24       When Power Corrupts

Rod Blagojevich gets 14 years in federal prison.

26       Why Moral Self-Regulation Makes Your Brain Happy

27        I confess – I do bad things!

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• Three police killed, one in powerline sabotage

  

  Three Iraqi policemen have been killed, including one in a sabotage attack on powerlines supplying electricity from Iran, officials said on Wednesday.

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  Amnesty criticizes US arms shipments to Egypt AP – 5 hrs agoAmnesty International on Wednesday criticized the U.S. government for allowing arms shipments to Egypt despite its security forces’ record of harsh crackdowns on pro … More » 

• China Bank Crisis Led by Bad Debts Seen by 61% in Global Poll

  BusinessWeek – 26 minutes agoMost global investors predict China will face a banking crisis within the next five years, paring their appetite for the nation’s shares and eroding confidence in its leadership, a Bloomberg Global Poll indicated.

• China trying to mediate oil impasse between Sudan, South Sudan, again stepping up Africa role

  Washington Post – Wed Dec 7, 10:29 am ETJUBA, South Sudan — China inserted itself into the fight over oil between Sudan and its former territory South Sudan on Wednesday, sending a special envoy to try to break a deadlock between two rivals who often appear on the brink of renewed conflict. South Sudan’s Minister of Petroleum and Mining Stephen Dhieu Dau told The Associated Press that Chinese diplomat Liu Guijin arrived in Juba, South …

• China, US start Megaports Initiative pilot project

  China Economic Net – 58 minutes agoChina and the United States kicked off a Megaports Initiative pilot project in Shanghai on Wednesday, amid efforts to improve security via radiation checks for cargo carriers at the city’s Yangshan Port.

• China to launch communications satellite for Turkmenistan

  SpaceDaily – 58 minutes agoFile image. China will launch a communications satellite for Turkmenistan with its Long March-3B carrier rocket in 2014, the Chinese launch contractor said on Tuesday.

• China c.bank adviser sees trade surplus ending in 2 years

  Reuters via Yahoo! India News – 4 minutes agoBEIJING (Reuters) – China could end its persistent trade surpluses and cut its current accounts surplus to under 2 percent in two years, an academic adviser to the country’s central bank said in comments published on Thursday while defending the level of the yuan. Writing in the official Economic Daily, Li Daokui, an economics professor at Beijing’s Tsinghua University, said the yuan exchange …

• China factory unrest spreads amid economic uncertainty

  Reuters via Yahoo! News – Wed Dec 7, 3:45 am ETHONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Workers at a foreign-owned factory in China were on strike on Wednesday after a week of industrial disputes in coastal manufacturing hubs, with a wave of unrest showing no sign of abating as they push back against rising economic pressures. China’s economy is showing signs of strain due to mounting piles of local government debt, a sharp drop in external demand for …

• China Approves Nestle Candy Maker Purchase

  CNBC – Wed Dec 7, 7:10 am ETSingapore-listed Chinese candy maker Hsu Fu Chi International said on Wednesday that China’s commerce ministry had approved Nestle’s plan to purchase a 60 percent stake in the company, easing concerns that Beijing will take a hard line toward foreign companies buying well-known local brands.

• China’s cheaper cities prime for IT outsourcers

  CIO – Wed Dec 7, 3:35 pm ET

• Documentary on Iran Ties to Latin America, Threat That Poses To Air on Univision

  Wed Dec 7 21:12:45 2011 · by La Lydia · 1 replies 

  Hispanic Business News ^ | December 7, 2011

  “The Iranian Threat” (“La Amenaza Irani”), a documentary that looks at Iran’s growing political, economic and military ties in Latin American, will premiere Dec. 8 on the Univision Network … the documentary also looks at the threat Iran’s ties pose to the Latin American regions and the United States.The documentary, which was produced in collaboration with Univision News’ Investigative unit, reveals exclusive findings, including secret video and audio recordings that provide a rare window into an alleges Iranian-back cyber attack against the United States from Mexico … also features unseen video footage from extremists linked to Iran and an interview…

• Michael Moore: “Wall Street Has Their Man And His Name Is Barack Obama”

  Wed Dec 7 20:22:25 2011 · by presidio9 · 31 replies 

  RealClearPolitics ^ | December 7, 2011

  MICHAEL MOORE, ON CNN: Well, “The Washington post” three weeks ago had this investigation and they said that President Obama has now raised more money from Wall Street and the banks for this election cycle than all — than all eight Republicans combined. I don’t want to say that, because if that’s the truth, that Wall Street already has their man and his name is Barack Obama, then we’ve got a much bigger problem. But I think President Obama, if he were here in the room, the question I would ask him is why are they your number one contributors?…

• Start Thinking in Terms of Gold Price (Currency Dilution is Coming)

