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FT's John Dizard: Gold borrowed from governments or ETFs may be propping up European banks

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Just in case you think you own gold when you own ETF shares. ...

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Greek Debt Crisis No Nearer Resolution

By John Dizard
Financial Times, London
Sunday, December 11, 2011

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/4b931eec-1f5a-11e1-ab49-00144feabdc0.html

MF Global: A romance with risk that brought on a panic

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Azam Ahmed, Ben Protess, and Susanne Craig
The New York Times
Sunday, December 11, 2011

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/12/11/a-romance-with-risk-that-brought-...

Soon after taking the reins of MF Global in 2010, Jon S. Corzine visited the Wall Street firm’s Chicago offices for the first time, greeting the brokers, analysts and sales staff there.

Fleckenstein, Leeb shrug off metals' dip in King World News interviews

Section: Daily Dispatches

5:10p ET Monday, December 12, 2011

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):

GoldMoney's James Turk to speak at Vancouver conference next month

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4:42p ET Monday, December 12, 2011

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

GoldMoney founder, GATA consultant, and gold and silver market analyst James Turk will join GATA Chairman Bill Murphy, GATA board member Ed Steer, and your secretary/treasurer as a speaker next month at the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference, sponsored by Cambridge House.

MF Global collapse will push commodity trading to Asia, Rogers says

Section: Daily Dispatches

4:20p ET Monday, December 12, 2011

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Chris Powell: Suspend habeas corpus and enact martial law?

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By Chris Powell
Journal Inquirer
Manchester, Connecticut
Monday, December 12, 2011

http://www.journalinquirer.com/articles/2011/12/12/chris_powell/doc4ee61...

Americans seem ready to forfeit their most basic civil liberty -- actually, all their civil liberties -- without a whimper.

Just sold for $7.4 million, rare 1787 U.S. gold coin up 147% in seven years

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Rare 1787 Gold Coin Fetches $7.4 Million

By Mary Foster
Associated Press
via ABC News, New York
Monday, December 12, 2011

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/ap-exclusive-rare-1787-gold-coin-fetc...

NEW ORLEANS -- An exceedingly rare 1787 gold Brasher doubloon has been sold for $7.4 million, one of the highest prices ever paid for a gold coin.

Indians increasingly monetize gold as collateral for loans

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Everyone Gains as Gold Loans Soar to Rs 55,000 Crore

By Smriti Seth
The Economic Times, New Delhi
Monday, December 12, 2011

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/everyone-gains-...

Gold producers rush to boost dividends

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Bernard Simon and William MacNamara
Financial Times, London
Sunday, December 11, 2011

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/df02331c-23a0-11e1-af98-00144feabdc0.html

Gold miners are rushing to boost their dividends in the hope of wooing investors from gold-linked exchange-traded funds and other vehicles.

Dramatic new video cites paper market's silver price suppression

Section: Daily Dispatches

11:22a ET Sunday, December 11, 2011

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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