Interesting Headlines in the News Dec 31

WashPost's Endorsement Of Kerry: Curious And Curiouser
Obama Administration: We Can and Will Force Christians

Obama's 'Fiscal Cliff' Bottomline: Spare Only 'Middle Class' from Tax Hike and Extend Unemployment Benefits Again
U.S. Taxpayers Will Continue to Pay

US Whistleblowers on Being Targeted

What Happens When the Bond Markets Turn Against the US?
Empires of Illusion and the Credibility Trap
Manchin Introduces 'CALM' Act to Ease Fiscal Cliff
Fiscal Cliff Could Put Your Tax Refund On Hold
What 2013 and Sec. Kerry Hold for Keystone XL
Chinese Oil Companies Apparent Victors in Post-Saddam Iraq
Big Wind Meets an Ill Wind
Speed Limiters, Too?
Happy New Year Middle Class:

The US 'cliff' - one small part of a huge debt crisis

$1 Trillion Obamacare Tax Hike Hitting on Jan. 1
Hillary Clinton 'in hospital' with blood clot
Budget Talks Stall Over Income, Estate Taxes
Obama Makes Last-Minute Fiscal Appeal as Time Grows Short
Senate Confirms Galante as Federal Housing Agency Chief
UN Envoy Warns of Syria 'Hell' as Beheaded Bodies Found
OBAMA ON GUN CONTROL: 'THERE WILL BE RESISTANCE'
Fiscal Cliff:  What To Expect If There Is No Deal
"Major setback" in "fiscal cliff" talks, says Dem source
Sci-Finance: The Great Cybernetic Experiment
2012 - Year of Living Dangerously In Review
Graham: Clinton must testify on Benghazi

The middle class languishes as the super-rich thrive
A Brief 2,000-Year History of Silver Prices
Tim & Ben Are Fiscal Cliff Enablers
Approaching comet may outshine the moon
Obama says failure to reach fiscal deal would hurt markets
CPI Unchained
This Is How Much Your Taxes Will Rise

Fewer Banks Fail As Industry Strengthens
The worst year in Washington: The tea party
Obama deploys troops to Africa to defend U.S. Embassy
North Korea EMP attack could destroy U.S. â€" now
At edge of ' fiscal cliff' with little option
Obama Orders Pay Raise for Biden,

Senate Approves Warrantless Electronic Spy Powers
Oliver Stone to RT: 'US has become an Orwellian state'
The Power Principle - 3 - Apocalypse
The Future of Glass Technology
Chris Hedges - The World As It Is - 1
End of the World? Oliver Stone on Obama's Empire,

David Collum Presents his 2012 "Year in Review"

Chris Hedges - The World As It Is - 2
NextWorld: Future Intelligence
Gerald Celente - Keiser Report - December 26, 2012
29C3 Panel: Jesselyn Radack, Thomas Drake,

Interesting Energy Stories in the News Dec 31

Crude Oil Demand Decreases As US Faces Possible Recession
Mexico's main Gulf oil export ports closed due to bad weather
Angola says will increase oil output
Iran to relocate airport after oil found under it
China commissions world's longest gas pipeline
Iran to more than double natural gas production by 2015: minister
Natural gas cleanest, least harmful fossil fuel
Central Appalachian coals future murky going into 2013
51pct power plants in India facing severe coal shortage
South Korea approves nuclear reactor restart
Toshiba seen at advantage in European nuclear plant bids
China now the World Leader in Wind and Hydro Power
Wind Power Deadline Sees US Firms Rush to Build Turbines
Solar power sparks innovation in Qatar

Interesting Headlines in the News Dec 28

After the Disaster: American Rebirth or Interment?
Piers Morgan: 'It's Time For an Amendment to the Bible'
Social Security Ran $47.8 Billion Deficit in FY 2012; Disabled Workers Hit
U.S. Treasury, Trying to Duck Borrowing Limit,

A Conservative Case For The Welfare State
Home Prices Rose In 9th Straight Month
US Retailers Scramble After Lackluster Holiday Sales
Your 2013 Guide to Investing in Gold
Precious Metals "Under Pressure" Ahead of Year-End, US "Due to Hit Debt Ceiling This Monday" says Geithner
Recent gold price take down is like what happened before the big take-off in the late 70s recalls Jim Sinclair
Obama's Phony Fannie, Freddie 'Reform'
For Four Retailers, Do or Die
Prospects for Cliff Deal Dim
2 Reasons to be Bullish on Gold
Fiscal Cliff Diving
Liberals Who Cling to Their Guns
Obama's GOP Tax Collectors
16 Things About 2013 That Are Really Going To Stink
Say Good-bye To The Good Life
Government Dependents Outnumber

