Margot’s Top News Picks for the Week of Nov 20–26
 
 

Euro drops to new two–month low against the US dollar as a recent bailout plan for Ireland has failed to ease market concerns about the eurozone’s economic health.
 


 
Read it on Global News: U.S. 'deeply regrets' WikiLeaks release of diplomatic reports, Clinton says

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Revolution Roundup #2:. The Global Insurrection Against Banker Occupation (GIABO) rages on... Over the past few days the people of Ireland, Italy, Britain, Austria and Portugal have all held massive demonstrations against the Global Banking Cartel.
 
Thousands protest against Irish bailout. More than 100,000 people gather in Dublin to demonstrate against four–year austerity plan to reduce debts.
 

Chavez opens his palace to Venezuelan homeless...

Putin

LEAKED: Gates Says ‘Russian democracy has disappeared’…

Leslie Nielsen dead at 84
 
Chanos vs. China. The influential short–seller is betting that China’s economy is about to implode in a spectacular real estate bust. A lot of people are hoping that Chanos – who called Enron right – is wrong this time.
 
 

Americas

 
 

Asia

 
 

Science/Environment

 
 
Oil Change, by Nicholas Hermes
 

U.S.

 

GOP Rep. asks Clinton to declare WikiLeaks a "foreign terrorist organization' er

Rep. Peter King sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Attorney General Eric Holder on Sunday, demanding that whistleblower website WikiLeaks be deemed a "foreign terrorist organization" and its founder declared a terror ringleader.

 

 
U.S. LOOKING FOR A FIGHT. Obama’s war team pushing North Korea into a corner with war games directed at them each month since last July.
 
 
 
 

Canada

 
 

Middle East/Asia

 

By Bill van Auken
Pentagon issues grim review of Afghanistan war s

The report, released this week, is titled, "Progress toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan," but its contents suggest that in doubling the number of US troops deployed in Afghanistan since taking office, President Barack Obama has only created a deeper quagmire for the US military.

 

 
 

US ready to continue joint SKorea war games: officer.

Americas

 
Portugal’s parliament has approved a plan to hike taxes and cut salaries and welfare benefits next year in a bid to restore market confidence in its public finances. The country's high debt and low gr
 

Markets

 

UN agency predicts global food crisis as prices soar.

 

Euro, Stocks, Bonds Plunge Amid Concern European Debt Crisis Will Spread…

Health/Medical

 
 
Harvard scientists reverse the ageing process in mice – now for humans. Harvard scientists were surprised that they saw a dramatic reversal, not just a slowing down, of the ageing in mice. Now they believe they might be able to regenerate human organs.
 
Are We Killing Ourselves with Cleanliness? As Number of Allergy Sufferers Soar, Potential Cures Are More Radical Alternative theories abound on why developed countries have such high rates of allergic reactions.
 
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