Econocrash:
Rothschild & World Gold Council put £12.5m in bullion vault*
New poor: Peddling relief, firms put debtors in deeper hole*
Video: Jailed for debt in the US in the 21st century*
Video: Cali city fires its workers, subcontracts everything*
Corporate entities as modern-day street gangs*
Bank failure is 83rd in ’10; pace more than double last year’s*
Public isn’t buying Wall Street reform*
JPMorgan makes moves aimed at overseas expansion*
World’s mining companies covet Afghanitreasure*
Update: Obama declares victory; Wall Street wins*

Geopolitiks:
New ‘failed states index’ report out*
Showdown in red sea: US sends 11 warships to confront Iran*
Armada of USraeli warships head for Iran*
Adam Gadahn warns of new terror attacks*
Iran executes insurgent leader Rigi, accused of ties to intel*
Kevin Rudd steps down as Prime Minister of Australia*

History/mystery:
CIA opens up about disastrous 1952 mission inside China*
Nixon mulled North Korea nuclear strike in 1969*
New hominid moves back date of walking upright*

Media/memes:
This just in… George Clooney joins Council on Foreign Relations*
George Clooney joins the CFR*
‘Twilight’ star Robert Pattinson related to Vlad the Impaler*
Seinfeld rails against Gaga’s less-than-ladylike behavior*
Was Mickey Mouse a drug dealer?*
FEMA/DHS back ‘disaster hero’ game*
Increasingly, nonprofits fill a need for investigative reporting*
Illuminati psy-op: Welles’ “War of the worlds”*

Murder/mayhem:
Twilight language: Del taco hit*
3 arrested in DC murder-for-hire case*

Obamessiah:
Kagan calls Israeli Judge Dredd ‘my judicial hero’*
Blago on tape: Get Obama to fund-raise from Buffett & Gates*

Oregon oddities:
Oregon Dist. Atty. may prosecute Al Gore for sexual assault*
National Enquirer says it decided not to pay for Gore sex story interview*

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