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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.

Many governments are banning large cash transactions!

August 30, 2010 - Are we witnessing the slow but certain death of cash in this generation? Is a truly cashless society on the horizon?

Legislation currently pending in the Mexican legislature would ban a vast array of large cash transactions, but the truth is that Mexico is far from alone in trying to restrict cash. All over the world, governments are either placing stri

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Sun storm to hit with force of 100-megaton bombs!

SYDNEY, Australia - August 30, 2010 – After 10 years of comparative slumber, the sun is waking up - and it's got astronomers on full alert.

This week, several U.S. media outlets reported that NASA was warning the massive flare that caused spectacular light shows on Earth earlier this month was just a precursor to a massive solar storm building that had the potential to wipe o

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India halts vaccine programs after deaths of four children!

DELHI, India - August 27, 2010 - Vaccine programs have ground to a halt in India, when four children died after they received the measles vaccination in Lucknow. The four children were reported to have fainted soon after they were vaccinated and witnesses reported seeing the children's eyes roll back as they began to have seizures. All of the children were under two years of age, with the young

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Global demand for gold on the upswing!

LONDON, England - August 26, 2010 - Economic uncertainties, together with China’s push to get its citizens to buy more gold, should keep demand for the precious metal strong through the year, according to the World Gold Council.

Global demand for bullion during the second quarter increased by 36%, to 1,050 tonnes, driven by investors who sought both diversification from corpo

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Morgan Stanley says debt crisis is just beginning!

NEW YORK - August 25, 2010 - This spring's bond market tussle in Europe was just a warm-up, Morgan Stanley says. The investment bank warns in a report Wednesday that the sovereign debt crisis is far from over - and won't end till deeply indebted rich country governments give holders of their bonds a good soaking.

The remarks amount to the latest warning issued to investors who have

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China develops mega straddle buses!

BEIJING, China - August 25, 2010 - China has developed a bus that straddles the road, thereby allowing it to pass over normal road traffic on China’s busy city streets. The buses are 18 feet wide and 13.5 feet high, which means they take up two lanes on most roadways.

They are actually proceeding with this particular idea and I suspect that we will see it in pilot mode.

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Eight bank failures bring U.S. total to 118 for the year!

SAN FRANCISCO, Kalifornia - August. 21, 2010 - Eight banks were closed by U.S. regulators Friday, bringing the total number of failures for the year to 118 and punching a more than $450 million hole in the federal deposit-insurance fund, as the effects of the credit crisis continue to ripple through the financial system.

Chicago-based ShoreBank, which had $2.16 billion in assets an