Three very strong earthquakes (6.9, 6.7, 6.0) rocked Chile on Thursday morning, just as the country was swearing in a new president.

Greek public and private sector workers went on strike on Thursday, grounding flights, shutting schools and halting public transportation in the second nationwide walkout in two weeks [...]]]> The most important news for Thursday, March 11th, 2010....

Three very strong earthquakes (6.9, 6.7, 6.0) rocked Chile on Thursday morning, just as the country was swearing in a new president.

Greek public and private sector workers went on strike on Thursday, grounding flights, shutting schools and halting public transportation in the second nationwide walkout in two weeks in protest against proposed austerity plans.

On Thursday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad promised that the nation of Israel "will be annihilated" before too much longer.

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is stepping up the pressure on Israel over construction in East Jerusalem.

It turns out that the Democrats are employing really dirty politics during a final push to get the health care "reform" bill passed.

Under the health care bill, individuals who earn more than $200,000 and couples who earn over $250,000 would pay an additional 2.9% surtax on unearned income from interest, dividends, annuities, royalties and rents.

The U.S. government budget deficit for the month of February was over 220 billion dollars - which set a new all-time record for one month.

The Governor of Illinois is calling for a 33 percent increase in the state income tax in order to deal with the growing budget deficit in that state.

According to data released by the Labor Department, government workers have sailed through this recent economic crisis virtually unscathed.

A new government commercial currently running on one of Britain’s most popular radio stations is encouraging Londoners to report their neighbors as terrorists if they use cash, enjoy their privacy, or even close their curtains.

Congressman Ron Paul is speaking out against plans to require all Americans to get a national identification card.  But Republican Senator Lindsey Graham sees no problem with forcing all Americans to carry a biometric ID card.

New York City chefs and restaurant owners are furious over a bill that has been introduced in the New York Legislature that, if passed, would ban the use of salt in restaurant cooking.

The superintendent of the Kansas City, Missouri, school district is defending a plan to shut down nearly half the district's schools.

New allegations regarding ex-Congressman Eric Massa are starting to come out.

Barack Obama's decision to kill NASA's Constellation program to launch astronauts into orbit and return Americans to the moon is causing quite a bit of anxiety over at NASA.

Considering the fact that Barack Obama is trying to dramatically reduce the U.S. nuclear arsenal, you might find this article interesting: 50 Facts About U.S. Nuclear Weapons.

Meanwhile, more than 2,000 servicemen from Russia's Strategic Missile Forces are currently taking part in large-scale nuclear warfare drills.

Is Vladimir Putin slowly trying to reconstruct the Soviet Union?

A "doomsday" vault storing crop seeds in an Arctic deep freeze in Norway is estimated to have surpassed 500,000 samples.

Why is the U.S. Department of Education buying shotguns?

A Christian couple in Pakistan has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for touching the Quran without washing their hands first.

The opening prayer at today's opening session of the Virginia General Assembly was delivered by a radical imam.

Utah has become the third state to adopt a law exempting guns and ammunition made, sold and used in that state from federal regulations.

There is a proposal to legalize assisted suicide for anyone over 70 who has simply "had enough of life" in Holland.

The Chinese government is considering a law which would ban the eating of cat and dog meat.

A Mississippi county school board announced on Wednesday that it would cancel its upcoming prom after a gay student petitioned to bring a same-sex date to the event.

Lastly, a Catholic priest who claims that he has dealt with 70,000 cases of demonic possession says that he is worried about the consequences of satanic infiltration in the Vatican.

The European Parliament has voted for a new tax on financial transactions which will be paid directly to Brussels.

At least 36 state legislatures throughout the United States are considering legislation that would allow their citizens to opt out of a key component of Barack Obama's health care bill – an "individual mandate" requiring [...]]]> The most important news for Wednesday, March 10th, 2010....

The European Parliament has voted for a new tax on financial transactions which will be paid directly to Brussels.

At least 36 state legislatures throughout the United States are considering legislation that would allow their citizens to opt out of a key component of Barack Obama's health care bill – an "individual mandate" requiring that all Americans purchase health insurance.

Frightened Christians streamed out of villages in central Nigeria yesterday after threats of new attacks from radical Muslims responsible for a weekend massacre in which at least 500 people were killed.

The former head of the Mossad said on Tuesday that the world needs to get ready to use military force to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear bomb.

A Pennsylvania woman known as "Jihad Jane" has been indicted for conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and kill a person in a foreign country.

Chief Justice John Roberts said on Tuesday that the scene at Barack Obama's State of the Union address was "very troubling" and that the annual speech has "degenerated" into a political pep rally.

The Obama administration will accept no more public input for a new federal strategy that could prohibit U.S. citizens from fishing many of the nation's oceans, coastal areas, Great Lakes, and even inland waters.

According to Rasmussen Reports, Barack Obama's approval rating has hit yet another new record low.

Skepticism about global warming is rising in the Republican Party.

The European Union's climate chief has told the European Parliament that she wants the bloc to forge ahead with cuts in carbon emissions of 30 percent.

Two members of Congress have introduced new legislation that is designed to expand President Barack Obama's decision to force taxpayers to fund embryonic stem cell research.

Nancy Pelosi says that we need to pass the health care reform bill so that we can find out what is in it.

Democrats are pressing ahead with legislation to create a vast new bureaucracy that would have virtually unlimited powers to slap sweeping controls on the United States financial industry.

More Christian persecution by Islamic radicals - a World Vision office in Pakistan was attacked by militant gunmen on Wednesday, leaving at least five staff members dead.

U.S. banks charged off a record $83.3 billion in credit card losses in 2009.

A federally funded ticketing blitz in the state of Virginia resulted in a total of 6996 traffic tickets being handed out this past weekend.

According to the Employee Benefit Research Institute's annual Retirement Confidence Survey, the percentage of Americans who have less than $10,000 saved for retirement has grown to 43%.

More U.S. schools than ever are using GPS devices to track students.

Passengers will be able to travel by train from London to Beijing in just two days on trains that travel almost as fast as airplanes if China is able to build the high-speed rail network to India and Europe that they are planning.

An Amish farmer has won his case against Wisconsin's livestock registration law, which he argued violates his religious beliefs.

Actress Jenny McCarthy is asking this question: "Who's Afraid of the Truth About Autism?"

Eric Massa has told Fox News that "you can literally be bought and sold legally" as a member of the U.S. Congress.

Concerns about an Oregon Department of Transportation employee who purchased several guns after being placed on leave prompted law enforcement officials to take him into "protective" custody.

Archaeologists believe that they have finally found the real location of a city called Neta'im mentioned in the Bible.

A 500 member Baptist church in Dallas Texas recently changed its website to reflect the church's affirmation of gay and lesbian lifestyles.

U.S. health officials announced on Tuesday that approximately 16 percent of Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 are infected with genital herpes.

The DNA of an extinct giant bird was recently extracted from fossilized eggs in Australia.

A new solar cycle of activity begins this year, and so the Earth will once again be bombarded with increased radiation from the sun.

Lastly, Russian scientists have confirmed that a multi-coloured snowfall – ranging from light purple to brown – recently landed in Russia's Stavropol Region.

Democrat Congressman Eric Massa claims that he is the victim of a power play by Democratic leaders who want him out of Congress because he's a "no" vote on health care reform.

A new poll reveals that Barack Obama and the Democrats are rapidly losing ground to the Republicans.

Will a [...]]]> The most important news for Tuesday, March 9th, 2010....

The death toll from weekend violence in central Nigeria climbed to more than 200 on Monday after members of a radical, machete-wielding Islamic terror group attacked a mostly Christian town south of the city of Jos.

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake collapsed homes and killed more than 50 people in a mountainous region of [...]]]> The most important news for Monday, March 8th, 2010....

The death toll from weekend violence in central Nigeria climbed to more than 200 on Monday after members of a radical, machete-wielding Islamic terror group attacked a mostly Christian town south of the city of Jos.

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake collapsed homes and killed more than 50 people in a mountainous region of southeastern Turkey early on Monday.

A strong earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale hit the western coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Friday night.

If the charts are to be believed, the New Madrid fault zone in the central United States is primed for a massive earthquake event.

It is being reported that Iran is developing a massive new rocket launch site with North Korean assistance. 

Israeli National Infrastructures Minister Uzi Landau is expected to announce plans for the very first nuclear power plant in Israel.

North Korea has put its army on full combat alert and says it is ready to "blow up" South Korea as joint drills between the South and the United States got underway.

The Russian military on Thursday successfully tested a strategic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads from a submarine in the Arctic.  Could missiles such as that one day be a threat to the United States?

A new bill would allow the U.S. government to arrest U.S. citizens and detain them without trial indefinitely based on "suspect activity".

Recent comments by Chinese central bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan seem to indicate that China may soon be ready to sever the yuan's de-facto peg to the U.S. dollar.

A new poll has found that nine percent of U.S. adults have already moved their money out of the big banks to protest the Wall Street bailouts and government favoritism towards the big financial institutions.

With a 21% cut in Medicare payments slated to take effect later this month, will some doctors now be forced to boycott Medicare patients?

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may force lenders to buy back $21 billion of home loans this year as part of a crackdown on faulty mortgages.

Cash-strapped states such as North Carolina, Alabama and Hawaii have been forced to slow down issuing income tax refunds to individuals and businesses because they simply don't have enough money.

From all indications, there is a whole lot of bank balance sheet fraud going on out there right now.

The son of one of the founders of Hamas who spied for Israel for many years is now publicly talking about his conversion to Christianity and about how dangerous radical Islam is.

Barack Obama has tapped a former Army general to lead the Transportation Security Administration.

A delegation of Pakistani lawmakers recently cut short their visit to the U.S. after refusing to subject themselves to a controversial full-body scan at a Washington D.C. airport.

Are corrupt Afghans literally stealing millions of dollars from aid funds?
 
In the U.K., hundreds more town hall staff and private security guards are to be handed police-style powers in a fresh Home Office drive to create an army of "civilian spies".

Urgent warnings are circulating throughout NATO and the European Union for secret intelligence material to be protected from a recent surge in cyberwar attacks originating in China.

Social workers in the U.K. have placed the five-year-old daughter of a professional couple on the child protection register for "emotional abuse" after the mother told the girl she was delivered by C-section.

Banks with more than 100 billion in assets will be overseen by the U.S. Federal Reserve under a regulatory reform plan that represents a partial victory for the central bank.

Is Rahm Emanuel in trouble?  Even some Democrats are now calling on him to resign.

Big change - starting next year, any bank or other payment settlement company that processes credit cards, debit cards or electronic payments such as PayPal will have to issue information returns telling the IRS what merchants receive.

One Tea Party voter has put new Massachusetts Senator on notice.

Is Sarah Palin trying to pitch a reality television show?

Looking for something amazing to add to your diet?  It turns out that cucumbers are one of the most versatile vegetables that you can grow in your garden.

According to new research, the virus that causes AIDS can hide in the bone marrow, avoiding drugs and later awakening to cause illness.

A Catholic school in Boulder, Colorado is under fire due to the fact that it has refused to readmit a preschooler because the child has two moms.

Approximately 100 traditionalist Anglican parishes across the United States have decided to convert en masse to the Roman Catholic Church.

One man in Tyler, Texas was recently given 35 years in prison for having 4.6 ounces of marijuana.

Lastly, one Democrat Congressman recently described a confrontation with Rahm Emanuel that took place in a very uncomfortable setting: "I am showering, naked as a jaybird, and here comes RahmEmanuel, not even with a towel wrapped around his tush, poking his finger in my chest, yelling at me."

Polls have closed in Iraq's parliamentary elections, but the elections were marred by horrific violence that left at least 38 people dead.

The Iranian Defense Ministry started mass production of Nasr 1 (Victory 1) cruise missiles on Sunday.

