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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.

Bank robberies increase throughout the United States!

June 16, 2008 - Bank robberies are up in cities across the United States this year and, although the reason is unclear, the down economy is a suspect.

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Iran withdraws $75 billion from Europe!

TEHERAN, Iran - June 16, 2008 - Iran has withdrawn around $75 billion from Europe to prevent the assets from being blocked under threatened new sanctions over Teheran's disputed nuclear ambitions, an Iranian weekly said.

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Lehman Brothers posts $2.87 billion second quarter loss!

NEW YORK - June 16, 2008 - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. posted a nearly $3 billion loss Monday, after the nation's fourth-largest investment bank was hurt by wrong-way hedging and trading positions.

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Village re-elects dead mayor!

BUCHAREST, Hungary - June 16, 2008 - The residents of a Romanian village knowingly voted in a dead man as their mayor in Sunday's municipal election, preferring him to his living opponent.

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Scientists discover bugs that eat waste and excrete fuel!

Scientists are experimenting with bacteria that have been genetically altered to provide 'renewable petroleum'

SILICON VALLEY, California - June 14, 2008 - “Ten years ago I could never have imagined I’d be doing this,” says Greg Pal, 33, a former software executive, as he squints into the late afternoon Californian sun. “I mean, this is

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Canadian acquitted in shooting death of policeman!

MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada - June 14, 2008 -Awakened before dawn by police officers who battered down the door to his home, Basil Parasiris said he acted in self-defense when he shot at a stranger at his bedroom door.

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Poll says Mexicans view U.S. political leaders negatively!

WASHINGTON - June 12, 2008 - Public opinion in Mexico has turned sharply against the United States over the past decade, and many in America's southern neighbor now hold strongly negative views of President Bush and the candidates vying to replace him, a public opinion survey released Thursday revealed.