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October 08, 2007 |
Law of the Sea Treaty: Dictatorship Rising?
RenewAmerica
Only three Republican members of the Senate Armed Services Committee knew what the Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST) is, according to a recent survey. Only 3 out of the 12 GOP committee members. There was no known survey of Democrat members. |
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October 08, 2007 |
The camel in the tent
Washington Times
Objections to Borse Dubai's proposed acquisition of 20 percent of Nasdaq last week prompted Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank to quip, "In the ports deal, the concern was smuggling something or someone dangerous... What are we talking about here — smuggling someone onto a stock exchange?" |
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October 05, 2007 |
'Amero coming within decade'
Worldnet Daily
BankIntroductions.com, a Canadian company that specializes in global banking strategies and currency consulting, is advising clients that the amero may be the currency of North America within the next 10 years. |
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October 03, 2007 |
UK Schools must warn of Gore climate film bias
Daily Mail (UK)
Schools will have to issue a warning before they show pupils Al Gore's controversial film about global warming, a judge indicated yesterday. |
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October 03, 2007 |
Merger opens U.S. defense to China
Washington Post
A Chinese company with ties to Beijing's military and past links to Saddam Hussein's army in Iraq and the Taliban will gain access to U.S. defense-network technology under a proposed merger, Pentagon officials say. |
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October 02, 2007 |
Weak dollar prompts record foreign buyouts of U.S. companies
Int'l Herald Tribune
Foreign firms are taking advantage of the weaker dollar to buy U.S. companies at a record pace, increasing investment here but also raising fears about a potential loss of jobs and autonomy. |
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October 02, 2007 |
Managing Globalization: Structured products have become a market force
Int'l Herald Tribune
Far removed from the market headlines, financial instruments known as structured products have gradually become an enormously powerful force. They are the complex securities - often bonds or other loans mixed with derivatives - that wealthy individuals, banks and investment funds use to manage their exposure to risk and taxes. |
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October 01, 2007 |
North American Union and Global Integration
NewsWithViews
At an April 12, 1883 talk at the Twilight Club in New York City, former NEW YORK TIMES editorial page editor John Swinton revealed: "We are the tools and vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We are the jumpingjacks; they pull the strings and we dance. Our talents, our possibilities, and our lives are all the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes." |
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September 29, 2007 |
All that glisters may not be gold
TimesOnline (UK)
It has long been the plaything of kings, the spoil of conquerors and supposedly the safest investment that money can buy. But for the people of Britain, our national nest-egg may not quite be what it appears. |
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September 29, 2007 |
China Bidding for Stake in Defence Contractor 3Com
Worldnet Daily
The joint acquisition, announced yesterday, of 3Com, the U.S. computer networking group, by Bain Capital, the U.S. private equity firm and China's Huawei Technologies, a telecoms equipment maker, is being called "really worrisome" by a former Pentagon cybersecurity expert. |
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