaretz, September 16, 2008


U.S. to Sell Bunker Busters Needed for Israeli Attack on Iran

U.S. to sell IAF smart bombs for heavily fortified targets

Haaretz, September 14, 2008



Israel asks U.S. for arms, air corridor to attack Iran

By Amos Harel and Aluf Benn, Haaretz Correspondents, September 14, 2008



Bush 'approved' Pakistan attacks

BBC, Thursday, 11 September 2008



Israel 'annexes' West Bank area

BBC, Thursday, 11 September 2008



Activist boats reach Gaza Strip

BBC, Saturday, 23 August 2008


Israeli W Bank building 'doubles'
BBC, Tuesday, 26 August 2008


West Bank struggles for water
By Wyre Davies, BBC News, Wednesday, August 20 2008


Israel Losing its Moral Compass --
The general of onions and garlic

By Gideon Levy, Haaretz, Sunday, July 20, 2008

Iran


Dutch intel: US to strike Iran in coming weeks
The Jerusalem Post, September 1, 2008



Hersh: Congress Agreed to Bush Request to Fund Major Escalation in Secret Operations Against Iran

Democracy Now, June 30, 2009



State Department's Iran Democracy Fund Shrouded in Secrecy
by Jason Leopold, The Public Record, Wednesday, July 9, 2008


Other Foreign News



US aircraft attack Syria border

BBC, Sunday, October 26, 2008



Dissent in Iraq at accord with US

By Jim Muir, BBC News, Baghdad,
Friday, October 17, 2008 /i>



China to 'bail-out' near bankrupt Pakistan

By Isambard Wilkinson in Islamabad, October 18, 2008



Venezuela-Russia ties deepen despite US pressure

By IAN JAMES, Associated Press, September 18, 2008



Expulsions stoke US-LatAm dispute

BBC, September 12, 2008

Constitutional News


Polish agents tell of CIA jails
By Adam Easton, BBC News, Warsaw, September 6, 2008


Where are the anti-war liberals? --
And None Dare Call It Treason
By Pat Buchanan, Yahoo News, Friday August 22, 2008


One step closer to a police state --
New Guidelines Would Give F.B.I. Broader Powers

By ERIC LICHTBLAU, New York Times, August 20, 2008



NYPD's 'Operation Sentinel' To Track EVERYTHING

CBS Broadcasting, Aug 13, 2008


Travelers' Laptops May Be Detained At Border --
No Suspicion Required Under DHS Policies

By Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post, Friday, August 1, 2008

Other News



Michael Moore supports Obama because he hopes he will "break his promises." This is the real audacity of hope!

Speaking on Democracy Now!, October 31, 2008




Who will win the electoral college?

BBC, Monday, November 3, 2008

Republican pollster Frank Luntz says he sees "no scenario for McCain victory



In bloom: growing algae for biofuel

By Paul Henley, BBC News, October 9, 2008



Nader addresses throngs of students

Pitt News, Thursday, September 25, 2008



Third part candidate Ralph Nader speaks at University of Pittsburgh

by Katelyn Malongowski, September 25, 2008



Top Republican says Palin unready

BBC, Thursday, September 18, 2008



Bob Barr sues to remove Obama, McCain from Texas ballot

Houston Chronicle, September 16, 2008


Now is the time for opposition forces to unite!
Two-party 'charade' must end, Ron Paul says
CNN, Wednesday, September 10, 2008


The military-industrial complex has spoken: global warming is real!
Conflict fear over Arctic borders

By David Shukman, Science reporter, BBC News, September 10, 2008


Jimmy Carter Conspicuously Absent From Podium
By Brett Lieberman and Nathan Guttman, Forward, Thursday, August 28, 2008


Plot to Kill Obama: Shoot From High Vantage Point
by Brian Maass and cbs4denver.com staff, August 26, 2008



Obama to announce Biden as running mate
Reuters, Sat Aug 23, 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYjyvkR0bGQ











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