Daily News Links

August 10, 2011

Commander-In-Chief Flies to Dover to Meet Returned Bodies of Fallen Soldiers
http://nationaljournal.com/obama-cancels-schedule-to-meet-returned-bodies-of-fallen-troops-20110809
--Family pictures of our fallen warriors (please keep them and their families in your prayers)
http://www.wjla.com/pictures/2011/08/photos-of-the-fallen-30-americans-shot-down-in-afghanistan-/6227-451.html

The Federal Reserve, Debt Ceiling, Quantitative Easing, Inflation, Free-Market Principles, Gold/Silver, Food Supply
FED EXTENDS SUPER-LOW RATES UNTIL 2013, MAY USE MORE "TOOLS", THREE MEMBERS DISSENT
http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2011/08/09/fed-decision/
--Stocks end sharply higher, Dow surges 400 for best day since May 2010
http://www.cnbc.com/id/44073098
Massachusetts:  Moody's assigns "negative outlook" to a dozen affluent communities, two school districts
http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2011/08/09/rating_agency_downbeat_on_mass_communities/
--Virginia:  State keeps watch for fallout from S&P's U.S. downgrade
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2011/aug/09/2/tdmain06-virginia-keeps-watch-for-fallout-from-sam-ar-1226461/
--Utah:  AAA credit ratings abound in fiscally sound state, but 5 local government ratings under review
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705388885/AAA-credit-ratings-abound-in-fiscally-sound-Utah-but-5-local-government-ratings-under-review.html
--Rhode Island:  "This Is What Happens When a City Goes Bankrupt"
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2011/08/09/this_is_what_happens_when_a_city_goes_bankrupt_110857.html
World stocks down 20% since May...
http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/08/09/idINIndia-58696120110809
Germany calls for EU balanced budgets
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_GERMANY_FINANCIAL_CRISIS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-08-09-14-18-33
Nevada:  Record increase in gold prices a boon for state
http://www.rgj.com/article/20110808/NEWS/110808047/Record-increase-gold-prices-boon-Nevada?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Local%20News
--"U.S. Dollar Is The Next Financial Shoe To Drop"
http://blogs.forbes.com/jonathansherman/2011/08/08/u-s-dollar-is-the-next-financial-shoe-to-drop/
--$5,000 gold? Fund manager's idea has its critics
http://www.cnbc.com/id/44072271
--"Is it too late for gold fever?"
http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/08/09/idINIndia-58689420110809
Many turning to pawn shops amid hard times
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/08/07/BUBN1KII05.DTL
Pennsylvania:  Concerns about drought not slowing state's shale gas drillers
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/state/s_750634.html
--West Virginia:  Energy industry pushes back on city's drilling bans
 http://wvgazette.com/News/201108080861
--North Dakota OpEd:  "Lack of certainty hurts state's energy industry"
http://bismarcktribune.com/news/opinion/editorial/lack-of-certainty-hurts-state-s-energy-industry/article_a7483c3e-bf99-11e0-9e04-001cc4c03286.html
----Vermont:  Climate "activists" oppose Canadian crude-oil pipeline
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20110807/GREEN01/108070303/Vermont-climate-activists-oppose-Canadian-crude-oil-pipeline-?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|s

