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Best of the Web

The State of US Surveillance – Doug Hornig, Casey Research
Overview of Today's Jobs Report – Mike Shedlock
The Myth of Commodity Diversification – Hinde Capital
Germany Faces Tough Decisions in Europe's Debt Crisis – George Friedman, MercatorNet
The Coming Paradigm Shift in Silver – Financial Sense
David Stockman on Crony Capitalism – Bill Moyers
The Transparency Trap – John Mauldin
Eric Sprott Interview – King World News
Jim Rickards Interview – King World News
When Leverage Fails – Ty Andros
John Mauldin: It's Time to Make the Hard Decisions – ChrisMartenson.com
James Dines Interview – Financial Sense
Jean-Marie Eveillard Interview – King World News
Ben Davies Interview – King World News
Working Out of Debt – John Mauldin

Breaking News

The Economy

2/03    Job growth surges, jobless rate drops to 8.3 percent – Yahoo! News
2/03    Euro zone sales tumble at Christmas, no sign of growth – Yahoo! News
2/03    Greece seeks second rescue, fights for euro – Bloomberg
2/03    Private equity and the Greenspan put – Macroeconomic Resilience
2/03    EU says "strict application of budget rules doesn't make sense" – Mish
2/02    Greece aiming to close swap in 2nd bailout faces fight to stay in euro – Bloomberg
2/02    Spectre of forced selling haunts rallying Italy debt – Reuters
2/02    The coming demographic and financial disaster – My Budget 360
2/02    ECB may hold out on Greek swap until deal reached on debt burden – Bloomberg
2/02    Irish central bank slashes growth outlook – Wall Street Journal
2/02    California to run out of money by March without further action – IVN
2/02    California pension woes a warning to Canada – CBC News
2/02    Consumer Comfort Index in US rises – Bloomberg
2/02    Jobless claims fall, jobs market slowly healing – Yahoo! News
2/02    Survey of European banks shows a sharp cutback in lending – Mish
2/02    German central bank 228 billion euros in debt rescuing Europe – Mish
2/02    We're heading for an ECB debt crisis – YouTube
2/02    Hedge funds brace for euro zone break-up – Yahoo! News
2/02    China weighs contributing to EU stability fund – Bloomberg
2/01    California to run out of cash in one month, controller warns – Zero Hedge
2/01    International forecaster – GoldSeek
2/01    Confidence and ruin amongst the PIIGS – Zero Hedge
2/01    Our counterfeit economy – Before It's News
2/01    Euro zone jobless rate hits high – ChrisMartenson.com
2/01    Why ECB liquidity is not reaching Portugal – Reuters
2/01    Expanding the LTRO looting program – Zero Hedge

Precious Metals

2/03    Metals, miners make waves; time to buy equities AND gold? – Barron's
2/03    Getting back to the gold standard – MarketWatch
2/03    Gold will rise against 'heavily debased' currencies – Casey Research
2/03    States seek currencies made of silver and gold – GATA
2/03    January mint sales signaling return to fundamentals-driven demand? – GoldCore
2/03    Sinclair interviewed on currency market rigging and gold's monetary role – GATA
2/03    Gold & silver market morning – GoldSeek
2/03    Gresham’s Law and the Venezuela Gold Recovery – Wealth Cycles
2/02    Silver price at $158 in 12-18 months? – GoldMoney
2/02    Gold mining stocks yet to go up decisively – ETF Daily News
2/02    Fiat currency failure means: 'in gold we trust' – ETF Daily News
2/02    China's gold output, demand could be greater than 'official' data suggest – Mineweb
2/02    Bill Gross: why gold is becoming the default "store of value" – Casey Research
2/02    Gold price "volatile" – BullionVault
2/02    SBSS 8. the REAL silver high – Don't Tread On Me
2/01    Hey silver bugs: is James Turk off his rocker? – ETF Daily News
2/01    Great deals on gold and silver – The Gold Report

Inflation/Deflation

2/03    Fraudulent debt = counterfeit money – OfTwoMinds.com
2/03    Implosion alert - countdown to dollar Apocalypse – Silver-GoldCoins.com
2/02    Argentine VP says president needs more time in office – Washington Post
2/02    Euro-region producer-price inflation slows as growth weakens – BusinessWeek
2/02    How does the value of the dollar fit into the big picture? – Elliott Wave International
2/02    Fed will protect U.S. from Europe fallout: Bernanke – Reuters
2/02    Do tax & regulatory policies pose a threat to the dollar? – Merk Funds