In the past two months alone, CIA Director Leon Panetta, National Security Adviser Jim Jones, NSC [...]]]> The most important news for Sunday, March 7th, 2010....

Polls have closed in Iraq's parliamentary elections, but the elections were marred by horrific violence that left at least 38 people dead.

The Iranian Defense Ministry started mass production of Nasr 1 (Victory 1) cruise missiles on Sunday.

In the past two months alone, CIA Director Leon Panetta, National Security Adviser Jim Jones, NSC strategist Dennis Ross, Deputy Secretaries of State Jim Steinberg and Jack Lew, Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman John Kerry and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen have all made trips to Israel to discuss the situation brewing in the Middle East.

Republican senators are demanding that the Obama administration cancel the appointment of a new U.S. ambassador to Syria.

The Congressional Budget Office is projecting that Barack Obama's proposed budget plan would add more than $9.7 trillion to the national debt over the next decade.

The U.S. Postal Service, facing a $238 billion budget deficit by 2020, is being urged to consider cutting delivery to as few as three days a week.

Federal regulators on Friday shuttered banks in Florida, Illinois, Maryland and Utah, boosting to 26 the number of bank failures in the U.S. so far this year.

It is being reported that Russia may scrap the ruble and introduce a common currency with Belarus and Kazakhstan.

Will the Obama administration soon help Wall Street get a hold of Social Security?

Barack Obama has released a statement in which he once again affirmed his commitment to reduce the U.S. nuclear arsenal and his goal of seeking "a world without nuclear weapons".

Meanwhile, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is urging Russia's armed forces to speed up the upgrading of their aging military arsenal.

A reporter says that he counted more than 200 dead bodies after renewed religious violence erupted between Christians and Muslims in central Nigeria.

Christian debt-elimination programs, which use the Bible as a framework to encourage financial responsibility, are surging in popularity all across the United States.

An NYPD officer has broken his silence and has admitted that innocent people are set up and falsely arrested and ticketed in order to meet quotas.

Islam is tolerant?  A husband and wife in Pakistan were recently sentenced to 25 years in prison for touching the Quran without washing their hands.

The former head of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency claims that the United States is seeking to create and train terrorist groups in the region.

According to research presented to the American Heart Association's annual conference, drinking sugar-sweetened soft drinks has been linked to an increase in new cases of diabetes and heart disease.

The CDC has issued a new report showing that one out of every 110 children in America today has some form of autism.

A pet charity in the U.K. is claiming that vaccines being given to dogs are making them ill, while vets are cashing in on all of the vaccines.

Is there a "worldwide war" on baby girls?

Has a lost group of people with Jewish ancestry been found in Zimbabwe?

MSNBC recently ran an article with this surprising headline: "5 ways your TV is slowly killing you".

A 70-year-old Chinese grandmother in the central province of Hubei was recently beaten and buried alive by property developers eager to get their hands on her land.

Lastly, Washington D.C. will become the first city in the United States to make female condoms available for free.

Investigators are looking into the history of a man who they say shot two police officers at the Pentagon on Thursday evening before being fatally wounded.

Barack Obama's latest judicial nominee has said that "the Constitution must adapt" to changing conditions in the world.

Iran has announced plans to test a new [...]]]> The most important news for Friday, March 5th, 2010....

Investigators are looking into the history of a man who they say shot two police officers at the Pentagon on Thursday evening before being fatally wounded.

Barack Obama's latest judicial nominee has said that "the Constitution must adapt" to changing conditions in the world.

Iran has announced plans to test a new laser-guided bomb.

On Thursday, Syria denied hiding nuclear activities from the world and said that Israel was the source of suspicious uranium particles found at a Syrian desert complex, allegedly bombed two years ago by Israeli jets.

Many U.S. states have started reaching out to illegal immigrants to encourage them to be counted during the coming U.S. census, because states with bigger populations get more money.

According to a new report from a group of leading economists, financiers, and former federal regulators, another economic collapse worse than the one that the U.S. just experienced is inevitable unless major changes are implemented.

By the end of 2010, the U.S. Treasury will have to refinance $2 trillion in short-term debt, plus additional deficit spending for this year estimated to be around $1.6 trillion.  So the bottom line is that the U.S. Treasury will need to borrow $3.6 trillion in just one year.

A new survey by USA Today has found that federal employees earn higher average salaries than private-sector workers in more than eight out of 10 occupations.

The Obama administration is reportedly pushing for a new United Nations super-agency dedicated to radical feminism.

China may start its first city-wide carbon cap and trade system by June.

Police in California have arrested at least 150 students participating in peaceful rallies to protest against cuts in education funding.

The U.S. government is weighing an expansion of its Internet monitoring capabilities.

For years, Arizona has been known as "the sunset state", but lately many residents have been calling it "the surveillance state".

The director of the China Meteorological Administration has announced that China will step up weather modification in key regions to help relieve the drought.

Some researchers are claiming that genetically engineered corn may cause food allergies.

A new U.S. Army biolab in Maryland where Ebola Virus and Q Fever can escape from an exhaust stack is going to be opened up anyway.

Vietnam is experiencing what is being described as "a 100-year drought".

Why does Bill Gates believe that the spread of vaccines around the world would be good for population control?

Why are so many millions of Americans turning to Bible-based programs in an attempt to get out of debt?

The Vatican has been rocked by a sex scandal reaching into Pope Benedict's household after a chorister was sacked for allegedly procuring male prostitutes for a papal gentleman-in-waiting.

It has been confirmed that the much-hyped fossil named "Ida" is not a human ancestor.

Devices allowing people to write letters or play pinball using just the power of their brains are drawing a lot of attention at a technology fair in Germany.

It is being claimed that a team of physicists has proven that the teleportation of energy is possible.

Lastly, is a small company located in Vancouver, British Columbia on the verge of creating a revolutionary device capable of delivering virtually unlimited clean energy for the entire planet?

A secret Obama administration memo has surfaced revealing plans for the federal government to seize more than 10 million acres from Montana to New Mexico.

Obama is also urging Congress to vote on the "health care reform plan" as soon as possible even if it means passing the measure with a [...]]]> The most important news for Thursday, March 4th, 2010....

A secret Obama administration memo has surfaced revealing plans for the federal government to seize more than 10 million acres from Montana to New Mexico.

Obama is also urging Congress to vote on the "health care reform plan" as soon as possible even if it means passing the measure with a narrow Democratic majority and no Republican support.

It is being reported that about a dozen House of Representatives Democrats opposed to abortion are willing to vote against Barack Obama's healthcare reform plan unless it satisfies their demand for language barring the procedure.

It is actually true - there are some houses in Detroit that you can actually buy for one dollar.

Fears of a hedge fund "conspiracy" to destroy the Euro gathered pace yesterday when American authorities ordered some hedge funds not to destroy records related to their trading activities.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Thursday that he will propose an overhaul of the global monetary system by the end of the year.

NATO has announced that it will hold military exercises involving fighter planes over the Baltic Sea this month, the first in a series of military drills to be held this year near the Russian border.

The 32-year-old son of a Hamas founder, who turned out to be a spy for Israel for many years, recently had the following to say about Islam: "The biggest terrorist is the God of the Quran. I know this is very dangerous and this will offend many people. The more you follow the steps of the prophet of Islam and the God of Islam, the more you get close to being a terrorist."

A new Syrian-supplied weapon will enable Hezbollah to shoot down Israeli aircraft.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has left open the possibility of asking U.S. military forces to stay in Iraq longer than planned.

Women in the Iraqi city of Fallujah are being warned not to have babies due to the massive rise in birth defects in that city since the U.S. invasion.

The Pentagon is investigating the death of a 24-year-old Indiana Marine after he was allegedly shot to death in Afghanistan by several U.S.-paid private security contractors that were reportedly high on opium.

An Iranian Christian pastor who was suddenly arrested and then imprisoned has visible marks of torture, his wife said after she visited him.

On Tuesday, a top Microsoft executive suggested a broad Internet tax to help defray the costs associated with computer security breaches and Internet attacks.

A 6.4 earthquake hit southern Taiwan early on Thursday morning.  What in the world is going on with the earth lately?

The number of under-18s receiving treatment for cocaine addiction in England has increased by more than 65 percent.

A growing number of police departments across the United States are turning to mobile camera systems to fight motor vehicle theft and identify unregistered cars.

Christian and Jewish leaders are inviting Americans to join them at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. on May 1st to pray and repent for how this nation has turned from God.

In one area of the U.K., they are putting up fake shop fronts to cover over businesses that have been shut down by the recession.

It turns out that U.S. gun owners purchased 14 million guns in 2009.

Also in the U.K., children as young as five will now be put on school "hate registers" over everyday playground insults.

A renowned exorcist in Rome recently released a book of memoirs in which he declares to know of the existence of Satanic sects in the Vatican that have participation by individuals even in the College of Cardinals.

Lastly, at JFK airport recently a child was caught on tape in the control tower directing air traffic and giving instructions to pilots.

White House officials are reportedly telling the press that in his remarks tomorrow Barack Obama will say that Democrats may use controversial "reconciliation" rules, which will require only 51 Senate votes and will avoid any threat of a Republican filibuster, to pass the health care reform bill.

Many industrial cities in the Midwest are on the verge [...]]]> The most important news for Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010....

White House officials are reportedly telling the press that in his remarks tomorrow Barack Obama will say that Democrats may use controversial "reconciliation" rules, which will require only 51 Senate votes and will avoid any threat of a Republican filibuster, to pass the health care reform bill.

Many industrial cities in the Midwest are on the verge of becoming literal "ghost towns" because of the U.S. economic crisis.

As the U.S. economy continues to falter, why are the big banks are cutting off the flow of credit, hoarding cash and reducing the money supply?

The U.S. Postal Service announced on Tuesday that it would reduce its workforce by another 30,000 positions and slash overtime this year in an attempt to reduce costs.

GMAC's CEO earned about $1.2 million in salary and restricted stock last year for a month and a half of work.

Some of the charts in the newly released 2009 Fiscal Year Financial Report of the United States are more than just a little bit troubling.

Haaretz has just released a new article with this stunning headline: "Who will blink first in Iran's nuclear poker game?"

Was the three-party meeting that took place in Damascus on Friday between Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah actually a war council to devise counterattack plans and assign tasks in the event of an Israeli attack?

A Senior IDF intelligence official told a Knesset committee on Tuesday that Syria is transferring weapons to Hezbollah that it did not dare to hand over before.

U.S. officials are warning that EU loopholes could end up undermining new sanctions against Iran.

Russia has announced plans to buy four warships from France in the biggest defense deal with a NATO member since the end of the Cold War.

Is Barack Obama actually setting a course toward unilateral nuclear disarmament?

A new report by the Southern Poverty Law Center charges that the tea-party movement is "shot through" with radical ideas and directly compares Tea Party participants to Timothy McVeigh and hate groups.

The Chilean seaside resort of Pelluhue was virtually swallowed alive by a twin tsunami that was spawned by the massive earthquake that hit Chile recently.

Is the Pacific Northwest at risk of being hit by the next mega-earthquake?

The U.S. Geological Survey says that a small magnitude 3.7 earthquake shook southeast Missouri along the New Madrid Fault on Tuesday.

Is the European Court about to give public figures the power to "gag the press" when it comes to damaging stories about them?

Germany has unveiled a next-generation "personal security card" that does a lot more than just verify who a person is.

Due to dwindling ratings, erratic behavior, and a bloated salary, many television insiders are now speculating that MSNBC may soon fire Keith Olbermann.

Is the mainstream media in the process of dying out?

In a new study conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey, every single fish tested from 291 freshwater streams across the United States was found to be contaminated with mercury.

The European Commission has cleared the way for genetically modified potatoes to be grown in the EU.

