Warning: Massive link dump. Perhaps a real post tomorrow?
Obama: We're Seeing Results From Stimulus World War III has started
U.S. Involvement in GM Won't End With Bankruptcy
Will Mr. Obama in Egypt Engage Autocrats or a New Generation?
Clinton: US preparing specific proposals for peace
Pentagon denies report Iraq prison photos show rape
Spread of Weapons Technology Is ‘Imminent Threat,’ Jones Says
Obama Stiffs British Allies Again!
Obama Puts The World On Fast Track To Armageddon
Obama Most Popular Leader, Poll Finds
White House: We’ll cut off criticism of Porkulus
US, China need transparent military ties: Gates
President Obama = King Tut?
Officials: Obama wants breakthrough within 2 years
Officials: Obama will offer to bridge gaps with Muslims via mutual respect in Cairo speech.
Geithner tells China its dollar assets are safe; China laughs
Obama and Saudi king to discuss oil
Dr. Doom's prediction U.S. will suffer Zimbabwe-like hyperinflation fuel for gold bulls?
Homeland Security To Regulate Farm & Ranch Inputs?
The law authorizing all these risk and security measures in the chemical industry, the "Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Security Act," (CFATS) expires in September, 2009. But a new bill in Congress, expected to be a simple extension of the old authority, instead proposes to mandate the government to take a large measure of control over products and processes in the chemical industry, much like it has taken over leadership, compensation and control functions at some banks, insurance and auto companies.
A government bureaucracy would be given power to mandate product substitutions, formulation changes and changes in processes based on its ideas of safety, not on the risk and security basis of the original law. Interestingly, it is environmental activist groups, many of whom oppose mainstream agriculture's use of any chemical fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides and fossil fuels to produce America's robust food supply, who are pushing this legislative reach to mandate private industry's products and processes.
Union Pacific CEO: Regulation Inflating Funding Costs
Pentagon denies report Iraq prison photos show rape
Senator Backs Off Support For Rail Antitrust Bill
Rockefeller said the legislation would undercut a different bill he is working on that would overhaul the Surface Transportation Board, the federal agency that regulates rail competition.
Rockefeller and his Commerce Committee colleagues said they supported "strengthening the application of the antitrust laws to the railroad industry" but said the antitrust bill "would likely undermine many of the reforms we are seeking."
Railroad shipping: AAR says volumes down for week ending May 23
Stop ignoring Islam's antisemitic doctrine: Bronx bomb plot reminds us of a core religious problem
American Airlines no longer accepting cash
Air freight slump near bottom
Air cargo demand tumbled 21.7% in April, the fifth consecutive month of a drop of more than 20%, but the pace of decline held steady, indicating that the worst of the downturn could be in the past, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said.
This makes no sense. If it's still in decline, it hasn't hit bottom yet. Very simple.
Economic crisis spurs spike in 'suburban survivalists'
Spread of Weapons Technology Is ‘Imminent Threat,’ Jones Says
Ky. chemical weapons site reports 2 minor leaks
Fort Campbell holds 'suicide stand-down' -
Couple: County Trying To Stop Home Bible Studies - San Diego
Survival seed bank? What you (may) need to survive hurricane or pandemic
Abortion Doctor George Tiller Killed at Church, Police Say
San Diego County Allows Bible Studies to Continue in Home
Syria-U.S. Friendship Blossoms, Cautiously
NASA, Russia sign contract extension
U.S. ‘Likely’ Could Intercept North Korean Missile
US official in France diagnosed with swine flu
US, China need transparent military ties: Gates
Suspect arrested in connection with slaying of abortion provider George Tiller
Mexico, Canada to U.S.? Passport Now Required
Gunman Shoots 2 at Arkansas Military Recruitment Center
Intelligence centers' growth concerns civil libertarians
Homeland Security begins collecting fingerprints at airports
US Army Looking for Biometric Sensors to Gauge Motives from Facial Expressions
Vacant building arsons plague western Pa. city
GM Files for Bankruptcy, General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson Aims to Make Money for Taxpayers
DHS expands RFID use at borders today
Geithner tells China its dollar assets are safe; China laughs
Military recruiter killed in Ark shooting
Crude Oil Rises to Highest Since November on Manufacturing Gain
Economic Outlook: What next?
Army recruiter killed in Ark.; Muslim convert held
One Army recruiter died and another was injured when a Muslim convert who said he was opposed to the U.S. military shot the soldiers in Little Rock, police say. Carlos Bledsoe, 24, of Little Rock, who was known as Abdul Hakim Mujahid Muhammad, was arrested on I-630 shortly after the soldiers were shot outside a recruiting office about 10:30 a.m. CT, police said. An assault rifle was recovered.
