Cain acknowledges sexual harassment claims

Cain acknowledges sexual harassment claims

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain continued to deny allegations of sexual harassment in a series of interviews Monday but offered more details on the incidents that he believes triggered the complaints and a resulting settlement deal that he earlier said was inked without his knowledge

U.S. cuts UNESCO $ after Palestinian vote

U.S. cuts UNESCO $ after Palestinian vote

(CNN) -- The United States is cutting funding to the U.N. education and science agency UNESCO after the agency voted to accept a Palestinian bid for full membership, the U.S. State Department said Monday.

Jonathan Meador, Reporter, Films Own Occupy Nashville Arrest (VIDEO)

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A reporter who was arrested during an Occupy Nashville Protest has posted video of his altercation with authorities. His employer says the video offers proof that the arrest was unlawful.

Jonathan Meador, who works for the alt-weekly Nashville Scene was arrested and charged with public intoxication, according to The Tennessean. Meador said he had one drink at dinner, but was not drunk, the paper reported.

In the video, troopers come up to Meador, who tells them "I'm a member of the media," and says "I'm getting off [of the plaza]."

Then Meador is presumably arrested, after which a trooper is heard saying, "Tell him when you get him up there to charge him with resisting arrest," to which another trooper responds, "Yes, sir."

Schaeuble was informed for weeks about 55 bio error

Incredible with which superficial dedication Schaeuble looked for responsible ones. And now: Schaeubles scheme of hiding the scandal comes to light. Schaeuble is not more than a cheap actor. Insane how Schaeuble pulls the entire matter into dirt.

hi I just wanted to clear sth up from the weekend:

Cash&Chaos Corner: Germany: HRE got 55 bio € more than thought

Happy Banking Crisis! It's not only about kicking 700 or 800 bio Euros out of the window! No! It works the other way around as well. Mysteriously, the meanwhile nationalized Hypo Real estate was the vault of an unknown 55 bio €. Where exactly is this vault? Don't panic, it's more or less an imaginary vault. The balance sheets got misinterpreted and Hypo Real Estate is richer than thought. What drove certain dispicable German communist to the idea, that someone might have manipulated those balance sheets to drive a bargain of 55 bio euros. Very ugly. Nonetheless, super-cop Schaeuble is now looking for the responsible balance sheetzer.

Now DWD complained:

I am sorry, You might want to rewrite that for those of us who are not familiar with the situation.

I read it three times and still don't get it.



my answer:
Lately, the EFSF was founded. It is merely a system that provides financial guarantees within the EU. It amounts to guarantees of about 1 trillion or maybe 2 trillion euros for state bonds. So if Greece says, for example, we won't repay the bond, id est after 10 years depending on the respective bond for example, the EFSF will pay it. Germany has a stake of 211bio euros in this shield, so if Greece amasses 5 bio in the red and the EFSF got a net shield of 1 trillion, Germany will pay 1 fifth id est 1 bio.

Then again, there was a meanwhile nationalized German bank, called Hypo real estate, that took great effort in dealing southern European papers. There was again a special branch, called Hypo Alpes Adria , that was again specialized in doing the really bad stuff. They had enormous amounts of junk papers out of this region.

Now when this bank went bankrupt the current conservative german govt. did the same as Bush, they didnt have them go bankrupt but they of course paid. It is estimated that this bank had an internal drop in worth of 800 bio euros within 4 years. After being nationalized it was said that the bank was still worth 200 to 300bio,at least maybe, what was a joke in comparison to what it was worth before.

Now suddenly, the organization that is handling the remains of this bank, found that it had miscalculated and that Germany as such, simply and straight, is 55 bio euros richer than thought because value decrease wasn't this heavy, because, shortening what happened, the administration confused plus and minus.

SO, the joke is , you dont always put money into bankrupt banks. Sometimes they are even giving. See those 55 bio.

Cash&Chaos Corner: Germany: HRE got 55 bio € more than thought

Leftparty wants to check balance sheets of banks

Schäuble is looking for the responsible one

Happy Banking Crisis! It's not only about kicking 700 or 800 bio Euros out of the window! No! It works the other way around as well. Mysteriously, the meanwhile nationalized Hypo Real estate was the vault of an unknown 55 bio €. Where exactly is this vault? Don't panic, it's more or less an imaginary vault. The balance sheets got misinterpreted and Hypo Real Estate is richer than thought. What drove certain dispicable German communist to the idea, that someone might have manipulated those balance sheets to drive a bargain of 55 bio euros. Very ugly. Nonetheless, super-cop Schaeuble is now looking for the responsible balance sheetzer.

yahoo.uk

Germany is €55bn richer than it previously thought because of an accounting error at state-owned bank Hypo Real Estate Holding.

The mistake at "bad bank" FMS Wertmanagement, happened because collateral for derivatives wasn't netted between the asset and liability side, an FMS spokesman said. As a result, FMS will only contribute about €161bn to Germany's debt this year, down from €216.5bn in 2010.

Of the €55.5bn lower debt, €31 billion is for 2011, the remaining €24.5 billion is for 2010, the FMS spokesman said, adding that FMS Wertmanagement corrected the figures in its six-month earnings report.

As a result, Germany's 2010 debt-to-GDP ratio also drops, to 83.2% from the previous 84.2%, a finance ministry spokesman said.

The ministry spokesman didn't directly comment on the accounting error, but said "the German government welcomes the substantial progress FMS Wertmanagement has made in reducing the portfolio it took over from Hypo Real Estate (Euronext: SRE.NX - news) a year ago".

"In addition, it is positive that total assets, which include derivatives and hedging transactions, could be reduced by more than €30bn, or almost 10pc, compared with the 2010 results," the ministry spokesman added.

Rachel Maddow: That’s enough of Paul Wolfowitz

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remark: what I wanted to get rid of in context of "wrong" is that Berlusconi criticized the Euro as a failure. So, why the heck is Draghi ECB head if his own prime minister is obviously regarding the coin as a piece of junk? What up with Wolfowitz? When everything he did turned out to be utterly wrong he led the world Bank as a result. Italy is obviously flat our broke. Now, the frigging genius who provided this disaster will lead the ECB. WRONG??????

Germany

Theres much industry in Germany. I think its high time for a minimum wage. Despite a call center, most plants will pay it anyway. It simply interrupts a certain downward struggle by certain companies.

