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There Will be No Economic Recovery as the Era of Cheap Oil Comes to an End

There Will be No Economic Recovery as the Era of Cheap Oil Comes to an End

When oil crossed $120 a barrel for the first time in May 2008, oil cornucopians knew they were in trouble. Prices had quadrupled in just five years, yet had failed to bring new production online. Regular crude had flatlined around 74 million barrels per (...)

11 Mar. 2010 | | Staffjam

The Conservative Pushback Against The McCarthyite Sleaze Of Cheney & Kristol

The Conservative Pushback Against The McCarthyite Sleaze Of Cheney & Kristol

Given the Democrat vs. Republican and left vs. right rancor that seems to suffuse every issue today, the conservative pushback against the despicable Liz Cheney and Bill Kristol over their McCarthyite tagging of Department of Justice lawyers who defended (...)

10 Mar. 2010 | | Shaun Mullen

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Libya: The Energy Player Not to Be Dismissed

Libya: The Energy Player Not to Be Dismissed

On September 1, 2009, Libya lavishly celebrated the 40 years in power of its leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. Once qualified as the mad dog of the Middle East by President Ronald Reagan, Gaddafi has demonstrated a sheer ability to make of his once pariah (...)

10 Mar. 2010 | | Staffjam

Forward Thinking Telecoms

Executives from the telecoms industry have just met at the closed-door NGT20 meeting to discuss the vision for the future and key growth markets. 2010 so far has been un-momentous in the telecoms industry, but this is about to change if we are to believe (...)

10 Mar. 2010 | | Emma Naylor

93% say no : What’s next for the Icelandic government?

93% say no : What's next for the Icelandic government?

93% was the percentage of the Icelandic electorate that said NO to the Icesave bill. So the big question around here now is: What will happen to the government now that the Icesave referendum is over. The opposition of course keeps banging about how (...)

9 Mar. 2010 | | Alda Sigmundsdóttir

U.S. Jobs Data Propels Crude Oil Above $80 a Barrel

U.S. Jobs Data Propels Crude Oil Above $80 a Barrel

Jobs data indicating that U.S. economic recovery might be picking up steam finally pushed crude oil futures decisively over the stubborn $80 a barrel threshold. Nymex’s benchmark West Texas Intermediate settled Friday at $81.50 a barrel, a (...)

9 Mar. 2010 | | Staffjam

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Craig Ranke, co-founder of the Citizen Investigation Team: "the notion that the Pentagon is in Washington DC under restricted airspace is a common misconception"

Craig Ranke, co-founder of the Citizen Investigation Team: "the notion that the Pentagon is in Washington DC under restricted airspace is a common misconception"

Craig Ranke, director of National Security Alert and co-founder of the Citizen Investigation Team agreed to answer the questions of Enquêtes et Faits Divers (France). If you have not seen the documentary National Security Alert published in June, 2009, (...)

8 Mar. 2010 | | Kropotkine

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Iraqi Elections Likely To Fuel Ethnic Tensions, Further Delay Access To Kirkuk’s Reserves

Iraqi Elections Likely To Fuel Ethnic Tensions, Further Delay Access To Kirkuk's Reserves

The elections in Iraq on March 7, 2010, are likely to serve as an important indicator of the prospects for a resolution of the long-running dispute over the administration of the ethnically mixed and resource-rich province of Kirkuk in the north of the (...)

8 Mar. 2010 | | Staffjam

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Is This Foursquare’s Coming Out Party?

Is This Foursquare's Coming Out Party?

In 2008, SXSW conference in August marked the coming out party for Twitter. It was then and there that the digital elite embraced Twitter and cool concept of micro-blogging with so much enthusiasm that it started to spill out into the mainstream. With (...)

8 Mar. 2010 | | Mark Evans

Is the Dollar Really Safer Than the Euro?

Is the Dollar Really Safer Than the Euro?

The European currency has depreciated dramatically against the US dollar in the past few months, falling from over $1.50 on December 1st to $1.35 today. The move has caused many investors to question the viability of the European Union and its currency, (...)

