Geopolitical – Week of 7.18.10

First Gitmo Trial Under Obama Poses Tough Test For His ‘Swift And ‘Certain Justice’ Pledge
Politico.com (24 July 10)

Rep. Charles Rangel Broke Ethics Rules, House Panel Finds
The Washington Post (23 July 10)

Federal Report Faults Banks on Huge Bonuses
The New York Times (22 July 10)

Pay Czar Will Not Fight Banks on $1.6B in Exec Pay
Yahoo Finance (23 July 10)

Bernanke Says Extending Bush’s Tax Cuts Would Maintain Economic Stimulus
Bloomberg (23 July 10)

Perfect For a Job She Created
Yahoo Finance (23 July 10)

North Korea Vows ‘Physical Response’ to US Exercise
BBC News (23 July 10)

States’ Spending Cuts Are Going To Hammer U.S. GDP This Year
Business Insider (23 July 10)

Racial and Autism Injustice
Autisable (23 July 10)

America’s Ruling Class — And the Perils of Revolution
The American Spectator (July-Aug 10)

Is The Gates Foundation Involved in Bribery?
Undernews (22 July 10)

Darth Vader Robs Bank: Setauket Chase Bank Robbed By Star Wars Character
The Huffington Post (22 July 10)


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Dell Inc. Paying $100 Million in SEC Deal
Yahoo Finance (22 July 10)

Gas Seeps Not Necessarily a Problem, Because Pressure in Oil Well Rising, Officials Say
NOLA.com (19 July 10)

Special Prosecutor Finds “Insufficient Evidence” to File Charges Over US Attorney Firings
Truthout (22 July 10)

Arizona Immigration Law Faces Federal Challenge Thursday
CNN.com (22 July 10)

House Votes on Extending Jobless Benefits Today After Senate Passage
Dallas News (22 July 10)

No Fed Plans to Give More Support, Bernanke Says
The New York Times (21 July 10)

Obama Should Nominate Elizabeth Warren to Lead New Consumer Protection Bureau
The Washington Post (22 July 10)

Exxon, Shell Plan $1 Billion Oil-Capture System for Blowouts
Bloomberg Businessweek (22 July 10)

Oil Spill in Dalian, China
boston.com (21 July 10)

Financial Rreform Bill Could Spur Initial Public Offerings, Economic Growth
UAB (21 July 10)

SDA Sec. Tom Vilsack Apologizes to Shirley Sherrod, Offers New Job
Mediaite (21 July 10)

Maine Giving Social Security Another Look
The New York Times (20 July 10)

Obama Signs Dodd-Frank Reform Bill
Journal of Accountancy (21 July 10)

Tab for ‘War On Terrorism’ Tops $1 Trillion
cnn.com (21 July 10)

Senate Breaks Deadlock on Jobless Benefits
Reuters (20 July 10)

Star-Spangled Cities
Mens Health (July 10)

USDA Employee Says Statements on White Farmer Misconstrued
CNN Politics (20 July 10)

Oakland Ready to Approve Four Marijuana Factories
Guardian.co.uk (20 July 10)

White House Shifts Afghanistan Strategy Towards Talks With Taliban
Guardian.co.uk (19 July 10)

National Guard Troops Set For Arrival on Arizona Border
azcentral.com (19 July 10)

TARP Audit Questions Rush to Close Auto Dealers
The New York Times (19 July 10)

Obey: Obama Admin. Proposed Food Stamp Cuts. Obey Also Talks About TARP, And Explains How The Stimulus Got Short-changed.
AmericaBlog (18 July 10)

Obama School Deform Rules Get Top Principal Fired
Undernews (19 July 10)

BP: RICO Law Made To Combat Mafia Used Against Oil Giant In Lawsuits
The Huffington Post (19 July 10)

Schwarzenegger Mobilizes National Guard to Border
The Associated Press (16 July 10)

Quarter Of American Bridges Declared Structurally Deficient or Functionally Obsolete
Treehugger (18 July 10)

Exclusive: Official – Troops out of Afghanistan by 2014
The Independent (18 July 10)

U.S. to Unveil Large Aid Package to Win The Hearts of Pakistanis
McClatchy (18 July 10)

Gulf Oil Seep: Methane, Leak Suspected Near BP’s Blown Out Oil Well
The Huffington Post (18 July 10)

Is the Wash Post About to Blow the Whistle on Black Operations?
The 2010 Scenario (17 July 10)

TWT Exclusive: Is Wash Post Harming Intelligence Work?
The Washington Times (16 July 10)

Obesity Rating for Every American Must Be Included in Stimulus-Mandated Electronic Health Records, Says HHS
CNSNews.com (15 July 10)


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Six Tax Breaks for Small Business
Kiplinger (12 July 10)

Banks Financing Mexico Gangs Admitted in Wells Fargo Deal
Bloomberg (29 June 10)

DC’s Spy Establishment in Panic Mode Over Washington Post Expose
The Raw Story (16 July 10)

House Democrats Hit Boiling Point Over Perceived Lack of White House Support
The Washington Post (15 July 10)

Pretty Bad 2012 Numbers For Obama
Public Policy Polling (15 July 10)

Goldman’s Troubles Will End When Blankfein Goes
Reuters (16 July 10)

June Was Worst Month For Army Suicides, Statistics Show
CNN U.S. (15 July 10)

Senate Moving To Approve Power Of President To Shut Down Internet
Undernews (28 June 10)