Reid: 'Fiscal cliff' deal unlikely
Senate vote begins on reauthorizing surveillance programs
Consumer confidence slides from 'cliff'
Gallup Poll: 54% Have Favorable Opinion of the NRA

White House Wants to Expand Refis

BARNEY FRANK NOT RULING OUT KERRY'S SENATE SEAT
New Home Sales and Distressing Gap
Ten Economic Questions For 2013
S. Korean media: DPRK deploys missiles
China opposes US defense act
Is Obama About to Betray Those Who Re-Elected Him

Tea Party Turmoil: FreedomWorks' Dick Armey

The Coming Isolation of the USDollar
Syrian rebels sidetracked by scramble for spoils of war
Facebook Purges Pro-Gun Accounts
Obama calls Hill leaders for Friday cliff talks
The most educated and indebted generation ever – Average student debt has tripled since 1990 while earnings have gone stagnant for college graduates.
Bankers with Borders
Major borrowers to reduce bank deposits: Fed survey
Household debt burden hits 29-year low
Spain's house prices to fall another 30pc as glut keeps growing
Higher Taxes for All:

Possible strike at docks

Interesting Energy Stories in the News Dec 28

OPEC Oil Price Rebounds
Taiwan to start oil exploration in S China Sea
Struggling Sudan opens new oil field
Oil supplies down 1.2 mln barrels last week: API
Chevron Announces Two Discoveries Offshore Western Australia
Japan's Nov LNG imports almost stable from Oct at 6.66 million mt
Chinese power companies cheer coal price reforms
Turkey to sign major coal plant deal with Abu Dhabi's TAQA
Japan's new govt to review zero-nuclear policy
Toshiba reveals plans to sell 36% of US nuclear firm Westinghouse
Exponential gains in solar efficiency could make it half the price of coal by 2030
China Sunergy Producing Solar Modules In Turkey

Interesting Headlines in the News Dec 27

Social Security Ran $47.8B Deficit in FY 2012;

A Horrific Economic Collapse Is On The Way: Bond Market Is Imploding, Debt Ceiling Will Be Breached Next Monday, Homeowners Now Foreclosing On Banks, And America Is Rapidly Becoming A Nation Of Takers
Doug Casey on the Morality of Money
Leonard Melman Finds the Fiscal Cliff

The Left Bullies the NRA
Charity Begins With Wealth Creation
Government Dependents Outnumber

Illinois governor backs insurance 'co-ops' under healthcare law
Geithner: US will hit $16.4 trillion debt limit on New Year's Eve

Geithner Warns Lawmakers Debt Standoff Risks US Default
OBAMA CLAUS GIVES YOU 90 MORE DAYS

WHAT WILL BE CONSEQUENCES OF 'GOING OVER THE CLIFF'?
PUBLIC TURNS GLOOMY, FEARFUL AS 2013 APPROACHES
THE TEA PARTY HAS NOT YET BEGUN TO FIGHT
American Vehicle Miles Driven Haven't Been This Low Since The 1990s
CNBC's Boldest Predictions
3-D Printing Sparks Innovation Among Small Companies
Obamacare Tax Hikes May Just Be Getting Started
Obamacare Could Double Health Care Premiums: Aetna CEO
Approaching the Twilight of the Labor Movement
President Obama's Legacy: $20 Trillion in Debt for 2016 Victor
In 2013, Millions Of Americans Face Obamacare Tax Hikes
Mohamed Morsi signs Egypt's new constitution into law
Republican Dick Armey 'stages armed coup'

Six die in US storms as states brace

US Treasury warns of 'extraordinary measures'

'Brighter than a full moon':

'Chemical weapons were used on Homs':

Chinese Rating Agency Puts US On Negative Watch
Geithner moves to avoid Dec. 31 debt ceiling
Obama seeks 60 Senate votes for cliff deal
US Treasury to take steps

Republican Sellout Invites Stagflation
Treasury unveils plan to buy time under debt ceiling
Fighting Poverty By Giving Poor People Money
US lambasts China for breaches of trade rules
The Most Overlooked Statistic in Economics Is Poised

