Quiet Conflict With Goldman Helped Push A.I.G. to Precipice - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Sun Feb 7, 2010 8:13 AM EST (The New York Times)

Great reporting on behind the scenes intrigue and numerous smoking guns indicating that some who have reaped huge profits from the economic collapse actually helped cause it, perhaps intentionally.

treasury, economy, collapse, mortgage, aig, us-news, goldman, depression, recession, foreclosure

Apple's iPad: What's it really for?

Seeded on Sat Jan 30, 2010 9:41 AM EST (Computerworld)

The iPad is about more than a new device, it's a demonstration arena for Apple's technology innovation prowess.

technology, apple, mac, innovation, computing, laptop, iphone, smart-phone, ipad

Op-Ed Columnist - The Perot Option - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Sat Jan 30, 2010 9:30 AM EST (The New York Times)

Yes there is...hope for Obama.

washington, election, democrats, politics, president, republicans, re-election, obama, hope, independent

Slime Mold Grows Network Just Like Tokyo Rail System | Wired Science | Wired.com

Seeded on Sat Jan 23, 2010 8:12 PM EST (Wired News)

Let mold model networks...applicable to all types of networks such as transportation and communications. "When presented with oat flakes arranged in the pattern of Japanese cities around Tokyo, brainless, single-celled slime molds construct networks of nutrient-channeling tubes …

science, communications, telecommunications, networks, mold, transportation, slime

Treasury Looking to Fix Its Making Home Affordable Program - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Sat Jan 23, 2010 10:01 AM EST (The New York Times)

Another half-measure that critics say will prolong the foreclosure (read economic) crisis that is long from over... "The changes to be introduced next week are unlikely to address ...

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For recovery, mortgage principal must be reduced | HeraldTribune.com

Seeded on Wed Jan 20, 2010 10:15 PM EST (heraldtribune.com)

Most sensible article on solving the foreclosure crisis and economic meltdown I have read.

financial, economy, crisis, housing, banks, investment, us-news, foreclosure

Lyons: Brainwashed to think banks are the victims | HeraldTribune.com

Seeded on Wed Jan 20, 2010 10:10 PM EST (heraldtribune.com)

A column by Florida's Jack McCabe, a rational Florida real estate analyst, prompted column author Tom Lyons to comment on McCabe's proposal to encourage realistic mortgage workouts, including large principal reductions for upside-down homeowners.

financial, economy, banks, banking, victim, us-news, invest, rational, foreclosures

Pushing Military Styles to a New Level of Ferocity - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:36 PM EST (The New York Times)

Bulletproof is in.

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U.S. Military Weapons Inscribed With Secret 'Jesus' Bible Codes - ABC News

Seeded on Mon Jan 18, 2010 10:19 PM EST (ABC News)

Heaven forbid! A contractor has included their own references to scriptures inside their telescopic rifle sights,

iraq, war, military, controversy, world-news, procurement, church-and-state

PHOTOS: Frozen futures: Farmers fear major losses with overnight freezeÂ» Naples Daily News

Seeded on Tue Jan 12, 2010 7:34 AM EST (naplesnews.com)

Food prices will be going up

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NY Fed Told AIG to Limit Details of Bank Payments - WSJ.com

Seeded on Thu Jan 7, 2010 9:26 PM EST (Wall Street Journal)

THe NY Fed's efforts to keep their friends "above water" resulted in the rest of us drowning...

economy, fed, mortgages, banking, federal-reserve, us-news, foreclosures, defaults

Economic Scene - If the Fed Missed That Bubble, How Will It See a New One? - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Tue Jan 5, 2010 9:29 PM EST (The New York Times)

What if the Fed had more power...

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NewsDaily: Got a pet tarantula? Better protect your eyes

Seeded on Thu Dec 31, 2009 8:36 PM EST (newsdaily.com)

Tarantula owners are warned to wear eye protection after doctors discover spider hairs in a man's cornea.

animals, odd-news, pets, spider, eyes, tarantula

My Way News - Rare New Year's Eve 'blue moon' to ring in 2010

Seeded on Tue Dec 29, 2009 7:50 PM EST (apnews.myway.com)

New Years Eve will be once in a blue moon this year.

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Roadwork signs in Florida hacked to warn of Zombie Invasion â�� Tech Products & Geek News | Geek.com

Seeded on Sat Dec 26, 2009 7:58 PM EST (geek.com)

Hacked Road signs warn of Zombie Attack.

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As Foreclosure Nears, Home Fixtures Start to Vanish - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Sat Dec 26, 2009 1:44 PM EST (The New York Times)

Homeowners are among those stripping homes of anything of value prior to foreclosure...it is happening all over the country. And the FBI arrests a guy for selling his washer and kitchen cabinets...

economy, crisis, housing, banks, us-news, depression, recession, foreclosure

Stimulus did little to aid Florida jobs crisis | news-press.com | The News-Press

Seeded on Sat Dec 26, 2009 11:53 AM EST (News Press)

Federal spending using traditional distribution formulas has failed to direct funds to the areas hardest hit by foreclosures and unemployment.

economy, crisis, unemployment, federal, debt, spending, us-news, foreclosure, stimulus

How do I know China wrecked the Copenhagen deal? I was in the room | Mark Lynas | Environment | The Guardian

Seeded on Sat Dec 26, 2009 11:20 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)

First hand account of how China undermined the United States in Copenhagen...

china, foreign, global, international, environment, climate, intrigue

Senate Unveils CompromiseCare - Borowitz Report

Seeded on Fri Dec 25, 2009 11:26 AM EST (borowitzreport.com)

Great brief overview of health care "reform."

washington, economy, senate, politics, health-care, care, government, obama

Goldman Sachs Bundled Debt, Sold It, Made Money Betting It Would Collapse, as their Clients lost Billlions and the Economy Tanked

Seeded on Thu Dec 24, 2009 1:31 PM EST (The New York Times)

Seeded by truthlover (Clipped by David Hutchinson)

Goldman Sachs peddled these complex debt securities (known as collateralized debt obligations, or C.D.O.'s) to their clients and then made financial bets against them, pitting themselves against their clients.

politics, deutsche-bank, goldman-sachs, morgan-stanley, timothy-geithner, lewis-sachs

Banks Bundled Bad Debt, Bet Against It and Won

Seeded on Thu Dec 24, 2009 1:22 PM EST (The New York Times)

Seeded by alkimija (Clipped by David Hutchinson)

"The simultaneous selling of securities to customers and shorting them because they believed they were going to default is the most cynical use of credit information that I have ever seen," said Sylvain R.

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