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The Christian Science Monitor: "The recession is changing the makeup of homelessness in America to include more families and more people in suburbs and rural areas. Private and public services for the homeless – concentrated on individuals and in urban areas – must now quickly adjust."

http://www.truthout.org/072509G?n

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rudkla - 25. Jul, 22:54

Liquidity is gone

http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/671.html

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rudkla - 25. Jul, 16:42

The Great Tax Con Job

Thom Hartmann, OpEdNews.com: "A very small niche of America's uber-wealthy have pulled off what may well be the biggest con job in the history of our republic, and they did it in a startlingly brief 30 or so years. True, they spent over three billion dollars to make it happen, but the reward to them was in the hundreds of billions - and will continue to be."

http://www.truthout.org/072509Z?n

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rudkla - 25. Jul, 16:32

New US weekly jobless claims jump

The Labor Department said first-time claims for unemployment insurance benefits rose to a seasonally adjusted 554,000 in the week ended July 18

http://rawstory.com/08/afp/2009/07/23/new-us-weekly-jobless-claims-jump/

New jobless claims rise unexpectedly

The Labor Department says the number of first-time jobless claims rose to a seasonally adjusted 576,000 last week, from a revised figure of 561,000. Wall Street economists expected a drop to 550,000, according to a survey by Thomson Reuters.

http://snipurl.com/qlfca

Morgan Stanley sets aside 72% of revenue to pay bonuses

The US bank's latest results show it is allocating $3.9bn (£2.36bn) for paying out to staff, 72% of its net revenues.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jul/22/morgan-stanley-to-pay-big-bonuses

From Information Clearing House

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rudkla - 25. Jul, 11:24

US Escalates War Plans In Latin America

On June 29 US President Barack Obama hosted his Colombian counterpart Alvaro Uribe at the White House and weeks later it was announced that the Pentagon plans to deploy troops to five air and naval bases in Colombia, the largest recipient of American military assistance in Latin America and the third largest in the world, having received over $5 billion from the Pentagon since the launching of Plan Colombia nine years ago.

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=14503

Ex-Envoy Warns Against US Plan for Guam

A FORMER U.S. diplomat turned peace activist advised Guam residents to be wary of the American government's military buildup plan for the island.

http://snipurl.com/nw2uv

The Conservative Counter-Attack in Latin America

By MIGUEL TINKER SALAS

Coup leaders in Honduras and their allies continue to play for time. Washington's continuing vacillation is allowing them to exhaust this option, but so are right-wing governments in Colombia, Mexico, Panama and Peru. After all, this coup is not just about Honduras but also about left success in Latin America, of which Honduras was the weakest link.

http://informationclearinghouse.info/article23222.htm

Mr. President: Don't Make Colombia Another Afghanistan

The Obama administration should reconsider its decision to escalate U.S. involvement in Colombia's long-running civil war.

http://www.progressive.org/mpballve080909.html

From Information Clearing House

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More of the Same in Latin America
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/08/11-9

Makeover to Turn Guam Into Key US Fortress
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/01/12

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rudkla - 25. Jul, 11:13