Real Estate Bust

2/03    Home builder results for last quarter – Calculated Risk
2/03    Mortgage rates fall to record low – Calculated Risk
2/02    City feels foreclosure effects – Wall Street Journal
2/02    Beazer Homes reports first quarter fiscal 2012 results – MarketWatch
2/02    US, New York housing market outlook – Bloomberg
2/01    Bottom in housing market in 2012 not what you'd think – Mess That Greenspan Made
2/01    Bulk sales of GSE foreclosures begin – UPI.com
2/01    Foreclosures down 25 percent in Colorado in 2011 – Denver Post
2/01    Home prices drop, consumers turn gloomier – Reuters
2/01    Home prices decline for third consecutive month – Los Angeles Times
2/01    Brisbane paces Australia-wide home price decline with 6.8% slide in 2011 – Bloomberg
1/31    In Atlanta, housing woes reflect nation's pain – New York Times
1/31    Major cities see home prices continue to fall – Gazette.com
1/31    Placentia housing market runs 26% quicker – OC Register
1/31    Malibu housing correction – Dr. Housing Bubble
1/31    Foreclosure crisis erases hard-won wealth – Huffington Post
1/31    Freddie Mac bets against American homeowners – Pro Publica

Ron Paul

2/01    "I'm Bill Gross and I endorse Ron Paul for president" – Daily Paul
2/01    Ron Paul interview on Freedom Watch – Run Ron Paul
2/01    Ron Paul on Dylan Ratigan – Run Ron Paul
2/01    Ron Paul speech after Florida primary – Run Ron Paul
1/31    A righteous man – YouTube
1/31    Why the Fed is such a colossal failure – Run Ron Paul
1/31    Ron Paul: Comedian in Chief – Run Ron Paul
1/30    Golden rule perspective on foreign policy – YouTube
1/30    Ron Paul and the Israel question – Washington Times
1/30    Ron Paul on CNN's State of the Union – Run Ron Paul

Offshore Investing

2/02    Offshore banks will need to disclose precious metals held by U.S. – Nestmann
2/02    From Switzerland with no love – Zero Hedge
2/02    Offshore enforcement, soaring expatriation rates – Mark Nestmann
2/01    Spacious lots, a boardwalk condo & the next big thing – PathFinder
1/31    Off-the-grid luxury living in Cafayate – Sovereign Investor

Clean Tech

2/02    Who are the smart grid's 'big fish'? – Greentech Grid
2/02    China cuts subsidies for solar projects on declining costs – Solar Plaza
2/02    Q-cells solars on deal to save solar-cell maker – Solar Plaza
2/02    Greece cuts subsidies for solar power producers – Solar Plaza
2/01    India cuts PV subsidies – Solar Plaza
2/01    First Solar on the future of photovoltiacs – Greentech Solar
2/01    U.K. said to plan cuts to solar subsidy at predictable intervals – Solar Plaza
1/31    Will natural gas kill the smart grid? – Smart Grid News Talk
1/31    Rare earth minerals – Gold Report
1/31    Spanish government halts PV, CSP feed-in tariffs – Solar Plaza

Art of the Collapse

1/30    Sunday funnies – Mish
1/17    A guide to American federal debt made easy – YouTube
1/10    Stephen Colbert tears into Obama – Patrick.net
1/05    Sensing the bankers' world – Max Keiser
12/14  Al-Qaeda claims US mass transportation must drastically improve – The Onion
12/13  Poof it's gone! – YouTube
12/12  Obama pushes job creation – The Onion
12/12  Klepto-crony-fraudocratic-Ponzi-plutopianism... – Zero Hedge
12/11  Eurozone to adopt Higgs Boson as new currency – The Spoof!

War, Civil Unrest, Privacy, Nullification, Secession, Creeping Fascism, Police State

2/02    Swarms of mini-drones to forever change warfare – Mish
2/02    How states are restricting political speech – Washington Post
2/02    German intelligence under fire for spying on parliamentarians – Spiegel
2/02    Corruption in fascist business model – 24H Gold
2/01    Iran and the US: from words to war – Guardian
2/01    America's drone wars – Los Angeles Times
2/01    Doug Casey on the coming war with Iran – Casey Research
1/31    New Jersey legislators move to ban ammunition – SHTF Plan
1/31    Swept up in mass arrest at Occupy Oakland – Mother Jones
1/31    Will Israel attack Iran? – New York Times
1/31    Echoes of 1967 in Israel's Iran dilemma – Commentary
1/31    Sardate: 4/24 – Codgerville
1/31    The Washington-Wall Street revolving door keeps spinning – Huffington Post
1/30    Iran, gold and oil - the next banksters war – BATR
1/29    Gitmo's prying eyes – American Conservative
1/29    Accenture spells out next stage of manipulated globalism – Daily Bell
1/29    The FBI wants to monitor social media – Mashable

Self-sufficiency, Food Security, Survival

2/02    Weatherization on a dime – Survivalist Blog
2/01    Is now the time to move away from major U.S. cities? – Before It's News
2/01    Best guard dog for your homestead – Mother Earth News
1/31    Is there poison in our food? – Mother Earth News
1/30    Monsanto & Cancer milk – Axiomatica
1/29    The honey you should never buy – Mother Earth News
1/29    Grow planner for Ipad – Mother Earth News
1/29    Cut cost, not quality: how to afford better food – Mother Earth News
1/25    Low-cost and multipurpose greenhouses – Mother Earth News
1/24    Prepper, the new "er" - deriding survivalism – Greene Wave
1/24    Subculture of Americans prepares for civilization's collapse – Reuters