Geopolitical – Week of 8.1.10

UBS to Pay $81M to Settle Charges
Zacks (6 Aug 10)

Dodd: Warren Nomination to Consumer Bureau Could Stir Fight
Bloomberg (6 Aug 10)

Senate Fails to OK Funds For Years-old Settlement With Minority Farmers
CNN (6 Aug 10)

Dong Feng 21D, Chinese Missile, Could Shift Pacific Power Balance
The Huffington Post (6 Aug 10)

Mexico: Cartels Move Beyond Drugs, Seek Domination
The New York Times (4 Aug10)


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Rethinking Iran-Contra: A Much Darker Story?
Global Research (1 July 10)

Schwarzenegger, Murdoch Give Keynote Speeches At The Bohemian Grove
PrisonPlanet (30 July 10)

Are We Edging Toward Net Neutrality Detente?
Politics and Law (5 Aug 10)

Geithner: The Entitlements Shortfall Is Coming Sooner Than You Think
Business Insider (5 Aug 10)

Don’t Bet On It (Mass Forgiveness)
The Market Ticker (5 Aug 10)

Mo. Voters Reject Key Provision of Health Care Law
My Way News (4 Aug 10)

Missouri Voters Reject Health Law
The New York Times (3 Aug 10)

SEC Set to Open Up Proxy Process
The Wall Street Journal (5 Aug 10)

Senate to Confirm Kagan as Court’s 4th-ever Woman
Yahoo News (5 Aug 10)

South Korea Begins Massive Military Drill
BBC News (5 Aug 10)

Watch The Birdie (Jobless Claims)
The Market Ticker (5 Aug 10)

Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report
US Department of Labor (5 Aug 10)

Jobless Claims in U.S. Unexpectedly Climb to Three-Month High
Bloomberg (5 Aug 10)

Thousands of Healthy Workers Still on Disability: GAO
CNBC (4 Aug 10)

Iran Denies Reports of Attack on President Ahmadinejad
BBC News (4 Aug 10)

Judge Strikes Down Prop. 8, Allows Gay Marriage in California
Los Angeles Times (4 Aug 10)

Dems Break GOP Filibuster on Jobs Bill
UPI.com (4 Aug 10)

Senate Makes Further Cuts to Food Stamps to Pay for Medicaid, Edu. Jobs
The Washington Independent (4 Aug 10)

Secret Banking Cabal Emerges From AIG Shadows: David Reilly
Bloomberg (28 Jan 10)

UAE to Ban BlackBerry Services, Saudi Follows Suit
KIVITV.com (2 Aug 10)

Obama Warned Israel May Bomb Iran
Truthout (3 Aug 10 )

Feds Admit Storing Checkpoint Body Scan Images
CNET News (4 Aug 10)

Federal Judge Rules California’s Gay Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
Care2 (4 Aug 10)

State Inspections Curtailed in New Jersey
Stateline.org (3 Aug 10)

99 Weeks Later, Jobless Have Only Desperation
The New York Times (2 Aug 10)

EPA to Crack Down on Farm Dust
News9.com (1 Aug 10)


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Four Deformations of The Apocalypse
The New York Times (31 July 10)

Layoffs to Gut East St. Louis Police Force
stltoday.com (30 July 10)

New York Senate Says Yes to Fracking Moratorium, Pennsylvania Group Tallies Drilling Violations
NewsInferno (4 Aug 10)

What’s in Fracking Fluid? Wyoming Wants to Know
Enviro Politics Blog (21 June 10)

BP Oil Spill: Final Tests Due Before ‘Static Kill’
Guardian.co.uk (3 Aug 10)

Oil Spill Dumped 4.9 Million Barrels Into Gulf of Mexico, Latest Measure Shows
The Washington Post (3 Aug 10)

American in Crisis: A Southern Solution
VisionHouse Filmz

Officials Issue National Strategy to Fight Child Sex Crimes
CNN.com (3 Aug 10)

Fed Mulls Symbolic Shift
The Wall Street Journal (3 Aug 10)

Fed Likely to Pass On More Stimulus Amid Signs Economy Weak
Bloomberg (3 Aug 10)

Funds Provide Inadequate Disclosure on Derivatives, SEC Says
Bloomberg (2 Aug 10)

McConnell Makes His Choice
Talking Points Memo (2 Aug 10)

Obama Confirms Plan For US Troop Withdrawal From Iraq
BBC News (2 Aug 10)

Bernanke Says U.S. Consumer Spending to Accelerate
Bloomberg (2 Aug 10)

Miranda Warning Rights Trimmed Bit by Bit by High Court
CSMonitor.com (2 Aug 10)

Mullen Says US Has Iran Strike Plan, Just In Case
Yahoo News (1 Aug 10)

Rolling Firehouse Closures Begin In The City
cbs3.com (2 Aug 10)

Goldman Defends Its Collateral Calls To AIG
Yahoo News (2 Aug 10)

Ethical Woes Fog Democrat Hopes for November
The Wall Street Journal (2 Aug 10)

Cluster Bombs ‘r Us
Brasscheck TV (Aug 10)

Why is BP’s Macondo Blowout so Disastrous & Beyond Patch-up
Newsvine.com (30 July 10)

U.S. Spies Buy Stake in Firm That Monitors Blogs, Tweets
Wired (19 Oct 09)

A Long Stay
Truthout (2 Aug 10)

Argentine Farmers And Government Exchange Strong Accusations
MercoPress (2 Aug 10)

Documents Indicate Heavy Use of Dispersants in Gulf Oil Spill
The Washington Post (1 Aug 10)

400 Foreign Workers’ Kids Out
The Jerusalem Post (2 Aug 10)

Dutch Become 1st NATO Member to Quit Afghanistan
Yahoo News (1 Aug 10)

US Has Plan to Attack Iran if Needed, Military Chief Admits
Guardian.co.uk (1 Aug 10)

Fox News Receives Front-Row Seat in White House Briefing Room
Fox News (1 Aug 10)

Ron Paul Goes After The SEC’s FOIA Exclusivity, Introduces SEC Transparency Act
Zero Hedge (31 July 10)


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