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Higgins wins Irish presidency with 57 pct of votes

Higgins wins Irish presidency with 57 pct of votes

Michael D. Higgins, a veteran left-wing politician, poet and human rights activist, was declared the winner Saturday of Ireland's presidential election with nearly 57 percent of votes, and pledged to lift the spirits of a … More »

Suicide bombing of NATO convoy kills 17

My dearsome friend Mr Berlusconi cannot exclude the Euro becomes a failure

Well, Berlusconi cannot exclude any failures. Or he is an alliance fan, of Mr Fail jah from Bothawui. What I doubt. I guess he doesnt like Rebel Alien species.

Italy disaster not excluded

Berlusconi kritisiert den Euro

First I thought scared Mittless was Stewarts new way to chide GOP members

finally I understood it's about presenting "Imagine there's no pizza" contest style.

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Clashes for Islamists rule

In fascist sweep, Islamists cancel opposing party seats. Looks like Cameroons North Africa conquest has great links to Rommel.

Protests greet Tunisian election results

TUNIS, Tunisia, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Supporters of the Popular List party stormed the streets of Tunisia after the country's election commissions said its parliamentary seats were canceled.

Elections latest

yesterday:
Ireland, President and constitutional referendums
upcoming:
SWITZERLAND
3nov
Thurgau
6nov
Valais
13nov
Vaud
Schaffhausen
20nov
Ticino

2nd ballot 27 November

Uri
SZ Schwyz

St. Gallen
Aargau

Karl Rove's American Crossroads takes aim at union workers to stop Obama jobs bill

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German armed forces in Trollhagen closing. Guess 1 last application here.

Saudi interior minister named crown prince

Saudi interior minister named crown prince

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s powerful interior minister, 78-year-old Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz, was named the new heir to the throne in a royal decree read out on state television Thursday.

Nayef — who has been interior minister for nearly four decades and led a crackdown on Al-Qaeda in the kingdom — succeeds prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, who died last week in New York and was buried Tuesday in Riyadh.

Inside ‘Jesus excrement’ play

Pat Robertson: Christians should not join ‘Occupy Wall Street’

probably too less shampoo available in the temple taken the hairs Mr Robertson got left.

French far-right Christians besiege ‘Jesus excrement’ play

ON THE OTHER HAND, CERTAIN NUTHOLES SEEM TO CRY SHAMPOO VERY CHEAP ALL THE TIME. THATS NOT SHAMPOO?

GOP: Warren is the ‘Matriarch of Mayhem’ for ‘anti-capitalist’ Occupy movement

rawstory

Marine veteran’s skull fractured at ‘Occupy Oakland’ protest

Marine veteran’s skull fractured at ‘Occupy Oakland’ protest

A Marine veteran protesting with “Occupy Oakland” sustained a skull fracture Tuesday night after being shot in the head with an unidentified police projectile.

Padilla revives lawsuit against Rumsfeld for alleged torture

WASHINGTON — Lawyers for Jose Padilla, the US citizen arrested in 2002 for an alleged “dirty bomb” plot, launched an action to try to revive a lawsuit over his alleged torture at an American naval base.

Padilla, who is incarcerated at a high security jail in Colorado, previously sued in an attempt to hold former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld and other US officials accountable for his suffering, but a district court judge granted the latter immunity and dismissed the case.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), in a federal appeals court Wednesday, however, said the case should be reinstated as Padilla was imprisoned without trial for four years and subjected to a range of abuse.

Fraudster Bernard Madoff and wife 'attempted suicide'

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The wife of jailed US financial swindler Bernard Madoff has said the couple attempted suicide after his $65bn (£41bn) fraud scheme was exposed.

Ruth Madoff told the CBS programme 60 Minutes the couple took a "bunch of pills" on Christmas Eve in 2008.

"I don't know whose idea it was, but we decided to kill ourselves because it was so horrendous what was happening," she said.

Madoff is serving a 150-year jail sentence after being convicted in 2009.

Ruth Madoff told CBS that the couple had made the suicide pact on Christmas Eve, which - she continued - added to "the whole depression".

"I took what we had, he took more," she said, adding that she did not drink any alcohol with them for fear of vomiting.

German Armed forces are closing in

Ladelund, Glücksburg, Bergum, Hürup, Alt Duvenstedt, Hohn, Lütjenburg, Seeth, Trollenhagen, Schwanewede, Lübtheben, Rechlin, Lorup, Ehra-Lessien, Kerpen, Rotenburg an der Fulda, Mochrehna, Königswinter, Emmerzhausen, Ohrdruf,
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Birkenfeld, Kusel, Speyer, Hardheim, Sigmaringen, Hohentengen, Immendingen, Fürstenfeldbruck, Penzing, Kaufbeuren

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AKP shortens leash for exterritorial Turks

Cologne, Germany: There is a new brawl about the new grand mosque in Cologne shortly ahead of its completion. Ditib (Turk Islamic institution for religion) as the girder (developer) of the construction site fired the responsible architect Paul Böhm "with immediate effect." Not only the planed inauguration is at risk by it. The mosque threatens to become junk.

Inferno next door

Libya fuel tank blast 'kills 50'

An explosion at a fuel tank in the Libyan city of Sirte leaves at least 50 dead and many injured, officials and local residents say.

Gaddafi loyalists 'were executed'

Tunisia election: Partial results suggest Ennahda win

England helps Ennahda.

Tunisia Islamists set for victory

Tunisia's moderate Islamists are headed for victory in the first polls prompted by the Arab Spring, partial results show, as coalition talks begin.

Tories fight to enhance their reputation as proper fascists

British PM suffers parliamentary rebellion over Europe

Libya

Murderous crap show continues. After the bloody slaughter of Ghaddafi, these guys proceed to call out Sharia law. This is no liberation but the enslavement of the population. Cameroons Mid east policy remains a hazardous threat to the security of Europe.

Sharia law declaration raises concerns in new Libya

Sjuganow in Berlin: Communist vote predicted to go to 16-25% in dec

Putins United Russia predicted to loose some feathers

Germany: voting about EFSF lever hindered by papers not handed out

Call it lever sunlight then. Ahahaha. Ibiza I guess. Vamos a la playa.

