Geopolitical – Week of 6.6.10

Is Jailing Debtors The Same as Debtors Jail?
StarTribune.com (9 June 10)

Frank: Tough Version of ‘Volcker Rule’ Will Be in Bank Bill
MarketWatch (10 June 10)

BP’s Long History Of Destroying The World
The Huffington Post (8 June 10)

German Court Rejects Emergency Bid to Block Euro Rescue Fund
Bloomberg.com (10 June 10)

A Primer on Situational Awareness
Stratfor (10 June 10)

Unknown S.C. Candidate Faces Felony Charge
MSNBC (10 June 10)

Kevin Costner Tells Congress of His Oil Spill Plan
BBC News (9 June 10)

BP Eyes Showdown With US Govt on Liability-BP Source
Reuters (9 June 10)

More Than 6,000 Lawsuits Filed Against BP
Yahoo Finance (9 June 10)

Prince Warns S. Arabia of Apocalypse
PressTV (9 June 10)

BP Shares Fall As U.S. Probes Oil Spill
Reuters (9 June 10)

Aquino Son Wins Power In Philippines
CNN.com (9 June 10)

12 States Hold Primary Elections
The Washington Post (9 June 10)

Russia, Turkey and Iran Meet, Posing Test for U.S.
The New York Times (8 June 10)

‘The Rig’s on Fire! I Told You This Was Gonna Happen!’
The Atlantic (7 June 10)

Former Blackwater Seeks New Owner
NPR (7 June 10)

G-20 Seeks To End Uncertainty With New Pledge On Bank Reforms
The Wall Street Journal (5 June 10) [Full news story (requires subscription)]

IRS Nears Action on Church Pensions
The Wall Street Journal (5 June 10) [Full news story (requires subscription)]

The Ties That Bind. Remember Rahm Emanuel’s Rent-free D.C. Apartment? The Owner: A BP Adviser
Los Angeles Times (7 June 10)

Female Migrants Charge Sexual Abuse in Detention
ipsnews.net (7 June 10)

What Me Worry? Canada is Crisis Proof.
The Systemic Analyst (8 June 10)

Rates to Stay Low For “Some Time”: Fed’s Evans
Reuters (8 June 10)

Senate Democrats Pass Bill Allowing Govt to Collect Addresses, ATM Records of Bank Customers
CNCNews.com (21 May 10)

FTC Proposes A Drudge Tax
The Washington Times (4 June 10)

Karlsruhe Checks-euro Rescue
Spiegel Online (8 June 10)

Foreclosures go Wrong as Lenders, Cleanup Crews Cut Legal Corners
Builder Online (7 June 10)

Major Drilling Accident in NW PA.  Media Banned From Site. Threats of Shooting, Arrest
Daily KOS (7 June 10)

Helen Thomas Retires
Politico.com (7 June 10)

Every Google Search to be Logged And Saved For Two Years Under New Euro MP Plan
Mail Online (7 June 10)

10 States Where An Absurd Percentage Of The Population Works For The Government
The Tree of Liberty (6 June 10)

Obama: First U.S. President to Hold Press Conference Without The American Flags Present.
Free Republic (28 May 10)

BP’s Gulf Coast Oil Spill – A Legal Primer
CNN Money (6 June 10)

BP Capturing Oil From Gulf Gusher, Obama Slams Firm
Reuters (5 June 10)

G-20 Split on Increasing Bank Capital, Official Says
Bloomberg.com (4 June 10)

Court: Cops Can Enter Home if Dog in Distress
SFGate (4 June 10)


The Global Power Elite is Not That Strong!

Pentagon Told to Save Billions for Use in War
The New York Times (3 June 10)

Why America Should Thank BP
David Strahan (1 June 10)

Nigeria’s Agony Dwarfs The Gulf Oil Spill. The US And Europe Ignore it
Guardian.co.uk (30 May 10)


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Glenn Beck Hits 2010 Ratings LOW
The Huffington Post (18 May 10)