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US to Buy Stakes in Banks, Plans Recapitalization Plan For Financial Firms
As the financial crisis threatens to spiral out of control, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is taking extraordinary steps through the extensive authority granted to him under emergency rescue legislation.
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G-7 Commit to `All Necessary Steps’ to Stem Global Meltdown
Group of Seven finance chiefs, meeting after stocks plunged and as a global recession looms, vowed to prevent the failure of vital banks while failing to unveil new initiatives for thawing credit markets.
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Swathes of global banking system to be ‘part-nationalised’ under G7 plan after Freefall Friday ends FTSE’s worst week
The world’s richest countries have agreed a plan to try and stem the financial crisis that saw a catastrophic £250billion wiped off the stock market in the worst week ever for the FTSE 100.
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Cramer: Get Ready for Another Black Monday
The Dow lost 2,000 points this week, making it the worst sell-off since 1933, Cramer said. He doesn’t think we’re done, though.
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Berlusconi Says Leaders May Close World’s Markets
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said political leaders are discussing the idea of closing the world’s financial markets while they “rewrite the rules of international finance.”
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White House dismisses idea of market suspension
The White House on Friday dismissed suggestions that U.S. markets would be suspended so international financial rules could be rewritten amid the turmoil that has gripped markets for weeks.
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U.S. nuked Iraq during Gulf War - report
An American war veteran has claimed that the U.S. dropped a nuclear bomb during the last days of the first Gulf War in Iraq in 1991.
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Bush eyes taking North Korea off terror list
George W. Bush, US president, was on Friday considering a recommendation from his senior officials to remove North Korea from the US terrorism list in spite of Japanese concerns.
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Iran concerned about US acts of terror
Iran has warned against the grave peril of growing terrorism in its neighboring countries, urging global efforts to counter violence.
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Car bomb blast kills 12 in Iraq
A car bomb blast has killed 12 people and wounded 22 others in Baghdad. Police said women and children were among the bomb victims.
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China warns Obama, McCain to toe line on Taiwan
China warned the two American presidential candidates Thursday against supporting the independence of Taiwan, saying such moves will strain China-US relations.
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US warns North Korea against raising tension with South
US officials have urged North Korea to avoid missile launches and other acts that could raise tension with South Korea, amid deadlocked negotiations for Pyongyang’s nuclear disarmament.
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Why Almost Everyone Is Wrong About How To Prepare For the The Coming Food Shortage!
WORLD NEWS ARCHIVE
Londoners Queue on Sidewalk to Buy Gold in Rush for Money Haven
Londoners stood in line outside the largest gold coin and bar retailer in the city’s West End shopping district, clogging the lobby and trading among themselves as they sought a safe haven for their money.
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Gordon Brown accused of sabotaging Iceland economy
The war of words between Britain and Iceland has intensified as Iceland’s prime minister accused Gordon Brown of undermining his country’s economy.
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Who Got Nailed on Lehman’s Credit Default Swaps?
We know that issuers of Lehman’s credit default swaps will have to pay out hundreds of billions of dollars. But who will actually have to pay that out?
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Radical Measures May Be In The Wings
As the financial crisis threatens to spiral out of control, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is prepared to take extraordinary steps through the extensive authority granted to him under emergency rescue legislation.
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Stock market drops 107 points during Bush’s speech on the economy.»
Today, President Bush gave an eight-minute speech on the economy, which was meant to reassure the markets.
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Gold extends gains to 2-month high as panic grips
Spot gold rose to an over two-month high on Friday while U.S. futures jumped nearly 4
percent, adding to the previous day’s late rally as investors scrambled for safety after heavy losses in equity markets.
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Traditional lightbulbs banned by EU
The high energy filament bulbs are being phased out in order to improve energy efficiency and meet climate change targets.
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Anti-war nuns branded as ‘terrorists’
Sisters Carol Gilbert and Ardeth Platte have been “secretly branded by Maryland State Police as terrorists and placed on a national watch list” due to their participation in anti-war protest activities. They were added to the list after Maryland state police spied on them.
