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HOT GLOBAL ISSUES

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Cap on gushing well removed, oil flows freely…

5 million leaked gallons later, ‘top hat’ will be in place…

 

 
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UK: COUNCILS USE BUGS IN LAMPPOSTS TO EAVESDROP ON YOU: HIGH-powered spy microphones on street lampposts are being used by snooping council officials to listen in on private conversations.

 

 

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Middle East/Asia

 

 

General who said it was 'fun to shoot people' takes over US Central Command: A senior US general once criticised for saying it was "fun to shoot some people" has been picked to take over US Central Command, leading the military command running the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

 

  Canada

 

The Canadian government is considering a lawsuit against oil giant BP for environmental damage caused by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

P.E.I. fishermen were briefed about the potential move at a meeting with Department of Fisheries and Oceans officials Friday in Stanhope.

The meeting was called to plan for Canada's share of bluefin tuna stocks in the future, but fisheries scientists are also looking for signs of damage to North Atlantic tuna populations.

 

 

 

 

  Americas

 

UNICEF Confirms: in CUBA, 0% Child Malnutrition

 

Alcohol Use Rate Among American Indian or Alaska Native Adults is Well Below the National Average
A new national study reveals that the rate of past month alcohol use (i.e., at least one drink in the past 30 days) among American Indian or Alaska Native adults is significantly lower than the national average for adults (43.9 percent versus 55.2 percent).

Africa

 

Expats warned of grenade attacks in Burundi  There have been over 60 grenade attacks in the past month in Burundi, some targeted at the expat community.

Markets/Economics

 

Why the Idiocy About Unemployment?

 

We’re in a Recession Because the Rich Are Raking in an Absurd Portion of the Wealth.

Our economy can’t thrive when the richest 1% get an ever larger share of the nation’s income and wealth, and everyone else’s share shrinks.

 

Wealthy Are Cashing in Huge, While Workers’ Salaries Keep Shrinking

 

Walking Away From Million–Dollar Mortgages.

 

Business

Forget India, outsource to Arkansas

 

Wells Fargo to Cut 3,800 Jobs, Stop Subprime Loans


 
 
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U.S.

 

 

 

Residents outraged: BP dumping oily waste in Gulf landfills: After BP crews scoop up the oil off Gulf beaches, the waste is transported to Mississippi's Pecan Grove landfill. Even workers' protective suits, gloves, shovels, rakes and anything else that touches oil is buried there.

 

MAG: U.S. Missiles Deployed Near China...

 

Op–Ed

 

From Despair to Impassioned Inspiration ~ by Carolyn Baker

 

The ‘queen’ is at it again ~ Submitted by Luc Majno

 

Luc Majno: A little on ‘RACE’ STOP!

 

Oil Spill Update, Day 80: BP Readies New Top Hat

The Relief Wells Are Ahead of Schedule , but will they work?

 

Waltzing at the Doomsday Ball

 

Mood Swings July 6 2010: Mood Swings and Lebensraum  

  
 Psychology
 

New Research Shows Why Some Communities Embrace Environmental Conservation and Others Don’t.


Who Is Likely to Become a Bully, Victim Or Both?


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10 Ways to Transform Toxic Thoughts. If you’ve ever felt the way anger or fear can electrify the atmosphere in a room, you’ll know what Sandra Ingerman means by ‘toxic thoughts’.
 
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Axiom 2010: The Truth–Tellers’ Conference ~ Sent FYI and be there if you can, and if you can not, if you know people from Utah or close to it, make sure they know about this event also.

 

International Human Rights Gathering.

 

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Shocking Betrayal of Trust. Republicans Block Investigative Power for Oil Commission.

 

 

 

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