UK jobless to clear litter for welfare

UK government officials are proposing that benefit claimants be put to work. Under the new initiative, claimants would owe four weeks community service after a year of unemployment, and would have to work...

Canada: Cut off Mexican worker pipeline: Critics

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorYou know if Ghost Consultants were given 20 year prison sentences this would stop immediately.Certainly scammers will always find a way to grab some cash from the poor,...

Katrina claims add up to quadrillions

"Katrina claims add up to quadrillionsby The Times-PicayuneMonday January 07, 2008, 7:46 PMBy Sheila Grissett, East Jefferson bureau The most expensive Katrina claims filed so far against the Army Corps of Engineers -- those specifying damages of at least $1 billion each --...

Lie Detectors for Dole Scammers

Though the lie detector has been more or less debunked, the British government is considering using this old-school device to ensnare would-be welfare cheats."For many years, critics of lie detectors have assailed the United States for being one the few countries to be...

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