Euro-Rebellen legen nach

only buy milk and wheat bread and yoghurt and chicken

whooooooooooooooooo-ha wooo-ha raaacist social security. woooo-ha. Yep, you may exclude the fans of Sigourney Weaver in a set of movies. Or not. Anyway, making blacks dumber is somehow a black issue 2 I guess. batshit insane?
No didnt mean that. cuf cuf.

Herman Cain said Social Security was racist in 2008 radio ad

Maddow: Cain’s campaign basically the Koch brothers

Germany:Aigner wants to limit data flow to oversea territories like the United States of America

Gesichtserkennung bei Facebook

Aigner will große Lösung

She's furthermore fighting facial detection with facebook.

German tax cuts dont got only fans among conservatives

"That was calculated", "raw wrong"

Seehofer enraged about Merkel

Sarkozy chides Cameron

" Chance missed, 2 shut up" Sarkozy chides Cameron . How large the rift is within the European Union b4 the crisis summit, spicy details show outta the negotiations . Because the British Prime Minister criticizes the euro-heads of government steadily, France's Sarkozy chides Cameron. Cameron is at enormous pressure. Conservative delegates want to force a vote about an exit out of the European Union.

German NTV

"What shall I do? Kill him?"

ECB overburdens Berlusconi

The twist between France and Italy about top positions at the ECB got enflamed anew. It is about the ECB board member Bini Smaghi, who doesnt like to give up his post. France's president Sarkozy forces a talk at the EU-summit. But he pretends to b helpless.

Chemical bomb tossed into Occupy Maine encampment

Chemical bomb tossed into Occupy Maine encampment
By Dennis Hoey Staff Writer
PORTLAND — Portland police are looking for the person who threw a chemical bomb at the Occupy Maine encampment in Portland during the early morning hours today. Sgt. Glen McGary said police responded around 4 a.m. today to an explosion in Lincoln Park at Congress and Pearl streets. Though no one was injured, McGary said the homemade bomb, which consisted of chemica

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McCain suggests U.S. military intervention in Syria

McCain suggests U.S. military intervention in Syria

DEAD SEA, Jordan — US Senator John McCain raised the prospect Sunday of possible armed intervention to protect civilians in Syria where a crackdown on pro-democracy protests has killed more than 3,000 people.

“Now that military operations in Libya are ending, there will be renewed focus on what practical military operations might be considered to protect civilian lives in Syria,” McCain told a World Economic Forum meeting in Jordan.

Fraud case leaves California Democrats scrambling

U.S. rating likely to be downgraded again: Merrill

Australia

Violent end to Australia’s ‘Occupy’ protests

SYDNEY — Riot police broke up week-long anti-capitalism protests in Sydney on Sunday, with demonstrators claiming they were forcibly evicted…

Handful of Occupy Wall Street Camps Staring Down Eviction

Elections today

• 23 October: Argentina, President and Legislative
• 23 October: Bulgaria, President
• 23 October: Switzerland, Federal
• 23 October: Tunisia, Constituent Assembly

Swiss elections: fascist populists loose clearly some votes

They are getting now 26.8%. Last time they received 28,8%.

Parlamentswahlen : Verluste für Schweizer Rechtspopulisten

Schwenk zur Mitte in der Schweiz Wiener Zeitung

Schweizer Wähler stoppen Höhenflug der SVP Badische Zeitung

Zur Wahl standen auch die 46 Vertreter der Kantone im sogenannten Ständerat. Dabei konnten sich in den beiden Basler Kantonen mit Claude Janiak und Anita Fetz die beiden Kandidaten der Sozialdemokraten durchsetzen. Überraschend gelang im Kanton Aargau, ansonsten ein traditioneller SVP-Kanton, mit Pascale Bruderer ebenfalls einer Politikerin der SPS ein Erfolg. Dagegen scheiterte im Kanton Zürich der SVP-Vordenker und -finanzier Christoph Blocher mit seiner Kandidatur im ersten Wahlgang. Er landete nur auf dem dritten Platz hinter der Grünliberalen Verena Diener und dem FDP-Mann Felix Gutzwiler. Damit bliebe er weiter ohne politisches Mandat. Einen zweiten Wahlgang wird es auch in zahlreichen anderen Kantonen geben.

The essence: SVP head Blocher who is a billionaire is a FAILURE in the first round of voting. There will be a second round in nov.

yahoo:BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Swiss voters backed moderate forces in a general election Sunday in which nationalists failed in their effort to break through the 30 percent barrier with a campaign heavy on anti-immigrant sentiment.

The nationalist Swiss People's Party, or SVP, was projected to take 25.9 percent of the vote for the lower house, a drop of 3 percent on four years ago, according to public television station SF.

"We didn't achieve our election goal," People's Party president Toni Brunner conceded as results trickled in.



BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's center-left President Cristina Fernandez cruised toward re-election on Sunday, an exit poll showed, as average Argentines endorsed her policies in the face of criticism by big business.

Helped by an economy growing at about 8 percent per year and a field of feeble opposition candidates, Fernandez was ahead with 55 percent of the vote, according to sources with access to an exit poll funded by the government.

Socialist provincial governor Hermes Binner was running a distant second with 14 percent, according to the sources

Germany: opposition enraged about (again) not existing tax-cuts (perhaps or sth.)

The point of enragement is in fact that the govt is idle. Noone among the opposition really wants those tax cuts, but this govt hardly passed 1 fucking law in 2 years.
SPD: Schwarz-gelbe Koalition ist regierungsunfähig

The opposition accused the black-yellow Federal Government of inability
after the coalition summit in the chancellors office terminated without concrete results.
The coalition used up its supply of "things in common," explained Social dem parliament managing director Thomas Oppermann.
The coalition leaders postponed a decision about a tax cut among other things.
The party heads of conservatives and lib dems met nearly five hours on friday evening in the chancellor's office and then postponed themselves.
The coalition wants to meet again 6 November, in order to discuss over concrete measures about stabilization of growth.



The meeting was overshadowed by the controversy about a tax cut with a value of seven billion euros, which was announced by federal ministers of Finance Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU) and for economic affairs Philipp Rösler (FDP). Bavaria's boss Horst Seehofer had expressed he is annoyed about the publicity in advance and had made clear that the coalition hadn't yet decided about tax cuts.

