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Barrick shuts hedge book as world gold supply runs out
Barrick shuts hedge book as world gold supply runs out Global gold production is in terminal decline despite record prices and Herculean efforts by mining companies to discover fresh sources of ore in remote spots, according to the world's top producer Barrick Gold. By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, International Business Editor Published: 7:20PM GMT 11 Nov 2009 Comments 11 | Comment on this article Pouring gold bullion - Barrick shuts hedge book as world gold supply runs out Liquid gold: Gold is poured from the induction kiln Photo: JULIAN SIMMONDS Aaron Regent, president of the Canadian gold giant, said that global output has been falling by roughly 1m ounces a year since the start of the decade. Total mine supply has dropped by 10pc as ore quality erodes, implying that the roaring bull market of the last eight years may have further to run.Obama's "mild" presidency
Analysis: Where was the downtown rally? Obama’s Madison visit a hallmark of his mild presidency By JOHN NICHOLS Analysis: Where was the downtown rally? Obama's Madison visit a hallmark of his mild presidencyOne year ago Tuesday, Barack Obama redefined American electioneering to such an extent that it was possible to believe that the success of his transformational campaign would lead to a transformational presidency.What have I been saying about local politics, it seems like forever.
Glenn Harlan Reynolds: It's the follow-through that matters in New York's special race By: Glenn Harlan Reynolds Sunday Reflections Contributor Next week's special congressional election in New York's 23rd Congressional District seems to have the entire political class in an uproar. Mainstream Republican pols like former House Speaker Newt Gingrich are afraid it portends a grass-roots revolt, or, worse, a third party for 2012. Surging tea partiers hope it represents an opportunity to make mainstream Republican pols take them seriously.How to Improve Your Sex Life
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Eight more US troops dead in Afghan war's blackest month
KABUL (AFP) – Eight new fatalities Tuesday made October the deadliest month yet for US forces in Afghanistan, as President Barack Obama announced a key meeting with army chiefs to discuss his fateful troop decision. The latest attacks, which were claimed by the Taliban, came the day after 14 US soldiers and narcotics agents died in helicopter crashes, piling pressure on Obama as he mulls sending tens of thousands more troops. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Obama had summoned the Joint Chiefs of Staff to a meeting on Friday to get their input as he winds down a painstaking review before making his decision on troop levels.Beauty Quotes
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By Michael Yon ANALYSIS/OPINION: The Greatest Afghanistan War has deteriorated so noticeably that one can now feel the enemy's growing pulse. Each month it beats steadier, stronger, and in 2010 it will finally be born. On Sept.Afghan War Hypocrite
Frank Rich — Afghan War Hypocrite [Rich Lowry] (NRO) We are experiencing a festival of liberal hypocrisy on the Afghan war, as all the left-wing doves who touted the war as absolutely essential for years back off now that it's no longer a politically convenient war. Note these lines in Frank Rich's column today: Obama finds himself at that same lonely decision point now. Though he came to the presidency declaring Afghanistan a “war of necessity,” circumstances have since changed.
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