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Politicians in Washington hardly let a few minutes go by without mentioning how broke the government is. So, it's a little surprising that they've created a stash of more than $1 billion that almost no one wants. Unused dollar coins have been quietly piling up in Federal Reserve vaults in breathtaking numbers, thanks to a government program that has required their production since 2007. And even though the neglected mountain of money recently grew past the $1 billion mark, the U.S. Mint will keep making more and more of the coins under a congressional mandate. The pile of idle...

The NHS in England is to undergo a major restructuring in one of the biggest shake-ups in its history, the government has announced.Hospitals are to be moved out of the NHS to create a "vibrant" industry of social enterprises under the proposals.And, as expected, GPs are to take charge of much of the budget.The move will lead to the abolition of all 10 strategic health authorities and the 152 management bodies known as primary care trusts.The new structure will be held accountable by an independent NHS board which would be free from political interference, the government said

Ann Arbor, Michigan POLL: Should guns be allowed on campus?

“The Free Town Project intends to take over a Town in New Hampshire by moving in enough Free State Project members to outvote the Authoritarians and Statists in the Town and remove excess regulation such as Zoning (if it currently exists), Planning, Mandatory Recycling, and Building Code Enforcement. We also intend to ensure that the Town Police are never allowed to waste valuable Town resources (taken from the residents as Taxes, AT THE POINT OF A GUN) to oppress our residents by the investigation or enforcement of violations of Mandatory Schooling Laws or other Victimless Crime Laws.” “Problem is, approximately...