Thanks To 3 Senators, China Entrenched In Iraqi Oil For 20 Years

Roubini: Stocks to Tumble Another 20%, Cash the Safest Place

Strains Accumulate

DOW -376

Fed official: Europe’s crisis poses risks to USA

Is Your IRA or 401K a Target of Government Appropriation? (Hat Tip: Brian B.)

House Republicans Push Back Against Job-Killing Value-Added Tax (Hat Tip: Kim Priestap)

Eurozone Crisis At Point Of Maximum Danger, Great Depression II? (Hat Tip: Jean Stoner)

With Local Gold Inventories Depleted, Panicking German Dealers Stage Run On Krugerrands (Hat Tip: Brian B.)

Union Pension Bailouts are Coming (Hat Tip: Brian B.)

Editorial: Climate bill would strangle economic recovery

Economic Freedom Remains Elusive to Our Neighbors to the South

UPDATE 2-Germany, France renew vows on multi-national bank tax

BEACH: The connection of debt and dependency

Morning Bell: Dodd Bill is Just the Beginning of ‘Too Big to Fail’

Investment Guru Russell: Stocks Risk Meltdown

The German Government Has Had Enough (Hat Tip: Brian B.)

WORLD STOCKS TUMBLE

Next year’s budget sinking in deep red ink

Mortgage delinquencies, foreclosures break records

State pensions becoming federal issue; Bail-out cost potentially more than $1T

Disabled Face Hard Choices as States Slash Medicaid

US Stocks Fall Sharply as Jobless Claims Jump

TD Ameritrade clients locked out of accounts

Unemployment spike largest in 3 months

German Finance Minister: Markets Out of Control

Greeks strikers march on parliament against cuts

BAILOUT OF BANK WITH OBAMA TIES RAISES EYEBROWS; CITI, GE, TAXPAYERS TO RESCUE

Europeans scramble to restore unity

CNBC Cramer: Europe to Collapse in 48 Hours – or Never

Euro slips, German ban keeps markets under tension

Senate Dems Try Again to Advance Wall St. Bill

SurvivalBlog:

Illinois Doesn’t Pay Bills; Crisis Pushes Businesses to Edge of Bankruptcy

Germans lead gold rush frenzy

GM wants more subprime buyers; will lender agree?

Landscapers find workers choosing jobless pay

Lloyd’s of London Warns of “Perfect Storm” Threat to Insurers

Markets Plunge as Merkel Delivers Euro Warning and Bans Short Selling

Congress Blocks Indiscriminate IMF Aid to Europe

US Housing Starts Jump, Wholesale Prices Fall

Stocks Slide After Investors Focus on Europe Woes

Federal Reserve Sees Slightly Better 2010 Economy

Consumer Inflation Vanishes, a Boon for Borrowers

Mortgage Delinquencies Drag on Economic Recovery

Oil Settles Close to $70, Halting 16-day Slide

One in Seven US Homeowners Paying Late or in Foreclosure