From G.G.: China provides 97 percent of the global supplies of rare earth elements, most coming from a single mine in Inner Mongolia [1]
I spotted this over at the Dr. Housing Bubble blog: Unlocking the Foreclosure Box – The Most Comprehensive Shadow Inventory Housing Analysis for Los Angeles County [2].
Items from The Economatrix:
Taxpayers Hit Harder as Bank Shares Nosedive [3]
20 Million+ in US Got Unemployment Checks in 2009 [4]
Washington Times Slashes Staff 40% [5]
US Stocks Drop as Crisis Causes S&P 500’s First Decade Loss [6]
US Dollar and Treasury Bonds at Risk Following Fannie and Freddie Debt Monetization [7]
A Year on From Financial System Collapse: Something is Not Quite Right [8]
Gary North: How to Protest Against the Big Bailed Out Bankster Run Banks [9]