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Money & Markets – Week of 12.26.10
India Holds Emergency Meeting To Deal With Price Inflation
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Derivatives Clearing Group Decides Against Registration
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Money & Markets – Week of 12.26.10
India Holds Emergency Meeting To Deal With Price Inflation
Business Insider (31 Dec 10)
Derivatives Clearing Group Decides Against Registration
The New York Times (28 Dec 10)
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Precious Metals – Week of 12.26.10
Georgia Legislator’s Bill Would Require Taxes Be Paid In Gold And Silver
The Huffington Post (30 Dec 10)
Gold Coins in India Are Sold Like Hot Cakes
CommodityOnline.com (27 Dec 10)
GATA’s Lawsuit Fo…
Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 12.26.10
Housing Market Is Still Facing a Blizzard
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Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 12.26.10
Housing Market Is Still Facing a Blizzard
The Wall Street Journal (29 Dec 10) [Full news story (requires subscription)]
Geopolitical – Week of 12.26.10
Russia’s Khodorkovsky Sentenced, West Concerned
Reuters (30 Dec 10)
Pension “Armageddon” Hits Pittsburgh As State Threatens Takeover Of City’s Plan
Business Insider (30 Dec 10)
Food & Health – Week of 12.26.10
Water Crisis Grows in Northern Ireland
Reuters (29 Dec 10)
Wikileaks: U.S. State Department Fears Release of “How To” Video
The Double Victory Garden (7 Dec 10)
Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Sprouts…
Food & Health – Week of 12.26.10
Water Crisis Grows in Northern Ireland
Reuters (29 Dec 10)
Wikileaks: U.S. State Department Fears Release of “How To” Video
The Double Victory Garden (7 Dec 10)
Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Sprouts…
Life – Week of 12.26.10
East Digs Out After Blizzard Leaves a Trail of Disruption
The New York Times (27 Dec 10)
‘Bad Santa’ Sends Message to Harrods
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Smart Meter Boycott Update
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Science & Technology – Week of 12.26.10
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Imaging Gear Would Give Soldiers ‘Terminator’-like Vision
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Science & Technology – Week of 12.26.10
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Imaging Gear Would Give Soldiers ‘Terminator’-like Vision
CNN Tech (23 Dec 10)
The Failure to Reform
By Jesse
I hope everyone has the opportunity to see “Inside Job” in the months ahead.
The issue is not settled. As someone who watches the markets closely every day, often tick by tick, and speaks…
Pensions Push Taxes Higher
By Jeannette Neumann
Cities Tap Homeowners for Revenue as Workers’ Retirement, Health Costs Rise.
Cities across the nation are raising property taxes, largely citing rising pension and health-care c…
Muni Bond Market Throwdown: How Bad Could Defaults Get?
By Louis Lanzano
Star banking analyst Meredith Whitney has been saying for months that the next phase of the housing meltdown would be a local-government financial crisis. Last weekend she put a n…
US Ambassador Planned “Retaliation” Against France Over Monsanto Corn Ban
By Mike Ludwig
The former United States ambassador to France suggested “moving to retaliation” against France and the European Union (EU) in late 2007 to fight a French ban on Monsanto’s gene…
US Ambassador Planned "Retaliation" Against France Over Monsanto Corn Ban
By Mike Ludwig
The former United States ambassador to France suggested “moving to retaliation” against France and the European Union (EU) in late 2007 to fight a French ban on Monsanto’s gene…
A Solitary Jailhouse Lawyer Argues His Way
By Sean Gardiner
Each morning for 5,546 days, Jabbar Collins knew exactly what he’d wear when he awoke: a dark-green shirt with matching dark-green pants.
The prison greenies of a convicted murder…
The Greatest Epidemic Sickness Known to Humanity
By Paul Levy
Note: I consider this one of the most important articles I’ve ever written. If after reading it you feel so inspired, please forward this to all of your friends and lists. The next par…
Texas Nullification of Obamacare
By Jon Rappoport
The 10th Amendment Center is a group that is campaigning to nullify illegal federal laws. It’s also resuscitating the right of states to exercise their basic power in this regard.
