Interesting Headlines in the News Oct 15

Claims US Never Defaulted on Debt Fall Short
Yep, the NSA is grabbing your address book, contact lists too
James Rickards: “When The International Monetary System Collapses—It’s Going To Be About How Much Gold You Have”
Boehner says U.S. on path to default if Obama won't negotiate
Wal-Mart shelves in Louisiana cleared during EBT outage
Where Did The Gold Go?
The Job Situation Looks A Little Worse
Shutdown doesn't hurt us? That's bull
Gold Crushed! 2013 Losses Now Over 20%
Heavy Metal: Gold Could Rush Back To $1,425 Says Jeff Kilburg
Retailers’ Warning To Congress: You’re Killing Christmas!
US Is Broke, Can't Afford To Raise The Debt Ceiling Says Schiff
Catastrophic Consequences of a U.S. Default Explained
“The Party Is Over” For Housing — And Bank Earnings: Chris Whalen
The Biggest Drag on the Job Market Just Got Bigger
Detroit Defaults On More Than $600 Million Of 'Unsecured' GO Bonds
Dollar Pressured By U.S. Politics, Global Stocks Flatline
Postal Service Defaults On $5.6 Billion Payment
U.S. Vulnerable to Bio Warfare Attack
Will Obama Blow His Diplomatic Opportunity with Iran?
Governments Will Start Panicking As Chaos & Crisis Accelerates
This Will End In Catastrophic Collapse & Tragedy For The West
This Will Create A Horrific Collapse That Will Shock The World
Home Prices Continue To Climb
How Government Shutdown Would Hurt Main Street
New Homes Sales Climb 8%
It's Official:  No Jobs Reports
Jobless Claims Rise, And Hiring Remains Slow
Lew: Benefits at risk without rise in debt ceiling
Unemployment Claims Surge, Partly Due To Shutdown
Panama Declares Banking Holiday
Gold Market Sunk to Keep Bond Market Afloat
IEA Says Coal is Still the Fuel of Choice
New Nuclear Reactor Claims to be Meltdown-Proof
ObamaCare's Serious ComplicationsFor the IRS alone, implementing the law involves 47 different statutory provisions.
Blackstone Investor Sees 'Epic' Credit Bubble
Why I'm Not Buying The Market's Blind Optimism
Happy 100th Anniversary, Federal Income Tax
20 Ordinary Americans Talk About The Economic Despair That Is Growing Like A Cancer All Around Them
Cyprus-Style Wealth Confiscation Is Now Starting To Happen All Over The Globe
Obama Offers Two Choices: Unconditional Surrender Or Default
Unions poised to win delay of ObamaCare tax in budget deal
Senate could still miss debt deadline
Russian nationalism: tip of the iceberg
MasterCard joining push for fingerprint ID standard
Here's Why Unemployment Is Still At Unacceptable Levels
Where's sense of crisis in a 17% government shutdown?

Government Shutdown: The Next Step In The Collapse Of The Dollar?
Quantitative Easing Worked For The Weimar Republic For A Little While Too
World Bank Whistleblower Karen Hudes Reveals How The Global Elite Rule The World
Gold
U.S. May Join Germany of 1933 in Pantheon of Defaults
Central Banks Gaming Out U.S. Default as Deadline Nears
Dollar Downgraded as Standard Life Predicts Damage
Lew's Vow Not to Shift on Debt Limit Frustrates Republicans
Walmart Holiday Hiring To Outpace US Retail Industry
"Dr. Doom" Roubini Makes Case FOR The U.S. Economy
Precious Metals: Expanding Chinese Yuan International Exchange Hurts US Dollar Demand
'You Should Be Concerned': Obama Warns World Markets There Is No Guarantee U.S. Will Avoid Defaulting On Its Debts
Can Capitalism Be Saved?
New Fed Boss Same as the Old Boss
The FBI's Plan For The Millions Worth Of Bitcoins Seized From Silk Road
Derivatives And The Government Shutdown: Wall Street Bets One Thousand Trillion Dollars Of Everybody Else’s Money
What the wealthy are doing to beat inflation
Dollar Crash Now Or Crash Later. How Long Can Gold Be Kept In The Box?
Texas eliminates sales tax on precious metals coins
Nothing Left To Financially Lose: Biggest Drop In Confidence Since Lehman Brothers And Why Some Are Unmoved By Government Shutdown.
The Rise Of A Semi-Employed America: Amazon To Hire 70,000 Part-Time Workers While Merck Will Fire 8,500 Full-Time Employees. Before Recession 4 Million Part-Time Workers, Today Over 8 Million.
The Grand Financial Shift: Rich Own Assets While Poor And Working Class Deep In Debt. 70 Percent Of Wealth For The Bottom 80 Percent Locked Up In Principal Residence.
Going For Broke: The Multiple Lost Decades Of US Household Income. Is It Possible To Have A Recovery While The Standard Of Living Collapses?
Treasury warns default could be worse than Great Recession
Privacy Fears Grow as Cities Increase Surveillance
Senate leaders nearing a deal
Leading Economist Predicts a Bitcoin Backlash
Silk Road site and DPR's Bitcoins seized
Peer-to-Peer Economy Thrives as Activists Vacate the System
Why the Rise of Russia's Oligarchs Dooms the Country
The Folly of Empire
A job engine sputters as hospitals cut staff
Conservative Catholics question Pope Francis's approach
NSA collects millions of e-mail address books globally
China warns world: It's time to 'de-Americanize'
Detroit on the edge
Eric Sprott Exclusive: The Fed Has Lost Control of the Bond Market!
Financial Betrayal - Collapse Assured
Surprise! Europe's Banks Are STILL Totally Insolvent…
Making $100,000? Then Flipping Burgers May Be In Your Future
Consumer Confidence Drops Most In 6 Months To 4 Month Low
CFTC Concludes Long-Running Silver Manipulation Investigation, Finds Nothing Wrong
Peter Schiff Was Right Part Deux: The “Taper” Edition
US Economic Confidence Slumps To Six-Month Low
Wal-Mart Nails The "Consumer Recovery" Coffin Shut
Ron Paul: "The Country Is Bankrupt... The People Are Being Bamboozled"
US Banks Stuffing ATMs With 20-30% More Cash In Case Of Panicked Withdrawals
A Depressed Bank Of America Predicts "Agreement Is Almost Impossible As Long As Obamacare Is On The Table"
Peter Schiff Warns Yellen's Nomination Means Any QE Taper Expectations Are "Delusional"
If We Are In An Economic Recovery, Why Are Major Corporations Firing Thousands?
What China Really Thinks of the Shutdown
When Countries Go Broke