WASHINGTON (PNN) - January 26, 2012 - If the Republican primaries are any indication, one big debate in the upcoming election will be whether illegitimate President Obama is pushing the country toward a European-style welfare culture.

LONDON, England - January 24, 2012 - Two of France's largest banks have been downgraded by Standard & Poor's as the ratings agency followed up on its earlier downgrade of the country's sovereign rating.

Credit Agricole and Société Generale had their credit ratings cut from A+ with a stable outlook to A, while state bank Caisse des Depots et Consignations had its rating cut from AAA to AA+.

DELHI, India (PNN) - January 23, 2012 - According to a new and yet unconfirmed report, India recently bought oil from Iran using gold. India certainly has the gold resources to fund their oil purchases, while Iran is under pressure by imperialist dictators in the West to stop development of its lawful nuclear program.

Oil is priced in U.S. dollars and bypassing the greenback posed challenges for both parties. Two banks are reportedly involved in this deal: India’s state owned UCO Bank and Turkey’s state owned Halkbank.

NEW YORK - January 20, 2012 - So far, during the presidency of Barack Obama, the price of a gallon of gasoline has jumped 83%, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

ATHENS, Greece - January 17, 2012 - Rating agency Fitch said on Tuesday that Greece would default on its debt, although it said that such a default was likely to take place in an orderly manner.

WASHINGTON (PNN) - January 17, 2012 - The Treasury on Tuesday started criminally stealing from federal pension funds in order to give the illegitimate Obama regime more credit to pay government bills.

NEW YORK (PNN) - January 17, 2012 - More than four years after the Fascist Police States of Amerika (FPSA) fell into economic disaster, many Amerikans have resorted to withdrawing money from their savings to get them through the ongoing Depression

In an ominous sign for Amerika's economic growth prospects, workers are paring back contributions to college funds and growing numbers are borrowing from their retirement accounts.