Christian debt-elimination programs, which use the Bible as a framework to encourage financial responsibility, are surging in popularity across the United States.

Barack Obama is reportedly planning "dramatic reductions" in the U.S. nuclear weapon stockpile as part of a sweeping review designed to prove his commitment to global nuclear disarmament.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday that Russia and the United States are close to completing negotiations on a new treaty [...]]]> The most important news for Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010....

Barack Obama is reportedly planning "dramatic reductions" in the U.S. nuclear weapon stockpile as part of a sweeping review designed to prove his commitment to global nuclear disarmament.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday that Russia and the United States are close to completing negotiations on a new treaty on strategic arms cuts.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday that once it has completed work on its own fifth-generation fighter, Russia must proceed with designing a "next generation" strategic bomber.

A newly published book getting a lot of attention in China calls for that nation to move swiftly to displace the United States as the global "champion".

At the end of 2007, the Big Four U.S.banks - Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo - held 32 percent of all deposits in FDIC-insured institutions. As of June 30th of last year it was 39 percent.

A sign of the times?  American reliance on government assistance is at an all-time high.

In fact, "the most prosperous nation in the world" now has over 12 percent of its population receiving food assistance.

Is the middle class in America in danger of vanishing?

The army took control of vast swaths of Chile yesterday as looters continue to loot cities devastated by the earthquake.

Is the earthquake in Chile a warning that the same thing could happen in the United States soon?

Some scientists believe that the earthquake in Chile may have actually shortened our days.

Some members of Congress are pushing a new gas tax as a way to fight the "threat" of global warming.

Cops and police in Florida have been caught using "secret codes" on tickets in the state of Florida.

Doctors in the U.K. who refuse vaccinations against common infections risk losing their right to practice medicine under a new appraisal system.

According to the Pew Internet and American Life Project, the Internet has surpassed newspapers as a primary way for Americans to get news.

It appears a day of reckoning has arrived for mainstream news as both ABC News and CBS News have recently made announcements that indicate deep financial woes.

According to one new poll, one in four Germans would be happy to have a microchip implanted in their body if they derived concrete benefits from it.

A new Tower Of Babel?  The new version of Google Chrome will allow users to specify that they want every web page they visit to appear in their language.

Barack Obama's doctors have told him that he needs to quit smoking.

The Miami City Commission is set to consider a proposal next month that would prohibit unauthorized people from feeding the homeless.

A 14-month-old boy in China born without pores in his skin has baffled medical authorities by developing fish scales.

A national media campaign to promote the authority of the Bible began running commercials on major cable television networks on Monday.

A four inch nail dating from the time of Christ's crucifixion has been found at a remote fort believed to have once been a stronghold of the Knights Templar.

Lastly, planners in Wales hope to soon erect a 200 foot tall statue featuring a massive red dragon.

Thanks to the crisis in Greece, plans for a European "economic government" are gaining steam.

Germany and France have come up with an "economic rescue plan" for Greece.

IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn said on Friday that the International Monetary Fund wants new authority to supervise the global financial system.

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Thanks to the crisis in Greece, plans for a European "economic government" are gaining steam.

Germany and France have come up with an "economic rescue plan" for Greece.

IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn said on Friday that the International Monetary Fund wants new authority to supervise the global financial system.

It turns out that U.S. banks are lending out a lot less money to the American people and are buying up a lot more U.S. government debt instead.

In fact, in 2009 U.S. banks posted their sharpest decline in lending since 1942.

AIG reported a quarterly loss of $8.9 billion on Friday and warned that it may need additional U.S. government support.

Faced with massive declines in tax revenue, an increasing number of states and localities are considering eliminating tax exemptions for charities.

It is estimated that the total loss on the mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could reach as high as $448 billion.

In fact, Fannie Mae has just reported a staggering $72 billion net loss for 2009.

The death toll for the 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile has risen to over 700 and authorities in Chile are warning that a "giant effort" will be needed to help the victims.

In the past seven days, there have been approximately 250 significant earthquakes around the globe.

Haaretz recently ran this startling headline: "Is Iran 'inviting' Israel to strike its nuclear facility?"

Are the Republican and the Democrats headed for "a showdown" over health care?

Barack Obama has ordered the rewriting of the new U.S. Nuclear Posture Review, and this is creating bitter tensions with the National Security Council and the Department of Defense.

At least eight Christians have been killed in the past two weeks in the volatile Iraqi city of Mosul.

The facts that keep coming out about the Great Pyramid of Giza are absolutely amazing.

Has global warming become a "multi-billion dollar fraud"?

A 7-month-old baby survived alone for three days with a bullet wound in its chest beside the dead bodies of its parents and brother, who died in an apparent suicide pact brought on by the couple’s terror of global warming.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates told a recent conference that vaccines need to be used to reduce world population figures in order to solve the global crisis.

Apple has admitted that child labor was used at factories that build its computers, iPods and mobile phones.

A lot of very troubling information is coming out about the Shriners' secret sub-group - the "Royal Order of Jesters".

A previously secret memo has revealed that the U.K. Ministry of Defense plans to destroy all future UFO reports it receives so that it does not have to make them public.

A student group at one university in Texas called The Atheist Agenda is reviving its Bibles-for-porn program.

Lastly, CNN is reporting that one hospital in the U.S. recently charged 1,000 dollars for a toothbrush.

An earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale hit Chile on Saturday, killing hundreds of people and severely damaging approximately half a million homes.  A tsunami caused by the quake was felt as far away as Japan and Russia.  It is being reported that this was one [...]]]> The most important news for Sunday, February 28th, 2010....

An earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale hit Chile on Saturday, killing hundreds of people and severely damaging approximately half a million homes.  A tsunami caused by the quake was felt as far away as Japan and Russia.  It is being reported that this was one of the ten largest earthquakes in recorded history.   

Even mainstream media outlets are starting to notice that very large earthquakes are happening much more frequently around the world.

On Sunday, Israel began distributing new gas masks for civilians to use in a possible chemical or biological attack.

Russia's new Topol M missile system will for the first time be shown at the Victory Day parade on May 9th in Moscow's Red Square.

Starting on Monday, the unemployed in the U.S. will no longer be able to apply for federal unemployment benefits or the COBRA health insurance subsidy.

Sales of previously owned homes plunged in January to their lowest level since last summer.

Is the United States getting ready to enter into yet another "Great Recession"?

According to Real Capital Analytics, the default rate for commercial property mortgages held by U.S. banks more than doubled in the fourth quarter and may reach a peak of 5.4 percent by the end of next year.

According to a recent report by the Congressional Oversight Panel, approximately 3,000 U.S. banks are currently classified as having a risky concentration of commercial real estate loans.  All of them are small to mid-sized banks which have been already weakened by the financial crisis.

The chairman of JP Morgan Chase is warning that investors should be more worried about the risk of default by the state of California than by Greece's current debt woes.

Is George Soros at the heart of a plot to cash in on the demise of the Euro?

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said on Friday that a new reserve currency should be explored as an alternative to the U.S. dollar.

Joe Biden apparently likes being Vice President: "It’s easy being Vice President. You don’t have to do anything."

Jeb Bush recently made this very surprising statement about Sarah Palin: "I don't know what her deal is."

Are U.N. officials pushing for a "New Green Order" by 2012?

56 percent of Americans questioned in a new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey say that the federal government has become so large and powerful that it poses an immediate threat to the rights and freedoms of ordinary citizens.

A new global treaty may force your Internet service provider to spy on you.

Police in some areas of the U.K. recently started using super-bright halogen lights to temporarily blind misbehaving youngsters.

One man in the U.K. who took a picture of his son while they were out shopping has been accused of being a pedophile and threatened with arrest.

Under new U.K. government proposals designed to curb the spread of "dangerous" dogs, every dog owner in the U.K. will soon have to take a costly "competence test" to prove they can handle their pets.

Many areas of China are experiencing one of the worst droughts in modern Chinese history.

Is the pharmaceutical industry attempting to convince the American public that a variety of normal conditions affecting the majority of women should be classified as "female sexual dysfunction" so that they can sell more drugs?

The persecution of Christians around the globe is becoming so rampant that even some major international newspapers are starting to run stories about it.

Investigators have seized books on demons and atheism from a home linked to one of the men charged with setting an east Texas church on fire and suspected in a string of similar blazes.

One small town in Australia recently had "hundreds and hundreds" of small white fish rain down from the sky.

Lastly, the leader of the Russian Liberal Democrats, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, said on Friday that cloning should be permitted in Russia and proposed cloning himself "for the nation's benefit".

Are Democrats plotting a post-summit health care coup? 

Uh oh - Syria has turned down a planned visit to a research reactor in Damascus by U.N. nuclear inspectors.

A new logo for the Missile Defense Agency is strikingly similar to the one that Barack Obama used during his 2008 campaign.

Foreign [...]]]> The most important news for Thursday, February 25th, 2010....

Are Democrats plotting a post-summit health care coup? 

Uh oh - Syria has turned down a planned visit to a research reactor in Damascus by U.N. nuclear inspectors.

A new logo for the Missile Defense Agency is strikingly similar to the one that Barack Obama used during his 2008 campaign.

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says that the Russian government expects a new nuclear arms reduction treaty between Russia and the United States to be linked to Washington's plans to deploy missile shield elements in Europe.

North Korea is threatening to "attack" if the U.S. and South Korea go ahead with joint military drills later this month.

There are reports that Syria and Iran are in discussions about how to implement the secret military pact their two governments signed in December 2009.

Israel and the United States are holding a one-day, high-level strategic dialogue on Thursday which was expected to focus on sanctions against Iran.

Do the violent riots in Greece indicate that this will be a "summer of discontent" across Europe?

Is John McCain's Dietary Supplement Safety Act of 2010 an attempt to implement Codex Alimentarius in the United States?

Scott Brown, the new Republican senator for Massachusetts, is being called a traitor for supporting Barack Obama's recent spending bill.

Only 10% of American voters say that Congress is doing a good or excellent job.

General Motors has announced that they will begin shutting down Hummer now that a proposed deal to sell the brand to a Chinese company has collapsed.

The number of Americans filing first-time claims for unemployment insurance "unexpectedly" increased last week.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Congress on Wednesday that the United States could soon face a debt crisis like the one in Greece.

The U.S. Senate has passed a one year extension of the Patriot Act.

More than 300 U.S. soldiers have died in Afghanistan since May 15, 2009, which was the day when the first major wave of new troops ordered by Barack Obama arrived in the country.

Pakistani Taliban militants have beheaded three men charged with spying for the United States in Pakistan's northwest tribal region.

Vaccine manufacturer Merck Frosst Pharmaceutical has announced that they have approval from Health Canada for the use of the human papilloma virus vaccine Gardasil in boys and young men.

According to newly released research, there is no scientific evidence that flu shots are safe or effective for elderly Americans.

Agricultural scientists say that the hope to boost world food supplies in the future by exploiting advances in biotech, nanotech and synthetic biology.

A group of U.S. farmers is suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture for improperly allowing Monsanto to sell an herbicide-resistant alfalfa seed while failing to analyze the public health, environmental, and economic consequences of that action.

Restaurants across the country have been running out of tomatoes sporadically over the past week, and that is likely to continue in the aftermath of the freeze that devastated Florida's tomato crop last month.

A strong 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck off Nicaragua's western coast on Wednesday night.

Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler has released a long-awaited opinion saying that same-sex marriages performed in other states could be recognized by Maryland's legal system.

Pastor Mark Driscoll says that Avatar is "the most demonic, satanic film I've ever seen."

The Japanese government apparently plans to officially admit that it signed two secret defense pacts with the U.S. in 1960 and 1972.

Parasites in Cambodia are reportedly developing resistance to one of the most important anti-malaria drugs.

