The link is not a news story per se, but I put it under News because it is a recurring and ongoing subject in the news. The link gives a pretty decent overview of the topic.
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It will be sold by David N. Redden, a Sotheby’s vice chairman who sold a copy of the Declaration of Independence for a hammer price of $7.4 million in 2000. That copy had been tucked behind a $4 flea-market painting. The buyers were the television producer Norman Lear, who created shows like “All in the Family” and “Ma...(Read more...)
The Russian president beat out four rivals for the Time distinction: former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, who was Time's No. 2 choice, followed by British author J.K. Rowling, Chinese President Hu Jintao and the U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David(Read more...)
"Mark Geragos, attorney for the girl's family, said he plans to ask the district attorney to press murder or manslaughter charges against Cigna HealthCare in the case. The insurer 'maliciously killed her' because it did not want to bear the expense of her transplant and aftercare, Geragos said. " (Read more...)
[I'm still personally on the fence about these hired merc's] The U.S. military, which entered the country with 130,000 troops, needed additional manpower to protect supply convoys, military installations and diplomats. Private security companies appeared "like mushrooms after a rainstorm," recalled Michael J. Arrighi, ...(Read more...)
Lindsay Perigo will be speaking at the TAS Summer Seminar Posted by C. Jeffery Small on 1/04, 8:34am
Check out this link at SOLO: Batten down the hatches! On Objectivist Living, Robert Campbell reports: "I just called the TAS office and got a confirmation that Lindsay Perigo will be speaking at the Summer Seminar." My comment: I couldn't conceive of any other action that would better validate Di...(Read more...)