…
Get Ready For Pain At The Pump
By Joe Weisenthal
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UK – Year in Review: Austerity
By Johann Hari
The year 2010 began with David Cameron looking into a TV camera and pledging to the British people: “If any cabinet minister comes to me and says ‘Here are my plans’ and they involve…
Is It Just Us, Or Are Kids Getting Really Stupid?
By Sandy Hingston
They don’t read. They can’t spell. They spend all their time playing computer games and texting and hanging out with one another on Facebook. But the problem is much worse tha…
Happy Birthday with Georgie!
Here is Georgie and me celebrating my birthday at the Rainbow Room in New York in 1988. I will be celebrating today with her in Philadelphia. She has promised me a REALLY BIG HUG!
Xmas Chorals for You!
The Solari Report’s very own Michael Linton, who when he is not lining up our favorite people for interviews on the Solari Report, is a distinguished Professor of Music, teaching and composing the m…
Right on time…
By Paul Ferguson
Gold bounced off of trendline support this morning. Trading in the gold shares looked particularly encouraging, with stocks opening at their lows and working their way higher. …
Money & Markets Charts ~ 12.23.10
View this week’s chart comparisons of gold against fiat currencies, oil and the Dow. Stay tuned for our next Money & Markets segment of The Solari Report Thursday, January 6, 2011.
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Money & Markets Charts ~ 12.23.10
View this week’s chart comparisons of gold against fiat currencies, oil and the Dow. Stay tuned for our next Money & Markets segment of The Solari Report Thursday, January 6, 2011.
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The Baltic Dry Freight Index is Flashing a Warning Signal
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Internet Gets New Rules of the Road
By Amy Schatz and Shayndi Raice
Consumers for the first time got federally approved rules guaranteeing their right to view what they want on the Internet. The new framework could also result in tie…
Holiday Greetings From Solari!
“A Partridge in a Pear Tree,” is a wonderful symbol for holiday giving. But this year, we’d like to suggest a new symbol—namely, “A White Dove in a Pear-Apple-Peach-Orange-Cherry-Plum-Tomato-Zuc…
Foreclosures on People Who Never Missed a Payment
By Yves Smith
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Silver: Steady As She Goes . . .
By Paul Ferguson
Going with the sailing analogy here. Silver has set a course to the northeast. When we look at it on a monthly chart—a timeframe that filters out short-term noise—we can see …
Munis Take a Dive
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Stop Shooting Yourself in The Foot! Buy The Real Silver
By Franklin Sanders
Behold, Silver Bugs, the Promised Land!
Investors are piling into silver, at last having discovered silver’s astounding bull market future, and silver soars daily. Adding f…
Surfers Spread the Message of Responsible Shopping this Holiday Season
By Heather Box
Kyle Thiermann, a 20-year-old professional surfer from Santa Cruz California, stood in a clothing factory in Sri Lanka amongst the commotion of the sewing machines, fabric cutters an…
Winter Solstice 2010
The luster will be a bit “off” on Dec. 21st, the first day of northern winter, when the full Moon passes almost dead-center through Earth’s shadow. For 72 minutes of eerie totality, an amber light w…
On the Solari Investment Model
By Catherine Austin Fitts
Every investment – whether it be of our time, our attention or our resources – has an impact on the related financial and living ecosystem. That impact can be estimated o…
Leaked Cable: Hike Food Prices To Boost GM Crop Approval
By Rady Ananda
In a January 2008 meeting, US and Spain trade officials strategized how to increase acceptance of genetically modified foods in Europe, including inflating food prices on the commodi…
The Current US Debt Situation
By Gregory White
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U.S. Court Rules Warrants Needed to Spy on Emails
By Noel Brinkerhoff