Lastly, the northeast U.S. is bracing for a massive "snowicane" that could dump another two feet of snow on many areas of the region.

The U.S. government says that sales of new homes in the United States plunged in January to the lowest level on record.

The number of U.S. mortgages more than 90 days overdue has climbed to 5.1 percent.

11.3 million U.S. homeowners - or 24% of all homes with mortgages [...]]]> The most important news for Wednesday, February 24th, 2010....

The U.S. government says that sales of new homes in the United States plunged in January to the lowest level on record.

The number of U.S. mortgages more than 90 days overdue has climbed to 5.1 percent.

11.3 million U.S. homeowners - or 24% of all homes with mortgages in the United States - were underwater as of the end of 2009.  That is up from 23% and 10.7 million borrowers three months earlier.

Confidence among U.S. consumers fell dramatically in February to the lowest level in 10 months.

U.S. commercial property values are down 40 percent since 2007 and currently 18 percent of all office space in the United States is sitting vacant.

It is projected that the largest commercial real estate loan losses will be experienced in 2011 and the years following.  In fact, it is estimated that losses at U.S. banks alone could range as high as 200 to 300 billion dollars.

The FDIC now says that the number of banks on its "problem" list climbed to 702 at the end of 2009 from 552 at the end of September and 252 at the end of 2008.

A major U.K. newspaper is warning that evidence is mounting that Chinese sales of U.S. Treasury bonds are intended as a warning to the United States government rather than simply being part of a routine portfolio shift.

The World Trade Organization has announced that world trade fell by 12% last year as the world economic crisis caused the biggest drop since 1945.

Harvard University Professor Kenneth Rogoff is warning that we could soon see a wave of sovereign defaults.

Warren Buffett's long-time business partner, Charlie Munger, has written in a new article for Slate.com that "it’s basically over" for the United States economy.

But Barack Obama says that a second Great Depression "is on longer a possibility".

New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said on Tuesday that Wall Street bonuses for 2009 were up 17 percent when compared with 2008.

"Dr. Doom" is advising the world’s most powerful investors to buy farmland and to stock up on gold.

The United States has unveiled plans for a new $1 billion high-security embassy in London - the most expensive embassy the U.S. has ever built.

The chief economist of the International Monetary Fund is warning that belt-tightening in Europe will be "extremely painful" and could take up to 20 years.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is warning that the decision to award Jewish sites in the West Bank national heritage status could ignite a war in the Middle East.

It is being reported that the son of a leading Hamas figure, who famously converted to Christianity, served for over a decade as the Shin Bet security service's most valuable source in the militant organization's leadership.

The EU is reportedly planning "massive" sanctions against Iran.

Latin American and Caribbean nations have agreed to set up a new regional body without the United States and Canada.

A stunning new report out of the U.K. is predicting that human beings may be forced to be microchipped like pet dogs some time within the next decade.

An extensive investigation has revealed that between 2003 and 2007, Texas quietly gave hundreds of newborn baby blood samples to a U.S. Armed Forces laboratory for use in a forensics database.

The government of China will now require individuals seeking to establish personal websites to verify their identities with regulators and have their photographs taken.

A state House committee in Arizona has approved a measure that would require U.S. presidential candidates who want to appear on the ballot in Arizona to submit documents proving they meet the constitutional requirements to be president.

A team of scientists has now successfully developed an incredibly virulent swine flu/bird flu hybrid combination in the lab.

A committee of experts advised the World Health Organization on Tuesday that the pandemic of H1N1 swine flu has not peaked yet.

As if the Great Pacific Garbage Patch was not bad enough, researchers have now found a high concentration of plastic debris floating in the Atlantic Ocean north of the Caribbean.

Planned Parenthood has announced that they plan to provide women with an option for terminating pregnancies in the comfort and privacy of their own homes.

The Pentagon has decided to lift a decades-old policy that prohibits women from serving aboard Navy submarines.

In a drastic move, a school board in Rhode Island has voted to fire every single teacher at one struggling public high school.

Does the new "Percy Jackson" movie have some very sinister undertones?

A family court judge in Vermont has issued a warrant for the arrest of a Virginia mother who disappeared with her daughter after being ordered to turn her over to her former lesbian partner.

One U.S. pediatrician has been charged with 471 counts of sexual crimes against 102 girls and one boy.

One new study has come out that suggests that children with same-sex parents are more prone to suicide.

An Israeli archaeologist announced on Monday that ancient fortifications recently excavated in Jerusalem date back 3,000 years to the time of King Solomon and support the biblical account about that time period.

Lastly, some U.S. cities have been actually shortening yellow lights to nab drivers with a ticket.  But in the quest for money are these cities putting the lives of drivers at risk?

Barack Obama has unveiled his new $950 billion health plan that seeks to reconcile existing House and Senate bills.  Democrats are hoping to use Senate rules to avoid a Republican filibuster and ram this legislation down the throats of the American people.

A senior Obama administration official says that the White House will propose new [...]]]> The most important news for Monday, February 22nd, 2010.....

Barack Obama has unveiled his new $950 billion health plan that seeks to reconcile existing House and Senate bills.  Democrats are hoping to use Senate rules to avoid a Republican filibuster and ram this legislation down the throats of the American people.

A senior Obama administration official says that the White House will propose new legislation that would allow the U.S. government to block excessive rate hikes by health insurance companies.

According to a new survey conducted by The Barna Group, only 35 percent of born-again Christians are satisfied with the job Barack Obama is doing.

More than 1 million Americans could lose their unemployment benefits and health insurance subsidy in March if Congress doesn't intervene.

It has now come out that many nations across Europe used complex financial transactions to hide the true size of their debts and deficits.

One major U.K. newspaper has published an article with this stunning headline: "Our World Balances On A Sea Of Debt".

The CEO of General Motors is in line to get a $9 million pay package.

California "Republican" Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is publicly defending the effectiveness of Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan.

The U.S. government has massively increased spending at a time when U.S. government revenues are dramatically falling.

It turns out that U.S. unemployment is hitting poor and working class families much harder than it is hitting wealthy Americans.

Israel's air force has introduced a fleet of huge pilotless planes that can remain in the air for a full day and could fly as far as the Persian Gulf.  In fact, one of these "super drones" is reportedly as wide as a Boeing 737.

Iran announced on Monday that it plans to start constructing two new uranium enrichment facilities next month in the heart of the Iranian mountains.

U.S. intelligence sources are warning that civil war could break out again in Sudan at any time.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano recently said that terrorists who are U.S. citizens or who live in the United States legally and plot against the U.S. are just as big of a concern as international terrorists.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano also recently met covertly with a group of extremist Arab, Muslim and Sikh organizations to discuss national security matters.

According to a report released on Friday by the Office of Professional Responsibility, the chief author of the Bush administration's "torture memo" told Justice Department investigators that the president's war-making authority was so broad that he had the constitutional power to order civilians to be massacred.

Donald Trump is now saying that global warming is a scam on American business.

The president of Haiti is saying that the official death toll for the Haiti earthquake could end up being around 300,000.

An ancient temple complex in Turkey that supposedly predates even the pyramids is causing many archaeologists to say that we now need to "rewrite" history.

The FBI has opened an investigation into allegations that a Pennsylvania school official used webcams to remotely monitor students at home.

Lastly, the head of NASA says that Barack Obama has asked him to "find ways to reach out to dominantly Muslim countries" as the White House pushes the space agency to become a tool of international diplomacy.

General David Petraeus said in an interview on Sunday that the United States is placing its efforts to thwart the Iranian nuclear program on a "pressure track".

Syrian Prime Minister Naji al-Otari warned Israel on Saturday that any new Mideast war "would be catastrophic" for the world.

The New [...]]]> The most important news for Sunday, February 21st, 2010....

General David Petraeus said in an interview on Sunday that the United States is placing its efforts to thwart the Iranian nuclear program on a "pressure track".

Syrian Prime Minister Naji al-Otari warned Israel on Saturday that any new Mideast war "would be catastrophic" for the world.

The New York Times says that millions of unemployed Americans could face "years" without jobs.

Some economists are warning that it could take five years or more for the U.S. to get all of the lost jobs back.

Citibank is currently sending the following notification to their customers in Texas: "Effective April 1, 2010, we reserve the right to require (7) days advance notice before permitting a withdrawal from all checking accounts. While we do not currently exercise this right and have not exercised it in the past, we are required by law to notify you of this change."

Taxpayers for Common Sense estimates that 12 spending bills for this current fiscal year contained 9,499 congressional earmarks worth $15.9 billion.

According to a new CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey, 86 percent of Americans believe that the U.S. system of government is broken.

The Obama administration is considering changes to its mortgage modification plan that could include a freeze on home foreclosures.

Congressman Ron Paul won a blowout victory on Saturday in the annual Conservative Political Action Conference presidential straw poll.

A Canadian government department is poised to approve genetically modified pig/mouse hybrids knows as "enviropigs" into the food supply.

One prominent Canadian farming expert is warning about the horrific dangers that genetically modified crops pose to the environment.

Barack Obama is saying that global warming is to blame for the record snowfalls that many areas of the U.S. have been experiencing this winter.

A new U.K. government report says that young children are being "sexualized" at earlier and earlier ages.

A Christian legal group plans to sue a Florida county school district in an attempt to restore the rights of faculty to pray.

Lastly, Christianity Today has published an article entitled "There's Power in the Blood" which discusses how many Christian authors are now tapping into the "riches" of vampire mythology.

It is being reported that Barack Obama and his advisers are working on health care legislation intended to reconcile differences between House and Senate Democrats that could be attached to a budget bill and pass with only 51 Senate votes.

On Friday, U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown called for [...]]]> The most important news for Friday, February 19th, 2010....

It is being reported that Barack Obama and his advisers are working on health care legislation intended to reconcile differences between House and Senate Democrats that could be attached to a budget bill and pass with only 51 Senate votes.

On Friday, U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown called for a "world constitution" to regulate the financial system.

Former friends are saying that Joe Stack, the man who officials say flew his Piper Cherokee PA-28 into a 7 story office building in Austin, Texas was carefree, friendly and professional.

For the very first time, U.N. weapons inspectors are officially accusing Iran of carrying out work to build a nuclear bomb.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says that Israel "will be destroyed" if they attack Hezbollah.

North Korea is vowing never to dismantle its nuclear program as long as the United States continues a "hostile policy" towards them.

One Citibank executive is saying that China is selling their U.S. Treasuries because they want to buy massive quantities of gold.

The number of U.S. workers filing new applications for unemployment insurance unexpectedly experienced a large surge last week.

One Ohio man decided to bulldoze his own home rather than let the bank take it in foreclosure proceedings.

The Federal Reserve has raised the interest rate it charges banks that borrow from the central bank when they run short of funds.

The U.K. government is reacting furiously to a decree by the government of Argentina that all ships heading to or from the Falklands must apply for permits before entering her country's waters.

CBN News is reporting that five Muslim soldiers tried to poison food at Fort Jackson in South Carolina.

A new U.S. Geological Survey assessment indicates that North Dakota and Montana have an estimated 3.0 to 4.3 billion barrels of undiscovered oil in an area known as the Bakken Formation - a 25-fold increase compared to the agency's 1995 estimate.

The Earl of Stirling is creating quite a stir by calling for a general strike between April 15th and April 18th.

A new ordinance in Aurora, Illinois limits outdoor seasonal displays to 60 days before and after holidays.

The wife of televangelist Benny Hinn has filed for divorce from the world famous pastor in the state of California.

One new study says that dozens of primate species are on the brink of extinction.

One team of scientists is claiming that the brain actively erases memories to create space for new information.

According to one new lawsuit, administrators of one wealthy suburban school district have been spying on students and their families at home after giving them laptops fitted with webcams.

