NOTE: Use caution when interpreting these results. Inference to the best explanation points to pull-peddling fascism -- not to truly free market mechanics. Also, it pays to keep in mind the perspective that every country got better -- and the US just got better more slowly than other countries did, since the previous e...(Read more...)
For the sake of perspective: A mere $1 quadrillion would dwarf the U.S. gross domestic product, which Scott said was $13.2 trillion in 2007. A stack of one quadrillion pennies would reach Saturn.
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http://natalie.feedroom.com/usnews/smallnatshow... [ If the embedding-link above doesn't work then, for a short time, the video should be available (on left side of page) at http://www.usnews.com/ ] The commentator makes the error of claiming there's no proof for Alternative Medicin...(Read more...)
Former Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan cast doubt on the ability of the central bank to prevent a US recession in an interview to appear on Thursday.
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Muslim medical students are refusing to obey hygiene rules brought in to stop the spread of deadly superbugs, because they say it is against their religion.(Read more...)
I discovered that, for some reason, the link doesn't go directly to the story. So, make sure you're in the "News" section, then scroll down to a list of "Most Viewed" and click on #7, "Female Muslim medics 'disobey hygiene rules.'(Read more...)
