Interesting Headlines in the News Jul 14

CHINA OPENS NEW GOLD EXCHANGE:
Syrian opposition tells EU that Assad will fall in 'weeks'
Ireland downgraded to 'junk' in spiralling euro-crisis
Gold hits new high,
Ron Paul: 'I don’t think I was cut out to be in politics'
Debt ceiling: Moody's puts U.S. on notice
Could Silver One Day Be Worth More Than Gold?
As Talks Stall, New Debt Plan Offered
Debt-Limit Harakiri
The World Says China Will Overtake America
Repeal of Light-Bulb Mandate Fails to Pass House
Where Have America's Jobs Gone?
Frustration Bubbles Up in Minnesota
Obama Owns the Debt-Ceiling Fiasco
Gerald Celente:  Arab Spring + European Summer = Winter Of Discontent
How China Intends to Take Down the Comex
Rampant Unemployment = The Death Of The Middle Class - 40 Facts That Prove The Working Class Is Being Systematically Wiped Ou

Obama's Secret Wars
Greece Gets World’s Lowest Rating From Fitch
Moody’s Places U.S. on Review for Downgrade As Debt Talks Stall
Central Falls, Rhode Island, struggles to step back from financial abyss
Moody's Places US Government Bond Rating
Killer Combo of High Gas, Food Prices are Here
US Default Inevitable: Fund Manager
Falling Home Equity Spurs Fear of Strategic Default
What's Behind the Dismal Jobs Picture
US Mint to release final 5-oz Silver Bullion Coins
Social Security: Why Seniors Are Mad as Hell
'Ghetto loans':
The Road to Perdition
Gold Thoughts
A Dramatic Juncture for the US Economy
Moody's Considers Downgrading U.S. Credit Rating Amid Stalemate Over Debt Limit
Greece Set to Default on Massive Debt Burden
Ireland's debt junked as euro crisis spreads
Hi-yo silver!
Fed's Ben Bernanke opens door to further economic stimulus
Debt-ceiling talks continue as Moody’s warns
Drought in 14 states means disaster for many
Bernanke: Fed will help if economic weakness persists
Gold hits record high on Bernanke, euro worries
Italy teeters on edge of escalating debt crisis
German Banking Expert on Euro Crisis
Dominoes
CIA Veteran Robert Baer Warns That Israel Likely to Attack Iran
Robin Hood in Reverse
Soldier Suicides and the Politics of Presidential Condolences
The GOP’s Sick Priorities
Obama "Abruptly" Walks Out Of Debt Negotiations
Vladimir Putin Calls Bernanke A Hooligan,