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The bill would add non-governmental organizations based anywhere in the world that have an office in Russia to the list of banned recipients of state secrets. The government has repeatedly accused foreign spy agencies of using NGOs as a cover to foment dissent. 

For your records, an NGO = nongovernmental organization 

We are talking about organizations such as Amnesty International, Red Cross, or Human Rights Watch… The Russian Government fears that NGOs are tools of foreign governments that are attempting to influence events within Russia. 

That may or may not be true, but I would be hard presses to test the Russian government because…

In a separate development Wednesday, Russia’s upper house of parliament passed legislation that would end jury trials for those facing charges of terrorism and treason. Instead, they would face a panel of judges. 

That means due process is out the window.  If you are accused of terrorism or treason in Russia, you will face a panel of judges – not a jury trial. So, if a Russian based member of Amnesty International accuses Russia of Human Rights volitions in Chechnya you now have a treasonous act.

Scary, no?  

That said, the United States hasn’t been the best when it comes to due process the last few years…

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Another reason the fall in oil prices could not have come at a worse time is due to the fact that technical advancements will come to a stand still.  Companies no longer need to spend money in order to find cheaper source of energy since oil is cheap enough. 

If the U.S. Wished to stay as an oil consuming nation, but desired to break its dependence on foreign oil it could do so by turning to lands within the Western United States.  The answer is oil sands.

Oil sands, or tar sands, are a combination of clay, sand and bitumen that can be mined and refined into usable oil.  The problem, however, is the process is rather pricey.  It can cost up to $70 to produce a barrel of oil from Oil Sands, and when the price of oil is currently at around $45, there is no motivation for companies to continue development.

Since Oil Sands mining and refinement is rather new on a significant scale the price to produce will – naturally – be high.  The only way cost will decline is if the technology is utilized on a large scale, so the technology is no longer “unique”.  

So, here is my question:  If the government is truly concerned about becoming energy dependent, what will it do to keep such projects moving forward?  What will it do to keep innovation from victim to a slowing economy?

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So, what do the bookmakers think of the next election? First the Republicans nomination… Sarah Palin’s odds are at 3.5-1,  Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney are set at 4-1, and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, comes in at 5-1. 

On the Democratic side, Obama is favored to win the nomination and a second term (didn’t see that one coming, did you?)

Our nation is facing enough at this point – the economy, energy just to name two – do we really need to focus on what will be taking place in politics 4 years from now.  Let’s worry about what we have to fix first then pay attention to the next election.

Just my .02

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1. The economy will stay in recession for most, if not all, of 2009.
2. Stock markets will continue to have volatility and remain range bound until October, shortly there after the market begins to move out of the range toward the positive in anticipation of the Recession ending in 2010.
3. Due to the massive amount of capital put into the market the dollar will remain weak unless there is a major war that breaks out.
4. The housing market is in the crapper for most of the year, values continue to fall and foreclosures will continue to rise – the fed will take more action to stop the decline in values which will create an environment that will allow for the housing market to bottom late in the year.
5. Unemployment will catch most people off guard and may go higher than 10%.
6. The credit market will being to defrost (and in some regards it already has) which will help the economy come out recession.  The big indicator here will be when Companies start to merge/buy each other out by returning to the credit market.
7. Inflation will be a non-starter in 2009 but will come back in full force come late 2010/early 2011.
8. More bailouts to come…

Again, I have no clue what is going to happen, no one does.  Just experience and a bit of knowledge talking.  

The big unknowns are the global and geopolitical factors.  A war breaking out, a major terrorist attack or huge natural disaster in a major economic zone can change the playing field in the blink of an eye.

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