Geopolitical – Week of 5.16.10

BP Flak Married to Sheriff’s Deputy, Reporters Barred From Oily Beach
Mother Jones (21 May 10)

Gulf Faces ‘Difficult Reality’ of Storm-Whipped Oil
Bloomberg.com (21 May 10)

BP Cap Waiver May Be Moot in Light of Possible Lapses
Bloomberg.com (21 May 10)

In The Bayou, Health Concerns Grow
Switchboard (19 May 10)

Oil Arrives On La. Shore, Edges Into Key Current
Yahoo Finance (20 May 10)

New Jersey Lawmakers Pass Millionaire Tax; Veto Looms
Bloomberg.com (20 May 10)

Fed’s ‘Main Street’ Message Protected Its Authority
Bloomberg.com (21 May 10)

Goldman Sachs Settlement May Hinge on How SEC Justifies Penalty
Bloomberg.com (21 May 10)

German Lawmakers Approve Share of $1 Trillion Bailout
Bloomberg.com (21 May 10)

U.S. Senate Approves Sweeping Wall St. Reform Bill
Reuters (21 May 10)

The Fed’s Racket Exposed
Zero Hedge (21 May 10)

Postal Rates Headed Higher — Again
Kiplinger (21 May 10)

Health Care Reform: Tax Hikes on the Way
Kiplinger (5 April 10)

8 Ways The FEDS Will Pay You To Go Green
Kiplinger (May 2010)

A Bad Day For The Obama Agenda
The Wall Street Journal (20 May 10)

“I Don’t See Any Oil”
Brasscheck TV (May 2010)

Scientists Accuse Obama Over Oil Spill
MSNBC (20 May 10)

How Bush’s DOJ Killed a Criminal Probe Into BP That Threatened to Net Top Officials
Truthout (19 May 10)

BP Told Feds It Could Handle Oil Spill 60 Times Larger Than Deepwater Horizon
al.com (19 May 10)

Gen X Justice
CounterPunch (19 May 10)

New NASA Image Shows Gulf Spill Expanding As Tar Balls Wash Up On Key West
Yahoo News (18 May 10)

Bill for Afghan War Could Run Into The Trillions
Information Clearing House (18 May 10)

The German Government Has Had Enough
The Market Ticker (18 May 10)

SEC Proposes Rules to Prevent Another ‘Flash Crash’
The Washington Post (19 May 10)

Sen. Arlen Specter Loses Pennsylvania Primary; Rand Paul Wins in Kentucky
The Washington Post (19 May 10)

U.S., Partners Agree To Sanctions On Iran
The Washington Post (19 May 10)

AZ Utility Board Member Responds To LA Boycott Over SB1070
Hot Air (18 May 10)

Jesse Ventura Claims Gov’t Involved In 9/11
Today (9 March 10)

Sestak Knocks Out Specter
NBC Philadelphia (19 May 10)

Lincoln, Halter Headed for Runoff
Channel 7 News (19 May 10)

Sen. Arlen Specter’s Primary Loss Continues Bad 2010 For President Obama, Democrat
Daily News (19 May 10)

Madrid Summit Committed To A “Multi-polar” World; Rejects Protectionism
MercoPress (19 May 10)

Rand Paul wins Republican Senate Nomination in Kentucky
GATA (18 May 10)

Health Care Law
Rasmussen Reports (17 May 10)

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
Rasmussen Reports (15 May 10)

Supreme Court Restricts Life Sentences Without Parole For Juveniles
Los Angeles Time (17 May 10)

Shell Offers Reassurances on Drilling
The New York Times (18 May 10)

BP’s Own Probe Finds Safety Issues On Atlantis Rig
Associated Press (15 May 10)

America’s Ten Most Corrupt Capitalists
Alter Net (13 May 10)

‘Black World’ Space Shuttle: Air Force Raises the Stakes for a New Arms Race
Axis of Logic (13 May 10)

Court: Sex Offenders Can Be Held Indefinitely
CBS4 (17 May 10)

Afghan Prosecutor Issues Arrest Warrant For US Army Officer Over Police Killing
Guardian.co.uk (16 May 10)


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Scientists: Underwater Plume Of Oil Headed Out To Sea
USA Today (15 May 10)

State’s Nonprofits Face IRS Deadline
Times Argus (15 May 10)

Chevron’s “Crude” Attempt to Suppress Free Speech
Truthout (15 May 10)

Nearly 300 Insurers Refuse to Boycott Iran-linked Companies
Business Insurance (14 May 10)

N.J. Gov. Sets Tone For US
The Hill (12 May 10)

A Nightmare For The European Dream
Spiege Online (12 May 10)

The Clone Army and Foreclosure Fraud: You Too, Can Be a Corporate Officer or Three
The Seminal (19 April 10)