Shooter, Victims Identified in West LR Shooting
Inquiry Into Oil Company May Hurt Brazil’s Fiscal Plan
Mexico's drug Zeta hitmen advance on kingpin's turf
El Salvador's 1st leftist president takes power
Peru protesters take control of natural gas valves
Hezbollah Says It Is Talking to European Union and I.M.F.
Ukraine, Libya move on energy deals
Libya, Ukraine sign nuclear power deal
Siemens says would look into purchase of Areva unit
Areva to start Taishan work in August
Scores hurt as riots mar Barcelona celebrations
Police ordered to arrest Spanish ships that 'invade' Gibraltar waters
Belarus requests $9 bln as Putin visits
EU should help Ukraine avoid new gas price war: Gazprom
Moldova's Communists postpone presidential vote
US official in France diagnosed with swine flu
Air France Jet Carrying 228 Vanishes Over Atlantic Ocean
Air France Jet Carrying 228 Vanishes Over Atlantic Ocean, A massive search is underway for an Air France jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris believed to have gone down off the northeast coast of Brazil a few hours after takeoff.
More banks involved in Russian-German pipeline venture
Gazprom delegation pays working visit to Kamchatka Krai
Georgia says UN's Ban blackmailed by Russia
Russia to spend $10B on IMF bonds
Russia eyes global alliances on nuclear market
Putin urges innovation to revive Russia
Belarus requests $9 bln as Putin visits
Amnesty raps Medvedev on Russia rights violations
Russia gets Abkhazian oil
Ban denies charge of bowing to 'Russian blackmail'
Gazprom ready join Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline
Gazprom boosts pipe spend to $1.6bn
South Stream route sparks Serbian row
EU should help Ukraine avoid new gas price war: Gazprom
Russia - Arrests in Spare-Parts Ring
World's undiscovered gas and oil is largely north of Arctic Circle, geologists say
Russian air base mandate in Kyrgyzstan to be extended
Turkmen may sue Russia for "vacuum-bomb" pipe blast
Russia promises $1M for Pakistan refugees
Russia: Village accidentally shelled; no injuries
NASA, Russia sign contract extension
Russia to discuss WTO entry with EU, U.S. next week
Facility to Destroy Chemical Weapons Opens in Russia
Gazprom turns down invitation to join Nabucco project
Police detain would-be anti-Putin protesters
Gazprom – PetroVietnam
: New Partnerships on the Horizon
More banks involved in Russian-German pipeline venture
Lieberman to press Russians on Iran
Clinton asks Russia for a 'unified' response to North Korea
US still open to diplomacy with NKorea: report
Food Security in Africa: China's New Rice Bowl
World War III has started
Seismic and Radiation Monitoring Reveal North Korea’s Nuclear Secrets
China cuts off dissent ahead of Tiananmen anniversary
Sharia-compliant assets in GCC and Asia on the rise
Japan Sends Aircraft To Join Somali Anti-Piracy Mission
South Korea and U.S. Raise Alert Level
NKorea fires short-range missile, warns of action
Ship sinks off Indonesia's coast, at least 9 dead
U.S. ‘Likely’ Could Intercept North Korean Missile
South Korean police break up anti-government rally
Some students and labor activists fought with police and attacked police buses after they were stopped from entering a city plaza that was blocked with the vehicles.
Close to 20,000 police, many in full riot gear, easily outnumbered the crowd, some of whom stayed on overnight to hold a candle-light vigil. Police rounded up more than 70 protesters.
Hong Kong democrat in assassination plot
Russia and Japan want serious response to N. Korea |
North Korea Talks, Tests, Talks Again, Tests Again
US, China need transparent military ties: Gates
S. Korea monitors Yellow Sea
North Korea may launch long-range missile in weeks: report
Kim Jong Il's Nuclear Brinksmanship: New Cold War on the Korean Peninsula
Geithner tells China its dollar assets are safe; China laughs
“Chinese assets are very safe,” Geithner said in response to a question after a speech at Peking University, where he studied Chinese as a student in the 1980s.
His answer drew loud laughter from his student audience, reflecting scepticism in China about the wisdom of a developing country accumulating a vast stockpile of foreign reserves instead of spending the money to raise living standards at home.
