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$100, 000,000,000,000 Banknote.

"To deal with hyperinflation that reached the ludicrous level of 231 million % and saw the price for a loaf of bread hit 300 billion Zimbabwean dollars, Zimbabwe issued a $100 trillion note in early January. (One...

Should America Close Its Door To Immigrants?

     Boom! (shockwave, screeching, yells for my head), but do listen, first.      Over the past few hundred years, America has grown by leaps and bounds via...

Obama Campaign Disabled Address Verification for Online Donors

By Albert N. Milliron, Editor Politisite.comHow does a candidate raise 700 million dollars in a recession?  What is the reason that the Obama campaign cannot verify information on donations below...

SC Congressman Barrett Introduces 'TEA Act' to cut 500 Billion

Republican Congressman Gresham Barrett seems to be responding to the Tea Party Movements desire to get the Government to  reduce spending in Washington by introducing the, 'Tea Act'.  The Act ...

B.C. is Now a "World Crime Superpower"

Barry Artiste, Op/EdYou know, I was tempted to include my No Shit Sherlock Photo into this story, but decided against it, as it is far from humorous.With Attorney General Wally Oppal, our Head Judge announcing this...

Billion Dollar Wreck Found

The British Government have given an American salvage company permission to explore and recover artifacts including an estimated billion dollars in gold from a shipwreck found in the English Channel. The ship...

UN Humanitarian Chief Surveys Gaza Damage

The only hope for Gaza it that both Israel and Hamas learned war is not a good option for resolving disputes."The United Nations humanitarian chief is in Gaza, surveying the damage after a 22-day Israeli offensive...

Mexican woman wins $22,000 for useless red tape

I really haven't met anyone who does not hate  "red tape". Who would even want redundant procedures that gives the needy and deserving people the agony of going through every roundabouts just to get there? ...

Romney Pulls All Ads in South Carolina, Florida

The AP is reporting that Governor Mitt Romney, following his loss in New Hampshire, has pulled all his ads in South Carolina and Florida. He had been advertising here since January of last year. It was very...

Bank of America to Cut 35,000 Jobs by 2011

NEW YORK - Bank of America said yesterday taht it will eliminate 3,000 jobs over the next three years, as it faces a deteriorating economic environment and tries to absorb Merrill Lynch & Co. An announcement...

Teen obesity more prevalent among low-income families

A study released on wednesday presents the strange picture of obese problem in childrens.According to new study obese problems found in low income families,46%-49% of low income teens prefer eating fast food...

10 Workers to Tip This Season

"Tipping this holiday season may sound too fancy for your budget. But when you consider that many of the people you tip get anywhere from 8 to 68 percent of their income from tips, you may want to give these...

Obama talks on economic recovery in radio address

"In his Youtubed weekly radio address -- you can hear it HERE -- President-elect Obama provides more details about his economic recovery plan. "We need action –- and action now," Mr. Obama says. "That is why I...

Brazil registers highest net capital outflow in nine years

" The escalation of the international financial crisis caused Brazil to have a net capital outflow of 7.15 billion U.S. dollars in November, the country's Central Bank said Wednesday.     The figure was a surge from the 4.6 billion dollar outflow...

IMF offers Turkey 19-billion-dollar credit

Ailing Turkish economy will get some reprive from this IMF credit facilty.But this will not support the economy for long, this loan will come with lots of precondition on the part of financial sector reform,.How...

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