The World Health Organization is recommending that the H1N1 swine flu vaccine be added to the regular flu vaccine next season.

Russia's foreign minister is concerned that a new strategy blueprint under development by NATO would allow the alliance to use military force worldwide.

Under a deadline to destroy the U.S. chemical weapons stockpile, U.S. Army officials have devised a unique plan to hasten the process: Blow some of them up.

Uh Oh - European laws are about to require that all cats and dogs traveling to Europe, or within its boundaries, must be microchipped.

Singer Elton John is claiming that Jesus was actually a homosexual.

A devastating drought in the Philippines has destroyed millions of dollars worth of crops.

An Atlanta highway recently turned into a circus when an escaped zebra galloped along a busy section of interstate with police in hot pursuit.

One eighth-grade teacher in the U.S. has accused her students of committing a "hate crime" because they left a Bible on her desk and a Christmas card with the word "Christ" underlined.

One 12-year-old girl in New York was recently arrested and marched out of her school in handcuffs because she doodled on her desk.

A bill introduced in the Iowa House would require "age-appropriate" comprehensive sex education beginning in kindergarten.

Lastly, a 6-year-old girl was recently handcuffed and sent to a mental facility after throwing temper tantrums at her elementary school.

A small plane has crashed into a seven-story office building in Austin, Texas.  Federal officials are now saying that the pilot of the plane had set his house on fire beforehand and then crashed the plane intentionally into the building.

The name of the pilot is reportedly Joseph Andrew [...]]]> The most important news for Thursday, February 18th, 2010....

A small plane has crashed into a seven-story office building in Austin, Texas.  Federal officials are now saying that the pilot of the plane had set his house on fire beforehand and then crashed the plane intentionally into the building.

The name of the pilot is reportedly Joseph Andrew Stack and it is being claimed that he left behind a rambling anti-government suicide note.

More than 75,000 computer systems at nearly 2,500 companies in the United States and around the world were recently hacked in what appears to be one of the largest and most sophisticated attacks by cyber criminals ever discovered.

The chief of Russia's General Staff, Nikolai Makarov, is warning the United States not to attack Iran.

Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Tuesday that Hezbollah would hit Israel's Ben Gurion airport if the Jewish state struck Beirut's international airport in any future war.

The FDIC is opening up a massive new satellite office in the Chicago area that will be dedicated to managing receiverships and liquidating assets from the tidal wave of failed Midwest banks that the FDIC is expecting.

A South Carolina lawmaker has introduced legislation which would replace all paper money in that state with gold and silver coins.

It is being reported that a hedge fund run by billionaire investor George Soros more than doubled its bet on the price of gold during the fourth quarter.

In an attempt to keep the price of gold down, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday that it plans to sell 191.3 metric tons of gold on the open market.

The U.S. government is still spending $32 billion in stimulus funds every single month.

Now even ABC News is admitting that the U.S. government is drowning in debt.

A new study is warning that many U.S. states may soon be forced to reduce benefits, raise taxes or cut government services in order to address a $1 trillion funding shortfall in public sector retirement benefits.

It turns out that when many Americans call up for information about their local food stamp programs, they are being answered by operators in India.

It is being estimated that there are 6 unemployed Americans for every 1 job opening in America right now.

U.S. bank lending in the U.S. has contracted so far this year at the fastest rate in recorded history.

Do you still think the housing industry is going to recover quickly?  If so, perhaps you should check out this article: 5 Factors That Will Drag Housing Down in the Next Ten Years.

The liberal elite must be very concerned - now the New York Times has published a very long article that tries desperately to link the Tea Party movement to white supremacists.

A Tea Party organizer has officially won a seat in the New York state assembly.

The Dalai Lama's visit to the White House is seriously straining U.S. relations with China.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia must improve its space defenses as well as modernize its nuclear arsenal by 2020.

The lower house of the French parliament has approved a draft bill that would give the French government unprecedented control over the Internet.

Is Google making 500 million dollars a year from typos?

Best selling author Kevin Trudeau has been ordered by a federal judge to serve 30 days in prison even though he has not committed any crimes.

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake rocked the region where China, Russia and North Korea meet on Thursday.

A huge X-shaped object with trailing streamers is cruising across the sky just 90 million miles from earth and astronomers have no idea what it is.

Researchers at Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, have successfully used genetically modified pig lungs to pump human blood.  Since pig organs are essentially the same size and shape as human organs, the researchers are claiming that this "advance" could drastically increase the number of lungs available for transplant.

A study released Wednesday by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life indicates that the current generation of young Americans is much less religious than their parents.

Lastly, Italian state television has suspended a cooking show host after he shocked the nation by admitting that cat stew is a Tuscan delicacy that he has enjoyed many times.

The Transportation Security Administration announced on Tuesday that airport screeners will begin roving through airports randomly taking chemical swabs from passengers and their bags to check for explosives.

Four key Senate Democrats are attempting to use congressional rules to slip a government-run public insurance option into the health care bill [...]]]> The most important news for Wednesday, February 17th, 2010....

The Transportation Security Administration announced on Tuesday that airport screeners will begin roving through airports randomly taking chemical swabs from passengers and their bags to check for explosives.

Four key Senate Democrats are attempting to use congressional rules to slip a government-run public insurance option into the health care bill at the last minute.

According to a college acquaintance, Barack Obama was a pure "Marxist Socialist" during his college days.

According to a new CNN poll, 52 percent of Americans say that Barack Obama does not deserve to be re-elected in 2012.

Experts are warning that the U.S. national debt will climb to an unprecedented 200 percent of GDP by 2038 without a dramatic shift in course.

A senior Federal Reserve official said on Tuesday that growing mountains of U.S. government debt will increase pressure on Federal Reserve to hold interest rates low, making it harder to avoid inflation.

The Federal Reserve is scheduled to halt its purchases of mortgage-backed securities at the end of March, and the U.S. government is hoping that foreign governments will step in and fill the gap.

The Federal Reserve is predicting that unemployment will stay high for at least the next two years.

Most people do not realize it, but the U.S. Treasury Department is one of the key players in the war on terrorism and is smack in the middle of nearly every major international conflict in which the United States is involved.

According to one new survey, 88% of Americans think that the U.S. economy is still in a recession.

Homelessness in rural and suburban America is severely straining shelters this winter as the economy continues to decline and joblessness hovers near double digits.

In the area around Sacramento, California there is one closed business for every six that are still open.

The majority of large corporations in the U.S. are hoarding cash and hiring very few new workers.

It turns out that some of the states with the worst unemployment situations are outsourcing jobs to India.

The average rate of interest on credit cards in the U.K. has now climbed to 18.8 percent.

Even analysts in Germany are amazed at how badly China is outplaying the United States on the world economic stage.

In what is being called the worst humiliation ever suffered by an EU member state, the European Union has stripped Greece of its vote at a crucial meeting next month.

Talk show host Glenn Beck is saying that top Al-Qaeda leaders captured in Afghanistan should be shot in the head.

A promising new bill being considered by the New Hampshire House of Representatives would ban the use of biometric data for either state or privately issued IDs.

Vader?  Seriously?  Northrop Grumman has successfully completed flight testing of its new Vehicle and Dismount Exploitation Radar (VADER), which is capable of tracking vehicles and foot traffic over a very wide area.

Staying on the same theme, Wired recently published a story about robotics development with this stunning headline: Darpa Looks to Build Real-Life C3P0.

Here we go again?  Argentina has declared a blockade on the Falkland Islands in a dispute over oil rights.

New research shows that children with teeth that have been damaged by fluoride also have worse bone problems than others.

Planned Parenthood of Birmingham has been put on probation by Alabama health officials.

Data coming out of the U.K. and Japan show a clear link between vaccines and autism.

Why is the FDA conducting secret police style raids on Amish farmers in Pennsylvania?

U.S. officials have received a flurry of new complaints in recent weeks about deaths linked to sudden acceleration in Toyota vehicles.

Traditionalist Anglicans in Australia have become the first to vote in favor of leaving their national church and converting to Roman Catholicism.

Lastly, Donald Trump, citing the East Coast's massive snowstorms, says that former vice president Al Gore should be stripped of his Nobel Peace Prize.

The stunning announcement that Indiana Democrat Evan Bayh is retiring from the U.S. Senate is sending shockwaves across the political landscape.

The U.S. government annnounced on Tuesday that foreign demand for U.S. Treasury securities fell by the largest amount on record in December with China reducing its holdings by $34.2 billion.

One financial expert is warning [...]]]> The most important news for Tuesday, February 16th, 2010....

The stunning announcement that Indiana Democrat Evan Bayh is retiring from the U.S. Senate is sending shockwaves across the political landscape.

The U.S. government annnounced on Tuesday that foreign demand for U.S. Treasury securities fell by the largest amount on record in December with China reducing its holdings by $34.2 billion.

One financial expert is warning that China's sale of these securities could mean financial disaster for the United States.

A federal watchdog group is warning that losses from defaults on commercial real estate loans maturing in the next few years could go as high as $300 billion and that this could topple nearly 3,000 community banks nationwide.

Commercial property foreclosures are absolutely surging in the Dallas, Texas area.

Some financial analysts are predicting that the Federal Reserve will raise the discount rate as early as next month.

Unfunded pension liabilities are becoming a massive problem for state and local governments across the United States.

Starting January 1, 2011, every transaction in the nation of Greece above 1500 euros will not be considered legal if it is done in cash.  According to new government rules, transactions above 1500 Euros must be done through debit or credit cards after that date.

It turns out that Goldman Sachs was heavily involved in the unraveling financial crisis in Greece.

Spain's intelligence services are reportedly investigating the role of investors and media in debt market turbulence over the last few weeks.

On Monday, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton dismissed Palestinian claims that the Obama administration has rescinded its demand for Israel to halt activity in West Bank settlements.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is warning the United States and other nations not to impose tougher sanctions on Iran.

Hillary Clinton is warning that Iran is moving towards a "military dictatorship".

Saudi Arabia is insisting that any effort to rid the Middle East of nuclear weapons must include Israel.

Recently, airport security officials refused to allow a disabled 4-year-old boy to pass through airport security until he took off his leg braces.

It turns out that the University of Alabama neurobiology professor who is accused of going on a killing spree down in Alabama was a far-left political extremist who was "obsessed" with Barack Obama to the point of being off-putting.

Even a British newspaper is reporting on how more Americans than ever are preparing for hard times ahead.

Scientists are claiming that a new way of using the genetic code has been created, allowing proteins to be produced with properties that have never been seen in the natural world. They say that this breakthrough could eventually lead to the creation of new or "improved" life forms.

A shortage of rare earth elements is becoming a very serious problem for high-tech industries.

The U.S. military is now testing an advanced laser weapon that can actually shoot missiles out of the sky.

A European team of robotics researchers began a project this year that could see humanoid bots interact with groups of people in a "realistic" way for the first time.

The U.S. government is saying that if you don't want to be tracked and traced by them, you shouldn't own a cell phone.

Teenage girls in the U.K. are being rewarded with large shopping vouchers for getting the cervical cancer vaccine.

One new report is warning that up to 100 million more people could go hungry if EU member states agree to increase the consumption of biofuels in line with EU targets.

The taxpayer-funded BBC has 382 staff members who make more than 100,000 pounds a year.

New government guidance on sex education has been endorsed by the Catholic Education Serviceof England and Wales, despite its promotion of homosexuality, extra-marital sex, abortion and contraception.

Summer crop production in Australia will be at its lowest level in 3 years.

Are China's "cyber warriors" a serious threat to the United States?

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has announced that his nation will be conducting joint military drills with Nicaragua, and there are rumors that Russia could soon be stationing troops there.

Lastly, pop sensation Lady Gaga is claiming that the ghost of her dead aunt - who lives inside of her - saved her from an addiction to cocaine and LSD.

