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Edmund Conway: Is this the death of the dollar?

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Edmund Conway
The Telegraph, London
Saturday, June 20, 2009

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/5586543/Is-this-the-death-o...

After two smugglers were stopped last week with what at first appeared to be $134 billion in US state bonds, the tension and paranoia surrounding the fate of the dollar hit a new high.

2 killed, others rescued in S. Africa mine shaft collapse

Section: Daily Dispatches

By James Macharia
Reuters
Sunday, June 21, 2009

http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssPreciousMetalsMinerals/idUSLL36390920...

JOHANNESBURG -- Gold Fields, the world's fourth-biggest gold producer, said on Sunday two workers were killed after a tunnel in an underground shaft caved in, trapping five miners.

Mining group Xstrata plots merger with Anglo American

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Mark Kleinman and Louise Armitstead
The Sunday Telegraph, London
Sunday, June 21, 2009

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/5589081/Mining-...

U.S. says smuggled Treasury bonds were fake

Section: Daily Dispatches

Italian Mafia Blamed for $134 Billion in Fake Treasury Bills

From the Financial Times, London
Thursday, June 18, 2009

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/82091ec2-5c2f-11de-aea3-00144feabdc0.html?ncli...

One summer afternoon, two "Japanese" men in their 50s on a slow train from Italy to Switzerland said they had nothing to declare at the frontier point of Chiasso.

World Gold Council expects no impact from IMF sales

Section: Daily Dispatches

World Gold Council Welcomes Clarity
with Regards to IMF Gold Sales

Press Release via Business Wire
Friday, June 19, 2009

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_v...

And the South African Reserve Bank supports gold price suppression

Section: Daily Dispatches

About 10 Workers Trapped in South African Gold Mine

By James Macharia
Reuters
Saturday, June 20, 2009

http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUSLK...

William Pesek: Suitcase with $134 billion puts dollar on edge

Section: Daily Dispatches

By William Pesek
Bloomberg News
Wednesday, June 17, 2009

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a62_boqkurbI

Two Japanese men are detained in Italy after allegedly attempting to take $134 billion worth of U.S. bonds over the border into Switzerland. Details are maddeningly sketchy, so naturally the global rumor mill is kicking into high gear.

McEwen Capital launches junior gold mining index

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Peter Koven
National Post / Financial Post, Toronto
Wednesday, June 17, 2009

http://www.financialpost.com/tradingdesk/mining/story.html?id=1706269

It always bothered Rob McEwen that there was no benchmark to measure how his junior gold investments were doing. So in his usual fashion, the gold entrepreneur decided to do something about it.

Korelin Economics Report interviews GATA's Ed Steer

Section: Daily Dispatches

8:40a ET Friday, June 19, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

Casey Research market analyst Ed Steer, a member of GATA's Board of Directors, was interviewed yesterday about gold and silver price suppression by Al Korelin on the Korelin Economics Report and you can listen to it here:

http://www.kereport.com/WeekendSpecial/WS061809-1.mp3

CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/Treasurer

J.S. Kim: Strange inconsistencies in the $134.5 billion bearer bond mystery

Section: Daily Dispatches

8p ET Thursday, June 18, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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