The most important news for Sunday, October 18th, 2009.....
The U.S. government closed its 2009 fiscal year with a record budget deficit of 1.417 trillion dollars, which was 962 billion dollars higher than the previous year.
Why is the U.S. military paying $400 for each gallon of gasoline in Afghanistan?
With the economy in the toilet and millions out of work, Americans are flocking to join the U.S. military.
Seven high-ranking Iranian officers, including at least two generals, were among the 31 people who died in a suicide bombing attack on their meeting in the Sistan-Baluchi provincial town of Pisheen early on Sunday. Some Iranian officials are blaming Barack Obama for the attack.
Is the Taliban ready to cut a deal with Barack Obama?
Hurricane Rick has grown into a category 5 storm, with winds reaching speeds of up to 260 miles per hour.
Energy and environment ministers from the world's major economies are met in London on Sunday to try to accelerate negotiations over an international treaty on climate change.
A former science adviser to former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher says that the real purpose of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen on December 7-18 is to use global warming as a pretext to lay the foundation for a one world government.
Russia and Iran are officially discussing the idea of dumping the dollar for international trade.
New studies are revealing that H1N1 swine flu does "unusual" damage to the lungs.
Gardasil, a vaccine used to prevent cervical cancer in women, has won U.S. regulatory approval for preventing genital warts in boys.
Members of the European parliament are calling for school pupils to be forced to take European Union lessons in order to counter "lies" about Brussels.
Here is something for all of us to think about: "Ten questions about flu vaccines that doctors and health authorities refuse to answer".
Members of the German government will be receiving a special swine flu vaccine that is substantially different than the vaccine that the rest of the German population will receive.
Some physicists are actually asking this question: Is The Large Hadron Collider Being Sabotaged from the Future?
The mayor of Moscow, Russia is promising residents a "snow free" winter. How will he accomplish this? He plans to hire the Russian Air Force to spray a fine chemical mist over the clouds before they reach the capital, forcing them to dump their snow outside the city.
Now that the genie has been let out of the bottle, is it too late to close the door on genetically modified crops?
A movie entitled "Antichrist", coming out October 23rd, is being called "the most horrific movie ever seen".
Has Barack Obama just made it easier for China to purchase advanced missile technology from the United States?
China's second-ranking military officer will travel to Washington later this month and U.S. military officials are promising to "show him a great deal of how our military operates in this country".
A team of scientists funded by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have implanted miniature neural and muscle stimulation systems into beetles to enable their flight to be remotely controlled. Is it really such a good idea to create cyborg beetles?
DARPA is also working on developing a line of shape-shifting robots.
Are the Chinese mocking the U.S. by building a massive shopping center in the shape of the Pentagon?
The N.Y. Times is asking this question: "Is the Central Intelligence Agency covering up some dark secret about the assassination of John F. Kennedy?" Better late than never, eh?
A super high speed global Internet devoted solely to science and education has just expanded to include half the countries of the world.
The severe drought is killing Kenya's majestic elephants.
Lastly, at one high school in Chicago, 115 girls are either pregnant or have already had children. What in the world is happening to America?
The most important news for Thursday, October 15th, 2009.....
U.S. foreclosure filings jumped 23 percent in the third quarter of 2009, setting another new record.
The government insurance fund designed to protect consumer bank deposits will likely stay in the red through the year 2012.
Canadian Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq says that she wants 100 percent of the people of Canada to be vaccinated for the swine flu.
Health care workers who are challenging a directive by New York state’s health commissioner requiring them all to get swine flu shots will get their day in court next week.
Republican lawmakers are accusing the Islamic advocacy group CAIR of planting spies on Capitol Hill.
Russia is weighing changes to its military doctrine that would allow it to nuke "aggressors" first.
Haaretz is reporting that Syria is supplying long-range missiles to Hezbollah.
Social Security recipients will not get a cost of living increase next year for the first time in more than a third of a century.
The U.S. military in eastern Afghanistan has recently changed its media rules to ban pictures of troops killed in the war.
The Irish government has banned the cultivation of all genetically modified crops. Why can't the U.S. government be that smart?
Scientific researchers have found that the active ingredient in the popular herbicide Roundup causes birth defects of the brain, heart and intestines even in incredibly small doses.
One woman plans to travel 350 miles to a totally different city in order to avoid being forced to have a C-section.
Consumers are being warned that they should brace themselves for sticker shock at the supermarket.
An "artificial black hole" was reportedly recently created in a Chinese lab. Is it really such a good idea to be doing that?
