Bankers gone wild caused the mortgage crisis
Investment bankers fueled the mortgage crisis, not Fannie Mae, not Freddie Mac, not the Community Reinvestment Act, and not minorities. Numbers do not lie.
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Many Muslims in Kashmir close shop to protest visit by PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visited Kashmir to celebrate the region’s first rail line, and many Muslim shop owners closed their doors to protest the visit by their own country’s leader.
Bacteria discovered that lives on sulphur, without oxygen
Scientists have discovered a bacteria that lives on sulphur and without oxygen. It also lives in an environment that has no other living organisms. The discovery could help explain the origins of life and life on other planets.
US invades Pakistan again, five dead
US drones fired two missiles into Pakistan again today. Five dead reported.
Does Religion Make People Nicer? Only if they think Sky Big Brother is watching
Various experiments show that religion helps large societies cooperate better.
Turkish planes attack 31 targets in Iraq
Turkey continued Friday to cross into Iraq to attack Kurdish separatists. According to Turkey, 31 targets were hit Friday. The Kurds claim there were no casualties. Context, details, and explanation: Ethnic Kurds are concentrated in Southeastern Turkey, Northern Iraq, Northwestern Syria, and Northeastern Iran. The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) is a revolutionary group that wants … Read more
US to take N. Korea off terror list
North Korea has been threatening to restart its nuclear program because the US has so far refused to remove it from the list of states that sponsor terrorism. The ever reliable “unnamed sources” say that the US will remove North Korea “provisionally.”
Palin abused her power, but didn’t break law
Gov. Palin “permitted Todd Palin to use the governor’s office and the resources of the governor’s office, including access to state employees, to continue to contact subordinate state employees in an effort to find some way to get Trooper Wooten fired.” Country First.
Libya mad at Switzerland, cuts oil and withdraws money
Last July Swiss police arrested the son of Muammar Gaddafi for allegedly abusing two employees. Libya is still mad and has now stopped selling oil to Switzerland and withdrawn $7 billion from Swiss banks.
Nicaragua’s Ortega says crisis is God punishing US
The President of Nicaragua says God is punishing the US because the richest country on Earth cannot keep people in their homes. Sound crazy? Recall that God told Bush to invade Iraq.