A Sunday scan

Written by: Gerry L on Oct 12, 2008 8:37 AM EDT

Sunday~

***************round of articles about our domestic ‘issues’ ~ October 12th,  2008

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The Mask Slips

By Bob Herbert

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/11/opinion/11herbert.html?em

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White House Overhauling Rescue Plan

~~~The Treasury Department’s surprising turnaround on the issue of buying stock in banks, which has now become its primary focus, has raised questions about whether the administration squandered valuable time in trying to sell Congress on a plan that officials had failed to think through in advance.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/business/12imf.html?hp

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Private sector loans, not Fannie or Freddie, triggered crisis

_ More than 84 percent of the subprime mortgages in 2006 were issued by private lending institutions.

_ Private firms made nearly 83 percent of the subprime loans to low- and moderate-income borrowers that year.

_ Only one of the top 25 subprime lenders in 2006 was directly subject to the housing law that's being lambasted by conservative critics.

The "turmoil in financial markets clearly was triggered by a dramatic weakening of underwriting standards for U.S. subprime mortgages, beginning in late 2004 and extending into 2007," the President's Working Group on Financial Markets reported Friday.

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/331/story/53802.html

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Obama Camp Relying Heavily on Ground Effort

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/11/AR2008101102119.html?hpid%3Dtopnews&sub=AR

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The Terrorist Barack Hussein Obama

By Frank Rich

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/opinion/12rich.html?hp

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GOP Attacks on American Voters Turn Desperate, Ugly and Dangerous

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-fitrakis-and-harvey-wasserman/gop-attacks-on-american-v_b_133597.html

or

http://www.truthout.org/101108B

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William F. Buckley’s Son Voting for Obama

http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20081011_william_f_buckleys_son_voting_for_obama/

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Alaska Inquiry Concludes Palin Abused Powers

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/11/us/politics/11trooper.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

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Gov. Palin Cited for Ethics Viotaion

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's use of her office to try to get her ex-brother-in-law fired from the state troopers has led to a finding that she abused her power, Jason Leopold reports.

http://www.consortiumnews.com/2008/101108a.html

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Isabel Macdonald: The Anti-Muslim Smear Machine Strikes Again?

http://m.huffingtonpost.com/media.php?aid=2008-10-10T22%3A55%3A34Z

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That's Religulous

http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/36800

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Tony Anderson Fights Uphill Conscientious Objector Battle

http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/36818

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As Crisis Spreads, Europe points finger at America

http://current.com/items/89396698_as_crisis_spreads_europe_points_finger_at_america

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from and about ‘over there’

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Without real leadership, we face disaster

A lethal new threat is emerging at the dark heart of the financial system. We must have a unified global response or an already perilous position will become a calamity

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/oct/12/marketturmoil-creditcrunch

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Rush to save banks as IMF warns of meltdown

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/rush-to-save-banks-as-imf-warns-of-meltdown-958870.html

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Writers pen protests at terror bill

Authors have united to write poems, essays and stories to sink the 42-day detention plan

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/oct/12/uksecurity-terrorism

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Taleban killed in Afghan battles

Dozens of Taleban militants have been killed by security forces in fighting in southern Afghanistan, according to Afghan and British officials.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7665733.stm

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Juan Cole:  Informed Comment

October Surprise?
Security Agreement said Near Signing;
3000 Christians Flee Mosul

http://www.juancole.com/

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Thousands of Christians flee killings in Mosul

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/world/story/53808.html

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North Korea Is Off Terror List After a Deal With the U.S.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/world/asia/12terror.html?ref=world

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Peace and Solidarity

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In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

Attributed to George Orwell

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