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Ripping Grill Off Teeth of Man in Custody Costs Metro $100,000

By Nate Rau
Nashville Tennessean
Tuesday, March 16, 2010

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20100316/NEWS03/3160334/2066

A sheriff's lieutenant welcomed Anthony McCoy to the Davidson County jail system by ordering him to open wide to inspect the gold jewelry attached to his teeth.

David Ranson: Who 'owns' the bullion in a precious metal ETF?

Section: Daily Dispatches

1:45p ET Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Jon Matonis: Hunt Brothers demanded physical delivery too

Section: Daily Dispatches

5p ET Monday, March 15, 2010

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

Jon Matonis, who describes himself as an economist of the Austrian school living in Gibraltar, has written at his blog, The Monetary Future, a fascinating account of the infamous attempt of the Hunt Brothers to get hold of a lot of silver in 1979-80.

Murray Pollitt: Bananaland

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11:50a ET Monday, March 15, 2010

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Adrian Douglas: More Fed minutes document gold market manipulation

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By Adrian Douglas
Sunday, March 14, 2010

The Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meets eight times per year to discuss and set interest rate policy. The minutes of these meetings are not released for five years. This ensures that few people will ever read them. Furthermore, the minutes are heavily redacted and edited.

CFTC invites GATA to speak at March 25 hearing on metals trading

Section: Daily Dispatches

1p ET Sunday, March 14, 2010

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

GATA Chairman Bill Murphy was formally invited Friday by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to speak at its meeting in Washington on Thursday, March 25, to examine futures and options trading in the precious and base metals markets.

The CFTC's announcement of the hearing can be found here:

Chinese premier wants U.S. reassurance about dollar

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Wen Rebuffs Yuan Calls, Says He's Worried About Dollar

By Michael Forsythe, Eugene Tang, Li Yanping, and Kevin Hamlin
Bloomberg News
Sunday, March 14, 2010

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=acfksEqz2TGg&pos=1

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao rebuffed calls for the yuan to appreciate and sought assurances that the U.S. will protect the value of China's dollar assets.

Gold's cross-currency strength signals its evolution

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By Jan Harvey
Reuters
Friday, March 12, 2010

http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSTRE62B1U320100312

LONDON -- Gold's rally to record highs in euro and sterling terms and the resilience of spot prices in the face of a rising dollar is sign-posting the metal's broadening insurance appeal, as sovereign debt fears shift to the fore.

Jim Rickards talks to King World News about China's plans for gold

Section: Daily Dispatches

5p ET Saturday, March 13, 2010

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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