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The Coalition is scared of scrutiny

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

Tony Abbott’s disastrous press conference in Canberra last night - following the three amigo independents’ request for Coalition Treasury costings - is putting his chances of securing the Prime Ministership in danger.

Source: www.crikey.com.au

British Gilts vs Gold, - vying for “Safe Haven” Money

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

“I care not what puppet is placed upon the throne of England to rule the Empire on which the sun never sets. The man that controls Britain’s money supply controls the British Empire, and I control the British money supply,” declared Baron Nathan Mayer de Rothschild, - once the richest man in Europe.

Source: news.goldseek.com

Mortgage Bonds Slump on ‘Mega-Refi’ Concern: Credit Markets

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Government-backed mortgage bonds are underperforming Treasuries by the most this year, after reaching record high prices, amid concern refinancing will accelerate.

Source: www.businessweek.com

Conservatives make changes to short-form census

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

Facing a public backlash and possible legal action, the Conservatives have decided to add linguistic questions to the short-form census and drop the threat of jail time for those who refuse to participate.

Source: toronto.ctv.ca

Compare and contrast:

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

- Brewers move toward low-cal beer - Associated Press/The Buffalo News MILWAUKEE — How low can beer makers go? Having conquered the beer-belly set, some of the nation’s biggest brewers are trying to win over the six-pack-ab crowd with ultra-low-calorie suds.

Source: blogs.buffalonews.com

UPDATE: Pit Bulls Bite Huntington Postal Workers

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

Huntington Animal Control is looking to quarantine two pit bulls they say bit postal workers.

Source: www.wsaz.com

Gillard abandons leadership on climate change

Friday, July 30th, 2010

It’s hard to describe just how truly wretched Labor’s new climate change policy is. It makes the CPRS, its dog of an emissions trading scheme, look like a model of best practice.

Source: www.crikey.com.au

GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks slide, bonds rally on Bernanke’s outlook

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

* U.S. stocks slump after Bernanke paints downbeat outlook * Oil slips on inventory build but weather fears stem fall * Bond prices jump on Bernanke’s “uncertain” assessment * Euro falls vs dollar; yen soars after Bernanke comments (Adds close of U.S. markets)

Source: asia.news.yahoo.com

Great Lakes tempt a thirsty nation

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

Third of three parts

Source: www.jsonline.com

1,500 issues and counting

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

It seemed as if it would be easy, fun even: Flip through 30 years of Metro Times issues and come up with 30 stories to excerpt that tell the paper’s story. Not necessarily the 30 biggest prize winners. Not necessarily the 30 that had the most impact. Not necessarily the best written.

Source: www.metrotimes.com