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Breaking News: Friday November 20th, 2009

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Class War Terror, Citizen Rage:

The Exiled: Murder Rampage in Spain, "Capitalism's Perfect Petri Dish"

Alternet: Economic Crisis Turns Bloody as Violence Follows Job Losses

Mike Whitney: Obama is Either Deluded or Determined to Destroy U.S.

Mish Shedlock: Bank Regulators in "Reign of Terror" on Small Business

Zero Hedge: Are Forced Bankruptcies Costing U.S. Taxpayers Billions?

CNN: Banks that Took Taxpayers' Money Refusing to Lend to Taxpayers

Exploding Unemployment:

NY Times: Computer Glitch Could Eliminate Jobless Benefits for Millions

LA Times: California Jobless Rate at 12.5% (Translation: "Over 25%")

Bloomberg: California Among States with Record Unemployment Rates

Financial Collapse:

LATOC: "Few Americans realize their nation is verging near a collapse"

Zero Hedge: Possible Default of Ukraine Government Spooking Markets

Financial Times: Local Woes Spark Fears of a Double Dip U.S. Recession

NY Times: British Economy Throughly Ravaged, Facing a "Lost Decade"

Real Estate Collapse:

Washington Post: Problem Mortgages Hit New Record, Going Over 14%

Wall Street Journal: Huge Percentage of 20 Somethings Walking Away

Gold, Silver, Precioius Metals:

Financial Sense: There is Still Room For More Gold Price Gain Near Term

Gold Seek: What Could Drive Gold Prices Even Higher in Days to Come?

Wall Street Journal: Golden Era for Gold? Quite Possibly, Even at $1140

Most Important Articles from Yesterday's Update:

Whiskey & Gunpowder: Top 10 Things to Worry About in This Economy

Business Week: U.S. Food Banks Burdened by Unprecedented Demand

Washington Post: Financial Crisis Quickly Catapulting into Food Crisis

Articles from the last few months worth a second look:

Alternet: The Financial Crisis is Pushing Europe to the Brink of Disaster

Economist: U.S. Economy Ripsawed by Misery of Mass Unemployment

John Rawles/SurvivalBlog: Usefullness of the AK 47 as a Survival Rifle

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