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China is all but ready to launch its own moon mission, but will not do so without hearing from the agency that is currently conducting its own lunar labor.
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With just over a month left in 2013 and Congress’ already abysmal track record, it’s a good bet that nothing will happen with tax re…
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The Independent | 27 November 2013
France is to send 1,000 soldie…
Japan Wants To Turn The Moon Into A Giant Power Plant
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Good | 19 November 2013
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You will be riveted by this video, not even three minutes long, showing JFK’s Secret Service protection being waved away from his car, and the perplexed reaction of at least one Sp…
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As the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination approaches, a clear majority of Americans (61%) still believe others besides Lee Harvey Oswald were involved. But t…
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The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has just released their study on options to reduce the federal budget deficit. They have presented 103 options that would increase re…
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New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and Trillium Asset Management LLC filed shareholder proposals asking AT&T Inc. (T) to report government requests for custo…
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Security guards (at least the good ones) are paid to be paranoid. Computer-security researchers are the same. Many had long suspected that governments us…
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The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a secretive, multi-national trade agreement that threatens to extend restrictive intellectual p…
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Hugh Hendry Capitulates: “Can’t Look At Himself In The Mirror” As He Throws In The Towel, Turns Bullish
Zero Hedge | 22 November 2013
First David Rosenberg, then Jeremy Grantham, and now Hugh Hendry…..
Gold Pours Into China to Meet Record Demand, Bypasses Hong Kong
Reuters | 20 November 2013
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Property Taxes Hoped to Curb China’s Real Estate Excesses
The New York Times | 20 November 2013
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Fuel Rod Removal: Fukushima’s Most Dangerous Operation Yields First Successes
RT | 21 November 2013
Workers at the Fukushima nuclear power plant have successfully removed the first nuclear fuel rods…
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Volcano Spawns New Japanese Island
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Obama Launches War Against Small Farms, Natural Fertilizers
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JP Morgan Chase’s social media team offered folks a chance to tweet in questions to #AskJPM. The results were not what they expected. In fact, the response was so sincere, t…
**CAF Note: These changes could have a dramatic impact on the market for crowd funding and micro cap equities. If the IPO market continues to be strong, watch for significant growth in start ups and…
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As a child I spent my summers in a farm high in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Each summer, we were educated on Yankee farmer stories. These were stories about peop…
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It would appear that the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) website – required when purchasing a gun or explosive – is capable of handling large volumes of use…
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Canada’s British Columbia province has completed its sale of yuan-denominated bonds in Hong Kong, the provincial government said on Tuesday.
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Challenge #4 On and Off Budget
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Zero Hedge | 14 November 2013
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By Catherine Austin Fitts
The extraordinary divergence between the prices of commodities and equities this year can be seen in a chart of Starbucks. The lower the cost of goods becomes (in this cas…
By Douwe Miedema
The U.S. derivatives regulator on Tuesday reintroduced a plan to curb commodity market speculation, reviving a crucial Wall Street reform after a judge knocked down an earlier vers…
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Net neutrality is a dead man walking. The execution date isn’t set, but it could be days, or months (at best). And since net neutrality is the principle f…
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Challenge #3 Operations
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I was reading a commentary this morning by a Swiss money manager whose opinion I respect. He commented that there was a widespread perception …
The Non-U.S. Equity Index That’s Consistently Beaten Nasdaq, S&P 500 Over The Last 25 Years
Seeking Alpha | 08 November 2013
Setting aside the ‘active versus passive’ argument, major stock indices can…
Guest Post: Finland’s Gold
Zero Hedge | 03 November 2013
On Wednesday Finland gave in to public pressure and revealed…
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Gizmodo | 05 November 2013
In 2012 I bought an apartment specifically to rent out on airbnb…
China’s Inevitable Changes
Stratfor | 05 November 2013
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By Tyler Durden
Over a year ago we discussed the “next Industrial Revolution” and where it might appear from. 3D printers were envisioned among Goldman’s top disruptive themes earlier this year a…
By Kashmir Hill
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A theory—SuperDense quantum teleportation—posed by Hampshire College physics professor Herbert Bernstein will be tested on the International Space Station.
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Japan’s nuclear watchdog on Wednesday gave a green light to a plan by Tokyo Electric Power Co. to remove fuel rods stored in a pool at the u…
By Paul Levy
The artist casts a liberating fragrance, spelling out what is hanging in the air. When a group of people abdicate their individual responsibility to be creative, a great artist like Vinc…
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By Catherine Austin Fitts
The push is on for prototyping digital currencies to build out the Internet platform financial markets. The shills are back hawking …
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After my speech at the Appraisal Institute on Tuesday am, we had a grand lunch with Solari Report subscribers at Kuleto’s in San Francisco. Subscribers came from Santa Cruz…
By Terence P. Jeffrey
Americans who were recipients of means-tested government benefits in 2011 outnumbered year-round full-time workers, according to data released this month by the Census Bureau.
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“Net Imports flatten for the next few years, even when nominal GDP is growing at 4% per annum… a nice boost in terms of trade for the U.S. economy. The U.S. oil boom not only has implications for …
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Challenge #2 Legality
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Facebook Friends Could Change Your Credit Score
CNN | 27 August 2013
Choose your Facebook friends wisely; they could help you get approved — or rejected — for a loan…
Top Social Security Tax To R…
Jim Sinclair: Dollar Gets Hammered and More
Youtube | 29 October 2013
**CAF Note: My view on gold differs. Jim’s information and views are always valuable**
Mortgage Bond Pioneer Backing Rental Bonds
CNBC | 28 October 2013
The man often referred to as the godfather of the mortgage-backed security said…
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U.S. Navy Cancels Notice on Possible F/A-18 Fighter Jet Order
Yahoo! Finance | 31 October 2013
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