Top Picks ~ Week of September 17, 2007

Paulson: US to Hit Debt Limit October 1
By Martin Crutsiinger – AP Economics Writer (19 Sep 2007)

Mud City Press – Securing Global Food Resources

Not Guilty! Hung Jury! 189 IRS Counts Bits the Dust in Las Vegas Case
By Christopher Hansen – Independent American Party of Nevada (17 Sep 2007)

Why Iraqi Farmers Might Prefer Death to Paul Bremer’s Order 81
By Nancy Scola – AlterNet (19 Sep 2007)

Tomorrow’s Crises Today: The Humanitarian Impact of Urbanisation – Overview
At Irin In-Depth – Humanitarian News & Analysis (20 Sep 2007)

Policy Reversed, Fannie and Freddie Will Buy Junk Mortgages
By James Tyson & Jody Shenn – Bloomberg News (19 Sep 2007)

Day One: The People vs. Oscar Wyatt
By Mimi Swartz – TexasMonthly (5 Sep 2007)

Nasdaq, Borse Dubai Reach Takeover Deal for OMX
By Jenny Clevstrom, et al – Wall Street Journal (20 Sep 2007)

New York Times to Stop Charging for Online Content
By Sumner Lemon – IDG New Service (18 Sep 2007)

Panic on Street Means Sterling Plunges Against Euro and Dollar as Yen Gets Boost
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard – London Telegraph (18 Sep 2007)

Some of Those UBS Ghosts Will Not Go Away
By Ian Kerr – Financial News (17 Sep 2007)

Man: Biology of a Fall
Part III of the Defenestration Trilogy

A Scrum with Internet’s Largest Players
A Truthout.org Dialog

Panic Spreading, Britain Guarantees all Northern Rock Deposits
By Jean Eaglesham, et al…. – Financial Times, London (17 Sep 2007)

Couple Divorce After Online ‘Affair’
Ananova News

Exiting Dollar, Iran Puts 70% of Reserves in Other Currencies and Gold
From Agence France-Press (18 Sep 2007)

UFO – Fox News Mexican Air Force
CNN Headline News (9 Jun 2007)

Gold Seen Anticipating Lower Worldwide Interest Rates
By Pham-Duy Nguyen – Bloomberg News (18 Sep 2007)

Scottish Oil Tycoon Launches Foundation
United Press International (15 Sep 2007)

It is The Death of History
By Robert Fisk – The Independent (17 Sep 2007)

Greenspan Was More Rock Star Than Feared Sage
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard – London Telegraph (17 Sep 2007)

European Union Drawing Cross-Border Bank-Bailout Plans
By Huw Jones – Reuters (15 Sep 2007)

So What’s It Worth When There’s No Regular Market?
By Paul J. Davies, Jennifer Hughes & Gillian Tett – Financial Times, London (13 Sep 2007)

Red List of Threatened Species
The IUCN Species Survival Commission

Rise in Canadian Dollar Shows Break with US Economy
By Haris Anwar – Bloomberg News (17 Sep 2007)

Defense, Homeland Security Can’t Pass Audits
Associated Press (14 Sep 2007)

Northern Rock Hints at Years of Bailouts Ahead
By Michael Kosares – Centennial Precious Metals, Denver (15 Sep 2007)

Senate Blocks Mandatory ID Implants in Employees
By Patrick McGreevy – LA Times (31 Aug 2007)

Subscribe
Notify of