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Gold hits new record high!

NEW YORK - April 5, 2011 - Gold prices rose to settle at a record high above $1,452 ounce Tuesday, as new peaks in crude oil and grains fueled inflation fears and a downgrade of Portugal's credit rating fed safe haven demand.

Bullion prices broke out after a struggle to sustain new highs in the last month, and silver soared to a 31-year peak after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernank

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U.S. imperialists increase pressure for Yemeni president to resign!

SANAA, Yemen (PNN) - April 4, 2011 - Police and armed men in civilian clothes opened fire on demonstrators in the Yemeni cities of Taiz and Hudaida on Monday, according to unnamed witnesses, as a drive to oust veteran President Ali Abdullah Saleh gathered pace.

The violent attempt to suppress mounting protests inspired by uprisings in Egyptand Tunisia came amid signs t

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Protest sign meets government arrogance!

ST. LOUIS, Missouri - April 1, 2011 - A dialectic of judicial deference and political arrogance is on display in St. Louis. When excessively deferential courts permit governmental arrogance, additional arrogance results as government explores the limits of judicial deference. As Jim Roos knows.

He formed a nonprofit housing and community development corporation tha

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Rothschild fund to test Chinese appetite for global stake building!

LONDON, England - April 1, 2011 - Lord Rothschild launched a $750 million USD private equity fund for Chinese investors yesterday in a move that marks a milestone in Beijing's accelerating plans to internationalise the yuan.

The fund is the first to allow Chinese companies to dip their toes into international stake building via private equity.

It is designed to tap an inve

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Army says Mubarak and family are under house arrest!

CAIRO, Egypt - March 28, 2011 - Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his family are not allowed to leave the country, the military council to which he handed power on February 11 said on Monday.

The military denied reports that Mubarak had left for Saudi Arabia, adding, "He and his family are subject to forced residency in Egypt."

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New Taser can strike suspect 100 feet away!

COLUMBUS, Ohio - March 27, 2011 - Columbus police have deployed a new shotgun-style stun gun that can hit targets up to 100 feet away.

The Taser X12 shoots wireless cartridges that travel about 1,000 feet per second, officials said. The projectiles are similar in size and shape to traditional shotgun shells

"It's incredibly accurate," said Sgt. Matt Weekley.

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Colorado town’s emergency plans raise eyebrows

LOUISVILLE, Colorado - March 26, 2011 - Language in Louisville's proposed emergency response plan, which would give the city the power to "commandeer private property" and "seize" buildings in a crisis, has given several of the city's elected leaders pause.

The emergency ordinance, which was supposed to have gotten an up or down vote earlier this month, was instead tabled until April