BACHMANN CALLS HURRICANE ‘MESSAGE FROM GOD’, GREENWALD ON DECADE’S BIGGEST SCAM, CONSUMER CONFIDENCE PLUNGES, FED’S EVANS WANTS MORE QE

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Stories from around the web Tuesday.

• Chicago Fed President Calls For MORE Easing
• FED dissenter says Fed should stick to pledge
• Gold back above $1800
• Consumer Confidence Plunges To LOWEST Level Since April 2009
• Glenn Greenwald – The decade’s biggest SCAM
• Commission Finds $30 Billion of US war money went to crooks and wasters
• CHARTS: How A Do-Nothing Congress Can Almost Eliminate The Deficit
• Torture in Bahrain Becomes Routine With Help From Nokia Siemens – Bloomberg
• Michele Bachmann: Hurricane Was Message From God About Gov’t. Spending – Mail Online 

Campaign spokesperson claims statement was a ‘joke’

 ‘Act of God’: Michele Bachmann, seen here addressing supporters at Sahib Shrine in Sarasota, Florida yesterday, said Hurricane Irene was message from God to Washington 

• Former Bush AG Michael Mukasey pushes to weaken bribery law – Politico
• GOP Congressmen Put Constituents Who Asked Tough Questions On A ‘Watch List’
• GOP’s Thune: Top Message I Got From Town Halls Is ‘Don’t Cut My SS & Medicare’
• Windfalls of War: Pentagon’s no-bid contracts TRIPLE in 10 years of war