A new study has revealed that people who retire completely are less healthy than those who carry on in a part time job.
Global warming? 20% of the U.S. is already covered in snow.
South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham is being labeled as a "traitor" for backing climate change legislation.
Lastly, a Louisiana couple has confessed to giving an exotic bird to a woman in exchange for two children.
The most important news for Wednesday, October 14th, 2009.....
25 year old Desiree Jennings was a completely fit and healthy Redskins cheerleader up until two months ago when she received a seasonal flu shot. 10 days after receiving the flu shot she began experiencing serious flu symptoms, followed by severe convulsions and black outs. Now Desiree can barely talk or walk and her life has all but been destroyed and she is blaming the flu shot.
Researchers in Canada have found that seasonal flu shots could double the risk of coming down with the H1N1 swine flu.
The swine flu vaccine is being shunned by large numbers of people despite being widely available now in many areas.
What insanity is this? Barack Obama has reportedly negotiated an agreement that would allow the Russians to inspect U.S. nuclear sites and count missiles and warheads.
There are reports going around the Internet that Ayatollah Khamenei has died. Confirmation of this is supposed to come tomorrow morning.
JPMorgan Chase says that it earned $3.6 billion during the third quarter of 2009. Being a big shark in the international banking world is very profitable these days.
Do U.S. government reports point to a coming fiscal doomsday?
The plunging U.S. dollar is shocking financial observers around the world.
Barack Obama's newly confirmed regulatory czar co-authored a book in which he advocated harvesting organs from terminally ill patients without their permission.
New security scanners at Manchester airport will reveal all objects concealed underneath clothes - including genitals.
At the Mitzpe Yericho school in Israel, descendants of the Levites are preparing for service in a rebuilt Temple by learning exactly how to conduct the daily Temple service and how to offer the required sacrifices.
The EU is turning its full strength against Czech president Vaclav Klaus.
A U.N.-backed offensive to destroy a Hutu rebel group in eastern Congo has had disastrous humanitarian consequences, with more than 1,000 civilians dead, 7,000 raped, and 900,000 forced from their homes.
The top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan is asking for up to 80,000 more American soldiers.
Are freezing temperatures around the globe starting to shatter the theory of global warming?
The U.S. Navy is now considering allowing women to serve aboard submarines for the first time.
Is America cursed? Mad Cow disease is now firmly entrenched among California's raccoon population.
If you are single you might want to read this intriguing article: "Why Young Men Are Avoiding Marriage".
The Archbishop of Canterbury is calling for an end to economic growth in order to "save the planet".
It turns out that Benito Mussolini was a well paid British agent during World War I.
California regulators appear ready to pass the nation's first ban on energy-hungry, big-screen televisions.
Lastly, atheist author Richard Dawkins is making it loud and clear that he believes faith has no place in science and that a public debate between him and a creationist is out of the question. What is Dawkins so afraid of?
The most important news for Tuesday, October 13th, 2009.....
A group of nurses is suing the state of New York over a regulation requiring all health care workers to receive the swine flu vaccine by the end of November.
The Senate Finance Committee has voted to approve an 829 billion dollar health care reform bill that Barack Obama supports.
The state of Massachusetts may place limits on the hospital options of many patients in an effort to control soaring health care costs.
The Czech president is defying the European elite by declaring that he will not sign the Lisbon treaty. Let's just say that the European elite are not going to be very happy with him for that stand.
Israel and the United States are set to begin an exercise which will simulate a response in the event of war between Israel, Iran, Syria and Hezbollah.
In an unannounced move, Barack Obama has authorized -- and the Pentagon is deploying -- at least 13,000 more troops to Afghanistan.
Is North Korea planning to test-fire even more missiles? Do they ever get enough of saber rattling?
In early October, the U.S. military discovered eight containers containing ammunition apparently being shipped from Iran to Syria aboard a German-owned freighter.
U.S. Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano says that law enforcement authorities are tracking terrorists with al-Qaeda leanings inside the United States.
The FBI has started using facial-recognition technology on millions of American motorists, comparing their driver's license photos with pictures of convicts in a high tech analysis of chin widths and nose sizes.
Barack Obama's "pay czar" has asked AIG to withhold some of the millions in bonuses promised to its employees. Welcome to socialist America.
In California, Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a bill creating a day of recognition for gay politician Harvey Milk.
According to a stunning new poll, two-thirds of the French people do not want Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand to resign for having written about paying young male prostitutes for sex in Thailand.
Lastly, according to guidelines prepared for the Australian government, children under the age of 2 should be banned from watching television.
