Rising jobless claims add worries about recovery The number of U.S.

workers filing new claims for jobless aid soared last week as the
backlog from the Easter holiday was processed, adding to worries
about the economic recovery, while U.S. industrial output rose less
than expected in March. March Foreclosures Surge To Absolute
Record, At 369,491, 19% Jump from February RealtyTrac reports the
next catalyst that will surely take the Dow to 12,000 by 9:31 am
tomorrow. Trillions Pumped In And Little to Show For It The move
toward eventual hyperinflation is underway. It won’t happen
tomorrow, but it is underway…’ Next year we will see higher taxes and
continued government increases in spending. A continued crowding
out by government pushing interest rates higher. Ongoing increases
in money and credit and more monetization by the Fed. That will give
us higher inflation for the next 21 months. That is at least a real 14%.
We will also find out whether Greece was a planned or unplanned
event…’ $4.00 A Gallon Gasoline By The End Of 2010. How In The
World Are Average Americans Going To Make Ends Meet If This
Keeps Up? Gas prices are on the rise again. In many areas of the U.S.
gas prices are already hovering around $3.00 a gallon. The Federal
Reserve Created This Financial Mess And Now They Expect Us To Pay
Higher Taxes And Have A Lower Standard Of Living So We Can Pay
Interest To Them When you watch the mainstream news, how often
do you hear them identify the Federal Reserve as the ultimate source
of all of our financial problems? Never? Well, there is a good reason.

Stateside data proved mixed. Weekly initial jobless claims were up more
than expected to 484,000, while continuing claims climbed to a worse-
than-expected 4.64 million. Foreclosure actions spike despite aid .
Trillions Pumped In And Little to Show For It .

Foreclosure actions spike despite aid Reuters | U.S. home foreclosures

actions spiked in March and set a quarterly record despite federal
programs to combat the unrelenting pace that homeowners are
defaulting on mortgages. Democrats are hiding deficits |
Congressional Democrats are shying away from a vote on this year’s
budget resolution, causing chaos to the federal budgeting process.
Gold Higher as U.S. Dollar Index Weakens, Crude Oil Rallies Jim
Wyckoff | A weaker U.S. dollar index and higher crude oil prices are
supporting fresh buying interest in Comex gold futures.

(4-15-10) Dow 11,145 +22 Nasdaq 2515 +11 S&P 500 1,211 +1 [CLOSE- OIL
$86.75 (-54% for year 2008) (RECORD TRADING HIGH $147.27) GAS
$2.85 (reg. gas in LAND OF FRUITS AND NUTS $3.11 REG./ $3.26 MID-
GRADE/ $3.35 PREM./ $3.08 DIESEL)/ GOLD $1,159 [video] Gold
Surges Stocks/Gold Comparison (+24% for year 2009) / SILVER
 $18.43 (+47% for year 2009) PLATINUM $1,720 (+56% for year 2009) /
DOLLAR= .73 EURO, 92 YEN, .64 POUND STERLING, ETC. (How low
can you go - LOWER)/ 10 YR NOTE YIELD 3.85% …..… AP Business
Highlights ...Yahoo Market Update... ] T. Rowe Price Weekly
Recap – Stocks / Bonds / Currencies - Domestic / International
MARKET MANIPULATION AND HOW THE LATEST BUBBLE-FRAUD
PRE-COMING CRASH IS BEING ACCOMPLISHED 3-11-10 6
Theories On Why the Stock Market Has Rallied 3-9-10 [archived
website file] Risks Lurk for ETF Investors The bull market that
never was/were beyond wall street b.s. when measured in gold
Property Values Projected to Fall 12% in 2010 Jan 31, 2010 The
Week Ahead: Risk Is Off the Cliff; Unwind Has Begun Jan 31, 2010
01-13-10 Forecast for 2010 from Seeking Alpha Contributor THE
COMING MARKET CRASH / CORRECTION 1-28-10 Maierhofer
(01-15-10) 11 Clear Signs Economy Sinking Economic Black Hole 1-
22-10: 20 Reasons Why The U.S. Economy Is Dying And Is Simply Not
Going To Recover Current Economic / Fiscal Charts
Trendsresearch.com forecast for 2009 1-7-10 Crash is coming!
‘WORST ECONOMIC COLLAPSE EVER’ Must Read Economic /
Financial Data This Depression is just beginning The
coming depression… thecomingdepression.net MUST READ:
JEREMY GRANTHAM’S QUARTERLY UPDATE 25 January 2010 (850
on the S&P) by TPC The Next Wave of Collapse is Coming Sooner
than you think Sliding Back Into the Great Recession
ABSOLUTELY, ABSURDLY, RIDICULOUS! SELL / TAKE PROFITS
WHILE YOU CAN SINCE MUCH, MUCH WORSE TO COME!