If the government wants to see your emails stored by an Internet service provider, they first will have to get a warrant. The government used to skip getting a warrant, based on…
Madoff Trustee Recovers $7.2 Billion
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By Diana B. Henriques
A scandal flush with superlatives added yet another on Friday with a $7.2 billion legal settlement, the largest single forfeiture in Americ…
Money & Markets – Week of 12.19.10
Home-Stretch Buying Lifts Merchants’ Spirits
The New York Times (22 Dec 10)
Growth to Improve. Housing? Jobs? Not so Much
CNN Money (22 Dec 10)
Alabama Town’s Failed Pension Is a Warning
The New…
Money & Markets – Week of 12.19.10
Home-Stretch Buying Lifts Merchants’ Spirits
The New York Times (22 Dec 10)
Growth to Improve. Housing? Jobs? Not so Much
CNN Money (22 Dec 10)
Alabama Town’s Failed Pension Is a Warning
The New…
Precious Metals – Week of 12.19.10
Shooting Gold Diggers at Barrick African Mine Coincides With Record Prices
Bloomberg (23 Dec 10)
GoldMoney Foundation Assists New Edition of Vieira’s ‘Pieces of Eight’
GATA (22 Dec 10)
IMF Completes…
Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 12.19.10
Bank of America Loses Key Battle In Mortgage Fraud Fight
CNBC (23 Dec 10)
New Home Sales Hit a Historic Low During Recovery of 2010
Shenandoah (23 Dec 10)
Opening The Bag of Mortgage Tricks
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Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 12.19.10
Bank of America Loses Key Battle In Mortgage Fraud Fight
CNBC (23 Dec 10)
New Home Sales Hit a Historic Low During Recovery of 2010
Shenandoah (23 Dec 10)
Opening The Bag of Mortgage Tricks
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Geopolitical – Week of 12.19.10
$385 Million TSA Program Fails to Detect Terrorists
Truthout (24 Dec 10)
Congress Resolves Many Tax Issues During Lame-Duck Session
Journal of Accountancy (22 Dec 10)
Cut in Public-sector Pensions ‘…
Food & Health – Week of 12.19.10
The Majestic Plastic Bag
YouTube (14 Aug 10)
Poor Are Hit Hardest by Rising Food Prices
Sympatico.ca News (22 Dec 10)
Raided By the FDA for Selling Raw Milk #725
YouTube (20 Dec 10)
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Food & Health – Week of 12.19.10
The Majestic Plastic Bag
YouTube (14 Aug 10)
Poor Are Hit Hardest by Rising Food Prices
Sympatico.ca News (22 Dec 10)
Raided By the FDA for Selling Raw Milk #725
YouTube (20 Dec 10)
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Life – Week of 12.19.10
Soggy Southern California Facing Even More Rain, Forecasters Say
CNN U.S. (22 Dec 10)
First Earth (1/12) – Uncompromising Ecological Architecture
YouTube (15 Feb 2009)
Animal Crackers [Shamrock Edit…
Science & Technology – Week of 12.19.10
Apple Drops WikiLeaks App, Google Keeps It
Reuters (21 Dec 10)
Secret Reports Detailing UFO Sightings Released
Stuff.co.nz (22 Dec 10)
Genetically Modified Mosquitos
Global Research.ca (13 Dec 10)
Science & Technology – Week of 12.19.10
Apple Drops WikiLeaks App, Google Keeps It
Reuters (21 Dec 10)
Secret Reports Detailing UFO Sightings Released
Stuff.co.nz (22 Dec 10)
Genetically Modified Mosquitos
Global Research.ca (13 Dec 10)
Tax Cut Revolt
Rep. Peter DeFazio: President Obama is telling lawmakers it would be “the end” of his presidency if tax cut deal fails.
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Hohenwald is Runner Up in Tennessee!
Best place to raise kids in Tennessee: Clinton
Nearby city: Knoxville
Population: 9,224
Median family income: $55,421
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New Worries for 401(k) Investors
By Sarah Morgan
Retirement savers have already learned how much damage the markets can do to a nest egg. But for anyone with a 401(k) plan, stock market performance may be overshadowed by other wor…
Welcome to FindaSpring.com
FindaSpring.com is a community and user created database of natural springs around the world.
If you know of a spring that is not on the map or in our database, please click on Submit a Spring and …
Franklin Sanders on Order
Dear Ones:
Visiting the sanctuary just now, it appears our entire congregation is suffering from a misunderstanding.
