Sen Intel Comm. Releases Another Rpt to Show Bush LIED

Yes, that’s right boys and girls. The report that many politco-geeks have been waiting YEARS to read, has finally been released; the Senate Intelligence Committee’s Investigative Report on Pre-War Intelligence About Saddam’s Iraq. We’ve waited FIVE YEARS for clear evidence that Bush lied, and what do we get….nothing!

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Senate: Pentagon Concealed Intelligence Reports from CIA

Pentagon officials in late 2001 and 2002 concealed from the CIA and other intelligence agencies potentially useful information gleaned from Iranian agents, said a Senate report released Thursday. The new report adds more details to the storied mistrust and lack of cooperation by Vice President Dick Cheney and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld

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Senate Report: Bush Used Iraq Intel He Knew Was False

More than five years after the initial invasion of Iraq, the Senate Intelligence Committee has finally gone on the record: the Bush administration misused, and in some cases disregarded, intelligence which led the nation into war.

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More Dollar problems

AIRLINES CUT BACK ON FLIGHTS WHILE RAISING FARES...

Mortgaging America

By Eric J. Weiner

Investment funds run by foreign governments are keeping the U.S. afloat. Continue

US banks fear $5 trillion balance impact: Analysts at Citigroup warn the planned tightening of accounting rules for off-balance sheet vehicles would force US banks to reconsider arrangements and could result in up to $5 trillion (£2.5 trillion) of assets coming back on to their books

Bankruptcy toll increases: Nationally, the total number of bankruptcies filed in the first quarter rose 26.9 percent, to 245,695, compared with the year-ago period, according to data released Tuesday by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.

Soaring diesel hurts truckers: Many are parking their rigs - or going bankrupt: In the first quarter of this year 935 trucking companies, about 2 percent of the nation's total, filed for bankruptcy

Obama Will Install The Carbon Tax

UK Housing Sliding Faster Than 90s Recession

Subprime Crash May Yield 2 Yr Credit Recession

Bernanke To Defend Dollar Vs Commodities

Withering Economy Evidence Is Everywhere

US Banks Hiding $5 TRILLION Off Balance Sheets

Is $135 New Crude Oil Benchmark?

Lehman Hedges Lose $500M To $700M In 2Q

UK House Builder Losses Soar

More Dollar problems

Bernanke's Speech: "It's all China's Fault. Really"

By Mike Whitney

Thanks to the Fed's ham-fisted monetary policies, a Force-5 economic hurricane is presently looming right offshore and there's nothing Bernanke or Paulson can do to stop it from touching down. If Bernanke cuts rates; commodities (and oil) will skyrocket and foreign investors will ditch the dollar. If he raises rates, banks will fail and the housing crash will accelerate. There are no good options. Continue

Is $135 New Crude Oil Benchmark?

Lehman Hedges Lose $500M To $700M In 2Q

UK House Builder Losses Soar

Bernanke Blames Everyone BUT The Fed

Behind The Faking Of US Economic Data

Soros - Oil Speculators Could Trigger Stock Crash

Why Does A Mint Lease Out Gold/Silver?

Inflation Watch Continues On Wall Street

Montana May Have 40 BILLION Barrels Of Crude Oil

America - Debts Unpayable, Financial System Bankrupt

Banks' Credit Crisis Fixes Echo 1929 Depression

US Staring At Double Dip Recession

'08 Muni Bond Defaults Already Triple All Of '07

How The Oil Crisis Has Shocked The World

Wall St Aided/Abetted Mtge Securities Fraud

Is Crude Oil A Bubble Ready To Burst?

Here's Some Home Price Drops By City

US Home Prices Still In Free Fall

The Fading Of The Mirage Economy

Fed Assets Running Dry?

The Fed’s War on the Middle Class

The middle class faces many important economic problems, but in reality they boil down to three current problems and one that looms large in our future. All four problems stem from a common cause — the Federal Reserve. History tells us that we either root out this cause or face economic demise. The first and most obvious problem is price inflation.

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More economic issues

GM closing 4 truck and SUV plants in North America...

May Drop HUMMER; Shift to Small Cars...

CHRYSLER sales fall 25%...

FORD sales drop 16%...

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REVOLT: Icahn to seek removal of YAHOO CEO Yang!

Oil prices: George Soros warns that speculators could trigger stock market crash: He believes that the doubling in the price over the last year is partly due to investment institutions, such as pension funds, who are pumping money into indexes that track the cost of crude.

US banks likely to fail as bad loans soar: US banks set aside a record $37.1bn to cover losses on real estate loans and other credits during the first quarter in a sign of the growing economic pain being caused by the global credit crisis

GM closing 4 truck and SUV plants in North America: General Motors is closing four truck and SUV plants in the U.S., Canada and Mexico as surging fuel prices hasten a dramatic shift to smaller vehicles.

Behind The Faking Of US Economic Data

Soros - Oil Speculators Could Trigger Stock Crash

Why Does A Mint Lease Out Gold/Silver?

Inflation Watch Continues On Wall Street

Montana May Have 40 BILLION Barrels Of Crude Oil

America - Debts Unpayable, Financial System Bankrupt

Banks' Credit Crisis Fixes Echo 1929 Depression

US Staring At Double Dip Recession

'08 Muni Bond Defaults Already Triple All Of '07

How The Oil Crisis Has Shocked The World

Wall St Aided/Abetted Mtge Securities Fraud

Is Crude Oil A Bubble Ready To Burst?

Here's Some Home Price Drops By City

US Home Prices Still In Free Fall

The Fading Of The Mirage Economy

Fed Assets Running Dry?