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U.S. Regulator Finds Questionable Practices at Ratings Firms (Michael Grynbaum)
The analyst at the credit ratings agency was blunt: "Let's hope we are all wealthy and retired by the time this house of cards falters."
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The Necessary Embrace of Conspiracy (Robert Shetterly)
Several years ago I gave a talk on Martha’s Vineyard about many of the people whose portraits I’ve painted in the Americans Who Tell the Truth series. I spent some time talking about the legacy of ...
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Journalistic Imperatives: Saying What Others Mightn't (Ramzy Baroud)
(World News Trust) -- The world of journalism, like any other profession, can be muddled with a plethora of distractions, self-interests and agendas that certainly do not serve the cause of a free ...
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A Declaration Of Independence From The Government Of The United States Of America (Carolyn Baker)
[This article is from an anonymous woman now living in South Africa. It was sent to me by a third party, and I have no reason to believe that it's bogus. In any case, I believe its relevance to the ...
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Where We're At (James Kunstler)
(World News Trust) -- Every time I saw a car towing a motorboat this holiday weekend, I wondered what was going through the head of the towee. Did they have a sense that darkness was falling on ...
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Oil Price Shock means China is at Risk of Blowing Up (Ambrose Evans-Pritchard)
The great oil shock of 2008 is bad enough for us. It poses a mortal threat to the whole economic strategy of emerging Asia.
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You Want Some Torture with Your Peanuts? (Jeffery Denning)
Just when you thought you’ve heard it all...
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Smooth Sailing for Yacht Builders Despite Economy (Alan Sayre)
NEW ORLEANS - Fuel prices are soaring and credit markets tightening, but the super-rich are still lining up to pay tens of millions of dollars for mega yachts.
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Secret Report: Biofuel Caused Food Crisis (Aditya Chakraborrty)
Biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75% - far more than previously estimated - according to a confidential World Bank report obtained by the Guardian.
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ACLU Releases Shocking Report on Civilian Deaths in Iraq (Greg Mitchell)
For nearly five years, I have been charting the civilian death toll in Iraq, along with the payment (and non-payment) of "condolence" and "solatia" funds to victims and survivors. Today brings a ...
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