Big Government, Socialism/Nazism/Progressivism/Globalism, Redistribution of Wealth, Economic/Environmental/Social Justice, Collective Salvation, Liberation Theology
**NATIONAL MOVEMENT TO SIDELINE ELECTORAL COLLEGE PICKS UP STEAM**
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/08/09/BAM11KKSPC.DTL&feed=rss.news
--FLASHBACK TO 2005:  GEORGE SOROS FUNDS BALLOT-COUNTING INITIATIVE "SECRETARY OF STATE PROJECT"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_of_state_project
----HISTORIC QUOTE:  "It's not the vote that counts. It's who counts the votes" ~~ Josef Stalin
http://www.thecypresstimes.com/article/Columnists/Bill_Turner/SECRETARY_OF_STATE_PROJECT/27974
Iowa:  Tax breaks for the poor were too costly as compared to others
http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2011/08/08/iowa-tax-breaks-for-the-poor-were-too-costly-as-compared-to-other-new-tax-breaks-branstad-says/
Rhode Island:  Items in firefighters' union contract called "unusual"
http://www.projo.com/news/content/NP_fire_contract_08-08-11_P2PH8K6_v142.3fc92.html
'Socialism USA' shows deranged mind of the communist Left
http://scottfactor.com/conservative_blog/&/#39;socialism-usa'-shows-deranged-mind-of-the-communist-left/
Alabama:  Immigration lawsuit plaintiff says work with illegal aliens part of her faith
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20110808/NEWS02/108080314/Immigration-lawsuit-plaintiff-says-work-immigrants-part-faith?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage
Even tighter fuel regulations to be imposed for petroleum-powered vehicles
http://www.wlsam.com/Article.asp?id=2257207&spid=
AlGore's b.s. science claims refuted by...science
http://www.climatedepot.com/a/12210/Gore-Unhinged-Loses-it-on-skeptical-claims-It-may-be-volcanoes-Bullshit-It-may-be-sun-spots-Bullshit-Its-not-getting-warmer-Bullshit--Climate-Depot-Responds
OpEd:  "The Top 5 Ways The Tea Partiers Are [NOT] Ruining America"
http://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2011/08/09/the_top_5_ways_the_tea_partiers_are_ruining_america

Illegal Aliens/Open Borders, National Security, Terrorism/"Man-Caused Disasters", Jihad/"Misunderstanders Of Islam", Caliphate/Khalifa/Shariah, Pro-Palestine/Anti-Israel
U.S. scolds Israel over new construction plans in east Jerusalem
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_US_ISRAEL?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-08-09-12-49-17
Russia to develop new AWACS plane
http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20110809/165644210.html
Civil/Racial Unrest
Riots are global, civil unrest quickly grows
http://www.cnbc.com/id/44073673
Germany:  Chancellor Merkel faces revolt over eurozone deal
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/75fbb38e-c28e-11e0-9ede-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1UaSO8IFE
Pennsylvania:  Philly mayor to black teens in 'flash mobs': "You have damaged your own race"
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/aug/8/mayor-talks-tough-to-black-teens-after-flash-mobs/
----Curfew imposed over city...
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2011/08/08/nutter-sets-9pm-weekend-curfew-for-minors-in-center-city-university-city/
----For flash mobsters, crowd size a tempting cover
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110809/ap_on_re_us/us_controlling_flash_mobs
U.K.:  London rioters claims they're "showing the rich we do what we want" (VIDEO)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14458424
----Riots spread to the Jewish community
http://www.jewishjournal.com/world/article/london_riots_spread_to_jewish_community_20110809/#When:16:13:37Z?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
--OpEd:  "These riots were about race. Why ignore the fact?"
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/katharinebirbalsingh/100099830/these-riots-were-about-race-why-ignore-the-fact/
----London residents fighting back, buying American-made baseball bats by the thousands...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/8691761/London-riots-residents-fight-back.html
FLASHBACK:  "How to deal with Looters and Thugs - Koreans in the 1992 L.A. Riots" (VIDEO)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmsKGhLdZuQ&feature=player_embedded
This Is What 'Democracy' Looks Like:
--Iran urges U.K. to act with restraint when dealing with demonstrators...
http://www.albawaba.com/iran-urges-uk-act-restraint-when-dealing-demonstrators-387591
----FLASHBACK TO 2009:  Iranian security forces open fire at massive rally in Tehran
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/15/iran-elections-protests-mousavi-attacks
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"No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause, because his interest would certainly bias his judgment, and, not improbably, corrupt his integrity." ~~ James Madison, Federalist No. 10, 1787