Our sanctuary — any sanctuary — is a house of God, and because we are God’s peo…
RollingStone Playlist Special
Fifty artists on the music they love, from Mick Jagger on the blues to Drake on Jimi Hendrix
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CalPERS Approves New Asset Allocation to Guard Against Risk, Rising Inflation
Following a nearly year-long review, the biggest US public pension has OK’ed a new asset allocation to position the fund for better risk-adjusted performance.
The investment committee at the $220 b…
Money & Markets Charts ~ 12.16.10
View this week’s chart comparisons of gold against fiat currencies, oil and the Dow. Stay tuned for our next Money & Markets segment of The Solari Report tonight, Thursday, December 16, 2010.
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Money & Markets Charts ~ 12.16.10
View this week’s chart comparisons of gold against fiat currencies, oil and the Dow. Stay tuned for our next Money & Markets segment of The Solari Report tonight, Thursday, December 16, 2010.
C…
Who Rules? with Daniel Estulin
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I used to have a very smart partner who, whil…
Give the Gift of a Subscription to The Solari Report!
This holiday season consider giving the gift of The Solari Report with a six-month or one year subscription to those you love. Help family, friends and colleagues access the intelligence they need to …
Senate Passes $858 Billion Tax-Cut Compromise Measure
By Richard Rubin
The U.S. Senate passed an $858 billion tax-cut plan, giving bipartisan endorsement to an agreement crafted by President Barack Obama and Republicans that extends Bush-era reduction…
Long-Term Mutual Fund Flows
Washington, DC, December 15, 2010 – Total estimated outflows from long-term mutual funds were $3.25 billion for the week ended Wednesday, December 8, the Investment Company Institute reported today. F…
Holbrooke’s Death May Complicate Afghanistan-Pakistan Effort
By Nahal Toosi
Richard Holbrooke’s stature, tenacity, and contacts allowed him to weave together once-separate diplomatic efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Replacing him will be difficult.
Ho…
Iceland Offers Risky Temptation For Ireland as Recession Ends
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Iceland’s president, Olafur Grimsson, irritated EU officials last month when he said his country was recovering faster because it had refused to bail out creditors – mo…
Tax Issues When Exchanging Precious Metals
Bron Suchecki of the Perth Mint posted comments and a link to our article on Tax Issues. Bron is one of the “go to guys” globally on complex questions about precious metals. You can read his comment…
Navy Test Fires Electromagnetic Cannon
The US Navy announced a successful test Friday of an electromagnetic cannon capable of firing a projectile 110 nautical miles (200 kilometers) at five times the speed of sound.
“This demonstration …
Why I’m Posting Bail Money for Julian Assange
By Michael Moore
Yesterday, in the Westminster Magistrates Court in London, the lawyers for WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange presented to the judge a document from me stating that I have put up $…
Why I'm Posting Bail Money for Julian Assange
By Michael Moore
Yesterday, in the Westminster Magistrates Court in London, the lawyers for WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange presented to the judge a document from me stating that I have put up $…
Madoff’s Son Suicide Follows Battle With Trustee
Representatives from the New York City Medical Examiner’s office remove the body of Mark Madoff, the son of convicted Ponzi scheme mastermind Bernie Madoff, from the building where was found dead of…
Madoff's Son Suicide Follows Battle With Trustee
Representatives from the New York City Medical Examiner’s office remove the body of Mark Madoff, the son of convicted Ponzi scheme mastermind Bernie Madoff, from the building where was found dead of…
Federal Court: Health Care Law Exceeds Constitutional Boundaries
By Janet Adamy
Judge Rules Mandatory Insurance Unconstitutional; First Round of Long Battle A federal court ruled Monday that a key part of the health-care overhaul violates the Constitution, deali…
New Party to Suits in Gulf Spill: The U.S.
By Evan Perez and Dionne Searcey
The Justice Department on Wednesday is expected to seek to join civil lawsuits stemming from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the first major federal legal action in t…
CBO Recommendation to Munis – Default!