U.S. government economists project that entitlement programs (such as Social Security) and interest on the national debt will gobble up 80 percent of all federal revenues by 2020.

States are looking to the U.S. federal government for more financial help, but the U.S. Senate is not heeding their call.

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U.S. government economists project that entitlement programs (such as Social Security) and interest on the national debt will gobble up 80 percent of all federal revenues by 2020.

States are looking to the U.S. federal government for more financial help, but the U.S. Senate is not heeding their call.

Israel's former top general said on Saturday that Israel may lack the military means for successful preemptive strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities.

On Friday, Barack Obama signed into law a bill allowing the United States to borrow another 1.9 trillion dollars.

With much of his legislative agenda stalled in Congress, Barack Obama and his team are planning to use his "executive power" to advance energy, environmental, fiscal and other domestic policy priorities.

One leading French bank executive says that the collapse of the Euro is "inevitable".

Palestinian officials are trying to rally support for a top aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after a video surfaced showing him in the nude in an alleged attempt to trade his influence for sex.

At least nine people were killed and 57 others injured in a recent bomb attack at a restaurant in India's western city of Pune.

A major gun rights controversy is erupting in California after a police detective reportedly posted comments on Facebook advocating that "open carry" supporters should be shot.

Critics are warning that ACORN may qualify for up to 4 billion dollarsin Barack Obama's latest budget.

One man who recently lost his job decided to strip off his clothes and run naked through the Phoenix airport.

Two former Blackwater employees are claiming that their former company billed the U.S. government for the use of a Filipina prostitute in Afghanistan.

One man who used to work for Monsanto is claiming that the company "used fake scientific data" to get commercial approvals for its products in India.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has decided the next great cause he plans on tackling is climate change.

The scientist at the middle of the Climategate scandal is now reportedly admitting that there has not been any global warming since 1995.

There has been a "dramatic spike" in the H1N1 swine flu death rate in Mexico.

International Planned Parenthood is using the earthquake in Haiti to aggressively raise funds.

Many residents of Vancouver are upset by what they see as an assault on civil liberties intended to silence critics of the Olympic Games.

A controversial Episcopal priest in Los Angeles who has a lesbian partner has so far received more than half the votes she needs to be consecrated as an assistant bishop.

A very strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit near the South Pacific kingdom of Tonga on Saturday.

Lastly, in a sign of how disgusting American society has become, six friends recently took a mentally disabled woman to an apartment where they forced her to drink vegetable oil, detergent and urine.  Then they shaved her head and beat her with a towel rack, a vacuum cleaner hose and a crutch.  Finally, they forced her to write a suicide note before stabbing her to death.  Is this what America has become now?

Senior Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal is warning that the next war with Israel will be regional.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s public mention of "the bomb" on Thursday is raising tensions around the world.

Two political prisoners that were charged with being "enemies of God" by the Iranian government were [...]]]> The most important news for Friday, February 12th, 2010....

Senior Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal is warning that the next war with Israel will be regional.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s public mention of "the bomb" on Thursday is raising tensions around the world.

Two political prisoners that were charged with being "enemies of God" by the Iranian government were recently hanged for their "crimes".

There are rumors that the Israeli news service Debka.com has been put on vacation due to fears that war may soon erupt in the Middle East.

The U.S. military freed a Reuters photographer in Iraq on Wednesday, nearly a year and a half after snatching him from his home in the middle of the night and placing him in military detention without charge.

It is being reported that there are approximately 700 U.S. military bases of virtually every size imaginable in Afghanistan today.

A senior U.S. official says that the U.S. military plans to expand new training centers inside Pakistan in a bid to boost its war on terror.

According to an internal document from a Chinese government think tank, rich nations furthered their "conspiracy to divide the developing world" at December's U.N. climate summit in Copenhagen.

EU leaders have agreed to a deal to help Greece tackle its debt crisis.

Germany's foreign minister, Guido Westerwelle, is backing the idea of a permanent European army.

The I.R.S. has launched a new program which enables employees to make cash for ratting out their employers.

Newsweek is asking this question: Can the FBI Secretly Track Your Cell Phone?

Police forces all over the U.K. will soon be able to utilize a fleet of unmanned aircraft that will zap protesters into submission.

A leading Croatian scientist is warning that Europe could be just five years away from the start of a new Ice Age.

China is about to overtake Japan and become the world's second largest economy.

Goldman Sachs is investigating claims that one of its computers was used to rig a public online poll about the introduction of a so-called "Robin Hood tax" on bankers.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie declared a "fiscal emergency" in his state on Thursday.

In one recent CBS News poll, only 15 percent of those questioned approved of the job that Congress is doing.

Authorities in Cambodia are spraying cars with an antibacterial agent in an attempt to combat the spread of the H5N1 bird flu.

There has been a spike in H1N1 swine flu deaths in the state of Michigan.

If Americans don't start working together, are there some environmental, social and economic problems that could get so bad that there simply are no solutions?

China is urging the United States to immediately cancel plans for Barack Obama to meet the Dalai Lama next week.

A volcano on Montserrat shot ash approximately nine miles into the sky on Thursday.

One survivor of the Nazi regime during World War 2 is warning that America is heading down the same path.

According to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, 75 percent of Americans say that they support openly gay people serving in the U.S. military.

A Planned Parenthood branch in Birmingham, Alabama has been put on probation by the state health department for breaking the state's abortion consent law and refusing to notify authorities of suspected child abuse cases.

Planned Parenthood is also giving out free Valentine's Day cards that contain depictions of pants on the ground, condoms and genitalia and that have special messages such as, "I like playing with you!"

Is sex with vampires capturing the imagination of our youngsters?

The New York Times is asking this question: How Christian Were the Founders?

Is Canada becoming a "post-Christian" society? 

Some 1st grade students in Arizona are going to be receiving 50 percent of their instruction in Chinese.

Lastly, are the American people starting to lose it?  Police in Georgia say that a 23-year-old man grabbed a baseball bat inside of a Wal-Mart and smashed 29 flat-screen televisions.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has announced that Iran has produced its first package of highly enriched uranium only two days after beginning the process.

In fact, Ahmadinejad says that Iran is now a "nuclear state" and that his nation is now capable of producing weapons-grade uranium.

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has announced that Iran has produced its first package of highly enriched uranium only two days after beginning the process.

In fact, Ahmadinejad says that Iran is now a "nuclear state" and that his nation is now capable of producing weapons-grade uranium.

Iranian security forces clashed with demonstrators on Thursday as Iran marked the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.

According to one new report, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad recently told Syrian President Bashar Assad that Israel "must be resisted" and finished off "once and for all" if it launches a military operation in the Middle East.

It is also being reported that Syria has been contemplating launching low-grade attacks against Jewish communities in the Golan Heights to pressure Israel into negotiations aimed at relinquishing the strategic territory.

Iran's telecommunications agency has announced what it is describing as a permanent suspension of Google's email services, saying instead that a national email service for Iranian citizens will soon be rolled out.

Russia's ambassador to NATO reportedly said on Wednesday in a post on his Twitter account that Russia would "kick the ***" of the United States and its allies if cornered by a new US missile shield.

The U.S. Air Force has abruptly decertified a unit responsible for maintaining approximately 2,000 nuclear warheads at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico, but top military officials won't discuss specifics of the decision.

Are all of the economic signs indicating that this will be a "double-dip recession" for the United States?

A congressional watchdog panel warned on Thursday that commercial real estate could be the next shoe to drop in the unfolding economic crisis.

In fact, things are getting so bad that some analysts are now speaking of a new "jobless era" that we are now entering.

Ben Bernanke says that the Federal Reserve may raise the discount rate "before long" as part of the "normalization" of Fed lending.

The Federal Reserve is in talks with money-market mutual funds on agreements to help drain as much as 1 trillion dollars from the financial system.

Will the massive European debt crisis trigger the next global economic crisis?

Riot police have been firing tear gas on protesters in Greece as tensions over the country's debt crisis continue to turn violent.

U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown says that the world's economic powers appear to be moving closer to a global bank tax in response to last year's financial crisis.

Apparently now even comic book characters have opinions about the Tea Parties.  In a recent issue, Captain America says that Tea Parties are dangerous and racist.

In the U.K., child spies are being encouraged to report their neighbors as part of the latest drive to cut thuggery and anti-social behavior.

Google has announced plans to build a super-fast Internet network for up to half a million people.

In its 2011 budget, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has allocated $6 million for BioDesign, a project to create artificial life.

Has genetic engineering gotten totally out of control?  Now college students are performing genetic engineering for science projects.

Scientists are warning that China's reckless use of antibiotics is unleashing an explosion of drug resistant superbugs that endanger global health.

One new survey says that teenage girls are eating a worse diet than they did ten years ago and that most of them are literally "living on junk food".

One group of Brazilian farmers has "declared war" on Monsanto.

A mumps outbreak is spreading among people who have been vaccinated for the mumps.

Some good news - it turns out that eating chocolate is a good way to fight cancer.

Global warming?  All-time snowfall records have been broken in Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia.

An ancient tree carving in California has a writer for Time Magazine speculating about "ancient astronomers".

A new documentary claims that students are unable to concentrate on reading an academic book for study, because the Internet is '"rewiring" their brains.

Lastly, the Texas State Board of Education will soon vote on a proposal to substitute the term "American" with "global citizen".

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, is saying that Iran is ready to deliver a "punch" that will stun world powers on February 11th.

It has been announced that India will test a nuclear-capable missile with a range of over 5,000 kilometers within a year.

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri says that Israeli planes are [...]]]> The most important news for Wednesday, February 10th, 2010....

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, is saying that Iran is ready to deliver a "punch" that will stun world powers on February 11th.

It has been announced that India will test a nuclear-capable missile with a range of over 5,000 kilometers within a year.

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri says that Israeli planes are entering Lebanese airspace every day now.

The Lebanese Prime Minister is also saying that Lebanon would back Hezbollah if a war with Israel breaks out.

Barack Obama has announced that the United States and its allies are developing a "significant regime of sanctions" against Iran.

Conservative talk show host Michael "Savage" is making waves by claiming that Sarah Palin would not be a good candidate for president because she is not electable.

Tea party-backed candidate Debra Medina is closing fast on Kay Bailey Hutchison in Texas’s Republican gubernatorial primary, increasing the odds that the race led by Governor Rick Perry will be thrown into a runoff.

Senior Chinese military officers have proposed possibly selling off some U.S. bonds to punish Washington for its latest round of arms sales to Taiwan.

The Chinese government has reportedly ordered its reserve managers to divest itself of riskier securities and hold only Treasuries and U.S. agency debt with an implicit or explicit government guarantee.

The mainstream media is reporting that economic war is erupting between the U.S. on one side and Russia and China on the other.

One regional Federal Reserve bank president is calling on Congress to give the Federal Reserve system much greater regulatory power.

Barack Obama says that he doesn’t "begrudge" the $17 million bonus awarded to JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon or the $9 million bonus issued to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. CEO Lloyd Blankfein.

Does money supply data indicate that we are on the verge of the second part of a "double-dip" recession?

The economic downturn is causing a sharp rise in the number of Americans that are going hungry.

It is being alleged that the new President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, is using the financial crisis sweeping the Eurozone to launch a grab for power over national budgets.

One women was absolutely flabbergasted recently when an airport security official ordered her to stick her hands down her pants.

One Chinese police chief has admitted that he uses more than 12,000 spies to inform on a remote county of just 400,000 people.

The Ministry of Health of Egypt has announced two new cases of human H5N1 avian influenza infection.

Troubling reports out of Mississippi are raising fears that the H1N1 swine flu may be making a comeback.

Haiti's Prime Minister says that it could take ten years to rebuild that nation.