Secretary Geithner Sends Debt Limit Letter to Congress
The Way for Obama to Beat GOP Fanatics

FreedomWorks tea party group nearly falls apart

Unions dream big for Obama's 2nd term
U.S. economy could handle short fall over 'fiscal cliff'
Sam Donaldson Tells Tea Partiers

RT Capital Account: Headlines + Fedspeak
2013 Predictions | Interview with Gerald Celente
Keiser Report: Crazyflation
Americans Living an Illusion, 2012 Misses, 2013 Predictions
Peter Schiff: Gold Didn't Move from $300

The Hagmann & Hagmann Report

'West faces dangerous game

It’s Not a “Fiscal Cliff” … It’s the Descent Into Lawlessness
Post-Hyperinflationary Zimbabwe Welcomes The Holidays With 80% Unemployment, Empty ATMs And Paralyzed Transport

Interesting Energy Stories in the News Dec 27

Saudi Arabia Must Review Its Oil Subsidies, Former Adviser Says
Lukoil to cut Iraq oil output 30% after gov't plan
Turkey: No Demand from US to Reduce Oil Purchase from Iran
Libya oil terminal shut down by demonstrators
Coal Three-Year Low Sees Indonesia Rethink China
India railways ups coal supply to power plants
Uranium Market Movement Slow, but Strong
EDF Says China Nuclear Deal Is Transparent -Report
Turkey May Still Build Nuclear Plant Close to Bulgarian Border
Biggest Solar Power Company in U.S. Could More than Double in Size
India to give 3,000 solar lamps to Bangladesh coastlines
France's EDF launches 3 new solar projects in israel
UPDATE 1-U.S. gasoline demand lower than a year ago-MasterCard

Interesting Headlines in the News Dec 26

25 Facts That The Mainstream Media

Big Ben's Ghost of QE Past, Present, and Future
What's Behind The Muni Sell-Off?
The Beltway's Most Exclusive End-of-Year List
The Fed and Interest Rates â€" The Details
An Elite That Still Reject Him
The Politics of Gun Control
Say Goodbye To The Good Life
Ron Paul breaks with NRA on armed guards in nation's schools
Poll: Americans more worried about future
Online sales tax bill likely dead for 2012

Greeks Can't Find Euros to Buy Heating Oil This Winter
Grand Bargain Shrinks

U.S. Secret Service Bans Certain Gold and Silver Coins on eBay
Bethlehem celebrates first Christmas

Israel approves another 1,200 settlement units

Freddie Mac buys $62.5 billion in mortgages
Report finds Antarctic thaw is twice as bad as anyone thought
North Korea could have U.S. within missile range, says South
Stop-gap fix most likely outcome of "fiscal cliff" talks
Gloomy predictions as Washington approaches the 'fiscal cliff'
The "glue" that makes us all average, normal, and clueless
This Gold Strategy Is About To Payoff…
Is The US Government going to Seize Retirement Accounts?
Will 2013 Bring Financial Reform?
The Final Battle
The Season of Our Disillusionment
Wayne LaPierre: Gun control 'not going to make any kid safer'
Public sours on what 2013 will bring
Federal workers feel unease

As Florida goes, so goes nation of aging communities
Detroit nears deadline from state over finances
Shoppers' frugality hurts retailers' bottom line

Interesting Energy Stories in the News Dec 26

Oil Rises as Lawmakers to Meet on Fiscal Cliff, Stockpile Report
China finds 5 bln tonnes of oil in 2008-2011 survey
Iraq's northern Kurdish region stops oil exports
Algeria Sees Oil and Gas Output By Foreign Partners Dipping, APS
Iran, Iraq to finalize gas export deal soon: Iranian official
Azerbaijan increased gas export by 93% in November and by 7.1% for Jan-Nov 2012
EU still subsidising coal industry despite climate change
Nigeria can generate 10,000MW from coal - PTFP
2012 Electric and Plug-In Hybrid That Will Change Tomorrow

Interesting Headlines in the News Dec 25

GM Recalls 119,000 Trucks, SUVs
Workers at GM, Ford to Score Nice Bonuses This Year
Congress completes $633B defense bill
Obamacare Mandate: Sterilize 15-Year-Old Girls for Free--Without Parental Consent
Silver To Gain 29% In 2013
What the Looming Port Strike Is Really About
Christmas 2012
New kind of magnetism discovered:

Agenda 21 Is Being Rammed Down The Throats

Postal workers continue hunger strike

Sen. Feinstein suggests national buyback of guns

Housing Poised To Bolster US Growth As Sales Rise
US States Gain In Economic Health As Manufacturing Grows
American Dream Fades for Generation Y Professionals
Delta Air Gets 22,000 Applications for 300 Attendant Jobs
Dollar Remains Higher Against Euro Amid U.S. Fiscal Cliff
American Gun Store: Before And After Sandy Hook Massacre
'Container Cliff': East Coast Faces 'Devastating' Port Strike
Pimco's El-Erian: Ugh, Recession Is Now More Likely
Bill Gross: Fed's 'Hot Air' Will Keep Bond Bubble Aloft
The Upside of the Fiscal Cliff
Confiscation of Gold - Then What? Part 3
Judge blocks Missouri insurance law on birth control
South Korea warns that North Korea

Barack Obama 'eager' to fall off fiscal cliff,

NRA's Wayne LaPierre doubles down

Russian military presence in Syria poses challenge to US-led intervention
Avalanche of boomers may bury Social Security
The biggest tax stories of 2012
Yes, Virginia, there really is retirement
Sen. Joe Lieberman: 'Likely' country will go over 'fiscal cliff'

Pope Benedict denounces gay marriage

Michigan labor vote was political payback
Stop-gap fix most likely outcome of "fiscal cliff" talks
Gun enthusiasts pack shows to buy assault weapons
What End of Bush Tax Cuts Would Mean for You
Preparing for 'Taxmageddon'
Fitch expects 'Bond Bubble' carnage when rate cycle turns
Everything You Need To Know

Obama Suggests Short-Term Deal to Avert Cliff
Online child privacy rules updated by Federal Trade Commission
Merry Christmas! The economy is doing better than you think.
How free online returns can spark shopper loyalty
Audits of businesses for illegal immigrants rises
Syrian airstrike kills at least 60 people

Maker Mom Builds Cookie-Cutter Empire With 3-D Printers
Snow scenes set to Christmas Music
Classic Christmas Songs
Christmas 2012 music
A CHRISTMAS MUSIC PLAYLIST FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS PARTY
The Unadulterated Gold Standard Part 3
Gun-Control Today; Fat-Control Tomorrow?
How The Fiscal Cliff Talks Collapsed

Interesting Energy Stories in the News Dec 25

Oil Inventories Drop to 10-Week Low, Survey Shows
Russia Launches Second Leg of Pacific Oil Pipeline
Iraq agrees to extend oil pipeline through Jordan
Platts Report: China's Oil Demand Hits Record High in November
Iran warns of cancelling $5 bn China gas deal: media
Environment Ministry to ease clearance norms for coal mines
US OTC coal prices unchanged ahead of Christmas holiday
Kuwait urges Iran to address worries on nuclear plant
Russian-Indian nuke power plant to launch in 2013 – Rosatom chief
Sandia Lab building solar test centers across US
China to account for 30% global wind power
Ethanol Weakens Against Gasoline on Above-Average Stockpiles

Interesting Headlines in the News Dec 24

GM Recalls 119,000 Trucks, SUVs
Workers at GM, Ford to Score Nice Bonuses This Year
Congress completes $633B defense bill
Obamacare Mandate: Sterilize 15-Year-Old Girls for Free--Without Parental Consent
Federal Spending, Rising Inventories Mask Much Weaker Economy
The Current "Fiscal Cliff" Situation Is A "Worst Case Scenario"
20 Signs That The US Poverty Explosion Is Hitting Children And Young People The Hardest, etc.
The End Of US Dominance In 2013
What the Looming Port Strike Is Really About
Christmas 2012
New kind of magnetism discovered:

Agenda 21 Is Being Rammed Down The Throats

Postal workers continue hunger strike

Sen. Feinstein suggests national buyback of guns

American Dream Fades for Generation Y Professionals
Delta Air Gets 22,000 Applications for 300 Attendant Jobs
Dollar Remains Higher Against Euro Amid U.S. Fiscal Cliff
'Container Cliff': East Coast Faces 'Devastating' Port Strike
Pimco's El-Erian: Ugh, Recession Is Now More Likely
Bill Gross: Fed's 'Hot Air' Will Keep Bond Bubble Aloft
The Upside of the Fiscal Cliff
Confiscation of Gold - Then What? Part 3
Judge blocks Missouri insurance law on birth control
South Korea warns that North Korea