By Bruce Krasting
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William K. Black on Wall Street, Corruption And The Current Crisis
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Obama’s Sellout on Taxes
By Michael Hudson
Game Plan for a Flat Tax, Social Security Cutbacks and Austerity
I almost feel naïve for being so angry at President Obama’s betrayal of his campaign promises regarding taxes….
Obama's Sellout on Taxes
By Michael Hudson
Game Plan for a Flat Tax, Social Security Cutbacks and Austerity
I almost feel naïve for being so angry at President Obama’s betrayal of his campaign promises regarding taxes….
Julian Assange’s Lawyers ‘Preparing For Possible US Charges’
By Steven Morris
Legal team for WikiLeaks founder says Washington may be planning to invoke Espionage Act to indict their client.
Lawyers acting for Julian Assange, the editor-in-chief of WikiLeak…
Julian Assange's Lawyers 'Preparing For Possible US Charges'
By Steven Morris
Legal team for WikiLeaks founder says Washington may be planning to invoke Espionage Act to indict their client.
Lawyers acting for Julian Assange, the editor-in-chief of WikiLeak…
6 Companies That Haven’t Wussed Out on WikiLeaks
By Tana Ganeva
As more and more companies bend under government pressure, a few are standing up for the site.
Giants like PayPal, Amazon.com, Visa and MasterCard almost instantly crumbled under go…
6 Companies That Haven't Wussed Out on WikiLeaks
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Franklin Sanders on Silver
What are the last four words you are most likely to hear shortly before you lose vast amounts of money? “It’s different this time.” Those are the words I am hearing from people who object to swa…
Money & Markets – Week of 12.12.10
Irish Debt Downgraded as EU Eschews Crisis Action
Reuters (17 Dec 10)
M&A Tops $2.2 Trillion in First Yearly Rise Since 2007
Reuters (17 Dec 10)
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Money & Markets – Week of 12.12.10
Fed’s Inspector General Elizabeth Coleman Missing Trillions of Taxpayers’ Dollars
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TRILLION Dollars Missing from Federal Reserve!
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Precious Metals – Week of 12.12.10
Are The Central Banks Running a Fractional Gold System?
Finance And Economics.org (16 Dec 10)
That Rush Into Gold/Silver You Hear Is Not Coming From The U.S.
The Golden Truth (13 Dec 10)
Morgan Quie…
Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 12.12.10
BofA To Extend Discussions With Pimco, New York Fed, Seeking Settlement Over $47 Billion In Putback Claims
Zero Hedge (15 Dec 10)
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Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 12.12.10
BofA To Extend Discussions With Pimco, New York Fed, Seeking Settlement Over $47 Billion In Putback Claims
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Geopolitical – Week of 12.12.10
U.S. Code-cracking Agency Works as if Compromised
Reuters (17 Dec 10)
The Food Safety Bill Dies With The Spending Bill
National Health Federation (16 Dec 10)
WikiLeaks’ Assange Says He Fears U.S. Ex…
Food & Health – Week of 12.12.10
Most Americans Balk at Federal Control of Public School Nutrition
Rasmussen Reports (16 Dec 10)
Mike Krieger On Why Ditching The Prozac Is Long Overdue And Why It’s Time For A New Renaissance
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Food & Health – Week of 12.12.10
Most Americans Balk at Federal Control of Public School Nutrition
Rasmussen Reports (16 Dec 10)
Mike Krieger On Why Ditching The Prozac Is Long Overdue And Why It’s Time For A New Renaissance
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Life – Week of 12.12.10
Royal Chinese Treasure Discovered
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More Americans Plan on Giving to Charity This Year
Rasmussen Reports (14 Dec 10)
Big Media’s Guilt in Gary Webb’s Death
The Smirking Chimp (10…
Science & Technology – Week of 12.12.10
Google Goes to The Cloud for New Idea in PC System
The Wall Street Journal (15 Dec 10)
Will Colossal ‘Telecommunication’ Towers Now Under Construction Present Mind Control Threat?
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Science & Technology – Week of 12.12.10
Google Goes to The Cloud for New Idea in PC System
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Will Colossal ‘Telecommunication’ Towers Now Under Construction Present Mind Control Threat?
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Juliette of the Herbs – Herbalist and Natural Healer
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