The planned tax cut will be rediscussed, till then " different Models" are examined according to data from coalition sources . Which models such might be is (again) disputed.

Demos in Spain and Berlin

Mass demo in Madrid against austerity measures

Tunesia

As Tunisians prepare to go to the polls on Sunday - the first democratic election in an Arab Spring nation - CNN's Ivan Watson investigates why Islam is such a divisive issue on the campaign trail.

Islam divides voters in Tunisia poll

Bad news. THE most pro western figure is dead.

Saudi prince Sultan is deceased, aged 83

Saudi prince dies

Officials: Saudi Arabian crown prince dies at New York hospital

(CNN) -- Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud died in New York early Saturday, officials said, raising succession questions in the key oil-producing country.

Prince Sultan, the half-brother of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, died "outside the kingdom following an illness," the Saudi royal court said in a statement.

Reports in recent years have indicated that Crown Prince Sultan was battling cancer.

A burial is scheduled for Tuesday, the Interior Ministry said.

Prince Sultan, thought to be in his 80s, was Saudi Arabia's minister of defense, and was one of the top figures in the Saudi kingdom. He's had various medical issues in recent years.

Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz The Guardian - ‎ Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz created a massive military establishment, buying arms from the US, the UK and France. PThe death of Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz, at the age of 80

New customer business makes problem - nervousness at German Telekom

New customer business makes problem - nervousness at Telekom


The German Telekom continues to turn the cost screw. An unexpectedly weak new customer business forces Bonn's company to further savings efforts. According to Germany boss van Damme the profit objectives are otherwise in danger.

The German Telekom intensifies its austerity course now in order to reach profit objectives. Reason is an unexpectedly weak new customer business, said Germany boss van Damme to
" Wirtschaftswoche.de". Still one month ago the Telekom had disclaimed a media report about stronger savings efforts.

" With the (current) customer increase we are not according to plan" , expressed van Damme. That is because of the increasing saturation of the market. In areas like the broadband connection the increase in new contracts is clearly lower compared with the previous years. "There begins a trend , which we had only expected in two, three years. We know thus the reason, however nevertheless we will stick to our ambitious goals ."

Obama announces complete troop pullout from Iraq

a responsible decision.

Owners and slaves

German leftparty is currently holding its party summit. Doing so, they are painting their most desired enemy

Pretty understandable.

New drug policy (legalisation an important issue)

(I dont like it, but I tune myself down)

India: freedom of belief a sorry joke

India takes up turban issue with France
NEW DELHI: India on Thursday again took up the issue of ban on Sikh turban in France with foreign minister S M Krishna insisting before his French counterpart Alain Juppe that the turban was a symbol of dignity for Sikhs. While Juppe said that the ban was not discriminatory, he proposed a dialogue over the issue of implementation of the French law which prohibits public display of religious symbols.

news.yahoo

The Vatican on Thursday asked Hindus to fight "hateful propaganda" and allow Christians to practise their religion freely, in a message delivered to mark the upcoming festival of light, Diwali.

The message, signed by the head and deputy head of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious dialogue, Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran and Pier Luigi Celata, comes as the number of Christians persecuted in certain regions of India rises.

From the state of Orissa in the east to Kerala in the southwest, the conversion of Dalit or Untouchables to the Christian faith has sparked violence, with groups of extremist Hindus attacking Christians and their churches.

The letter also came a week before a meeting of religious leaders to be hosted by Pope Benedict XVI in Assisi in Italy. Seven Hindus, including Rajmohan Gandhi, the grandson of Mahatma Gandi, are expected to attend.
Kerala: U.S. evangelical pastor William Lee expelled
Mumbai (AsiaNews) - The American evangelical pastor William Lee will be expelled from India today for violating the rules governing the tourist visa, having participated in a religious festival. Christians criticize the decision and point out that the tourists who visit Hindu temples, do not undergo the same treatment. The expulsion was decided by Judge A. Ijas, of the court of Ernakulam (Kerala). In addition to deportation, Lee will have to pay a fine of 10 thousand rupees (about $ 205) and can no longer set foot in India.
Karnataka, six more Christians in prison for forced conversions
Mumbai (AsiaNews) - In the district of Coorg (Karnataka), six members of the Full Gospel Church Christians are in prison, accused of practicing forced conversions. Local police arrested the men on a complaint filed by a group of activists from the Sangh Parivar (Hindu ultra-nationalist movement), who attacked the Christians as they prayed. "This is the 37th anti-Christian incident in Karnataka since the beginning of the year - says Sajan K George, president of the Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC) – it reflects the growing extremism in the country and it is an embarrassment for secular India."
from wiki:
The Chera kings' dependence on trade meant that merchants from West Asia and Southern Europe established coastal posts and settlements in Kerala.[32]:192–195, 303–307 The west asian-semitic [33] Jewish, Christian, and Muslim immigrants[33] established Juda Mappila, Nasrani Mappila, and Muslim Mappila communities respectively.[33][34] The Jews first arrived in Kerala in 573 BC.[35][36] According to local Syriac Nasrani Christian tradition as well as the works of scholars and Eastern Christian writings Thomas the Apostle visited Muziris in Kerala circa 52 CE to proselytize amongst Kerala's Jewish settlements.[37][38] The first mosque, synagogue, and church in India were built in Kerala.

The Gaddafi Files

The glass crunched under our boots as we walked through the abandoned compound of Muammar al-Qaddafi's military intelligence headquarters in Tripoli. It was late August, and the city had just fallen. Pancaked buildings destroyed by NATO airstrikes littered the grounds, and we entered one of the remaining undamaged buildings. For months now, we had followed the rebel offensive in Libya, monitoring the conduct of both the rebels and the Qaddafi loyalists, as well as NATO. Along the way, we were also working to ensure that the intelligence archives of the Libyan state were quickly secured and not looted or burned, as we knew they contained important answers about what had happened in the secretive country over the past 42 years of Qaddafi rule.

Sen. DeMint takes aim at ‘robo-abortions’

Sen. DeMint takes aim at ‘robo-abortions’

The Republican submitted an amendment to an appropriations bill to ensure that federal funding being invested in telemedicine services can not be used by reproductive health centers like Planned Parenthood.