Barack Obama 'eager' to fall off fiscal cliff,

NRA's Wayne LaPierre doubles down

Russian military presence in Syria poses challenge to US-led intervention
Avalanche of boomers may bury Social Security
The biggest tax stories of 2012
Yes, Virginia, there really is retirement
Sen. Joe Lieberman: 'Likely' country will go over 'fiscal cliff'

Pope Benedict denounces gay marriage

With Farm Bill Stalled, Consumers May Face Soaring Milk Prices
Michigan labor vote was political payback
Stop-gap fix most likely outcome of "fiscal cliff" talks
Gun enthusiasts pack shows to buy assault weapons
What End of Bush Tax Cuts Would Mean for You
Preparing for 'Taxmageddon'
Fitch expects 'Bond Bubble' carnage when rate cycle turns
Everything You Need To Know

Obama Suggests Short-Term Deal to Avert Cliff
Online child privacy rules updated by Federal Trade Commission
Merry Christmas! The economy is doing better than you think.
How free online returns can spark shopper loyalty
Audits of businesses for illegal immigrants rises
Syrian airstrike kills at least 60 people

Maker Mom Builds Cookie-Cutter Empire With 3-D Printers
Snow scenes set to Christmas Music
Classic Christmas Songs
Christmas 2012 music
A CHRISTMAS MUSIC PLAYLIST FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS PARTY
The Unadulterated Gold Standard Part 3
Gun-Control Today; Fat-Control Tomorrow?
How The Fiscal Cliff Talks Collapsed

Interesting Energy Stories in the News Dec 24

Iran says it has enough oil for 150 years
India should ink long-term oil deals with exporting nations
US oil rigs count drop biggest in 20 years
Prospects for offshore gas boom propels Israeli sharemarket
Pakistan Underlines Completion of Iran Gas Pipeline
Europe seeking alternatives to Russia's natural gas
Indonesian Coal Swaps Drop a Second day; China Prices Unchanged
India confronts mountain of coal problems
Putin hopes Russia to build several nuke plants in India
Western Australia expects four more uranium mines over next ten years
French cuts could delay new nuclear power plants in Britain
US to launch first floating wind turbine
China approves four new wind power projects
Egypt to Auction Six Plots of Land to Build Wind-Power Plants
US gasoline prices fall to lowest in over a year: Survey

Interesting Headlines in the News Dec 21

What Can 1 Ounce Of Gold Buy?
Jim Sinclair About The Gold & Silver Price:

NDAA Indefinite Detention Provision

Port strike looms as talks break down
Fallout out from fiscal cliff inaction
The Bakken Oil Boom: Moving "Back Home" to Montana?
Is Now the Time to Invest in Gold?
200 Year Old NYSE to be Bought for $8.2 Billion
Worries that Matt Damon's New Film

Shiller: Housing Hasn't Necessarily Bottomed Yet
What Does FedEx Tell Us about the Economy?
In 2008, Geithner was told about Libor manipulation

Fed's $4 Trillion Rescue Helps Hedge Fund as Savers Hurt
Gun-Control Support Modest Even After School Shooting
In Greek Migrant Camp, Refugees Find Tough Road to Europe
Silver Vaults Stuffed Means

Midwest Storm Cancels 1,000 U.S. Flights as Holiday Nears
FINANCIAL BURDEN OF INSURANCE EXCHANGES

GALLUP: AMERICANS WANT MENTAL HEALTH LAWS,

OBAMA COMES AFTER THE GUNS
A REAL PUBLIC OPINION POLL:

END OF WORLD RUMORS PROMPT MI

The Coming China Crisis: An Interview with Bert Dohmen
Tokyo Plays Hardball, Weakens Yen, Lifts the Nikkei
Top Ten Reasons Why Fiat Currency

Why Reported Inflation Seems Different Than Reality
Breaking In New Zealand: World Not Ending
Communist Chinese Government

Fed chief has gone totally round the Ben(d)
To Cease Tax Avoidance, End Deductions & Cut Taxes
Walmart's Widespread Bribery In Mexico
Mexico's ethnic Maya unmoved by 2012 'Armageddon' hysteria
Economy shows some muscle, but outlook downbeat
Mainstream Media Finally Awakens to the Fact

Franchise businesses cite 'fiscal cliff' fears
U.S. Mint testing new metals to make coins cheaper
Brazil Doubles Gold Reserves In Last 3 Months
Gun Grabbers Call For