Wind Crushes Power Substation In Southern Tajikistan
Millions displaced by cyclone in India, Bangladesh
Fighting the Taliban reign of terror
Bill Clinton Travelling The World On Frank Giustra's Private Jet
Kazakhstan Says Reading 'Banned' Book No Longer Illegal
Terrorists launch second wave of 'revenge' attacks in Pakistan
Turkey Ready To Help Bring Kyrgyz Goods To Europe
Attacks, strikes kill 34 in Afghanistan
Gazprom ready join Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline
Pakistan Hit by Bombings as Army Advances on Taliban
Residents seethe as Pakistan army destroys homes
Pakistan to send up to 50,000 workers to Libya
500,000 homeless after South Asia cyclone
In the shadow of Pakistan's Taliban war
Russian air base mandate in Kyrgyzstan to be extended
GE, Kazakhstan railroad in $500 mln service pact
Blast closes 195 oil wells in Turkmenistan
Turkmen may sue Russia for "vacuum-bomb" pipe blast
Russia promises $1M for Pakistan refugees
Turkmen leader sacks top police official
3.4 million displaced by Pakistan fighting
'Race' attacks spark Indian rally
Pakistan reports 'heavy' Swat clashes
Railroad line connecting Kazakhstan with Gulf States to be constructed
Angry Indians set train on fire
Georgian Opposition Takes Railroad Station
Gold-copper plant opens in Azerbaijan
Georgia says UN's Ban blackmailed by Russia
Georgia's opposition splits on protests
Georgia ready to open border with Russia
Turkey Ready To Help Bring Kyrgyz Goods To Europe
Three Georgian policemen stabbed during protest
Nato Georgian exercise nears end
Disputed South Ossetia holds poll
Hezbollah plot to bomb Azerbaijan embassy foiled
Lebanon, Syria re-open long-closed border crossing
Analysis: Hizbullah builds up its military might
Hezbollah Says It Is Talking to European Union and I.M.F.
Iraq starts oil exports from Kurdistan
Iraq's Awakening militias may unravel
State Department Official Is Among 3 Killed in Iraq
Turkish warplanes strike Kurdish rebels in Iraq
Lebanon charges four more spy suspects
Sharia-compliant assets in GCC and Asia on the rise
Bank chief says Saudi Arabia going ahead with Gulf monetary union despite UAE's withdrawal
Middle East Peace And Turkey
Explosion in Iranian Mosque Kills 15, Injures 80
Ahmadinejad: 'Iran boosts uranium enrichment capability'
No more gestures to Saudis: Iraq's Maliki
Gazprom ready join Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline
Nasrallah: Iran will 'gladly' arm Lebanon
Iran, Turkey, Iraq sign energy deal
Syria-U.S. Friendship Blossoms, Cautiously
Iran reformist candidate wants end of US sanctions
Dramatic plane arrest of ex-Iraq minister
Lebanon's intelligence war with Israel
Hezbollah leader promises stronger Lebanon
Saudi beheads and crucifies murder convict
Islamic Bank to loan Syria €100M
Officials: Obama wants breakthrough within 2 years
Egypt: Iran less important than peace process
Bomb found in toilet on Iran plane
Iran plans to drill first exploratory well in Caspian Sea
US deaths in Iraq rise sharply in May
Iraq May civilian death toll lowest since 2003
Lebanon arrests two more in Israeli spy inquiry
UAE: Iran's nuclear program an "internal matter"
Obama and Saudi king to discuss oil
Netanyahu calls on Arab states to normalize ties
World War III has started
Clinton: US preparing specific proposals for peace
Abbas pushing pan-Arab peace with Israel
Israel Accuses World Bank of "Propaganda" in Water Access Report
All Israel to Turn Out for 'Turning Point 3'
Caroline Glick :: Israel and the Axis of Evil
Israeli PM postpones visits to France and Italy
'Abbas to present peace plan to Obama'
Egypt confident on UNESCO job despite Israel book-burning row
Nasrallah: Iran will 'gladly' arm Lebanon -
Lebanon's intelligence war with Israel
Israel begins its biggest civil defense drill
Officials: Obama wants breakthrough within 2 years
Egypt: Iran less important than peace process
Lieberman to press Russians on Iran
Lebanon arrests two more in Israeli spy inquiry
Ukraine, Libya move on energy deals
Libya, Ukraine sign nuclear power deal
Will Mr. Obama in Egypt Engage Autocrats or a New Generation?
South Sudan demolition leaves 30,000 homeless
Gunmen attack police post in Egypt's Sinai
Pakistan to send up to 50,000 workers to Libya
Egypt confident on UNESCO job despite Israel book-burning row
When Egypt killed the pigs, it undermined a way of life
Pigs are not to blame for the so-called swine flu, which in any case has not found this hilltop slum, but trucks flanked by armed police have come anyway and hauled them away. Raised by Coptic Christian garbage collectors who fattened them with trash and sold them to non-Muslim butchers, the animals are among the 300,000 pigs the government has ordered to be corralled and killed. Their silence means that what scant prosperity there was amid these cliffs has vanished.
Egypt cbank to sell stake in British Arab bank
Egypt objects to Israel's demand to be recognized as Jewish state
Egypt: Iran less important than peace process
Egypt considering purchase of 24 F-16s
Blood and Oil in Nigeria
Nigerian army destroys militants' camp
Niger Delta gang leader arrested, killed: sources
Food Security in Africa: China's New Rice Bowl
Sudan Says 244 Have Died in Clashes This Week
Zimbabwean PM says country still lives in fear
Nigeria troops destroy militant camp: spokesman
Zimbabwe May Start Using South African Rand, Times Reports
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