Interesting Headlines in the News Jan 30

Looking into the Syrian abyss
Growing elite opposition to strike on Iran
ACTA = Global Internet Censorship â€" Now Even Foreign Governments Will Be Able To Have Your Website Shut Down
Crude Price Rises On Iran Threat To Stop Oil Sales
Bernanke Says Fed Pondering Further Stimulus
Housing Data Points To Slowdown In Sales
Fed Says Benchmark Rate To Stay Low Until 2014
Why Free Speech is an All or Nothing Deal
Freedom and Federalism
Saudi Official Calls for Nuclear Weapons-Free Zone in Mideast
The $1.2 Tril Gap:

Greece - Between Iran and a Hard Place
Iran to take Action Against the West

The Report That Will Blow Up The Eurozone
Are Soros, IMF, & World Bank Trying To Scare The Living Daylights Out Of Us?
U.S. military sales to foreign nations doubles
California Orders Automakers to Sell More Non-Polluting Cars
Obama Expands Aid For Delinquent Homeowners
Simpson Says 'Terrified' Obama

Ackermann Says Greek Default Would Be 'Playing With Fire'
Arab League Suspends Syrian Mission
IIF Says Expects to Conclude Deal on Greek Swap Next Week
Bank Failure #6 & 7: Tennessee and Minnesota
Bank Failures #4 and 5 in 2012: Florida and Tennessee
Gold-S&P ratio indicates weak stocks and surging gold
Silver may outperform gold in near term
Why gold may be a better investment

Violence Sweeps Central America
REO-to-rentals another Fed subsidy for big investors and select banks. Federal Reserve looking to engineer yet another bailout for key banking allies. Fed acknowledges 12,000,000 homes with negative equity.
Iran to halt oil sales to 'some countries'
Has Housing Really Bottomed?
Newt Gingrich's Space Oddity
WHOM DO YOU TRUST?
Answering Iran
Why Capital Flows Uphill
When Will Housing Hit Bottom?