News you may not have heard about February 5th 2013

Greek Isles Cut Off From Mainland For Sixth Day As Strikes Return With A Vengeance
Why has US Oil Consumption Steadily Fallen since 2004?
"Slay the messenger!" S&P says U.S. to file civil lawsuit over ratings
Gold Run?  43 Tonnes of Gold Stand Ready for February Delivery on 1st Notice Day
Economy Adds 157,000 Jobs; Rate Up to 7.9%
January Jobs Report Offers Something for Everyone
Schiff Report: Dow 14,000, GDP, Jobs, Fed, inflation, treasuries, & gold. Peter Schiff observes: "All of this is an illusion created by inflation."
Gold Leasing: The Case Of The Disappearing Gold. (Thanks to G.G. for the link.)
Americans Rip Up Retirement Plans
Why The Dow Will Hit New Highs Before Crashing 50%
Why gold is under accumulation globally
The Bernanke Shock
Obama Signs Debt-Ceiling Law. Now What?
Obama signs debt-ceiling bill
Fed's Fisher says don't go "cold turkey" on QE3
Why price inflation will take off
Bankers at Davos Swap Obama-Bashing for Pragmatism
Gauge of U.S. business investment plans edges lower
AN IGNOMINIOUS ANNIVERSARY
Europe removes agriculture barriers to U.S. trade talks
Argentina freezes prices to break inflation spiral
How To Restore the West
Texas to California businesses: Move here!
Banks report stronger loan demand, easier standards: Fed
Former Reagan budget director warns of new housing bubble
Small lenders ride U.S. mortgage wave as big banks cut back
ACA premium sticker shock could fuel foes
Obamacare Alchemy
Kasich's Obamacare flip burns conservatives
The growing wealth gap is unsustainable
Michigan Union Tell-All
ROVE DECLARES WAR ON TEA PARTY
OUT OF AMMO
As gun-ban prospects fade, NRA takes aim elsewhere
How Digits Are Reinventing the World Order
FCC wants free WiFi for all
Hackers claim responsibility for Super Bowl power outage
US draws up battle plan to stave off digital attack cyberstrikes
Real Reason for Fracking Boom Is to Build North American Union?
Gas diplomacy time for Iran
Sea changes from oil revolution
Canada Sends Billion-Dollar Message to Oil Industry
An Unedifying Debate
U.S. Military - Major Iran Sanctions Buster?
"AFGHAN NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES: LIMITED VISIBILITY OVER FUEL IMPORTS INCREASES THE RISK THAT U.S.-FUNDED FUEL PURCHASES COULD VIOLATE U.S. ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN."
Israel prepares for wider conflict
Syria Is Not Iraq
Munich conference breaks Iran-US ice
Is This The Beginning Of A
Bankrupt, Decaying And Nearly Dead:
For insurance exchanges, states need 'navigators'
Tech, telecom giants take sides
Forget the Super Bowl.
ROBERT REDFORD BEGS OBAMA
South Korea's UN envoy says
Egypt says Ahmadinejad to visit Cairo this week,
Is Palestinian-Israeli Peace