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Banksters Rally Round Fed To Keep Bailout Trillions Secret The largest
commercial banks in the U.S. are ready to go all the way to the
Supreme Court to block the public release of details pertaining to the
Federal Reserve’s 2008 secretive $2 trillion bailout. Tiny Tim
geithner Letter Could Steer Derivatives Debate Away From Ban on
Banks (Sounds like a plan – consistent with no accountability and not
learning from history) Banksters Rally Round Fed To Keep Bailout
Trillions Secret Steve Watson | Banks say they will go to Supreme
Court to block transparency.
Tea party rally upbraids 'gangster government' (AP) The Revolt of the
States Hating the Government Finally Goes Mainstream It turns out
that watching Goldman Sachs, the United Auto Workers, public
 employee unions and a raft of other vampires drain the treasury at
America’s weakest moment in a generation will make a person pretty
angry.

Marxist Wealth Distribution for the Bankers Kurt Nimmo | Money stolen
from producers by the government does not and will not feed and
shelter the poor.
Feingold bill seeks end to ‘counterproductive’ war in Afghanistan US
military presence in Afghanistan may have rare bipartisan consensus
in Washington, but a bipartisan trio of lawmakers are dissatisfied with
the open-ended occupation and are calling for a change in strategy.
Depleted uranium as used by u.s. in Iraq, Afghanistan, etc., is destroying
life Jerry Mazza | The total world inventory of depleted uranium stands
at 1,188,273 tons as of 2002. That is enough to wipe out life on the
planet for billions of years.
The Failed ‘Wobama doctrine’: kill, don’t detain Asim Qureshi | Obama’s
doctrine is even more deadly than Bush’s.
TIME Magazine Lists Flouride as “Environmental Toxin” A report from
TIME.com lists among other household Items – Flouride- as an
“Environmental Toxin”.

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Editorial: Abu Ghraib again? Documentation assembled by the BBC that

the americans are still carrying out torture at a secret prison on
Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan.

Israel's iPad Ban At Odds With Strong Overseas Demand ChannelWeb -

Joseph F. Kovar While the rest of the world is clamoring for iPads
they cannot get, Israel's government has banned the new Apple
devices in that country. This means I, Albert L. Peia, will definitely buy
an ipad. Israel bans imports of Apple iPad (AP)

Israel must do more for peace: Clinton (Reuters) Israel PM must show
sincerity on peace: Clinton (AFP) israeli forces arrest 14 Palestinian
Civilians in West Bank US pressures Israel, Palestinians to resume
talks (AP) pretty please, with sugar on top, works every time with
illegal nuke toting war criminal nation israel.

DRUDGEREPORT: GALLUP:
OBAMA HITS NEW LOW...
BOW TO CHINESE COMMUNIST
PERSONAL INCOME DROPS 3.2% SINCE OBAMA...
New jobless claims 'unexpectedly' soar...
Rise for second straight week...
Soros warns on market crash...
Foreclosure rates surge, biggest jump in 5 years...
Homeless 'Tent City' Settlers In Get Reprieve...
Hating the government 'finally goes mainstream'...
Russia Wisely for the Sake of the Children Freezes All U.S. Adoptions...
Defaults Rise in Loan Modification Program...
PAPER: DEM MASSA 'Expressed desire to have sex with [his male staffers]
in the office,' claim aides...
SHOCK: Healthcare overhaul won't stop premium increases...
EGYPT: PRESS NOT IRAN IF NOT BOTH IRAN, ISRAEL ON NUKES....
Obama admin: Support of Israel to be 'balanced against other interests'...