Looks like the US foreign policy couldnt afford another quagmire

Iraq quagmire, Libya quagmire. With Hillary being in Iraq two days ago and the fameless spin-off of Mr Fox in the UK, it seems like Hillarys visit in Libya had the mere purpose to put an swift end to the life of Mr Gaddafi. In fact on the pic he looks like a dead white clown.

n-tv

So, the US foreign policy turned more or less rotten as if it wasnt before. Hillarys outward appearance during the visit was anyway shipwreck. Looks like stressy times and not club mediterane.

n-tv

Merkel called off her statement of govt for friday.

EFSF lever and the president of German parliament

The EFSF "lever" is only some "upgrade" of the sum that is provided as a guarantee for the Euro. It shall be raised from 400bio to 2 trillion Euros. Now German parliament voted lately about EFSF itself. Back then, Lammert provided extra speech time for the guys who opposed EFSF. This time, concerning the upgrade or lever, he is suddenly completly opposing any vote. In total, you could call Lammerts behaviour simply vote rigging, what is not very fitting for a president of German parliament.

EFSF, der Hebel und der Bundestag

Lammert weist Forderungen zurück

Greek general strike escal8s

Greek general strike escal8s

Police empties Syntagma square

Sarkozy visits Merkel

Sarkozy visits Merkel

Bruni gives birth

ATrichet says bye bye - Tragik soon 2 b ecb head

Turkey launches incursion into Iraq

Turkey launches incursion into IraqChristian Science Monitor

Kurdish militants launched their most deadly attacks in years on Turkish soldiers and police on Wednesday, killing at least 24 and prompting cross border raids into northern Iraq and airstrikes by Turkish forces. More »

Austria: child abuse

The Hell on the Hill

State attorney lacks the corpse

The life in the child asylum Wilhelminenberg in Vienna was hell: the girls had to eat thrown up (stuff), were beaten and raped. One pupil is even supposed to have been killed. One witness seems to know the name - still the state attorney is benighted.

State default latest

Moody's downgrades Spain

Also in the news: Germany and France will raise EFSF to 2 tri €. After Schaeuble crashed Tokio on tuesday with his trifecta combo : "I dont see a real solution to one fucking problem" and "tax cuts" the little moron can move his (wheelchair).

Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo 'Dropped Like A Rock' During Test Flight

huff post

A malfunction on Virgin Galactic's commercial space travel plane saw the craft "drop like a rock" and nosedive towards earth during a test flight, it has been revealed.

Pilots were able to regain control of SpaceShipTwo and land the craft safely after the heart-stopping moment, space.com reported.

The event was seen as a source of embarrassment for Richard Branson, who has pioneered his space tourism company for years.

Israeli Soldier Gilad Shalit Returns Home To Hero's Welcome

Perry attacks Romney

US-GOP runup is becoming ugly

U.S. Army to fly ‘kamikaze’ drones

German tourist who got lost on some island in the Pacific was not devoured

German NTV

Bild.de had big letters on the front page yesterday. A total farce.

Poll Gives Labour Biggest Lead Since 2010 General Election

huff post uk

Labour has opened up its biggest lead over the Conservatives since last year's general election, according to an opinion poll.

The Populus poll for The Times gives the Labour Party an eight-point advantage over the Tories while support for the Liberal Democrats has dropped into single percentage figures.

The poll puts Labour on 41%, three points up on last month, while the Conservatives are down one point on 33%, and the Lib Dems down four to 8% - the lowest levels of support for the two Government parties in a Populus poll since they went into coalition together.

Cameron in the swirl of Fox: Tories go bust in polls

WERRITTY LOBBIED
Liam Fox's Friend Met Other Defence Ministers

Germany: tax cuuuts

The German conservative govt. performed the stunt: unable to perform at least the passing of "average" laws for two years, the conservative govt. is now able to perform 6 bio euro tax cuts - the only thing that dims the happiness: Germany's credit worthiness is already also endangered. "A poop" 2 years ago, it could now cause an avalanche. Schaeubles decision in terms of time is a total disaster, an embarassing election stunt preceeding the German vote 2013. It's totally debile.

The case is obvious: The long promised tax cuts will be celebrated, especially in the right papers because its a right tax cut. It will be mentioned in bild.de, wirtschaftwoche.de, handelsblatt.de. BUT: The rating agencies will get their overload of news of indiscriminate spending measures. Big bad bullshit.

France's "AAA" shaky - and Germany's?

Conservative tax cuts - Schäuble approves 6 bio euros

L'Oreal heiress put under guardianship

L'Oreal heiress put under guardianship

L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, 88, is to be placed under the guardianship of family members, the lawyer of her estranged daughter Francoise Bettencourt-Meyers said after a court hearing.

Billionaire Bettencourt, whose mental health is reportedly declining, will be placed under a grandson's guardianship and her wealth and property under that of her daughter Francoise and two grandsons, Charlotte Robbe-Phan said on Monday.

Bettencourt is on L'Oreal's board of directors but since family members are to be her guardians the court's decision should have little impact on the running of the cosmetics giant.

Bettencourt's lawyer Jean-Rene Farthouat said he would appeal the court's ruling, which remained in place pending the appeal process.

The Bettencourt mother and daughter have been at the centre of a very public feud over the fate of France's third-largest family fortune.

Indy 500 winner Wheldon dies in race crash

Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon dis after being involved in a multi-car wreck at an IndyCar race in Las Vegas, IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard says. FULL STORY

Las Vegas (CNN) -- Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon died Sunday of "unsurvivable injuries" sustained during a multi-car wreck at the Las Vegas Indy 300. He was 33.

The rest of the race -- the marquee event of the IZOD IndyCar World Championships -- was canceled.

"IndyCar is sad to announce that Dan Wheldon passed away from unsurvivable injuries. Our thoughts and prayers are with Dan and his family," IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard said.

Germany:After Gabriel demanded a split of major German banks

Mr Gauck declared the discussion about financial markets "overjoyed," id est too comic. Well, I dont know what is so funny about poverty, hedge funds, short selling and undogmatic, uninspired, stubborn, misguided bullshit but I guess Mr Gauck took intentionally the other side, not to prove that he is a gay bastard but some well observing interlectual valuable player.

Finanzmarktdebatte "unsäglich albern"

Gauck mokiert sich

French left chooses Sarkozy opponent

French left chooses Sarkozy opponent

Paris (CNN) -- French Socialists are voting Sunday to choose their candidate to face President Nicolas Sarkozy in next year's presidential election.