Uh oh - a 3.8 magnitude earthquake rattled Chicago-area homes early on Wednesday.

Even CNN is reporting on how the government has your baby's DNA and that there is nothing you can do about it.

The Archbishop of Canterbury issued a "profound apology" to lesbian and gay "Christians".

A new poll says that 42 percent of the people who are living in Britain would like to leave the country.

A new study contains some shocking statistics about the spread of sexually transmitted diseases among our young people.

Since the beginning of this year, 11 churches in the state of Texas have gone up in flames, and authorities have ruled nearly all of them arson.

Lastly, the east coast of the United States has been hit by a second gigantic snowstorm in less than a week.  So much for global warming, eh?

A 28 year old man has been pulled alive from the rubble of a marketplace in Port-au-Prince nearly a month after the devastating earthquake in Haiti.  The man said he survived because somebody in a white coat had occasionally brought him water while he was pinned down.

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A 28 year old man has been pulled alive from the rubble of a marketplace in Port-au-Prince nearly a month after the devastating earthquake in Haiti.  The man said he survived because somebody in a white coat had occasionally brought him water while he was pinned down.

As tensions rise in the Middle East, Iran is rapidly arming to the teeth.

Iran yesterday raised fears that it is speeding up its efforts to make a nuclear bomb by unveiling plans to build ten more uranium enrichment plants.

Is a devastating war between Israel and Hezbollah on the horizon?

On Monday, the Saudi government called for a firm stance by the international community regarding what it called threats by Israel against Lebanon, Syria and the Palestinians.

A Kremlin-friendly candidate has claimed victory in Ukraine’s recently concluded presidential election.

Russia’s top general said on Tuesday that plans for a new U.S. missile shield are directed against his country.

Chinese authorities have shut down a training website for hackers and have arrested three of its organizers.

The daughter of former presidential candidate John McCain is accusing the Tea Party movement of "innate racism".

Sarah Palin sure sounds like someone who has decided to run for president in 2012.

According to a new Rasmussen Reports survey that was released on Monday, 75 percent of the nation’s voters are “angry” at the federal government’s policies.

Another new poll has come out that shows that Barack Obama's approval rating has gone down again.

Traders and hedge funds are making record bets against the Euro, underlining the mounting alarm over the Eurozone’s debt crisis.

It is being alleged that Goldman Sachs helped the Greek government mask the true extent of its debt with the help of a derivatives deal that legally circumvented EU rules.

A global sugar shortage, which drove prices to the highest level in three decades, may peak in the third quarter of this year.

Representatives from 24 central banks and monetary authorities, including the U.S. Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank, have arrived in Sydney, Australia and are meeting at an undisclosed location.

Are Baby Boomers going to bankrupt the Social Security system?

Has the current economic collapse been deliberately orchestrated?

According to the National Association of State Workforce Agencies, companies in at least 35 states will have to fork over more in unemployment insurance taxes this year.

The U.S. Director of National Intelligence has stated rather bluntly that the U.S. intelligence community has the authority to target American citizens for elimination if they present a direct threat to the United States.

It has been revealed that naked images of Indian film star Shahrukh Khan taken by the controversial new full body scanners were printed out and circulated by airport staff at Heathrow in London.

On Tuesday, Toyota announced another global recall.  This time it is for more than 400,000 Prius and other hybrid cars with braking problems.

A British man who had never before had an allergic reaction in his life almost died after using a popular deodorant spray called Lynx.

A new study claims that drinking two or more soft drinks a week can double the risk of developing pancreatic cancer.

According to Michael Mautner, Research Professor of Chemistry at Virginia Commonwealth University, we have a "moral obligation" to seed the universe with life.

A magnitude 5.7-earthquake shook southern Mexico near the Oaxaca coast on Monday.

Newcomers to France will soon be made to sign a declaration of values as part of a new campaign to define national identity.

A campaign has been launched in Montgomery County, Maryland to classify the speech of those who urge homosexuals to leave the gay lifestyle as "hate speech" which then could be banned under a new law signed last year by Barack Obama.

A court in Faisalabad, Pakistan has sentenced a young Christian to life in prison for having insulted and desecrated the Koran.

A shocking new report by the International Planned Parenthood Federation is advocating that American children as young as 10 be given extensive sex education.

Lastly, it has come out that the federal judge who will be ruling on California’s landmark gay marriage case that could have implications for the entire nation is actually gay.

Sarah Palin says that she "would be willing" to run for president in 2012, but that no formal decision has been made.

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday that he believes that the obliteration of Israel "is certain".

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Sarah Palin says that she "would be willing" to run for president in 2012, but that no formal decision has been made.

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday that he believes that the obliteration of Israel "is certain".

Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has ordered his country's nuclear agency to begin the production of higher enriched uranium.

An Iranian air force commander said on Monday that Iran will soon unveil a domestically-made air defense system with at least the same capability as Russia's S-300 anti-aircraft hardware.

Iran has begun producing advanced unmanned drones capable of carrying out assaults "with high precision".

In addition, Iran officially started production of two new missiles on Saturday.

There are even rumors that Iran is developing intercontinental ballistic missiles that can carry nuclear warheads.

According to one new report, Egyptian maritime sources say the Israeli navy has deployed two missile ships to the Persian Gulf.

One Syrian government official says that Syria is ready for peace or war.

Remember this one - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has approved his country’s new "first strike" military doctrine which allows preventive nuclear strikes against potential aggressors.

Uh Oh - More than half of Chinese people questioned in one new poll believe that China and America are heading for a new cold war.

15 months ago, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote that the Washington D.C. area rarely gets snow anymore because of global warming.

The government of India has established its own body to monitor the effects of global warming because it says that it "cannot rely" on the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

The economic crisis in Greece threatens to throw the globe into financial turmoil unless something is done right away.

Social Security's annual surplus nearly evaporated in 2009 for the first time in 25 years and it looks like there are huge financial problems ahead for the Social Security program.

The debt problems of the United States government continue to get worse.

Churches throughout the United States are being urged to prepare for another lean year as Americans continue to grip their wallets.

More than one out of every 10 Americans is now on food stamps.

Some good news - the U.S. government has announced that it is abandoning the National Animal Identification System - at least for now.

It has now come out that the U.S. State Department wanted to keep underwear bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab out of the U.S., but that intelligence agencies insisted that Abdulmutallab be let into the country.

Arapahoe County will become the first law enforcement agency in that state of Colorado to begin identifying criminals, missing children and seniors using biometric analysis of the human iris.

5 former spy chiefs, 4 police state hacks, and a former Goldman Sachs executive stand to make a ton of money when the U.S. government orders more of their intrusive full body scanners for airports across the United States.

The FBI is pressing Internet service providers to record which Web sites customers visit and to retain those logs for two years.

One high school student in New York was recently arrested for doodling on her desk.

A U.S. soldier recently waterboarded his four-year-old daughter because she was unable to recite her alphabet.

The Pentagon's advanced research division has set aside 6 million dollars from its next budget for research on the creation of "synthetic organisms" whose DNA can be altered to make them live forever.

There is an epidemic of rapes and sexual assaults among survivors of the earthquake in Haiti.

Is a deadlier "third wave" of the H1N1 swine flu about to hit the United States?

An underwater volcanic eruption was detected on Wednesday morning close to Minami-Iwoto island in the Pacific Ocean and there is speculation that the eruption could form a permanent island.

Is a lot of the stuff that you buy being made by slave labor in the third world?

One new survey has revealed that less than 18 percent of Americans say that church is the friendliest place in town.

Lastly, the "Green Police" ad that Audi ran during the Super Bowl is actually what our society is going to become if we are not careful.

An absolutely massive winter storm could dump up to 2 feet of snow on the Washington D.C. area today and tomorrow.

Romania has announced that it has agreed to host the new U.S. anti-missile defense shield envisioned by the Obama administration.

The Iranian ambassador in Moscow said on Thursday that Russia has assured [...]]]> The most important news for Friday, February 5th, 2010....

An absolutely massive winter storm could dump up to 2 feet of snow on the Washington D.C. area today and tomorrow.

Romania has announced that it has agreed to host the new U.S. anti-missile defense shield envisioned by the Obama administration.

The Iranian ambassador in Moscow said on Thursday that Russia has assured Iran that it still intends to deliver long-range air-defense missiles.

On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a record $1.9 trillion increase in the cap on how much the U.S. government can borrow.

One new poll reveals that 86 percent of Americans are worried or angry about the growing U.S. budget deficit.

The charts don't lie either - the truth is that America is headed for another huge housing crisis.

The Euro has plunged to an 8 month low based on fears of potential debt defaults in the Eurozone.

Before you get on the phone with your credit card company again, you might want to watch this video first.

Has the Tea Party movement been subverted and forced to submit to the Republican agenda?

The more people dig into Barack Obama's past, the more disturbing things they are able to find.

The first national conference for America’s Tea Party movement has been hit by allegations of profiteering and hijacking of the cause.

The death toll for the earthquake in Haiti has swelled to 200,000.

Prince Charles is openly claiming that all global warming skeptics are liars.

Northern California was rocked by a magnitude-6.0 earthquake on Thursday, but officials said there were no immediate reports of major injury or damage.

The city of Phoenix, Arizona has decided to place an extra 2 percent tax on food.

Could their new deal with the NSA end up killing Google's reputation?

What would a "cyber attack" by terrorists mean to you?  If you have not considered that question, then you should check out this article.

Violence by latin American gangs primarily made up of illegal aliens is now at epidemic levels in many areas of the United States.

U.S. Representative Ron Paul is very concerned about the implications of the new U.S. approach to developments in Yemen.

Pressure from Islamist groups has forced the closure of two churches on Indonesia’s Java island.

Turkish police have recovered the body of a 16-year-old girl that was apparently buried alive by relatives in an "honor" killing carried out as punishment for talking to boys.

Even in China they are warning that genetically modified rice may potentially cause serious public health and environmental problems.

Former U.S. presidential candidate is very concerned about what the U.S. military is turning into.

It has been announced that the Pentagon for the first time will require military bases worldwide to offer emergency contraception or the so-called morning-after pill.

A poor university student in New Zealand who offered her virginity on an auction site has accepted an offer worth tens of thousands of dollars to sleep with a stranger.

A thousand-year-old temple complex (including a tomb with human sacrifice victims) has been found under the windswept dunes of northwestern Peru, archaeologists say.

Barack Obama used the "National Prayer Breakfast" to promote his "gay" and "green" agendas.

Lastly, Hasbro and Toys-R-Us are marketing a new pink Ouija board for girls ages eight and up.

Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Moshe Yaalon is warning that Israel might soon have to use force to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

On Wednesday, Syrian President Bashar Assad accused Israel of "pushing the region towards war".

There is a report that Egyptian military sources have put out information outlining Israel's plans for [...]]]> The most important news for Thursday, February 4th, 2010....

Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Moshe Yaalon is warning that Israel might soon have to use force to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

On Wednesday, Syrian President Bashar Assad accused Israel of "pushing the region towards war".

There is a report that Egyptian military sources have put out information outlining Israel's plans for a military strike on Iran.

A large shipment of North Korean weapons recently seized in Thailand was bound for an airport in Iran.

Is "Housing Crash Part 2" on the way?  A massive second wave of mortgages is scheduled to reset starting in 2010.

With no help in sight, more American homeowners than ever are walking away from their homes.

Is Social Security going to be the next federal program in need of a bailout?

One economic analyst believes that the bankruptcy of the United States is now certain.

U.S. Representative Ron Paul is warning that the U.S. dollar is on the verge of collapse.

With the U.S. economy on a downward spiral, why does China keep lending so much money to us?  This short video explains it quite well.

Demand for rare-earth metals is increasing "exponentially", but there are very few places to get these metals outside of China.