Putting It In Perspective:

Interesting Energy Stories in the News Dec 21

World spare oil capacity up, stocks drop - EIA Iran report
Iran sidesteps sanctions to export fuel oil
Azerbaijan produces over 4.3m tonnes of oil products
Brazilian firm finds oil in Colombia
China the frontrunner to buy Exxon out of Iraq oil
UPDATE 1-Statoil and ExxonMobil find more gas off Tanzania
Gas Just Part of EU-Russian Problems
Global coal demand set to exceed oil in coming decade - IEA
India Said to Use Import Coal Price to Value Mines for Auction
IAEA, Iran reach consensus on "structured approach" over nuclear checks: diplomat
Swedish nuclear reactor shut after sea water infiltration
U.S. Approves Joint Purchases by Nuclear Power Companies
Ethanol Tumbles for Fifth Day Against Gasoline on Biofuel Supply

Interesting Headlines in the News Dec 20

Fitch Says U.S. Debt Downgrade Possible
Do We Have Another Bubble On Our Hands?
Is Wall Street Abandoning Gun Manufacturers?
Silver Prices About To Implode: Chinese Demand For Silver Has Exploded
Dec. 21, 2012: Fearful 'end of world' callers flood NASA
Reality economics
US Oil Production Increases

The Bullying Left Exploits Sandy Hook
2012 Person of the Year: Barack Obama, the President
Fewer Guns, More Crime
He Says He Wants Us to Change
20 Signs That The U.S. Poverty Explosion

IRS: Two-thirds of returns could face delay without 'cliff' deal

Gold prices dip sharply; but TDS still sees $2,000 Gold in 2013
Watching Your Money Disappear
Confiscation of Gold - Then What? Part 2
Is There a Best Way to Return to a Gold Standard?
UBS Libor Traders Face Criminal Charges for 'Getting Rich'
Pew Survey: 55% of Americans

Developing Economies' Long-Term Financing Shortfall
Models Behaving Badly
Should Central Banks Target Employment
We've Nationalized the Home Mortgage Market. Now What?
Maya apocalypse and Star Wars collide in Guatemalan temple
GM to produce next-generation Camaro in Michigan
GM to buy stake from Treasury; government may lose billions
U.S. "fiscal cliff" talks turn sour, Obama threatens veto
US Secret Service Bans Sale Of Silver And Gold Liberty Dollars On Ebay
World Bank fears fresh credit bubble in China on hot money flows
Egypt's New Pharaoh
Without Deal, Unemployment Checks Stop December 29th
Postal employees stole millions in federal checks
Inside the Ring: U.S. warns China on North Korea
The end is near â€" for Mayan calendar bunk
John Williams: We're Going to be in a New Recession in 2013
Hedrick Smith '55 - Who Stole the American Dream?
ScienceCasts: Why the World Didn't End Yesterday
Gerald Celente - National Intel Report
Keiser Report: Monetized Genocide
The Most Critical 48 Hours In The Fiscal Cliff Melodrama Have Begun
Uncle Sam Books 50% Loss As Government Motors

What Causes Hyperinflations

Morgan Stanley Redeems Paulson Investments:

Wal-Mart Stores Sell Out Of Guns

Interesting Energy Stories in the News Dec 20

U.S. unveils plan to manage huge Alaskan oil reserve
Exclusive: India to cut Iran oil imports in its 2014 fiscal year
Lebanon, Israel take step toward claiming big oil, gas deposits
Petrobras finds oil in Colombia's Upper Magdalena Valley Basin
Canadian oil sands driving non-OPEC growth
BP Agrees To Sell Stake In China Gas Field To Kuwait
After decades, Saudis may boost natural gas price
Australian Natural Gas Exports Face Threat from US
Chinese coal output in 2012 to cross 3.7 billion tonnes
India to be world largest coal importer by 2017
Chinese coal giant's goliath mine in Queensland to dwarf regional peers
Obama's GE to Export Nuclear Technology to Iran via China
U.S. Slaps Japanese Company on California Nuclear Power Plant Work
China to overhaul struggling solar panel industry
1,000 MW Of New Solar Power Plant Applications In Brazil
US Gulf Coast gasoline stocks at 22-month high

Interesting Headlines in the News Dec 19

Thirteen American Cities Going Broke
The Case For $150 Oil… (In 2013)
15 Signs That The Ring Of Fire Is Waking Up

