Geopolitical – Week of 6.27.10

USAOnly in Pahrump, Nevada
Pahrump Mirror (1 Jul 10)

The Dodd-Frank Financial Fiasco
The Wall Street Journal (1 July 10)

Obama Announces New U.S. Broadband Connection Funding
CNN Politics (2 July 10)

How to Make an American Job Before It’s Too Late: Andy Grove
Bloomberg (1 July 10)

Schwarzenegger Orders Minimum Wage For State Workers
The Sacramento Bee (1 July 10)

Australia Priest Jailed For Child Sex Attacks
BBC News (2 July 10)

Obama Urges Fix to ‘Broken’ Immigration System
The New York Times (1 July 10)

Americans Are Hanging on by Their Fingertips
Common Dreams.org (1 July 10)

Goldman Sachs Pressed for Derivatives Data
Bloomberg (1 July 10)

McWherter Calls Haslam ‘Oil Sheik’
Nashville Scene (1 July 10)

“A Gigantic Ponzi Scheme, Lies and Fraud”: Howard Davidowitz on Wall Street
Yahoo Finance (1 July 10)

Poor Behave ‘Rationally’ by Avoiding Work And Claiming Benefits, Iain Duncan Smth Says
Telegraph.co.uk (30 June 10)

Portland Police Reopen Al Gore Sex Abuse Allegations
abc News (30 June 10)

Governor Ignores ACLU, Signs Anti-Immigration Bill
Nashville Scene (28 June 10)

The End of Community Banking
The Wall Street Journal (29 June 10)

Justices Keep Sarbanes-Oxley, Adjust Structure
The Wall Street Journal (29 June 10)

Derivatives Group Sees $1 Trillion Regulatory Impact
MarketWatch (29 June 10)

Clashes at Athens Protest Against Pension Reform
My Way News (29 June 10)

Greeks Walk Off Job to Protest Overhaul to Pensions, Labor Laws
Bloomberg (29 June 10)

Pope to Create New Office to Fight Secularization
Yahoo News (29 June 10)

G-20 Agrees to Cut Debt
The Wall Street Journal (28 June 10)

Corruption Suspected in Airlift of Billions in Cash From Kabul
The Wall Street Journal (25 June 10)

Brown Bill Would Extend Jobless Benefits
The Boston Globe (30 June 10)

House Backs Homebuyer Tax Credit Extension
Reuters (29 June 10)

Prepared Testimony of Robert E. Litan Before the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee Hearing
kauffman.org (29 June 10)

TARP Money May Help Fund Financial Reform Legislation
Yahoo Finance (29 June 10)

Police Blackout
Reason.com (July 2010)

China Fends off Obama Pressure Over North Korea
Yahoo News (29 June 10)

Afghan Aid on Hold as Corruption Is Probed
The Wall Street Journal (29 June 10)

Grim Afghan Toll As 100 Foreign Troops Die in June
Yahoo News (29 June 10)

10 Agents Arrested For Allegedly Spying For Russia
wcbstv.com (28 June 10)

The Devil Is In The Details: DHS Monitoring Web & “Wrong” Words
NetWorkWorld (25 June 10)

‘All Hat, No Cattle’ Wall Street Reform Imperiled by Sen. Byrd’s Death
Yahoo Finance (28 June 10)

Ixquick: Search Engines Should Become Government Spies, Says EU Parliament
CentreDaily.com (28 June 10)

Huckabee Says Polling Shows He’s Best Republican to Take on Obama in2012
The Hill (27 June 10)

CIA’s Panetta: Iran Has Enough Uranium For 2 Bombs
Yahoo News (27 June 10)

Pope Causes Outrage For Condemning Church Abuse Raids in Belgium
Guardian.co.uk (27 June 10)

On Finance Bill, Lobbying Shifts to Regulations
The New York Times (26 June 10)

Israel ‘Plots Tehran Raid’
Gulf Daily News (26 June 10)

States of Crisis For 46 Governments Facing Greek-Style Deficits
Bloomberg (25 June 10)

Ethical and Sharia-compliant Investing Takes Off
Alrroya (28 June 10)

Pope: Belgian Sex Abuse Raids Deplorable
My Way News (27 June 10)

Sacked General Led Secret War Raids
nzherald.co.nz (26 June 10)

A Series Of Lucky Coincidences Involving Goldman Sachs And BP plc
Zero Hedge (1 June 10)

IAF Planes Spotted Over Saudi Arabia
The Jerusalem Post (27 June 10)


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Barack Obama’s Sacking of General McChrystal Put His Vanity Above The National Interest
Telegraph.co.uk (23 June 10)

Internet ‘Kill Switch’ Approved By Senate Homeland Security Committee
The Huffington Post (25 June 10)

Gen. Petraeus to Modify Restrictive Rules of Engagement in Afghanistan
New York Post (25 June 10)

Financial Reform Bill: Investor Protection Gets Knocked Out
MoneyWatch..com (24 June 10)