Ireland's Growth Making Fools Of Krugman & Keynes, Euro Banks In Denial, Greece ALREADY Missing New Debt Targets, Fukushima Radiation Blankets Western U.S. (Links)
Take That Paul Krugman! - Ireland's Growth Is Defying Keynesian Wisdom - WSJ
IN DENIAL - Europe rejects Christine Lagarde's IMF call for more bank capital
Economic Report - August Manufacturing Index at 25-Month LOW
What A Surprise! - Greece ALREADY Missing Debt Targets Set Earlier In Summer
Is There A Stigma to Banks' Discount Window Borrowing? - FED Paper Says YES
Choice for Europe - Bailout Greece or Bailout Banks - WSJ
Economic Report - July Construction Spending Showed Biggest Fall Since January
Reuters Analysis - US Treasury's Debt Maturity Problem
DREAM Act - College Scholarships For Illegal Immigrants Passes California Senate
How Global Speculators Make Money From Hunger - Der Spiegel
Fukushima - Map of Cesium-137 Deposition Shows Massive Contamination in US
Sep 1, 2011 at 11:31 PM
Reader Comments (6)
Reuters on Operation Twist
The Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer who has accused the regulator of improperly destroying thousands of sensitive documents is a proven whistleblower: He received an award of around $2.7 million for exposing possible fraud in a previous job.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903352704576540641129902136.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories
http://www.theatlantic.com/life/archive/2011/09/how-bad-are-hospital-acquired-infections-in-america/244458/
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/08/31/eveningnews/main20100122.shtml
The district used state grant funds to pay Infinity Resources ... & Associates $360,000 for staff development and math-related posters and handouts under a 5-year-old contract that has left Superintendent Lorenzo García facing federal charges of fraud and embezzlement.
The cost of the materials, which totaled $319,500, in the El Paso district, is a stark contrast to the $11,191 the Houston Independent School District paid the company for several similar items.
http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_18744650
http://www.theinvestigativefund.org/investigations/rightsliberties/1543/deadly_secrets/
This is a great read on police secrecy and corruption.