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Good Samaritan threatened with arrest after organising train whip-round for pensioner’s £115 penalty fare
A train manager threatened to have a commuter arrested after he came to the rescue of a vulnerable fellow passenger.
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Terror police ‘did not check photo’
An anti-terror detective failed to check pictures which could have stopped police mistaking Jean Charles de Menezes for a suicide bomber, an inquest has heard.
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Pint-Size Eco-Police, Making Parents Proud and Sometimes Crazy
Sometimes, Jennifer Ross feels she cannot make a move at home without inviting the scorn of her daughters, 10-year-old Grace and 7-year-old Eliza. The Acura MDX she drives? A flagrant polluter. The bath at night to help her relax? A wasteful indulgence. The reusable shopping bags she forgot, again? Tsk, tsk.
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Orwellian U.K. Angers People With Tree Cameras, Snooping Kids
Hidden in foliage next to a path in the southeast England seaside town of Hastings are digital cameras. Their target: litterbugs and dog walkers.
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PRISON PLANET ARCHIVE
Vaccines: The Deadly Cure - Prison Planet Research Archive
Freedom, Knowledge and Truth Quotations
$200 Dollar a Barrel Oil Is Bilderberg Plan To Destroy Middle Class
9/11 First Responder Heard WTC 7 Demolition Countdown
Cheney Orders Media To Sell Attack On Iran
New Bin Laden Video: 100% Forgery
Canadian Police Caught Attempting To Stage Riots
History Channel Hit Piece: Dirty Tricks, Malicious Lies & Journalistic Fraud
Neo-Cons: Make Bush Dictator Of The World
Feds Train Clergy To "Quell Dissent" During Martial Law
Pitching For More Dead Americans: A Neo-Con Fetish
Global Warming Myths Data Page
The "Wipe Israel Off The Map" Hoax
The Derivatives Game
The derivatives markets of today have become a high stakes casino of unimaginable magnitude. Wall Street’s bets have gone bad, and now the whole financial system is in peril. In a best-case scenario, it appears, the taxpayers will be required to rescue the system from itself. This is why Warren Buffett labeled derivatives “weapons of financial mass destruction.”
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WeAreChangeLA grills Gen. Wesley Clark on Gladio/KLA/9-11
On 10/3/08, retired Four-Star General Wesley Kanne Clark took part in a discussion about International Justice at the UCLA Law School.
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A Possible Solution to the Economic Crisis: What is to be Done?
Readers have been pressing for a solution to the financial crisis. But first it is necessary to understand the problem. Here is the problem as I see it. If my diagnosis is correct, the solution below might be appropriate.
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Derivatives Bloodbath
The auction of Lehman’s credit default swap derivatives (CDS) occurred today. The final price bid for Lehman’s CDS was 8.625.
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The bankers’ 9/11
This Wall Street bailout — yes, bailout, not “rescue” — is yet another boondoggle by the neocons, pulled out of bankers’ back pockets, and being enacted in an atmosphere of panic orchestrated and spread around the world to make sure it got passed ASAP. A bankers’ 9/11: implode a few bank towers to make sure the system as a whole survives.
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Philip Zelikow Had 9/11 Report Rewritten To Be More Favorable Of Condi
This is a new entry at historycommons.org. Condoleezza Rice didn’t deserve “more favorable” treatment. She belongs in prison.
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COMMENTARY ARCHIVE
The Alex Jones Show - L I V E - Oct. 10: With Charlotte Iserbyt
Alex welcomes back to the show New World Order researcher Alan Watt and former Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of Educational Research and Improvement in the U.S. Department of Education under Reagan and author of the Deliberate Dumbing Down of America, Charlotte Thomson Iserbyt.
