29-Oct-10 News -- EU appears near another financial crisis

[John]

29-Oct-10 News -- EU appears near another financial crisis point

** 29-Oct-10 News -- EU appears near another financial crisis point
** http://www.generationaldynamics.com/cgi ... 29#e101029

Contents:
"Greece revises its budget deficit sharply upward"
"Portugal's austerity talks collapse, bring PIIGS countries into question"
"Germany and France demand changes to the Lisbon agreement"
"Jeremy Grantham outlines Washington's financial fantasy"
"Vladimir Putin triggers topless protest and speculation about face bruises"
"Additional links"
Russia may be drawn back into the war with Afghanistan
Greece tops the list of corrupt countries in the EU
Aid to Haiti is doing more harm than good
Iran's opposition leaders want explanation for aid to Afghanistan
Saudi Arabia is reinforcing the border with Yemen
India will experiment with Islamic finance
Russia is facing a demographic time bomb
China mysteriously ends embargo on exporting rare earth minerals
Will Facebook kill people during a flu pandemic?
Paul the Octopus dies