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Odds ‘n Sods:

JT found us this: Bad News and Bank Runs [1]. Talk about more “stimulus checks”, and blaming “blogs” for “misinformation” that fed people’s fears. And reader Cheryl N. found two articles that tie in nicely: FDIC Smoke & Mirrors [2] and US National Debt Limit Raised Ahead of Budget Busting Bailout Legislation [3]. (Cheryl’s comment: “Paulson’s Bazooka will be locked and loaded with enough firepower to blow what’s left of our economy into the dustbin of history. “)

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The WRSA has another “Grid-Down Medical Course” scheduled soon. This one will be in Everett, Washington, September 12-14 [4]. Their training is inexpensive, and highly recommended. This is also a great way to bump into fellow SurvivalBlog readers. (Wear your SurvivalBlog hat or t-shirt! [5]) For those of you living in the Eastern United States, Medical Corps has a “Medical Response in a Hostile Environment” course scheduled for that same weekend [6], and they may still have a few seats available.

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Reader Michael H. recommended some economic commentary from Bob Chapman: Paper Sold To Pools Of Liquidity [7]

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Just in time for the Olympics, Recombinomics reports an outbreak of an unidentified hemorrhagic fever in China’s Shandong Province [8]. After reading the summary, click on the ProMED link in the article for more information. (A hat tip to “Cyberiot”)

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JT also spotted this: Merrill to Sell $8.5 Billion of Stock, Unload CDOs [9]. The article describes the shell game the banksters are playing with their worthless CDO [10]s.