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U.S. Economy: Pending Home Resales Fell More Than Forecast (Bob Willis)
April 8 (Bloomberg) -- The number of Americans signing contracts to buy previously owned homes declined more than forecast in February, indicating no sign of a bottom in the U.S. real-estate ...
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Assignment: Earth Portfolio (American Photo)
A new school of "conservation photography" is helping to reshape the way we think about nature.
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Torture Lawyer in the Crosshairs (Scott Horton)
I reported here and here on former Pentagon General Counsel William J. (“Jim”) Haynes II, his covert war against the JAG Corps, and the focal role played by the torture issue in this process. Haynes ...
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Coming soon: superfast internet (Jonathan Leake)
(Times Online) -- THE internet could soon be made obsolete. The scientists who pioneered it have now built a lightning-fast replacement capable of downloading entire feature films within seconds.
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Other People's Money (Alan Farago)
(CounterPunch) -- The air is escaping from the little multi-hundred billion dollar balloon Bush administration floated to resolve sunken credit markets. Meanwhile, news on the economy, in the past ...
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Rust and Sun (James Kunstler)
(Clusterfuck Nation) -- Last week I sojourned in two parts of the country that might have been separate nations: Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, and Austin, Texas.
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The British Isle of Doctor Moreau (T.P. McWhorter)
Today I saw a story on the discovery channel website, and was a bit shocked. For me, a world traveler, and adventurer, journalist, and worldly being, to be as shocked as I am is a hard thing to ...
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The Crime: "Naked Shorts" & Other Insincere IOUs (Patrick M. Byrne PhD.)
I will explain to you a financial crime that is occurring on Wall Street. It will not be difficult to understand. In fact, the crime’s simplicity will probably amaze you. From three years of ...
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Why The Fed Cuts Won't Help You (Jon Markman)
In its efforts to keep irresponsible bankers on Wall Street afloat, the Federal Reserve is spurring inflation, crippling the dollar and cutting into retirees' incomes. And mortgages and car loans ...
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The British Isle of Doctor Moreau (T.P. McWhorter)
Today I saw a story on the discovery channel website, and was a bit shocked. For me, a world traveler, and adventurer, journalist, and worldly being, to be as shocked as I am is a hard thing to ...
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80,000 Jobs Lost, Unemployment Spikes (Chris Isadore)
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- U.S. employers slashed jobs for the third straight month in March and unemployment rose to a nearly three-year high, offering the latest signs that the economy has fallen ...
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