Monday, July 26, 2010

WikiLeaks Disclosure Raises Serious Questions About U.S. Policy In Afghanistan! Sen John Kerry

July 26, 2010 MSNBC : WikiLeaks Disclosure Raises Serious Questions About U.S. Policy In Afghanistan! Sen John Kerry

Oakland to Authorize Marijuana wholesale cultivation ?

City moves closer to authorizing wholesale marijuana cultivation

Monday, July 19, 2010

Obama Pushes for Unemployment Benefits Extension

FNC's Doug Lazader on the debate over where funding will come from for a potential extension of unemployment benefits.

Saturday, July 17, 2010

CIA Paid Iranian Scientist $5 Million

KT McFarland on latest information regarding mole claiming to have been kidnapped by U.S.

Monday, July 12, 2010

Euro Zone Breakup Would Benefit Member States

July 12 (Bloomberg) -- Christopher Smallwood, an associate at Capital Economics Ltd., talks about the prospects for the breakup of the euro zone. Smallwood speaks with Andrea Catherwood on Bloomberg Television's "The Pulse."

Sunday, July 11, 2010

The End of the Eurozone ?

Eurozone in focus

It started out with Greece having a few debt issues, but has grown into a full-blown currency crisis. On this episode of Counting the Cost we put the eurozone in focus. Plus, internet paywalls and journalism and the World Cup's legacy.

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Tensions between Iran and the UAE

The United Arab Emirates says reports it would be willing to back military action against Iran are "inaccurate". Its ambassador in the U.S. said earlier this week that the Emirates would support military action against Iran.

And as Dan Nolan reports, those remarks are heightening tensions over three disputed islands in the Gulf.

Monday, July 5, 2010

Tar Balls Wash Up on Texas Beach

AssociatedPress | July 05, 2010 Tar balls from the Gulf oil spill have been found on a Texas beach, and are the first evidence that gushing crude from the Deepwater Horizon well has now reached all the Mexican Gulf states of the southern United States. (July 5)

Saturday, July 3, 2010

US unemployment rate may rise to 10%: Moody's

Are the stimulus effects coming to an end ???

Krugman is speaking about the risk of a double dipp recession ...Should the Us follow Europe's path in imposing austerity in order to boost the economy ? ...Gus Faucher, director of macroeconomics at Moody's Economy.com, says the reason for the dip in US unemployment rate in June was because a lot of people have left the labour force. "But I think it is going to head towards 10 per cent by the end of 2010," he says.

Friday, July 2, 2010

Marijuana Charges Dropped Against Paris Hilton

AssociatedPress | July 02, 2010 Paris Hilton briefly appeared in a South African courtroom where charges of possession of marijuana were dropped. She was arrested at the World Cup game between Brazil and the Netherlands. (July 2)

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Alleged spy hearings delayed

Alleged spy hearings delayed 

Detention hearings have been delayed until tomorrow for three of the eleven alleged Russian spies who resided in Virginia. Patricia Mills' and Michael Zottoli's lawyers said that they had just received additional government information and wanted to postpone the hearings, while Mikhail Semenko had to wait until tomorrow to be assigned a public defender. The prosecution agreed and said they would seek an indictment in New York late next week.

When Pot Is Legally Sold for Profit

Going to Pot: How will government tax legal marijuana?