Francois Hollande and Martine Aubry are facing off in the party election after former favorite Dominique Strauss-Kahn was felled by accusations of attempted rape in both the United States and France.

Berlusconi’s ‘Bunga Bunga’ parties inspire line of accessories

Self-made tycoon Berlusconi not only build broadcast systems with Sicilian money, no, he is real competition to L'Oreal as well

Berlusconi’s ‘Bunga Bunga’ parties inspire line of accessories

#nothing to do when u r locked in a vacancy
always TV sux # finally some skin care

#come on, Mr Cain lately switched from Pizza to Ice cream as well

Protests on Time Square

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NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators protesting corporate greed filled Times Square on Saturday night, mixing with gawkers, Broadway showgoers, tourists and police to create a chaotic scene in the midst of Manhattan.

"Banks got bailed out, we got sold out!" protesters chanted from within police barricades. Police, some in riot gear and mounted on horses, tried to push them out of the square and onto the sidewalks in an attempt to funnel the crowds away.

China and Vietnam to strengthen military ties: report

China and Vietnam to strengthen military ties: report

China and Vietnam to strengthen military ties: report

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China and Vietnam have agreed to strengthen military cooperation, increase contacts between high-ranking officers and establish a hotline for the two defense ministries, in a bid to cool tensions between the Communist-ruled neighbors.

Protests in Rome escal8

Proteste in Rom eskalieren »

The ministry of finance was hit by a Molotov cocktail.

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Cars and buildings burn in Rome and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks to crowds in London as the 'Occupy' protests spread to Europe, Asia and Australia

German NTV: German Social Dem head Gabriel demands split of major banks

Florida legislator demands 45mm bullets

Protests in Frankfurt on anti-hedge fund day

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Iran case shows growing national security role of DEA

Iran case shows growing national security role of DEA

The idea of Mexican drug cartels cooperating with Iranian plotters to carry out bombings and murders in the United States may be far-fetched.

Police imprisons demonstrators

Police imprisons demonstrators

Clashes in New York, tent city in Denver dissolved

G20 unlikely to tax transactions during Paris stop

reuters-yahoo

Obama travels a while with SK's Lee in Michigan

US-Deficit surprisingly low

while in Michigan, Obama got news that the deficit is lower than expected. It only amounts to 1.3trillion instead of expected 1.65 trillion dollar.

news.yahoo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. budget gap widened slightly in fiscal 2011, staying above $1 trillion for a third straight year and providing fodder for a political battle over taxes and spending ahead of next year's presidential elections.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is pulling the plug on a long-term, home-care program included in the 2010 healthcare reform law that Republicans have derided as a budget trick.

U.S. health officials said on Friday that after 19 months of analysis, they could not come up with a model for the so-called CLASS Act that keeps it voluntary and budget-neutral.

Obama, S. Korea's Lee hail trade deal

Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama and his South Korean counterpart hit the road together Friday, traveling to the heart of America's Rust Belt to tout a recently approved trade deal between Washington and Seoul.

Obama also used the occasion to defend his controversial 2009 bailout of the U.S. auto industry, which has shown recent signs of recovery.

'Immediate' steps needed to protect Syrians, U.N. says

Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi retains power -- barely

BBC: Fox was pretty much a neocon

I watched your world today at 8h10 pm cet.
He did many things behind Cameron's back. Thatcher was lately seen at his birthday party some weeks ago. Thus it was hard to fire him. But in fact the amount of accusations became finally too big. So he got fired.

German NTV: Fox got fire for protagonism issues, corruption, etc.

CNN:UK defense minister steps down

London (CNN) -- Liam Fox, Britain's defense minister, has resigned amid an uproar over a friend who worked as an adviser but didn't have an official governmental position.

"I mistakenly allowed the distinction between my personal interest and my government activities to become blurred. The consequences of this have become clearer in recent days. I am very sorry for this," he said in a letter on Friday to Prime Minister David Cameron. He said he will continue to represent his constituents in North Somerset.

Despite being the most reknown pizza face of the nation, Mr Cain is now caring increasingly for the frozen fluidum of ice cream

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Ed Henry Clashes With Obama At White House Press Conference (VIDEO)

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Ed Henry Clashes With Obama At White House Press Conference (VIDEO)

Germany:Pirates@trojan:lol

German NTV

Germanys federal Trojan gets major publicity. Calls for German minister of interior Friedrich 2 resign are uttered by the pirate party.

....Rajaratnam gets 11-year prison sentence

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not 205 years 4 "imminent kidney failure"
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Raj Rajaratnam, a self-made hedge fund tycoon convicted in the biggest Wall Street trading scandal in a generation, was ordered to serve 11 years in prison, the longest sentence ever in an insider-trading case but far less than prosecutors sought.

Thursday's sentencing caps a prosecution, marked by secret wiretaps of Rajaratnam and his associates, that shocked the investment world. The Sri Lanka-born fund manager once stood atop a $7 billion New York hedge fund, but was found guilty of running a network of informants who supplied him with corporate secrets.

The sentence was lighter than the 19-1/2 year minimum term that prosecutors had sought, and was only slightly more than the 10 years handed down recently to a former Rajaratnam employee at the now-shuttered Galleon Group hedge fund.

The judge, in rejecting calls for a tougher sentence, said Rajaratnam, 54, faces "imminent kidney failure" due to advanced diabetes.

S&P lowers Spain’s debt rating a notch to ‘AA-’

Radiation can be harmful

Republicans' overexposure
everything roger in cambodsha

Bored-out-of their-minds voters watching endless GOP debates may decide Obama’s no worse, says Matt Latimer. More »Republicans' overexposure

Cain, rich man's revolutionary

Cain’s proposals would help the wealthy and harm the rest of us, says Michael Tomasky.
V.I. Lenin: Now there was a fellow who thought ahead. He had five-year plans and seven-year plans by the bushel-full, and he never lost faith in the dialectic. Marx and science had provided the proof that it would all work out. We need that kind of constancy and can-do spirit in America today, I think you’d agree. Well, friends, we have it—in Herman Cain. His now-famous 9-9-9 tax plan is certainly as radical as anything Lenin ever proposed, although in the opposite direction. And more than that, it turns out to be (like communism itself) merely a stage in man’s development on the way to nirvana. Maybe I have been underestimating him.