Internet security experts say that inside China there are legions of hackers that steal credit card numbers, commit corporate espionage and even wage online warfare on other nations.

U.S. Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair acknowledged on Wednesday that government agencies may kill U.S. citizens who are involved in terrorist activities if they are "taking action that threatens Americans".

Scientists are warning that farming soil in the U.K. could be entirely depleted within the next 60 years.

The North Korean dictatorship is struggling to contain increasing civil unrest and runaway inflation caused by a drastic revaluation of its currency.

If the H1N1 swine flu vaccine is supposed to be so safe, then why do people keep getting hurt by it?

Is the U.S. military going way too far in attempting to create "super soldiers"?

Scientists in Melbourne, Australia are developing a procedure for transplanting genetically modified pig organs into humans.

The Ford Foundation has announced that Cecile Richards, the president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, will join its board of trustees.

The Archbishop of York is warning that Christianity in the U.K. is being wiped out from public life in the name of equality.

Britain's armed forces may soon be used on a regular basis on the streets of Britain in an effort to control the threat of terrorism.

Google has enlisted the NSA to help it fight off cyberattacks.

According to one new study, there is a strong link between heavy Internet use and depression.

OOPS - At least 65,000 U.S. flights over the past six years should not have taken off because of poor aircraft maintenance.

A meteorite traveling with the force of a small nuclear weapon blazed across the sky in Ireland on Wednesday and crashed inland.

The economic crisis in Colorado Springs is getting so bad that many basic city services are about to be cut off.

A new study shows that children taught abstinence are more likely to delay having sex than those given lessons about contraception.

Lastly, a U.S. Tax Court has ruled that a Massachusetts woman should be allowed to deduct the costs of her sex-change operation.

The CIA is telling Congress that "homegrown extremists" working for al-Qaeda will strike America in the next three to six months.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen told Congress on Tuesday that overturning the ban on gays in the military is the [...]]]> The most important news for Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010....

The CIA is telling Congress that "homegrown extremists" working for al-Qaeda will strike America in the next three to six months.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen told Congress on Tuesday that overturning the ban on gays in the military is the "right thing" to do.

The Virginia State Senate has passed a bill which says that no resident of Virginia shall be required to obtain or maintain a policy of individual health insurance coverage.

According to one new poll, 63 percent of Republicans now believe that Barack Obama is a socialist.

The Obama administration has announced that the government will grow to 2.15 million employees this year.

Unemployment rose in 82 percent of U.S. metro areas in the month of December.

It turns out that instead of $700 billion, it was actually $23.7 trillion that the Federal Reserve gave banks access to during the financial crisis.

Those in charge of the TARP program are warning that it may have created an even bigger financial crisis to come.

Former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson is saying that the U.S. economy came "very close" to collapsing into a second Great Depression during his tenure.

Speaking of bailed out companies, AIG will distribute about $100 million in bonuses to its employees on Wednesday.

CBS News is reporting that the housing crisis in America will get uglier in 2010.

It is estimated that by June about 5.1 million American homeowners will own a home valued below 75 percent of what is owed.

As the amount of currency in circulation all over the world has continued to go up, the buying power of that currency has continued to go down.

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that Iran's leaders are "sowing the seeds of their own destruction".

Syria's foreign minister is warning Israel that a future war between the two countries would be a "comprehensive" clash that would "come to your cities".

According to one Iraqi minister, Iraq's Ministry for Human Rights will file a lawsuit against the United States and the United Kingdom over their use of depleted uranium munitions in Iraq.

On Sunday, Afghanistan's president said that his nation is sitting on mineral and petroleum reserves worth an estimated one trillion dollars.

U.S. relations with China are taking a big turn for the worse.

In a hearing the other day, U.K. ID card minister Meg Hillier confirmed that once you're on the National Identity Register, nothing will remove you - not even death.

A new study says that hunger in America has jumped a whopping 46 percent.

One columnist is asking this question: Why Are Americans Passive as Millions Lose Their Homes, Jobs, Families and the American Dream?

DARPA's new budget calls for "super soldiers" with "edited DNA" and implantable microchips.

According to the U.S. Army's Future Soldier Initiative, the soldiers of the future might boost their brains with drugs and prosthetics, augment their strength with mechanical exoskeletons, and have artificially intelligent "digital buddies" at their beck and call.

Verichip is now calling itself "PositiveID" - but they are still pursuing their agenda of developing implantable microchips for humans.

Now Time Magazine is even pushing for a draconian Internet licensing plan.

One team of U.S. researchers hopes to have a pill ready in two to three years that will help people live to 100 years of age free from debilitating health problems.

One liberal activist is declaring that granting citizenship to millions of illegal immigrants would be good because it would expand the "progressive" electorate and help ensure a "progressive" governing coalition for the long term.

One new study shows that abstinence education is more effective in reducing sexual activity among youths than other programs.

Lastly, one Christian father in Illinois is facing jail for taking his daughter to church.

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is saying that he hopes someday to see Israel as a member of the European Union.

United States special Mideast envoy George Mitchell is urging Europe to step up pressure on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in an attempt to kick-start stalled peace talks with Israel.

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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is saying that he hopes someday to see Israel as a member of the European Union.

United States special Mideast envoy George Mitchell is urging Europe to step up pressure on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in an attempt to kick-start stalled peace talks with Israel.

North Korea has resumed military aid to the nation of Syria.

Economists at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland are warning that 2010 could be a very tough year economically.

According to new European Union data issued on Friday, one in 10 workers across Europe’s core euro currency area is now unemployed.

Obama's new 3.83 trillion budget does not even cover the trillions of dollars in liabilities from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that the U.S. federal government has guaranteed.

To get an idea of how bad unemployment is in America now, just check out this map.

Will all of the new loans that the IMF is giving Haiti basically allow them to essentially take over that nation?

The Pope fears that the Equality Bill being considered in the U.K. will end up being a direct assault on the traditional beliefs of Catholicism.

China is warning that ties with the U.S. will be undermined if Barack Obama meets with the Dalai Lama later this month.

It is being reported that Afghans are now referring to Bagram U.S. Air Force base in Afghanistan as "Obama’s Gitmo".

The Obama administration has "redefined" the mission of the Department of Homeland Security.

The CIA is now offering their operatives a chance to peddle their expertise to private companies on the side — a policy that gives financial firms and hedge funds access to the nation’s top-level intelligence talent.

The U.S. military began its largest war games in the Pacific region on Monday - an annual training exercise that includes troops from Thailand, Japan, Indonesia, Singapore and South Korea.

What was the black ops team that broke into Senator Mary Landrieu’s office in the New Orleans Federal Building last week looking for?

Why is the Obama administration giving control of the Internet over to foreign powers?

There are fresh claims that "climate change" scientists knowingly hid data that exposed flaws in their theories.

Fifty-five countries have submitted pledges for curbing "greenhouse gas emissions" to the U.N. climate convention.

Germany has been "shaken" by news of "systemic" sexual abuse at a prominent Berlin Catholic school.

Some disturbing new studies suggest that many popular anti-depressant drugs are no more effective than a placebo.

A receptionist at one doctor's office in the U.K. has been left unable to walk properly after getting the H1N1 swine flu vaccine.

Two residents of Ontario, Canada have both been diagnosed with the debilitating nerve disease Guillain-Barré Syndrome after taking the H1N1 flu shot in the same doctor’s office just two days apart.

A bird flu outbreak recently claimed the lives of 5,500 chickens in Indonesia.

A new study published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives raises the possibility that a flame retardant chemical found in an alarming number of household consumer products can cause infertility.

Two major paper companies are planning to transform the plantation forests of the southeastern U.S. by replacing native pine with genetically engineered eucalyptus.

Some residents of Puerto Rico are suing the United States, saying that the testing of depleted uranium weapons and agent orange for years and years in that nation has made them very sick.

In Australia, teachers are horrified that 8 and 9 year old kids are now boasting about having oral sex.

Thousands of men have already submitted pre-orders for a new $7,000 sex robot that can even carry on a simulated conversation.

The theft of tractor-trailers on America's highways is shooting through the roof.

In the last two weeks, more than 100 earthquakes a day, on average, have rattled Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.

Today a strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea, but there were no immediate tsunami warnings.

Lastly, if you live on the east coast, some forecasters are already calling for a MASSIVE winter snow storm to hit you this weekend.  You better get ready.

On Monday, Barack Obama sent Congress a proposal for a record $3.8 trillion budget in 2011.

In fact, Barack Obama's spending plan anticipates $5.08 trillion in deficits over the next five years.

The watchdog in charge of monitoring the U.S. government's $700 billion bailout program says that TARP is simply not working.

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On Monday, Barack Obama sent Congress a proposal for a record $3.8 trillion budget in 2011.

In fact, Barack Obama's spending plan anticipates $5.08 trillion in deficits over the next five years.

The watchdog in charge of monitoring the U.S. government's $700 billion bailout program says that TARP is simply not working.

Investors are reportedly pulling cash out of Europe at a record pace as central banks slow Euro purchases, jeopardizing its status as a substitute to the dollar as the world’s reserve currency.

Does the recent economic crisis in Greece have implications for the price of gold?

Lech Walesa is warning that "America is moving toward socialism".

The president of the Council on Foreign Relations is now publicly calling for regime change in Iran.

U.S. National Security Adviser Jim Jones says that Israel and the United States are closely conferring about the Iranian nuclear program.

According to one disturbing new report, U.S. intelligence has discovered 5,000 Hezbollah terrorists that have been trained to take over and seize towns in Galilee during a future invasion of Israel.

U.S. State Department official Jeff Feltman said in remarks published on Sunday that the U.S. is concerned that the continued flow of arms to Hezbollah could prompt a war between Israel and Lebanon.

A top Israeli official is saying that in the event that a war between Israel and Lebanon does break out, Israel would hold "Syria and Lebanon alike responsible".

What in the world?  Under intense American pressure, Israel has silently agreed to allow the Palestinian Authority to open official institutions in eastern sections of Jerusalem.

Palestinians sources said Sunday morning that Israel has agreed to hand over additional West Bank areas to the Palestinians as a trust-building measure.

MSNBC is reporting that the people of Haiti "want" the United States to "take over" Haiti and "take care" of them.

The new "aggressive" tone of China's foreign policy is worrying governments and analysts across the globe. 

Conservative lawmakers in many U.S. states are forging ahead with constitutional amendments to ban government health insurance mandates.

At least three US oil companies were recently the target of a series of previously undisclosed cyberattacks that may have originated in China.

A top Microsoft official is calling for a "driver's license" for Internet users.

Will "Internet licensing" be the beginning of the end for free speech on the Internet?

A Transportation Security Administration employee in Florida is behind bars after a 15-year-old girl claimed that he groped her and asked if she would be his "sex slave".

Severe cases of the swine flu in North Carolina that have been caused by dangerous new H1N1 mutations are starting to cause a great deal of concern among some health authorities.

A new study has found significant levels of pharmaceutical drugs and illegal drugs in our water supplies despite "rigorous" efforts to remove them at water treatment facilities.

Billionaire Bill Gates has made his scholarship fund off limits to white teenagers.

It looks like the new "centerpiece" of America's foreign policy is going to be population control.

The U.K. just had its coldest January in more than 20 years.

A network of more than 1,000 security cameras has been set up to "watch over" the Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada.

Is Barack Obama using Organizing for America to recruit an army of young radicals from our public high schools?

The International Criminal Court in the Hague is proposing to give itself new powers to put any politicians who launch "illegal wars" on trial.

The U.S. Defense Department starts the clock next week on what is expected to be a several-year process in lifting its ban on gays serving openly in the military.

Lastly, the U.S. Air Force Academy is officially adding a worship area for pagans which will be dedicated during a ceremony scheduled for March 10th.