  Wed Dec 7 20:21:08 2011 · by SeekAndFind · 7 replies 

  Casey Research via Zero Hedge ^ | 12/07/2011 | Jeff Clark

  Submitted by Jeff Clark of Casey ResearchStart Thinking in Terms of Gold PriceA young woman – let’s call her Andrea – inherited some money from her father in late 1997. She was only nineteen at the time. Not knowing the first thing about investing, she kept the money in stocks and bonds as her father had, wanting to hold on to it until she really needed it. She played it “safe.”She got married last year and so began to withdraw the money. She was pleased to see a chart from the broker that showed her portfolio was up about…

• EDITORIAL: The USS Karl Marx – Leftists run wild politicizing Navy ship names

  Wed Dec 7 20:19:21 2011 · by dead · 20 replies 

  THE WASHINGTON TIMES ^ | Wednesday, December 7, 2011

  The responsibility for naming U.S. warships has traditionally been left to the secretary of the Navy. That needs to change. President Obama’s Navy secretary, Ray Mabus, has politicized the christening process to the point where some form of oversight is needed. The Senate version of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act includes an amendment proposed by Sen. Roy Blunt, Missouri Republican, to “require a report on the policies and practices … for naming the vessels of the Navy.” The measure would require the secretary of defense to submit a report to Congress detailing current Navy policies for ship naming, the…

• Lawmakers Blast Administration For Calling Fort Hood Massacre ‘Workplace Violence’

  Wed Dec 7 19:19:10 2011 · by tobyhill · 11 replies 

  Fox News ^ | 12/7/2011 | fox news

  Sen. Susan Collins on Wednesday blasted the Defense Department for classifying the Fort Hood massacre as workplace violence and suggested political correctness is being placed above the security of the nation’s Armed Forces at home. During a joint session of the Senate and House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday, the Maine Republican referenced a letter from the Defense Department depicting the Fort Hood shootings as workplace violence. She criticized the Obama administration for failing to identify the threat as radical Islam. Thirteen people were killed and dozens more wounded at Fort Hood in 2009, and the number of alleged plots…

• Canadian PM eyes China after US pipeline delay (Obama throws away thousands of US jobs)

  Wed Dec 7 19:09:01 2011 · by tobyhill · 10 replies 

  google ^ | 11/14/2011 | afp

  Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Sunday that he was looking at exporting more oil to China after the United States delayed a decision on a controversial pipeline. President Barack Obama’s administration last week put off a decision on Keystone XL project after a major protest campaign by environmentalists, who say the pipeline would be prone to accidents and worsen climate change. The conservative Canadian leader, taking part in a summit in Hawaii hosted by Obama said the pipeline decision had produced “extremely negative reactions” and that he discussed oil exports with Chinese President Hu Jintao. “This does underscore the…

• Obama unveils new border rules

  Wed Dec 7 18:59:00 2011 · by ColdOne · 6 replies 

  Politico44 ^ | 12/7/11 | BYRON TAU

  President Barack Obama joined Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper Wednesday to announce the details of two new initiatives designed to improve safety and streamline trade and commerce between the United States and its largest trading partner. “We’re agreeing to a series of concrete steps to bring our economies even closer and to ensure the security of our citizens,” Obama said. “Put simply, we’re going to make it easier to conduct the trade and travel that creates jobs and we’re going to make it harder for those who would do us harm and threaten our security.” “These agreements create a new,…

• Blaming Israel “Almost Entirely”

  Wed Dec 7 18:55:10 2011 · by SJackson · 9 replies 

  Commentary ^ | 12.07.2011 | Rick Richman

  Jeffrey Goldberg writes the Obama administration seems to be arguing Israel is “almost entirely” to blame for the stalled peace process, which “clearly isn’t true.” Goldberg’s own suggestion is Israel should do things it has either already done or would have no effect if it did them now: “The Palestinian Authority of Mahmoud Abbas seems uninterested in even sharing its ideas for compromise with Israel. Yet this doesn’t excuse the Netanyahu government’s inability to curtail the settlements or the settlers, some of whom behave despicably toward their Palestinian neighbors. The occupation will come to an end only through direct negotiation….

• Congress scolds Navy for controversial ship naming

  Wed Dec 7 18:53:07 2011 · by La Enchiladita · 25 replies 

  KPCC ^ | Dec. 7, 2011 | Staff

  Last week, Congress passed a massive $662 billion defense bill that may or may not be vetoed by the president because of a couple controversial provisions about the military’s role in dealing with terror suspects. But also snuggled inside that huge bill was a very small provision from Missouri Congressman Roy Blunt. The amendment would require the Secretary of the Navy to “perform a study and seek recommendations to evaluate how Naval vessels are named.” Blunt’s provision is in response to the decision by the Secretary of the Navy last May to name one of its ships after famed labor…