Cain now actually leads the field in some new polls. One seems like a dodgy poll, in that it shows Newt Gingrich at 15 percent, which I doubt is accurate even among his extended family. But another is Wall Street Journal/NBC. There’s no denying—Cain is riding the wave. He’s a nice feel-good candidate, an indulgence, an escape hatch from the disappointment of Rick Perry and the tedious (seeming) inevitably of Mitt Romney—and finally, a way for Tea Partiers to say, “See? We’re not racists!” In all those senses he has a lot going for him. But now his plan has started to face serious scrutiny, and that scrutiny is revealing that it’s undoubtedly the most radical shift of wealth that a presidential candidate has proposed in this country since (speaking of communists) Gus Hall.

Parts of Tokyo are contaminated

German NTV

Some values measured are hardly below the evacuation level.

Germany-Vietnam: Merkel anticipates fast approval of EFSF by Slovakia

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Ho-Chi-Minh city: Merkel was sure that Slovakia would approve the EFSF till the next EU-summit. "Im sure (...)we'll have all signatures [needed] till the 23rd of oct."

Eight killed in California hair salon shooting

Eight killed in California hair salon shooting

LOS ANGELES — Eight people were killed and one remained in critical condition after a gunman opened fire in a packed hair salon in a small California beach town, police said.

The suspected gunman, a white male, was arrested a short time later about half a mile away from the Salon Meritage in Seal Beach, on the Pacific Coast Highway south of Los Angeles.

Local media reports said the gunmen was ex-military and had multiple weapons and was wearing body armor at the time of the shooting. Police could not confirm this, but said he was arrested “without incident.”

Director of Swedish crime story disappears without a trace

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A crime story director disappears, parts of corpses appear during the search for the missing. Swedish investigators have to solve a case like out of a Swedish crime story. Even with a missing person who got missing while observing the crime scene for his crime story.

Putin calls US "parasite" during China visit

German NTV

It concerned the monopoly the US is exercising for the supremacy of the dollar as the world's leading currency.

Berlusconi suffers defeat

German NTV


Usually it is only a formality to get approval for the report of action of the Italian govt by the Italian parliament. But Berlusconi failed for the resistance of Italys opposition - because there is resistance in the own camp and because several ministers were absent during the vote. Even Italy's president is now concerned and Berlsuconi puts up a vote of confidence, again.

First delivery of Boeing 747-8 successful

German NTV

Old proven quality, new package: Boeing delivers its modernized Jumbo 747-8. Cargolux receives the first plane with several weeks of delay. The price is at 330 mio $ for one plane. German Lufthansa will use several planes from 2012 onwards as a passanger plane.

Germany: My favourite minister , Friedrich, is currently defending state Trojans

how about defending meningitis, malaria or tripper?

Friedrich attacks minister of justice

Statetrojan splits German govt

In der Bundesregierung verschärft sich der Ton über den Umgang mit den Staatstrojanern. Während Justizministerin Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger eine Änderung der BKA-Gesetze verlangt, wirft ihr Innenminister Friedrich vor, Ermittler unter "Generalverdacht" zu stellen. Derweil sehen die Grünen Anzeichen dafür, dass der Bund die Späh-Software koordiniert hat.

911 was surely mainly executed by Saudi nationals. Now, this issue again has again a new quality. As it was mentioned in the press conference, it is surely the dumbest thing under the sun to break diplomatic protocol. The next thing is, the Iranians didnt trigger the Saudi on their soil but on US soil so you got at least three parties involved what makes things drastically more complicated. It causes a lot of burning phone lines. So the fuzz that has been stirred is immense and the result for the Iranians is approximatly -10000 if 1 was to kill the ambassador. I don't know why Iran is guided by brainamputated fools. I hope I'll find out 1 day. It starts to get nervy. A further point is the involvement of the DEA. Iran likes to be morally superior on many issues. Now, obviously certain Iranians like to get high from time to time though. I guess it is undoubtfully helpful to get stoned in Iran regarding the crap this regime produces (though it shouldn't be like this of course).

Officials: Iran plot to kill Saudi envoy in U.S. foiled

Editor's note: The FBI and the DEA have disrupted a plot involving Iran to commit terrorism inside the United States, a senior U.S. official told CNN Tuesday. The official said the alleged plan was directed by elements of the Iranian government and involved a plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to the United States.

Perry’s New Hampshire poll numbers crash

Perry’s New Hampshire poll numbers crash

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However, new data from a Harvard/St. Anslem survey shows Perry polling at only 4 percent in New Hampshire. Romney, on the other hand, claims a 38 percent majority. Formerly on the top of the large heap of contenders for the nomination, Perry is now tied for fifth place with former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman in the political kingmaking state.

Geraldo flees as protesters chant, ‘Fox News lies!’

Geraldo flees as protesters chant, ‘Fox News lies!’

German state Trojan is Bavarian

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The virus used by German police and which was provided to Chaos Computer Club is Bavarian.

Homeland Security Chair Calls Occupy Wall Street Protesters 'Ragtag Mob,

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) joined Herman Cain among the ranks of Republican pols who are unimpressed with the Occupy Wall Street protesters and their nationwide counterparts, calling them a "ragtag mob" and "anarchists" on the Laura Ingraham radio show Friday.

"The fact is these people are anarchists. They have no idea what they're doing out there," King said. "They have no sense of purpose other than a basically anti-American tone and anti-capitalist. It's a ragtag mob basically."

Well, I think the discussion about communism in the US is a bit older than Mr King thinks. It's actually older than communism: from the biography of Mr.Jackson:

The Second Bank of the United States was authorized for a twenty year period during James Madison's tenure in 1816. As President, Jackson worked to rescind the bank's federal charter. In Jackson's veto message (written by George Bancroft), the bank needed to be abolished because:

* It concentrated the nation's financial strength in a single institution.
* It exposed the government to control by foreign interests.
* It served mainly to make the rich richer.
* It exercised too much control over members of Congress.
* It favored northeastern states over southern and western states.
* Banks are controlled by a few select families.
* Banks have a long history of instigating wars between nations, forcing them to borrow funding to pay for them.

