Geopolitical – Week of 03.17.2013

Morrison & Foester Jobs Act
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Many market participants were taken by surprise by the enactment of the…

Congress Clears Legislation to Avoid Government Shutdown
Bloomberg | 21 March 2013
Congress gave final approval to legislation to avert a partial government shutdown…

Brazil/China Closer to Promote Trade in National Currencies; Announcement at BRICS Summit
MercoPress | 22 March 2013
Brazil hopes to sign a bilateral accord with China to promote trade…

Bullet Points — Paying for Ammunition That Might Be Used Against You?
Thrive | 19 March 2013
I have been asked by various people to comment on this recent article…

Public Mass Shootings in the United States:
Selected Implications for Federal Public Health and Safety Policy

Congressional Research Service | 18 March 2013
This report focuses on mass shootings and selected implications they have for federal policy…

Christine Lagarde’s Apartment Raided
The Daily Beast | 20 March 2013
The Paris home of Christine LaGarde was searched by French police Wednesday…

In The News Today
Jim Sinclair’s MineSet | 19 March 2013
My Dear Friends, If the IMF is so dumb as to pursue the confiscation of depositor’s money…

There WAS a Recount on the Prop 37 Vote, and It Was Stopped Cold
John Rappoport’s Blog | 17 March 2013
The relentless Brad Friedman of TheBradBlog ran this story down and broke it. There was, indeed, a recount of the Prop 37 vote…

Tim Ball on Climategate 3.0
The Corbett Report | 19 March 2013
With the release of the password to unlock the full 220,000 email treasure trove…

MI6 and CIA Were Told Before Invasion That Iraq Had No Active WMD
The Guardian | 18 March 2013
Fresh evidence has been revealed about how MI6 and the CIA were told…

Iraq War Killed 120,000 and Cost $800 Billion, Study Estimates
The Raw Story | 15 March 2013
At least 116,000 Iraqi civilians and more than 4,800 coalition troops…

Just Say NO: Seattle Residents Kill the City’s Drone Program
Liberty Blitzkrieg | 19 February 2013
The anti-surveillance state movement is gaining traction and following Charlottesville, Virginia becoming the first city…