Have you seen the story on the cable news shows, about the little 10 year old girl (Sara Murnaghan) who has cystic fibrosis and is dying, and in dire need of a lung transplant, really soon ? The story goes that the available lungs are not given to kids under 12. Sounds like there is no...
Nine countries including the US, Canada, and Israel voted against. The vote was overwhelmingly for. Can't say I saw this coming.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/29/us-palestinians-statehood-idUSBRE8AR0EG20121129
But there is nothing wrong with that.
People forget this wayyyy too much. The US has a progressive marginal Federal income tax system. That means that on the first $xx,xxx in income you pay x%, on the next $xx,xxx you pay a different x% and so on. This means that by making more money you will...
PRINCETON, NJ -- Americans are feeling more favorably toward several of the United States' major allies in 2012 than they have in the past.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/152735/Americans-Give-Record-High-Ratings-Several-Allies.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication
Five banks have settled with the Federal government in a case with the government over fraudulent foreclosure policies and other mortgage policies.
source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/10/us-mortgage-settlement-idUSTRE81600F20120210
Thoughts?
So I was hanging out with a friend tonight and as I got up to leave I grabbed a bottle of vodka and said I'm going to take this. I was joking. She of course said no. Then I saw that she was pulling out her catholicism books to study for an upcoming test to get baptized. It was the perfect...