Following Jefferson, Jackson supported an "agricultural republic" and felt the Bank improved the fortunes of an "elite circle" of commercial and industrial entrepreneurs at the expense of farmers and laborers. After a titanic struggle, Jackson succeeded in destroying the Bank by vetoing its 1832 re-charter by Congress and by withdrawing U.S. funds in 1833. (See Banking in the Jacksonian Era)

Nobel Economics Prize

U.S. researchers Thomas Sargent, Christopher Sims win Nobel Economics Prize for their work on macro-economics.

Two awarded Nobel economics prize

$120B deal on stricken Dexia bank

$120B deal on stricken Dexia bank

(Financial Times) -- Belgium's nationalisation of the domestic operations of Dexia was formally agreed in the early hours of Monday by the bank's board of directors and the Belgian government, along with state guarantees worth €90bn ($120bn) to finance the rest of the group.

Brussels will pay €4bn to take over Dexia Bank Belgium, which includes a large retail bank in a group which is otherwise focused on lending to local governments. The forced divestment is the first step in the dismembering of the Franco-Belgian bank after it fell victim to a liquidity squeeze prompted by the eurozone debt crisis.

China's Jiang makes rare appearance

China's Jiang makes rare appearance

Beijing (CNN) -- China's former President Jiang Zemin appeared in Beijing on Sunday, the first time he's been seen publicly since rumors surfaced months ago that he had died.

Jiang, 85, was among many current and former dignitaries attending a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of China's 1911 revolution, which led to the toppling of the Qing Dynasty. China became a Communist state in 1949, under the leadership of Mao Zedong.

At the start of the ceremony at the Great Hall of the People, live footage on China's state-run television showed Jiang for a few seconds as he walked on the stage, closely followed by an assistant.

France.Hollande or Aubry

German NTV

Royal out of French Socialist race

Former French presidential contender Segolene Royal is ejected as the field of Socialist contenders to take on Nicolas Sarkozy is reduced to two.

Poland

Tusk is clear winner of election

bbc:Poland re-elects PM Donald Tusk

Prime Minister Donald Tusk becomes the first Polish leader to be re-elected since the end of communism, officials results show.

McCartney marries for third time

McCartney marries for third time

London (CNN) -- Fans and friends of Paul McCartney gathered in central London Sunday to watch the ex-Beatle walk down the aisle for the third time, as he married girlfriend Nancy Shevell.

The couple arrived together just before 3:30 p.m., the groom in a blue suit and the bride in a long-sleeved white gown with a white flower in her hair.

Schwarzenegger is currently visiting Austria

Schwarzenegger is currently visiting Austria. Any connection to some Bavarian party summit is unintended. Why? Schwarzeneggers man Gauweiller already lost.

Syrian forces 'fire on mourners'

Syrian forces 'fire on mourners'

Female activists share Nobel Peace Prize

Female activists share Nobel Peace Prize

Three women's rights activists from Liberia and Yemen share this year's prize. Full story

van Marwijk: Bavaria Munich close 2 b antisocial

I always thought Bavaria Munich is antisocial. Finally, one of my concrete opinions gathered new steam. The Dutch national coach stressed this idea. Viva Oranje!

Van Marwijk: Bayern "close 2 b antisocial"

Bert van Marwijk ist head of the Dutch national team and he was about 2 b happy. For example about the complete qualification for the euro cup. Instead he fires onto Munich, which is supposed 2 have put up a wrong diagnosis concerning the injury of Robben. "That is close 2 b antisocial" he says. It could cost him his job. He gives a damn.

Cantor ‘concerned about growing mobs’ at Wall St.

Cantor ‘concerned about growing mobs’ at Wall St.

Cantor has now expressed his distance towards people who take their anger to the street. It's probably too direct. Half-day blurbing behind a microphone about those guys gains (furthermore) sociapath points. Important in a party of Karl Rove and Blush Blimbo.

RBS downgraded

Moody's on Friday downgraded its credit ratings for a dozen British lenders, including state-rescued Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds TSB, due to the removal and curtailment of government financial support.

Looks like the tories got some guys at RBS and Lloyds who like to lynch them because they are not so eager as Bush to provide rescue measures.

Fitch lowers Italian rating

Fitch downgraded Italy's creditworthiness from AA- to A+, citing high public debt, low growth and the "politically technical and complex" solution necessary to fix Italy's financial ills and earn back the trust of investors.
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Also Friday, Fitch cut Spain's sovereign debt rating by two notches to AA- from AA+, citing increased risks from the eurozone financial crisis as well as high debt in regional governments and weakening growth prospects.

Economy adds 103,000 jobs

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When the news broke, economical disaster tone calmed a bit. Even most commentators were eager to stress that the talk of a nearby crash was a bit more silent.

'Occupy Wall Street' protests spread

'Occupy Wall Street' protests spread

New York (CNN) -- A mix of protesters gathered again Friday in cities across the country, decrying a loosely defined list of financial problems and mixing in places with others marking the 10-year anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan.

Demonstrators in New York and Washington appeared to congregate over both the Afghan conflict, arguably America's longest war, and in protest against the widening disparities between rich and poor and corporate greed, among other grievances.

New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said an investigation is under way after protesters claimed officers used excessive force when corralling demonstrators earlier this week.

He also noted that demonstrations had cost tax payers $1.9 million in overtime costs for the city's law enforcement.

Forward vagina!

"Forward vagina!"

Berlusconi seeks party-name

Bill Gates: Steve Jobs’ impact will last for generations

Berlin jokes

Klaus Wowereit schwimmt am anderen Ufer!
Russischer Abstellwitz: Wowereit will unbedingt nach Treptow
After 25000 surveillance flights for the air force over the GDR, Wowereit is finally allowed to coalate with the right partner.
Klaus Wowereit wird im naechsten Leben als 3 km langer Asphaltstreifen wiedergeboren. Dann kann er endlich in einer schwarzen Partei mitmachen.

Wowereit laesst sich jetzt in Bilfinger-Berger umtaufen. Wieso? Ahrtalbruecke war schon vergeben. Ist aber schade: immer so anstrengend, ans andere (Spree) Ufer zu schwimmen. Also in erster Linie ethische Gruende.
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Wowereit has himself rechristened Bilfinger-Berger. Why? Ahrdalebridge was already sold out. It's a pity though: it's so nervy, to have to swim to the other side (of river Spree) forever. So, mainly ethical reasons.