MSM: Libya, Russia agree $1.8 billion arms deal – Putin

(Reuters) – Libya has signed an arms deal with Russia worth 1.3 billion euros ($1.8 billion), Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was quoted as saying on Saturday.

Dems to lift debt ceiling by $1.8 trillion, fear 2010 backlash

(Politico) – In a bold but risky year-end strategy, Democrats are preparing to raise the federal debt ceiling by as much as $1.8 trillion before New Year’s rather than have to face the issue again prior to the 2010 elections.

Swine Flu: Natural Pandemic or Man-Made Pandemonium?

The latest in the barrage of media reports on swine flu is a Bloomberg news report (August 25, 2009) that it might hospitalize 1.8 million patients in the US and over-burden hospital intensive care units.

MSM: Jobless spike compounds foreclosure crisis

(MSNBC) – Economists estimate 1.8 million borrowers will lose their homes this year

NSA To Spend $1.8 Billion on New Data Center

The United States’ National Security Agency (NSA) is planning on spending around $1.8 billion to build itself a new, million square foot data center in Fort Williams, Utah, according to a document on military construction for 2009.