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42 year-old banker fired for being too old wins age discrimination case - Telegraph FT.com - Obama under fire on national security  (This charade only helps beat the drum for further foreign wars. Dems are always beaten up for…

Calculated Risk: Government Housing Support Update Quantifying Eurozone Imbalances and the Internal Devaluation of Greece and Spain | Claus Vistesen Consumer Groups Lobby FTC To Block Googles Acquisition Of AdMob Calculated…

FT.com / Columnists / Clive Crook - The real missed opportunity in Obama's first year “Top Ten Reasons to Kill the Senate Health Care Bill” - Yves Smith Extinction Countdown: Man convicted for killing and eating China's last…

Most Read Video: Goldman and Morgan Stanley were this close to bankruptcy Think outside the box: ten outrageous predictions for 2010 Moving away from stimulus happy talk to focus on malinvestment Bernanke doesn’t understand the…

If you recall, I posted a link on Yemen four days ago asking if Yemen was the next Afghanistan. Given the recent terrorist attempt in the U.S., expect Yemen to become more important and the permanent war state in the U.S. to turn some focus…

oftwominds: "Monetary Policy" Transfers Your Children's Future Earnings to the Financial Elite When the Changes Could Take Effect - WSJ.com Firms Warn of Cuts to Benefits - WSJ.com FT.com - Greek parliament approves…

Sir Alex Ferguson accuses Manchester City of 'unacceptable' Hughes sacking | Football | guardian.co.uk Defense Bill Raids Personnel Funds to Pay For Weapons - Matt Taibbi - Taibblog - True/Slant Onward Christian Warriors! - Matt…

Liu Xiaobo: China's top pro-democracy dissident goes on trial - CSMonitor.com Ruling: Runaway teen doesn't have to talk to family | The Columbus Dispatch (This is a legal case about a Muslim girl who converted to Christianity. Watch…

Watchdog fines Depfa €250,000 over suspected breach of rules - Independent.ie Gold slumps to seven-week low Geithner Voices Confidence About Economic Rebound : NPR FT.com - Glencore bond deal paves way for IPO (For a company…

Asking For Orange Juice On American Airlines May Violate Federal Law - The Consumerist High Schools Battle For More Than Football Title : NPR A Reckless Health Care Bill That Nobody Believes In - WSJ.com U.S. Voters Oppose…