When It Comes to the Penny, Washington Makes No Sense

"If you ran a business that sells a product for less than it costs to make, you’d soon be broke. So why is the U.S. government still in the business of making pennies? Each one of those tiny tributes to Abraham Lincoln costs 1.62 cents to manufacture. In other words, if...

More non-Muslims turning to Sharia courts to resolve civil disput

"Increasing numbers of non-Muslims are turning to Sharia courts to resolve commercial disputes and other civil matters, The Times has learnt. The Muslim Arbitration Tribunal (MAT) said that 5 per cent of...

US/Canada Border Guards:Check IPODs, Laptops," Illegal Downloads!"

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly the Bill Gates and Musicians and Recording Companies of the World must be smiling, as a proposal to allow US/Canada Border Guards search and seizure of your...

China contains radiation in quake area

The full scale of the impact of China's earthquake is only now becoming apparent, with the death toll rising to more than 55,000 - and 25,000 still missing. Meanwhile, geologists have concluded that the quake was...

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