To cut costs, New Hampshire courts won't hold criminal or civil jury trials for a month. At least 19 other states have slashed court budgets and other state services.

BRENTWOOD, New Hampshire - December 22, 2008 - Come February, the red-brick Rockingham County Courthouse, one of New Hampshire's busiest, will arraign criminal suspects, process legal motions and otherwise deal with murders, mayhem and contract disputes. What it won't do is hold jury trials.

NAIROBI, Kenya - December 22, 2008 - The Kenyan government has barred unapproved contacts between the media and President-elect Barack Obama's extended family. Family members will be required to receive permission from the government before making any public statements about their famous relative, according to the Nairobi Star.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - December 22, 2008 - The Republican consultant accused of involvement in alleged vote-rigging in Ohio in 2004 was warned that his plane might be sabotaged before his death in a crash Friday night, according to a Cleveland CBS affiliate.

GALVESTON, Texas - December 21, 2008 - A girl’s family has filed a lawsuit against Galveston police for their assault on their 12-year-old daughter after mistaking her for a prostitute.

NEW YORK - December 18, 2008 - April Gallop, whom the Army News Service called a “hero” after she was awarded the Purple Heart for injuries sustained at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, will not likely be triggering another such response from internal government media.

PHOENIX, Arizona - December 17, 2008 - A new report by the U.S. Army War College talks about the possibility of Pentagon resources and troops being used should the economic crisis lead to civil unrest, such as protests against businesses and government or runs on beleaguered banks.

by Sovereign Society Legal Counsel Bob Bauman

December 11, 2008 - The Principality of Liechtenstein – that tiny Alpine country nestled between Switzerland and Austria – has always been one of our favorite recommended tax and asset protection havens.