Freedom Lawyers of America

Fed has few options in trying to cool housing market MSNBC"There is no doubt the housing market is a topic of increasing concern to Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and other Fed policy-makers as they hold their two-day midyear meeting beginning Wednesday. In congressional testimony this month, Greenspan said he saw no national bubble but acknowledged 'signs of froth in some local markets where home prices seem to have risen to unsustainable levels.'" [editor's note: If the prices have risen to "unsustainable" levels, then the Fed isn't needed to "cool them down" -- talk about the rooster crowing and then taking credit for the sunrise! - TLK] (06/28/05)

Zimbabwe: Government withdraws gun licences SW Africa Radio News"The government has withdrawn firearm licences with immediate effect, raising suspicion that it is already working on countering an armed revolt. Police spokesman Wayne Bvudzijena on Sunday urged people with automatic weapons at their homes to surrender them at the nearest police stations. These weapons include all types of rifles and an assortment of pistols. Tension has been high in Zimbabwe since the start of operation Murambatsvina, which has seen over a million people being made homeless by a senseless exercise orchestrated by Zanu (PF). ... Police have recently been fighting running battles with residents who were resisting the forced evictions and demolition of their homes. War veteran and singer Dick Chingaira, otherwise known as Cde Chinx, recently fired shots into the air to try and scare off police details who had gone to demolish his mansion." (06/27/05)