Dallas ISD faulted for using fake Social Security numbers

The Dallas Independent School District has been providing fake SSN's to foreign citizens to get them on the payroll quickly. Looks like this has been an "official" stopgap measure. Nice..

Popular anger puts fat cat CEOs on the run

Citizens are starting to get a bit peeved at Wall Streets rich elite. Enough is enough with the golden parachutes! This popular disagreement is causing the bailout plan to lose traction.

Police May Stop Responding To Some Crimes

Due to budget constraints and high gas costs some police departments in Florida might stop responding to some crimes.

CEO murdered by mob of sacked Indian workers

CEO in India lays off factory workers, workers kill the CEO.

Fear grips immigrants after Miss. plant raid

Largest illegal immigration raid this year went down in Mississippi. Looks like they changed the way some things are done, since mothers with children are not being detained, they are given monitoring bracelets and have to appear in federal court.

Travelers' Laptops May Be Detained At Border

As we all have been hearing, the DHS can confiscate your laptop, cell phone, flash drives, etc...but they can also share the data with other agencies, keep copies of the data and much more.

Jobless rate rises to 4-year high of 5.7 percent

The nation's unemployment rate climbed to a four-year high of 5.7 percent in July as employers cut 51,000 jobs....

Survey: Kids lose touch with natural world -- can't identify common animals...

Looks like kids are not having enough exposure to nature...

U.S. banks sharply reduce business loans

As the economy gets worse and banks are still reeling from the housing crisis, getting a business loan is becoming MUCH harder.

Iowa town become flash point in immigration debate

As the chants of 1,000 or so people roared near the center of town, Dave Hartley stood on the periphery wearing a look of wonder and bemusement.

Gov Warning Of Worst Economy In Decades

Looks like NYS is in rough shape thanks to our faultering economy. I am sure many other states are having the same issues. Its 2001 all over again, but this time its MUCH worse.

Fliers Complain About X-Rated Security Screenings

TSA officers conduct unreasonable searches.

Panel OKs one-year ban on new fast-food restaurants in South L.A.

Looks like there will be a one year moratorium on building fast-food restaurants in South LA, if its passed by the full counsel and the mayor.

NYC Taxi Drivers Demand $1 Fuel Surcharge

New York City taxi cab drivers say soaring gas prices are threatening to drive them out of business, causing many to demand a $1 gas surcharge to be mandated.

Toddlers who dislike spicy food 'racist'

The National Children's Bureau, which receives £12 million a year, mainly from Government funded organisations, has issued guidance to play leaders and nursery teachers advising them to be alert for racist incidents among youngsters in their care.

Best and worst cities for unemployment pay

A good article about which cities have the best unemployment pay...

Want some torture with your peanuts?

A senior government official with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has expressed great interest in a so-called safety bracelet that would serve as a stun device, similar to that of a police Taser®.

Investors' anxiety builds as retirement nest eggs show cracks

In the coming week, millions of ordinary investors will rip open envelopes holding their retirement account statements for the second quarter and cringe.

New Cars in California Must Display Global Warming Score

California is making it mandatory for cars to be labeled with global warming scores, figures that take into account emissions from vehicle use and fuel production.

Immigrants leaving the United States

rowing numbers of immigrants -- legal and undocumented -- are leaving the United States for their homelands, analysts say.

Sex For Gas

A Kentucky woman is facing prostitution charges for allegedly trading sex for gasoline

Thieves lifting manhole covers

Cities and counties are battling manhole-cover thefts, a crime spree that police tie to the weak economy.

Pack of cigarettes ignites 200-person ruckus at Fort Myers gas station

A 200-person melee at a Fort Myers gas station early Monday morning started over a pack of cigarettes, according to Lee Sheriff's deputy Erik Hurd.

Soaring gas prices force rodeo cowboys to carpool

When cowboys hit the road 50 years ago in search of the next big payday at rodeos, they did so in pickups and small horse trailers for small purses. Advertisement

Bad Economy Blows Out Central Fla. City's 4th Of July Fireworks Display

Citing a downturn in the economy, Cocoa Beach officials on Wednesday announced that the city will not host a Fourth of July fireworks display this year.

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