Why The Fiscal Cliff Is Set To Crush The Middle Class With 50% Tax Rates
New Fed Metrics, QE4 Won't Cure What Ails the US Economy
Paul Krugman: China's Economic Growth May Kill Us All
Explaining Evil
Invincible Ignorance
Unions Take a Swing at Democracy
Why Have Lumber Prices Risen 45% This Year?
How guns became gadgetsâ€"lightweight, easy to use,

What In The World Are Barack Obama

OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Medicare and the cliff
President Obama to push assault weapons ban in second term
House Democratic leaders soften opposition

Boehner calls for GOP 'discussion' on guns

Consumer Prices on U.S. Decline More than Forecast
Lawmakers Vow Tougher Gun Laws

California to Require Disclosure 10 Days Before Fracking
Longmont, CO, said, "No!" to Fracking
Michigan Governor Kills Bill Allowing Concealed Guns in Schools
Aspirin Use May Raise Risk of Age-Related Eye Disorder
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION ATTACK KOCH BROTHERS
4,200 COLORADANS BUY GUNS DAY AFTER SANDY HOOK
Fast Food Scrooge:

Gold's Mega-Rally Hangs in Balance
White House rejects Boehner 'Plan B'

NRA to 'push back' soon, schedules news conference
Fear of being committed

Mayan apocalypse mania grips Russia
Republicans threaten fiscal cliff 'plan B'

Gun sales surge across US after Newtown

Obama to back Feinstein's assault weapons bill

Palestinians flee to Lebanon

The Mayan apocalypse:

Riddle me this: Adam Lanza, 'computer genius,'

What on earth's going on in the gold market?
Pensions and personal savings
Israel sees new US poise, including military, to curb Iran
Is a decline in midlevel jobs hurting the U.S. recovery?
Reporter Is First To Tell Adam Lanza's Father

S&P upgrades Greek credit rating and sets outlook to stable
Japan's Shinzo Abe prepares to print money for the whole world
Libor scandal: More than 30 UBS bankers

Judge Napolitano:

Neil Barofsky on UBS Criminal Charges

BREAKING NEWS: CT School Shooter Killer Link To LIBOR SCAND
Is Modern Monetary Theory a Recipe

Jim Grant: Honey, I Shrunk the Yield Curve!!
GATA's Bill Murphy & Chris Powell call out

Mayan Explanation Of What Will Go Down On December 21 2012
Central Bankers: Advanced Breed of Monkeys
FULL MOVIE: 2012 - The End of World
The Death Of America's Middle Class

Interesting Energy Stories in the News Dec 19

Libyan oil output returns to normal, short Jan programmes seen
US crude oil supplies drop by 1 million barrels
Sinopec takes big dip into oil industry in North Sea
2012-12-19 U.S. to Become Top Oil Producer by 2020
Coal to surpass oil in fuel use by 2022 following increased demand from India, China
Indonesia Thermal Coal Swaps Climb a Fourth Day; China Unchanged
Uranium shares cheer pro-nuclear Japan
Nuclear is Europe's answer to meeting aggressive climate targets, says new report
U.S. slaps duties on China wind towers, high-level talks begin
Plans Submitted for World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm
Gasoline Gains on Optimism U.S. Budget Talks Will Yield Deal

Interesting Headlines in the News Dec 18

Thirteen American Cities Going Broke
Montana approves XL Keystone pipeline
Texas judge halts Canadian Keystone XL oil pipeline work
Michigan becomes right-to-work state despite union protests
Super-rich liberals breathe new life into 'death tax'
White House rejects Boehner's offer

Why The Fiscal Cliff Is Set To Crush The Middle Class With 50% Tax Rates
New Fed Metrics, QE4 Won't Cure What Ails the US Economy
How the Fed Rules and Inflates
Libya closes borders, declares martial law
Indian government admits 'gold-backed'

Iran Announces More Naval Exercises in the Straits of Hormuz
IMF about to show 'red card' to Argentina
Patriot missiles in Turkey: Targeting Syria or Iran?
Moscow fires warning shot across bow of US naval-based ABM
US Navy pulls two aircraft carriers from Syria shores
Kathleen the Terrible
Society Is Crumbling Right In Front Of Our Eyes


