Is Osama Bin Laden dead or alive?.........

Osama Bin Laden died eight years ago during the battle for Tora Bora in Afghanistan, either from a US bomb or from a serious kidney disease. Or so the conspiracy theory goes. The theory that has developed on the web since 9/11 is that US intelligence services are manufacturing the Bin Laden statements to create an evil bogeyman, to justify the so-called war on terror in Afghanistan, Iraq and back at home. So is the world's most wanted man still alive?..Link

Inflate.

CARACAS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Venezuelans rushed to the shops on Saturday, fearful of price rises after a currency devaluation that will let President Hugo Chavez boost government spending ahead of an election but feeds opposition charges of economic mismanagement. In a bid to jump-start the recession-hit economy of South America's top oil exporter, Chavez on Friday announced a dual system for the fixed rate bolivar. It devalues the currency to 4.3 and 2.6 against the dollar, from a rate of 2.15 per dollar in place since 2005, giving the better rate for basic goods in an attempt to limit the impact of the measure on consumer prices...Link

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Vaccination Diplomacy............

Afghanistan’s anti-polio campaign is bringing the Taliban, the central government, and United Nations agencies together in a partnership that shows the tantalizing possibility of negotiating with insurgents...Link

Geithner testimony over AIG bailout scandal.

The chairman of the House oversight committee has questions about the $182 billion in bailouts given to American International Group and he's ready to call in the U.S. Treasury secretary to get some answers. At least one television host is suggesting the New York Federal Reserve's involvement in the bailout could spell the "end" of Sec. Timothy Geithner. Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-NY) said he plans to hold a hearing on the AIG bailouts sometime in January and plans to ask Geithner to testify about why the New York Federal Reserve told AIG to hide massive payments to banks, according to a published report...Link