Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Obama May Name Elizabeth Warren as Interim Consumer Agency Head

Sept. 14 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama may appoint Elizabeth Warren as the interim head of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as early as this week, according to a person familiar with the matter. An appointment as interim head would allow Warren, a Harvard law professor and chairman of the congressional panel overseeing the Troubled Asset Relief Program, to bypass a confirmation battle in the Senate. Bloomberg's Hans Nichols reports.

Protests in Belgium and France

ReutersVideo--September 15, 2010--Simultaneous protests are held in Paris and Brussels as outraged citizens object to plans to raise retirement age.

LEGALIZE MARIJUANA & HURT DRUG CARTELS?

LEGALIZE MARIJUANA & HURT DRUG CARTELS?

Islamophobia in the US - Aljazeera

Tension and acrimony marked the ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks in the US. Relations between Muslims and people of other faiths appear to have slipped to a new low with the controversies over Quran-burning and the proposed Islamic centre near 'ground zero' in New York City. Is the US becoming increasingly intolerant towards Islam?

Michael Moore : Build The Mosque ON Ground Zero! Not Near It! On It!

Michael Moore "Build The Mosque ON Ground Zero! Not Near It! On It!

September 13, 2010 CNN

Breaking News : Eiffel Tower Evacuated For Bomb Threat!

September 14, 2010 CNN