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The following articles by various authors are of significant interest. They cover many important topics including current events, historical documentation, commentaries, subjects in law, natural rights, and more. Take the time to educate yourself and form your own opinions. You will find it to be time well spent.

Monkey in woman’s bra makes waves at courthouse!

AMHERST, Massachusetts - March 10, 2011 - Authorities said a woman entered the Amherst County Courthouse on Thursday morning with a tiny monkey tucked in her bra, dressed in diapers and a pink and white dress.

The unusual event occurred when the woman arrived for a hearing in Juvenile and Domestic Relations court. Officials said they had no idea the woman had the monkey until t

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Afghan civilian deaths hit new high!

KABUL, Afghanistan - March 9, 2011 - Last year was the deadliest yet for civilians in the Afghan war, with a 15% jump in the death toll, the UN said in a report Wednesday which laid bare the conflict's impact on ordinary people.

The 2,777 deaths underscore the level of violence in the country as foreign troops prepare to start handing control of security to Afghan forces in some area

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Japan halts Pfizer vaccines after children die!

TOKYO, Japan - March 7, 2011 - Japan has temporarily stopped using vaccines from U.S. drugmaker Pfizer, Inc. and Sanofi-Aventis, S.A. of France while it investigates the deaths of four children who were inoculated, the health ministry said Monday.

The decision to halt the vaccines against pneumonia, some types of meningitis and other infections was made Saturday. The government is he

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Bahrain uprising may be too much for Saudis!

MANAMA, Bahrain - March 4, 2011 - Saudi Arabia has watched revolts unfold in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. When it comes to Bahrain, the world’s largest oil exporter may not be a mere spectator.

Protests on the neighboring island, where the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet guards Gulf oil supply, are being overshadowed by reported challenges to Libya’s Moammar Qaddafi. Yet they underscore t

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20-year-old American sues FBI for placing GPS tracker on his car!

SAN FRANCISCO, Kalifornia - March 3, 2011 - Yasir Afifi, a 20-year-old Arab-American student, is suing the FBI for placing a GPS tracking device on his car and then threatening him with charges when he tried to keep it.

The lawsuit, filed by by Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Wednesday, accused Attorney General Eric Holder and FBI Director Robert Mueller of violating Afi

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Bald eagles are dropping from the skies in Canada!

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada - March 2, 2011 - Bald eagles in the Comox Valley of British Columbia, Canada, are having a difficult time finding food these days. A recent report in The Province explains that the birds are literally starving and falling from the sky, adding to the string of strange animal events that has occurred in numerous places around the world in the past few

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Researchers design working tractor beam

BEIJING, China - February 28, 2011 - There’s no escaping it: though the tractor beam is a staple of science fiction space faring scenarios, it’s also extremely counter-intuitive. How does one pull something in via an outward propagating beam? Now a few Chinese researchers think they’ve found the answer via a theoretical method that should generate a backward pulling force from a forward t