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November 11, 2008 |
Why veins could replace fingerprints
TimesOnline (UK)
Forget fingerprinting. Companies in Europe have begun to roll out an advanced biometric system from Japan that identifies people from the unique patterns of veins inside their fingers. |
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November 11, 2008 |
S&P warns of a debt financing crisis in Europe
Telegraph (UK)
For those of us who want to believe we are nearing the bottom of this crisis, a report from Standard & Poor's today offers a nasty reminder why there many be more violent pulses to come. |
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November 10, 2008 |
Fed refuses to identify $2 trillion in bank loans
Bloomberg
The Federal Reserve is refusing to identify the recipients of almost $2 trillion of emergency loans from American taxpayers or the troubled assets the central bank is accepting as collateral. |
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November 10, 2008 |
Obama to use executive orders for immediate impact
MyWay.com
President-elect Obama plans to use his executive powers to make an immediate impact when he takes office, perhaps reversing Bush administration policies on stem cell research and domestic drilling for oil and natural gas. |
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November 10, 2008 |
Gore to Obama: Emergency rescue of human civilization
New York Times
THE inspiring and transformative choice by the American people to elect Barack Obama as our 44th president lays the foundation for another fateful choice that he — and we — must make this January to begin an emergency rescue of human civilization from the imminent and rapidly growing threat posed by the climate crisis. |
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November 10, 2008 |
Georgia congressman warns of Obama dictatorship
Associated Press
A Republican congressman from Georgia said Monday he fears that President-elect Obama will establish a Gestapo-like security force to impose a Marxist dictatorship. |
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November 10, 2008 |
Broun says Obama 'Marxist'
Miscellaneous
U.S. Rep. Paul Broun attacked President-elect Barack Obama's agenda as "Marxist" and derided some fellow Republicans for abandoning conservative principles during a speech in Augusta on Friday, his first since being re-elected in Georgia's 10th District. |
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November 10, 2008 |
Obama Moving to Halt Oil Drilling
NewsMax
Environmentalists on Monday applauded an announcement that U.S. President-Elect Barack Obama would consider curtailing oil and gas drilling in some areas, and expressed hope future energy policy decisions would contain more environmental protections. |
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November 10, 2008 |
Chance of depression overshadows G20 summit
Reuters
The "D" word has crept into the debate ahead of the Washington G20 crisis summit. Not Deflation, but Depression. |
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November 10, 2008 |
GM shares hit 62-year lows after broker downgrades
Reuters
Shares of General Motors Corp (GM.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) tumbled 24 percent to 62-year lows on Monday after analysts downgraded the automaker, citing cash levels that may fall below the minimum needed in the first quarter of 2009. |
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