8 Mar. 2010 | | Staffjam

If You Are STILL Wondering Why Health Care Reform Is Important...

If You Are STILL Wondering Why Health Care Reform Is Important...

Check out this statistic from the Chicago Tribune today: "Illinois consumers to pay up to 60% more [for health insurance premiums], data show." When do they pay more? AFTER they have lost their employer-sponsored health care coverage. In other (...)

5 Mar. 2010 | 1 comment | Bioethics.net

Goodbye to ’Churchillism’: from Munich and Suez to the Iraq war

Goodbye to 'Churchillism': from Munich and Suez to the Iraq war

Gordon Brown’s role in the Iraq war will come under focus today when he gives evidence to the Chilcot inquiry. By Gerry Hassan. The Iraq war is the point where Tony Blair lost his political touch, and became ‘Bliar’ in the eyes of many (...)

5 Mar. 2010 | | openDemocracy

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ISPs ‘outraged’ over new copyright threat

ISPs ‘outraged' over new copyright threat

“Lib Dem peers are seeking to amend the Digital Economy Bill to allow site blocking for copyright infringement”, the Open Rights Group ’s Jim Killock (right) posted on Tuesday, going on: “This could lead to unwanted blocking of (...)

5 Mar. 2010 | 1 comment | Jon Newton

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Gazprom Finally Accepts that Shale Gas Has Changed the World

Gazprom Finally Accepts that Shale Gas Has Changed the World

The Russian gas giant this week said it will allow up to 15% of its gas sales to Europe to be sold at spot gas prices on the continent. This is a big shift for Gazprom. Previously, the major insisted on selling gas to European users under long-term (...)

5 Mar. 2010 | 1 comment | Staffjam

Canada : Rocco Rossi pokes fun at Smitherman and talks policy at the Board of Trade

Rocco Rossi delivered the second major speech of his campaign on Wednesday, in which he focused on the city’s finances and gave new details about his plans for the TTC. The speech was held in front of a sold out crowd as part of the (...)

5 Mar. 2010 | 1 comment | BlogTO

Ukraine’s magic roundabout

Ukraine's magic roundabout

The Tymoshenko-led cabinet will almost certainly not survive a vote of no confidence in the VR on Wednesday. The ’virtual’ BYuT-led ruling coalition has fallen apart, but is by no means certain that a new coalition can be constructed in the (...)

4 Mar. 2010 | 1 comment | Foreign Notes

Yemen’s Push Into the Gas Sector Fails to Stimulate Great Excitement and Raises Disturbing Questions

Yemen's Push Into the Gas Sector Fails to Stimulate Great Excitement and Raises Disturbing Questions

With Yemen’s oil revenues plunging, the government’s push into the gas market seemed like an economic saving grace for a state wracked by poverty and terrorism, but analysts warn more thought should be given to carving out the country’s (...)

4 Mar. 2010 | 1 comment | Staffjam

Yeboah the gorilla - a French "lover" in London

Yeboah the gorilla - a French "lover" in London

French men have something of a reputation - deserved or not - when it comes to "ardour and amour". Whether they actually live up to it is, of course, open to debate. But what of their male counterparts in the rest of the animal kingdom? (...)

3 Mar. 2010 | 1 comment | Johnny Summerton

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Is the Shale Gas Revolution Coming to Europe? Should Russia be Concerned

Is the Shale Gas Revolution Coming to Europe? Should Russia be Concerned

European shale-derived natural gas could become a reality far sooner, and in far larger quantities, than markets expect. In a Securities and Exchange disclosure from last Thursday Chevron confirmed that it won new rights to explore Poland for potential (...)

3 Mar. 2010 | 1 comment | Staffjam

Bad Weather is Innocent of Meknes Disaster

Bad Weather is Innocent of Meknes Disaster

On Feb.19, 41 worshippers were killed and more than 70 injured when a minaret collapsed at a mosque in the central town of Meknes, 140 km southwest of Rabat. "About 300 worshippers gathered inside the mosque for the Friday afternoon mass prayers. When the (...)

3 Mar. 2010 | 1 comment | Jamal Elabiad

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