Thursday, 17 June 2010 09:15
'WeAreChangeLA’s lead organizer Bruno Bruhwiler is being targeted as a terrorist threat. It all began when Bruno was sitting in the audience at a civil hearing for another WACLA member. The Judge literally did not like Bruno’s involuntary facial expressions, and ordered him out of the courtroom.'
Thursday, 17 June 2010 08:42
'Food companies are spending millions of pounds to kill off a system of 'traffic light' warning labels that would help customers identify unhealthy products. Doctors and consumer groups say the labelling is vital to helping families choose a healthy diet and avoid products high in fat, sugar and salt. Shoppers support the red, amber and green colour coding on the front of packs, according to research by the Food Standards Agency and consumer group Which?.
However, food giants, including Tesco, PepsiCo and Kellogg's, have spent tens of millions of pounds on a vast lobbying campaign to put an end to the scheme. They fear the regime - that would force them to put red warnings on big-selling sugary drinks and salty snacks - would hit sales and profits.
Thursday, 17 June 2010 08:17
Thursday, 17 June 2010 07:42
'This is nothing but a sign of a run on Spanish banks. They can't get funding in the markets and there is a steady withdrawal of funds from the banks. For all practical purposes, the ECB is supporting the Spanish banking system with life support measures. This means that the ECB will have to drain funds from elsewhere in the system to sterilize this rescue operation. Without sterilization the effort becomes very inflationary, with sterilization the effort distorts the entire EU economy. It's all destabilizing.'
Read more: Bank Run in Spain and Its Destabilizing Ramifications for the Entire EU
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