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Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Tea Party favourite Michele Bachmann suffers 'incapacitating' migraines - Telegraph
Tea Party favourite Michele Bachmann suffers 'incapacitating' migraines - Telegraph: "The American presidential credentials of Tea Party favourite Michele Bachmann came under damaging scrutiny on Tuesday, when former aides claimed she repeatedly suffered from 'incapacitating' migraines and a tape recording emerged in which she apparently predicted the end of the world was nigh."
European economists warn survival of the euro is at stake - letter in full - Telegraph
European economists warn survival of the euro is at stake - letter in full - Telegraph: "Thirteen European economists have written an open letter to European leaders, imploring them to take decisive action on the eurozone crisis when they meet on Thursday."
Heirs Lose Fight Over Rare Gold Coins | NBC Philadelphia
Heirs Lose Fight Over Rare Gold Coins | NBC Philadelphia: "A jury has decided that a set of rare gold coins found in a bank deposit box rightfully belongs to the U.S. government.
The decision, made on Wednesday, caps an unusual civil case that combined history, coin collecting and whether the set of rare $20 'double eagles' should have ever let the U.S. Mint in 1933.
Federal prosecutors had asserted that the coins never circulated when the country went off the gold standard. Most of the batch was instead melted down."
The decision, made on Wednesday, caps an unusual civil case that combined history, coin collecting and whether the set of rare $20 'double eagles' should have ever let the U.S. Mint in 1933.
Federal prosecutors had asserted that the coins never circulated when the country went off the gold standard. Most of the batch was instead melted down."
Terror Warning Warns of Insider Threat to Infrastructure - ABC News
Terror Warning Warns of Insider Threat to Infrastructure - ABC News: "Sabotage by an insider at a major utility facility, including a chemical or oil refinery, could provide al Qaeda with its best opportunity for the kind of massive Sept. 11 anniversary attack Osama bin Laden was planning, according to U.S. officials.
A new intelligence report from the Department of Homeland Security issued Tuesday, titled Insider Threat to Utilities, warns 'violent extremists have, in fact, obtained insider positions,' and that 'outsiders have attempted to solicit utility-sector employees' for damaging physical and cyber attacks."
A new intelligence report from the Department of Homeland Security issued Tuesday, titled Insider Threat to Utilities, warns 'violent extremists have, in fact, obtained insider positions,' and that 'outsiders have attempted to solicit utility-sector employees' for damaging physical and cyber attacks."
Oklahoma City parents complain police wrongly rounded up teenagers in Bricktown | NewsOK.com
Oklahoma City parents complain police wrongly rounded up teenagers in Bricktown | NewsOK.com: "Some of the children arrested were waiting for rides after attending a movie, which is allowed under the city's curfew statute. Others were accompanied to the theater by adults but arrested anyway while their parents retrieved their vehicles.
Peggy Hammons' daughter, Kelsea, and her friend, Brittney Campbell, both 15, attended an 8:20 p.m. showing of “Transformers” at Harkins with Brittney's mother. The movie let out just before 11, and the two teens waited in front of the theater while Brittney's mom got the car."
Peggy Hammons' daughter, Kelsea, and her friend, Brittney Campbell, both 15, attended an 8:20 p.m. showing of “Transformers” at Harkins with Brittney's mother. The movie let out just before 11, and the two teens waited in front of the theater while Brittney's mom got the car."
U.S. will close Northeast Philly Social Security checks plant
US, Lockheed look to cut jobs (Update) | PhillyDeals | 07/20/2011: "THIS MUCH IS CONFIRMED: The U.S. Treasury plans to close its Treasury Financial Management Service data center in Northeast Philadelphia by the end of the year, Treasury employees confirmed. The center is one of three being consolidated, to two remaining centers in Parkersburg, W. Va., and Kansas City. Treasury expects minimal job loss - just one position. It's part of the larger consolidation of hundreds of US data sites."
Fed Preparing For US Default Says Plosser | zero hedge
Fed Preparing For US Default Says Plosser | zero hedge: "Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Plosser said the Fed has for the past few months been working closely with Treasury, ironing out what to do if the world's biggest economy runs out of cash on August 2.
'We are in contingency planning mode,' Plosser told Reuters in an interview at the regional central bank's headquarters in Philadelphia. 'We are all engaged ... It's a very active process.'
Plosser said his 'gut feeling' was that President Barack Obama and Congress will come to an agreement to increase the Treasury's borrowing authority in time to avert a default on government obligations."
'We are in contingency planning mode,' Plosser told Reuters in an interview at the regional central bank's headquarters in Philadelphia. 'We are all engaged ... It's a very active process.'
Plosser said his 'gut feeling' was that President Barack Obama and Congress will come to an agreement to increase the Treasury's borrowing authority in time to avert a default on government obligations."
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