Obama made a big speech in Lansing, Michigan, on our energy dependence and need to move away from foreign oil.

Without a doubt, this addiction is one of the most dangerous and urgent threats this nation has ever faced - from the gas prices that are wiping out your paychecks and straining businesses to the jobs [...]

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By Eric Alterman, George Zornick | June 26, 2008
As oil prices skyrocket, the issue of expanded drilling in America’s continental shelf and in the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge are washing up [...]

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Tokyo, Japan
February 2008
If you need a bodyguard, it’s too late. You have to make them not want to shoot you.
Benjamin Fulford
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The son of a Canadian diplomat, Benjamin Fulford rebelled against his upbringing and at the age of 17 made his way by boat into the heart of the [...]

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How to solve the global food crisis

By Kaushik Basu
Professor of economics, Cornell University

Even small price rises can hit the poor hard

The world economy has many problems but none more pressing than what is happening to food prices.
There have been food riots in Haiti, the Philippines, Ethiopia, Indonesia and several other [...]

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Morning Edition, April 11, 2008 · Demand for ethanol and other biofuels is a “significant contributor” to soaring food prices around the world, World Bank President Robert Zoellick says. Droughts, financial market speculators and increased demand for food have also helped create “a perfect storm” that has boosted those prices, he says.
The soaring costs of [...]

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