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The Alex Jones Show - L I V E - Oct. 9: Vote Fraud With Bev Harris
Bev Harris, founder of Black Box Voting and featured in the documentary Hacking Democracy, talks with Alex about election fraud.
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The Alex Jones Show - L I V E - Oct. 8: The Gold Rush & The Economic Collapse
Alex talks with Prison Planet journalist and editor Paul Joseph Watson about the run on gold in England and the evidence for gold price manipulation. Ted Anderson also discusses the unprecedented clamor for precious metals and why demand is outstripping supply. The wider economic meltdown is also covered in full.
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The Alex Jones Show - L I V E - Oct. 7 With Mike Rivero
Alex’s guests include: Bob Chapman of the International Forecaster, former NASA analyst and author Richard C. Cook, GCN radio host and author of Obama: The Postmodern Coup, Webster Griffin Tarpley, and monthly GCN host Mike Rivero.
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The Alex Jones Show - L I V E - Oct. 6 With David Icke
Alex welcomes back former professional football player, reporter, television sports presenter, political candidate, and author of more than 20 books, David Icke, to discuss the prison planet and the nature of reality.
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The Alex Jones Show - L I V E - Oct. 3 With Rep. Brad Sherman
Alex talks with Rep. Brad Sherman about his “martial law” comment on the floor of the House. Alex is also joined by Paul Craig Roberts to discuss the economic meltdown and the passage of the bailout bill.
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MULTIMEDIA ARCHIVE
Alaska Inquiry Concludes Palin Abused Powers
Gov. Sarah Palin abused the powers of her office by pressuring subordinates to try to get her former brother-in-law, a state trooper, fired, an investigation by the Alaska Legislature has concluded.
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GOP insiders predicting Obama victory
With less than a month until Election Day, even Republicans are beginning to predict Barack Obama will become the 44th president.
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Dem strategists see landslide
Three weeks of historic economic upheaval have done more than just tilt a handful of once reliably Republican states in Barack Obama’s direction. Democratic strategists are now optimistic that the ongoing crisis could lead to a landslide Obama victory.
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Obama opens 5-point lead on McCain
Democrat Barack Obama has opened a 5-point lead over Republican rival John McCain in the White House race and expanded his support among women voters, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released Friday.
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Foo Fighters demands McCain stop using their music
Throughout the campaign season, Sen. John McCain’s presidential campaign has continually drawn the ire of musicians by using their copyrighted material without permission. Now yet another band is complaining.
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Obama Opens Up Four-Point Lead
Barack Obama has opened up a four-point lead in the race for the White House, buoyed by support from women and independent voters, according to a Reuters poll.
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U.S. NEWS ARCHIVE
Monsanto-Backed State Bill Seeks to Outlaw rBGH-Free Label Claims on Milk Products
The Indiana House of Representatives is considering a bill that would prohibit dairy products from being labeled as free of recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH).
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Carbon tax seen as best way to slow global warming
Climate taxes, not cap and trade markets alone, will lead to the vast technological changes the world’s energy system needs to fight global warming, a top U.S. economist said on Thursday.
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Merck’s Combination Children’s Vaccine Linked to Convulsions
Children who take Merck’s combination vaccine ProQuad suffer from convulsions twice as frequently as children who are given two separate vaccines, a federally funded study has found.
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Scientist: Holographic television to become reality
Picture this: you’re sat down for the Football World Cup final, or a long-awaited sequel to the “Sex and the City” movie and you’re watching all the action unfold in 3-D on your coffee table.
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Eco bulbs emit skin-damaging UV radiation, health experts warn
Some energy-saving light bulbs emit ultraviolet radiation that could be harmful if placed too close to the skin, health experts warned today.
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Shock, Shock … the Climate Catastrophe Lobby is Telling Fibs
This undoubtedly will shock readers, but the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has a tendency to shade the truth. And only in one direction. It seems … drumroll, please! … that the member governments have their own agendas and aren’t above lying to the people to achieve their ends.
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ARCHIVE