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UN Human Rights Council condemns Israel's construction of settlements

in East Jerusalem
The operative paragraphs welcome the international community's
reaffirmation that settlements, the separation barriers were built on
occupied lands, demolition of homes and evictions are illegal under
international law and constitute an obstacle to the peace
Palestine-Israel-UN, Politics, 3/25/2010

EU condemns construction in East Jerusalem

The EU's foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, condemned an Israeli
decision to continue construction on the site of the former Shepherd Hotel
in east Jerusalem.
Palestine-Israel-European Union, Politics, 3/25/2010

Jerusalemites in dire need for international protection

Following of a terrorist attack carried out by an armed group of illegal
Israeli settlers against the home of Abu Shaban family in Ras-Alamoud
neighborhood adjacent to the Old city of Jerusalem, Fateh Revolutionary
Council Member Dimitri Diliani called for international protection for
Jerusalemites.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/25/2010

Israel responds to British expulsion of diplomat over Hamas killing

Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said two days ago that "Israel has not
received any proof pointing to Israeli involvement in the matter and regrets
the British decision" to expel Israeli diplomats who are accused of being
involved in the murder of a Hamas official in the United Arab Emirates
using forget British passports.
Palestine-Israel-UK, Politics, 3/25/2010

Gazans receiving Caritas aid marks 1000th day of siege

For more than 1,000 days, Gaza has been under siege now, with
devastating consequences for its already poor population.
Palestine-Israel-Germany, Politics, 3/25/2010

Israeli navy wounds Gazan fisherman inside Palestinian waters

His condition is currently too unstable to risk removing the pieces of
shrapnel lodged in his brain.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/25/2010

Clinton's Speech at American Israel Public Affairs Committee

the status quo in the Middle East is unsustainable and threatens Israel's
long-term future, urging Israel to pursue a two-state solution with the
Palestinians based on its 1967 borders with agreed land swaps
Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 3/25/2010

News from around the web:

Iraq vote recount calls rejected - BBC

Iraq, Politics, 3/25/2010

Iraq's tight race prompt warnings of violence - WashingtonPost.com

Iraq, Politics, 3/25/2010

Iraq's Kurds could lose some of their influence to anti-American Sadr

movement - WashingtonPost.com
Iraq, Politics, 3/25/2010

Iraqi election accentuates country's deep divides - WashingtonPost.com

Iraq, Politics, 3/25/2010

Iraq election increases women in parliament – regardless of vote count -

CS Monitor
Iraq, Politics, 3/25/2010

Syria stands ready if 'war is imposed': Assad - Yahoo! News

Syria-Israel, Politics, 3/25/2010

Kadhafi hosts first Arab summit in bid to 'rescue' Jerusalem - Yahoo! News
Libya-Palestine, Politics, 3/25/2010
U.S. presses Israel for Mideast goodwill steps - WashingtonPost.com
Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 3/25/2010

Arabs to raise $500 million for Jerusalem: Mussa - Yahoo! News

Regional-Palestine, Politics, 3/25/2010

Israeli settlements standoff with US: Netanyahu fails to defuse tensions -

CS Monitor
Palestine-Israel-USA, Politics, 3/25/2010

Israeli soldiers on trial for misconduct in Gaza war - Yahoo! News

Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/25/2010

U.N. panel asks to quiz Hezbollah on Hariri murder - WashingtonPost.com

Lebanon-UN, Politics, 3/25/2010

Saudi Arabia announces arrest of 110 Al Qaeda suspects - CS Monitor

Saudi Arabia, Politics, 3/25/2010

Dubai assassination puts tough-talking cop Dahi Khalfan Tamim in spot -

CS Monitor
United Arab Emirates-Palestine-UK, Politics, 3/25/2010

Lebanon's archaeological sites a pillager's paradise - Yahoo! News

Lebanon, Local, 3/25/2010

After Years of War and Abuse, New Hope for Ancient Babylon - NY Times
Iraq, Science, 3/25/2010

Iraqi foreign minister walks out of Libya meeting - WashingtonPost.com

Iraq-Libya, Politics, 3/25/2010

Saudi female poet whose verse inflames and inspires - BBC

Saudi Arabia, Culture, 3/25/2010

Yemen Socialist party editor freed: official - Yahoo! News

Yemen, Politics, 3/25/2010

Somalia insurgents take over radio stations - WashingtonPost.com

Somalia, Politics, 3/25/2010

Yemenis Wary Of U.S. Aid To Fight Terrorism - NPR

Yemen, Politics, 3/25/2010

Bin Laden Warns U.S. Over Fate of Qaeda Figure - NY Times

Regional-USA, Politics, 3/25/2010

Cairo Journal: A Synagogue’s Unveiling Exposes a Conundrum - NY Times

Egypt, Politics, 3/25/2010

Egypt prayers for Mubarak health - BBC

Egypt, Politics, 3/25/2010

Yemen: Ban on Child Brides Is Imperiled - NY Times

Yemen, Culture, 3/25/2010

Dubai World gets $9.5 bln injection for debt plan - Yahoo! News
United Arab Emirates, Economics, 3/25/2010

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