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The Value of “Online Friends”

The Value of “Online Friends”

January 9th, 2009 Is it time to finally succumb to all those requests from annoying people who want to be your "friend" on Facebook? If you have so far resisted befriending people that you wouldn't normally call a friend in real life, here's a good reason to...

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Obese Americans now outweigh the merely overweight

Obese Americans now outweigh the merely overweight

Fri Jan 9, 2009 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of obese American adults outweighs the number of those who are merely overweight, according to the latest statistics from the federal government. Numbers posted by the National Center for Health Statistics show that...

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The $350 Billion Disappearing Act

The $350 Billion Disappearing Act

In order for the Detroit 3 to secure $17.4 billion in government loans to keep their businesses afloat, and the entire domestic auto industry, they agreed to adhere to strict guidelines. Oversight will be heavy, and the companies will be forced to prove their...

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Collapse of Pension Funds: The End of Retirement?

Collapse of Pension Funds: The End of Retirement?

Collapse of Pension Funds: The End of Retirement? by Shamus Cooke December 13, 2008 Unless things change fast, human history will show that the phenomenon of “retirement” was limited to one generation. After World War II, when European and Japanese economies stood in...

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And now for a world government

And now for a world government

And now for a world government By Gideon Rachman Published: December 8 2008 James Ferguson I have never believed that there is a secret United Nations plot to take over the US. I have never seen black helicopters hovering in the sky above Montana. But, for the first...

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Price of a loaf of bread jumps to 35 million dollars

Price of a loaf of bread jumps to 35 million dollars

Hyperinflation forces Zimbabwe to print $200 million notes * Story Highlights * Price of a loaf of bread jumps to 35 million Zimbabwean dollars * Government accuses bank executives of illegal currency trading * Zimbabwe also faces widespread cholera outbreak; food,...

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