Consumer Prices on U.S. Decline More than Forecast
Higher Taxes in 2013? You're Already Paying Them for 2012
Is Inflation the Hibernating Bear?
Gold's Mega-Rally Hangs in Balance
Currency Cartel: Counterfeiting "Risk Free"
Overtaken From Within
Libor founder Minos Zombanakis condemns rate manipulators
Argentina faces IMF penalties

Syrian army tanks close in on Damascus Palestinian camp
White House says Obama will move swiftly

Iran warns Patriot missiles in Turkey could lead to 'world war'
Syria 'genuinely worried' extremist groups

Syrian rebels take control of Damascus Palestinian camp
Computers that will see, hear, smell: Next, world domination?
UofD Law Students Help Homeowners

The Fiscal Cliff Is A Diversion:

Gun Control After Newtown
The Eurozone's Delayed Reckoning
Foreign holdings of US debt hit record $5.48T
Inflation rocks, but it could spur a bond market crash
Why A Cliff Deal Could Cripple The Economy
Key Democratic senators shift on gun regulation
Union thriving in right-to-work Nevada
Al Qaeda Lives
We've Been ZIRPed
NRA Facebook Page Disappears
36 UBS Bankers To Be Implicated In Liborgate,

Santelli And Schiff On Bernanke's

Interesting Energy Stories in the News Dec 18

In Iraq, Exxon oil deal foments talk of civil war
Sudanese president pledges to deepen oil cooperation with China
Norwegian oil company Statoil interested in Angola's pre-salt layer oil
Recent Rise In Shallow-Water Oil Drilling At Gulf Of Mexico Producing New Opportunities
UPDATE 2-Gazprom to cut gas price for Europe in 2013-source
Italians further review on TAP gas plan
China November Coal Imports Rise to Record as Temperatures Drop
U.S. Offshore Wind Energy Progress Expected To Be Lackluster Through 2016
IHS expects solar industry fallout to peak in 2013: Guides 10 key market issues for 2013
Saudi firm to invest $650m on sugar, ethanol in Sudan
U.S. ethanol exports down from 2011, imports continuing

Interesting Headlines in the News Dec 17

100 Million iPads Possible in 2013
The Boeing 787 Hole Gets Deeper, Questions Of Plane's Safety
U.S. will go over the fiscal cliff

More Than 2000 Children Are Murdered

Leaders disagree on future euro integration
The Fed's fantastic failure
No Way Out
Noting that markets have been destroyed,

The US Continues Along an Alarming Continuum
Is the US Coal Industry Drawing its Last Few Breaths?
What does the Future "Really" Hold for US Oil Production?
Obama Brings Gun Debate to Fore
Lawmakers Weigh In on Gun Control
GOP lawmaker wishes Sandy Hook principal

FTC poised to release new rules

Obama to pick Kerry for State
Feinstein to introduce assault weapons ban

Schumer: Gun debate at 'tipping point'
Obama risks losing base by raising Medicare age
Conservatives fear Boehner has lost his principles

QE 4: Folks, This Ain't Normal
Fed Downgrades Economic Outlook
Precious Metals Hit by the Evans' Rule
The Fed's New, Squishy Inflation Target
The U.N. Fought The Internet --

How Much Should The Federal Government

What Americans need to understand

Domino's founder sues feds over health care law
Latest eurozone summit ends in stalemate
Obama under gun control pressure

JPMorgan CEO Pushes Fiscal Cliff

Innovative housing for the homeless

Gun Control After Newtown
North Korea's Missile to Nowhere
The Fiscal Cliff Is Political Theater, Pure and Simple
U.S. should automatically register voters: attorney general
White House won't accept new tax offer from Republican leader
Boehner opens door to tax hikes, shifts U.S. fiscal cliff talks
The Permanent Budget Crisis
Conservatives Want To Raise the Medicare

False hope springs eternal in the eurozone
Syrian fighter jets bomb Palestinian refugee camp
China Is Officially Dusting the U.S. In Manufacturing

The GOP Case for the Higher Taxes on the Rich
The Mysterious Ways of the United States and China
Furtherance: The Cold War Plan to Launch

U.S. must not allow North Korea to obtain ICBM
Boeing returns to Iraq after 30 years
U.S. arms to Gulf allies hint of strategy
SpyPhone: Pentagon Spooks

Beware a Sleeping Godzilla:

Attorney General Secretly Granted Gov. Ability

Jim Rickards: the Fed is Racing to Create Inflation

Keiser Report: High Frequency Scalping
Peter Schiff:

President Obama Makes a Statement

The Hagmann & Hagmann Report