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National Debt Time Bomb (Opinion)
National Debt Time Bomb (Opinion)
We’ve had a running discussion on Top Story about the size of the national debt.  Officially, it’s just below 20 trillion dollars.  One billion is 1,000 million.  One trillion is one thousand billion.  Times that by twenty!  Some even warn the 20 trillion dollar figure is wrong, and because of unfunded liabilities (pensions and health benefits for government retirees), the number could be many tim
Japanese Pepsi Could Actually Make You Skinnier
Japanese Pepsi Could Actually Make You Skinnier
First there was soda, carbonated sugar water that was sure to expand your waistline. Then there was "diet" soda, which didn't add any calories to the equation but was sweetened with chemicals that may not be so great for you. Now, in Japan, there is something called Pepsi Special. This drink is so chock-full of chemicals -- mainly indigestible dextrin -- that there are claims it can actu
Top Story Podcast 4/28/11: Obama’s Birth Cert., CSI Car Show, Cops, Nuclear Power.
Top Story Podcast 4/28/11: Obama’s Birth Cert., CSI Car Show, Cops, Nuclear Power.
Top Story Podcast 4/28/11: First hour - Obama's birth certificate and related conspiracies, CSI Auto Tech Car Show, Cops. Second hour - Nuclear power...is it even as dangerous as coal power?  The libs would have you believe you belong in jail if you are pro-nuke, especially after the situation in Japan ...
Radiation In Drinking Water
Radiation In Drinking Water
The Environmental Protection Agency has detected very low levels of radiation from Japan's damaged nuclear power plant in drinking water in two U.S. cities -- Richland, Wash., and Boise, Idaho. "These levels are very, very low, trace, minuscule amounts according to  Jonathan Edwards, Director of Radiation Protection Division with the EPA.  This isn't the first radiation from the Fukushima nuc

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