June, 2010
Second Amendment ruling on the last day of Supreme Court session
The constitutionality of gun control laws are clarified by the Supreme Court. The ruling strikes down numerous city and state bans on handguns, though it does leave the door open for carefully worded legislation that restricts gun ownership. The McDonald vs. Chicago decision is a clarification to last year's striking down of the Washington D.C. ...
Summer solstice ideal day for clean energy to promote solar power
Summer solstice 2010 could be a turning point for the solar energy industry as well as a seasonal transition. The summer solstice on June 21, the longest day of the year, was chosen by a California utility company to announce a $ 100 million campaign to promote installation of residential solar power systems. Clean energy ...
$ 65 trillion owed to North Korea according to Kim Jong-Il
Reparations payments have been a part of post-war recovery for centuries, and now North Korea's Kim Jong-Il wants a piece of the pie. According to the Australian Broadcasting Company, Korea is demanding – not suggesting; demanding – that the United States pay nearly $ 65 trillion U.S. in reparations for "six decades of hostility." To ...
USA Today: Payday loans no faxing alternatives are not cheap
Interest groups for the traditional banking regime would have you believe that you will find many cheap payday loans no faxing alternatives. Their argument may apply to consumers with sufficient credit to grant the financial flexibility needed to obtain cheaper secured loans, but for consumers operating under great credit constraints, personal loan company is a ...
Buffet and Gates want billionaires to give away half their money
Billionaires give away money all the time. It is old news when Bill Gates and Warren Buffet give away money. But when billionaires Gates and Buffett call out their fellow billionaires to pledge 50 percent of their fortunes to charity, individuals notice. The billionaire philanthropists announced a campaign Wednesday to persuade America's billionaires to sign ...