Jul 29, 5:29 AM EDT
Moody's warns Spain about possible downgrade
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/ ... 9-05-29-30

Moody's said Greece's second bailout package "has signaled a clear shift in risk for bondholders of countries with high debt burdens or large budget deficits."

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28 July 2011 Last updated at 10:51 ET
Italy pays higher interest rate on latest bond sale

Italy had to pay an interest rate of 4.8% to sell 3.5bn euros ($5bn; £3.1bn) of three-year bonds - up 1.1 percentage points from June.

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Jul 29, 4:26 AM EDT
Blast on Iran pipeline cuts gas flow to Turkey
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ ... 9-04-26-37

THAT'S ONE THING

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Jul 29, 6:28 AM EDT
Bomb blast hits oil pipeline in western Syria
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ ... 9-06-28-12

THIS IS DIFFERENT

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McDonald’s to Open a Restaurant a Day in China in Four Years
Jul 29, 2011 1:30 AM PT
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-2 ... iness.html

rising salaries boost spending on fast food.

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China news agency lambastes U.S. for debt crisis
BEIJING | Fri Jul 29, 2011 1:26pm IST
http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/07/2 ... onomicNews

"It is time for Washington to revisit the time-tested common sense that one should live within one's means."

PSYCOPATHS DON'T GIVE A DAMN

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29 July 2011 Last updated at 05:29 ET
MoD to cut further 7,000 civilian jobs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14336808

in addition to some 25,000 posts that were already set to be cut.

MONARCHY NEXT ?

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Special report: Is Israel Inc. too powerful?
http://news.yahoo.com/special-report-is ... 53585.html
or
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/ ... NP20110729

The Bank of Israel already says the country has one of the highest concentrations of corporate power in the developed world.