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What If Governments Had Not Destroyed Money?

What would the world economy and financial markets look like had government controlled central banks not followed a course of relentless increases in credit and fiat money supply? Thorsten Polleit explores what would happen if the recommendations of the legendary Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises had been followed by the U.S. government.

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Middle East Crisis: Who backs an immediate ceasefire? (graphics)

If this doesn't put it the situation in perspective for you, I don't know what will.

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Another Osama Bin Laden Message Coming Soon

"A new Osama bin Laden message from al Qaeda's as-Sahab Institute for Media Production is to be released soon, according to IntelCenter, a private contractor providing counterterrorism support work to the intelligence community."

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Teacher under fire for his Cheney-9/11 theory

MADISON, Wisconsin (AP) -- More than 60 state lawmakers are urging the University of Wisconsin-Madison to fire an instructor who has argued that the U.S. government orchestrated the September 11 terrorist attacks.

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Nato General: "Afghanistan Is Close To Anarchy"

The most senior British military commander in Afghanistan today described the situation in the country as "close to anarchy".

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Israeli troops capture Lebanese village.

Israeli troops backed by artillery and tank fire seized control of a Lebanese border village on Saturday and recovered weapons from another town in Hezbollah territory, military officials said.

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What Makes Serial Killers Tick?

"I'm the most cold-blooded sonofabitch you'll ever meet," said Ted Bundy. "I just liked to kill, I wanted to kill." The hallmark of the psychopath is the inability to recognize others as worthy of compassion."

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North Korea producing highly advanced counterfeit US currency

The counterfeits were nearly flawless. They featured the same high-tech color-shifting ink as genuine American bills and were printed on paper with the same precise composition of fibers. The engraved images were, if anything, finer than those produced by the United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

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Buy It Now: Google, Yahoo Buying Small Startups

Thanks to booming ad revenue, in the last 18 months, Google gobbled up Dodgeball, Urchin Software, and Upstartle, gaining entry into mobile social networking, Web analytics tools, and Web-based word processing. Yahoo went on its own Pac-Man-style rampage, swallowing Konfabulator, Webjay, Upcoming.org, Flickr, and del.icio.us. Urp.

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The Murder Castle of H.H. Holmes

In 1893, Chicago, Illinois was host to a spectacular World �s Fair. During the fair a number of victims were tortured and killed an a true mansion of terror custom built by America's most horrific and original serial killer. I still can't believe HHH's story has never been made into a major movie.

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Ted Koppel: "The US Is Already At War With Iran"

Ted Koppel asserts in a NY Times op-ed that the United States is already at war with Iran. The battle is just being fought through surrogates for the moment.

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US admits it used banned napalm bombs in Iraq

American pilots dropped the controversial incendiary agent napalm on Iraqi troops during the advance on Baghdad. The attacks caused massive fireballs that obliterated several Iraqi positions. The Pentagon denied using napalm at the time, but Marine pilots and their commanders have confirmed that they used an upgraded version of the weapon

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Planet Poster: Mapping The Future Of World Population

Researchers at the Earth Institute at Columbia University have developed map that projects where people will be living in the year 2025.

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CollegeHumor.com and The Onion both in talks to be bought by big media

"The satirical newspaper and Web site The Onion has been in talks to be acquired by Viacom, which could use them to complement its Comedy Central brand...At the same time, Barry Diller's InterActiveCorp is close to a nearly $20 million deal to invest in CollegeHumor.com, including options to acquire the site"

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