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Brazil Finds Massive Oil Field


Indonesia Tsunami death toll reaches 449. Rescuers Reaching Remote Areas Find More Victims of Tsunami; Volcano Erupts Again.

Inquiry: BP, Halliburton knew well cement was ‘unstable’.

INDONESIA: Volcano–displaced face increased health risks.

 

Thai flood death toll rises to 69 in 19 provinces. The Emergency Medical Institute of Thailand on Thursday reported the death toll of this month’s flooding rose to 68 including 54 men and 14 women in nineteen northern, northeastern, eastern and central provinces.

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  • Wikileaks: US ‘Crazy Horse’ helicopter troop involved in string of fatal attacks in Iraq .
  • Italy doctors jailed for ‘clinic of horrors’ operations.
  • Toyota Secretly Bought Problem Cars, report says.
  • E.U. rules let Iran import, export oil, creating possible split from U.S. policy
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    Fishermen Report Louisiana Bays Filled With Oil.
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    Op–Ed

    The Next Global Economic Crisis. ~ By Bruce Porteous.
     
    Millions of people "vanished" in U.S. – historian (Did 7,000,000 Die?) ~ submitted by dan fey
     
    What In The World Are They Spraying?
     
    The Petroleum Broadcast System Owes Us an Apology. Tonight, my dog Pluto and I watched the PBS ‘Frontline’ investigation of BP, "The Spill". PBS has uncovered a real shocker: BP neglected safety! Well, no shit, Sherlock! ~ By Greg Palast
     
    Human Rights Watch: Obama Directive "Essentially Nullifies" Child Soldiers Law. Submitted by dan fey
     

    En Passant

    The Origin of Halloween Lies in Celtic Ireland

    Business

    The Right to Food: Corporate, Foreign Gov’t Land Grab Causing Hunger in Poor Countries.

    Road to Corporate Serfdom | Ralph Nader The giant corporate control of our country is so vast that people who call themselves anything politically – – liberal, conservative, progressive, libertarian, independents or anarchist—should be banding together against the reckless Big Business steamroller. For the 2010 Congressional campaigns, the slogan should have been: "It’s Corporate Crime and Control, Stupid". When eighty percent of the Americans polled believe ‘America is in decline’, they are reflecting in part the decline of real household income and the shattered bargaining po…

    What It’s Like to Work in Walmart Hell

    Why The Banks MUST NOT Get Away With This.

    * Herbs, Supplements To Go In EU – US Is Next
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    * BP Dispersants ‘Causing Sickness’
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    U.S. News

    White House Steps Up Efforts to Battle Domestic Violence. Nadia Prupis, Truthout: "The White House acknowledged October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month on Wednesday by announcing several new initiatives that aim to protect and empower victims of abuse and sexual assault. Many women’s rights advocates were heartened by the administration’s recent steps".
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    America’s Job Losses Are Permanent. Globalism Comes Home to Roost. ~ By Paul Craig Roberts
     

    U.S. helicopters linked to series of killings: Wikileaks. A U.S. Apache helicopter squadron involved in the killing of two journalists in …
     
    White House Insider: Pelosi and Obama at War

    Special Paul Craig Roberts Interview: Decline of The American Empire 1/3.
     

    Middle East/Asia

     

    12 militants killed in Pakistan attack. Since August 2008, approximately a thousand people have been killed in about 100 attacks by US drones in the tribal areas of Pakistan. Over 90 percent of the victims have been civilians.

    UN Chief Ban Ki–Moon: Pakistan Floods Are Worst Disaster I’ve Ever Seen.

    Canada

    Canada to Impose New Sanctions on North Korea.

    Environment group campaign opposes Alberta to BC pipeline.

    Markets

    Candidates Across U.S. Attack Jobs and Tax Dollars Going Overseas but Ignore the Real Heart of the Problem. We’re facing an unprecedented jobs crisis fueled by offshoring, but the politicians’ 30–second television ads do not explain why this is happening. A key part of the explanation is so–called "trade" agreements like the World Trade Organization (WTO) and North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Since these pacts went into effect, 43,000 manufacturing establishments have closed, 5 million manufacturing jobs have been lost, and inequality has skyrocketed. Brand name goods once made here are now being made offshore and imported back to…

    U.S. National Debt Clock: Real Time

    The Street

    Microsoft is a dying consumer brand

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    Socialism? The Rich Are Winning the US Class War: Facts Show Rich Getting Richer, Everyone Else Poorer.


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