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Cheney Sanctioned Torture is not a Movie

…which qualify as torture for the anti-crowd shows up in film and television every day. On NYPD Blue, Andy Sipowicz, played by Dennis Franz, smacked around criminals all the time….

Why Is Brazil Ahead of the US…fuel

…natural gas, other than the odd city bus or garbage truck in random municipalities? The answer is a simple but unpleasant one. See, we in the US would label the…

Housing Update

…considered almost risk-free because if the borrowers default, Fannie or Freddie will pay off the loans (assuming Fannie and Freddie remain solvent). Non-conforming loans go into pools known as private-label