Denmark Enacts World’s First “Fat Tax”
The people of Scandinavia have historically been among the healthiest in the world. Their diet includes a great deal of fish, which is...
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Iranian Christian Pastor Facing False Charges
After months of threatening the execution of Youcef Nadarkhani (left), the Iranian government is backing away from putting the Christian pastor to death,...
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Exiled Libyan Jew Barred From Restoring Tripoli Synagogue
A Libyan Jewish man who fled the nation with his parents decades ago has become a celebrity in recent days for his quest...
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Greek Problems Underestimated — Again
The stock market in Europe took another hard hit when the Greek Finance Minister announced that his nation’s government will not meet its...
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Will Women be Allowed to Drive in Saudi Arabia?
Not every nation and not every culture grants women the rights that they enjoy in America or those nations we usually call “Western”...
Read moreGermany OKs EU Rescue Fund Increase, Setting Stage for TARP Euro-Style
Today the German parliament voted overwhelmingly, 523-85, to increase the size of the European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF) from $335 billion to $600...
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UK Police Harass Christian Coffee Shop Over Bible
In what appears to be another incident in a troubling trend across Great Britain, police in the community of Blackpool in northwest England...
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Decade of Violence Turns Pakistanis Against U.S.
“I have read that Americans are peace-loving,” 58-year-old Pakistani writer Syed Zubair Ashraf told the Washington Post. “But their government has interfered in...
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British MP: Ban Marriages in “Homophobic” Churches
A member of Britain’s Parliament has declared that Christian churches that do not perform homosexual “marriage” ceremonies should be denied the right for...
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Iranian Pastor Faces Death for Refusal to Renounce Christian Faith
A pastor in Iran who has twice refused to renounce his Christian faith may be executed within days, reported Baptist Press News. It...
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Hugo Chavez’ Heart of Gold
In keeping with his governing style, that is, rule by decree, "President" Chávez recently nationalized Venezuela’s gold mining industry. With its expropriation, the...
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UK Schools Ban “Racist” Black Witch Hats
In what many say is political correctness run amok, British schools have banned black witch hats for children, claiming that they are "racist."...
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Gold-Buying Restrictions Increase in Europe
Apparently the Federal Reserve is not the only entity threatened by gold. Central banks in Europe are restricting the sales of precious metals,...
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Playing Down the PLA
Item: The New York Times for August 26 reported that Chinese defense officials had “denounced” a Pentagon “report that called China’s military buildup...
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Conflicting French Entitlement Reform Statements
While America's President shrinks from facing the demographic catastrophe lurking a decade or two down the road for Social Security, Medicare, and public...
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