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AL QAEDA/AL SHABAB  ITEM 2: WSJ: Al Qaeda Seen Aiming at Targets Outside U.S. Militant Group’s Philosophy Under New Leader Zawahiri Lets Affiliates Place Higher Priority on Western Marks Overseas   http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303661904576454223662611538.html?mod=WSJ_World_LeadStory
ITEM 3: AP: Man Admits Helping Recruits for Terror Group in Somalia   http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303661904576454450933901660.html?mod=WSJ_World_LEFTSecondNews
ITEM 4: GI Wilson: Review of The Next Wave: On the Hunt for Al Qaeda’s American Recruits by Catherine Herridge   http://fabiusmaximus.wordpress.com/2011/07/18/27855/

PAKISTAN-U.S.  ITEM 5: WASHINGTON POST: Head of Washington nonprofit accused of acting as illegal agent of Pakistani government  http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/checkpoint-washington/post/head-of-washington-nonprofit-accused-of-acting-as-illegal-agent-of-pakistani-government/2011/07/19/gIQAbCH9NI_blog.html?hpid=z3

INDIA  ITEM 6: Ramachandra Guha (with a response by Brahma Chellaney): India is too corrupt to become a superpower  http://blogs.ft.com/the-a-list/2011/07/19/india-is-too-corrupt-to-become-a-superpower/#axzz1SaXqxqtB

RUSSIA  ITEM 7: Ira Iosebashvili: Russia’s Recovery May Stymie Inflation Fight   http://blogs.wsj.com/emergingeurope/2011/07/18/russias-recovery-may-stymie-inflation-fight/?mod=WSJBlog&mod=emergingeurope

MEXICO  ITEM 8: WSJ: Migrants Fall Prey to Mexican Gangs on Way to the U.S.   http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303982504576428042000300796.html?mod=WSJ_World_LEFTSecondNews

CHINA   ITEM 9: NEW YORK TIMES: China’s Treasury Holdings Make U.S. Woes Its Own   http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/19/business/china-largest-holder-of-us-debt-remains-tied-to-treasuries.html?_r=1

ISSUES 
ENERGY  ITEM 10: WSJ: Venezuela’s Oil Reserves Top Saudi Arabia’s, OPEC Says   http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303795304576454251217542830.html?mod=WSJ_World_LEFTSecondNews
ITEM 11: PRW.COM: Gazprom to invest €3.5bn in polymers expansion   http://www.prw.com/subscriber/headlines2.html?cat=1&id=1310985372
ITEM 12: RFE/RL: Kyrgyzstan Rations Gasoline After Russian Deliveries Halted   http://www.rferl.org/content/kyrgyzstan_rations_gasoline_after_russian_deliveries_halted/24269531.html

BANKS  ITEM 13: WSJ: New Leftist Peru President to Keep Central Bank Chief   http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303661904576454292811338936.html?mod=WSJ_World_LEFTSecondNews
ITEM 14: WSJ: FSB Seeks New Rules, Surcharges for Largest Banks   http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303661904576454150039990610.html?mod=WSJ_World_LEFTSecondNews
ITEM 15: FINANCIAL TIMES: Goldman earnings disappoint   http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/ba190002-b1fa-11e0-a06c-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1S0gTwZD5
ITEM 16: FINANCIAL TIMES: Bank tax proposed to help Greece bail-out   http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/f8ae8bf4-b220-11e0-9d80-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1S0gTwZD5

GOVERNMENT BONDS  ITEM 17: WSJ: The Treasury-Bund Yield Puzzle. Why U.S. and German government bonds remain low-for now.   http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303795304576454173948842998.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEFTTopOpinion
ITEM 18: Dalibor Rohac, Michal Lehuta: A Fannie Mae for Europe: Another fund to repackage junk-class assets into products sold as triple-A securities.   http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303661904576453474067709188.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEFTTopBucket
ITEM 19: FINANCIAL TIMES: Investors head for havens in debt storm   http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/fb477bfe-b15e-11e0-9444-00144feab49a.html#axzz1S0gTwZD5

SHARI’A BANKING/INVESTMENTS  ITEM 20: JAKARTA POST: RI, Malaysia to promote ties on Islamic banking   http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/07/19/ri-malaysia-promote-ties-islamic-banking.html
ITEM 21: JAKARTA GLOBE: BRI’s Shariah Branch Debuts Program to Tap Interest in Gold, Islamic Finance   http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/bisindonesia/bris-shariah-branch-debuts-program-to-tap-interest-in-gold-islamic-finance/447353
ITEM 22: Al MASRY AL YOUM: Islamist parties search for economic footing   http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/478414

MONEY LAUNDERING  ITEM 23: CNN: Authorities bust international drug money-laundering ring  http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/07/18/spain.drug.laundering.bust/
ITEM 24: THE HINDU: Hasan Ali stashed $800 mn in foreign banks: ED   http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2247796.ece
ITEM 25: Joe Palazzolo: Treasury Imposes AML Regime On Foreign Money Transmitters   http://blogs.wsj.com/corruption-currents/2011/07/18/treasury-imposes-aml-regime-on-foreign-money-transmitters/

TERRORISM/TERRORIST FUNDING  ITEM 26: TELEGRAPH UK: New terrorism laws are ‘flawed,’ watchdog says
A new system for extending detention before charge could result in the collapse of terrorist trials, the new independent watchdog has warned.   http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/8646031/New-terrorism-laws-are-flawed-watchdog-says.html
ITEM 27: LA TIMES: Iraqi refugees in U.S. rechecked for terrorism links.  Officials fear lapses in immigration security may have let insurgents and potential terrorists enter the country. More than 58,000 Iraqis are being screened again.   http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-refugee-terror-20110719,0,2621589.story