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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has approved a dollar coin to celebrate the LGBT experience and commemorate the 50th anniversary of the decriminalization of homosexuality in Canada. The coin is already generating backlash, with opponents of the Trudeau government questioning whether the prime minister hasn’t done enough already to promote identity politics in Canada. According to CBC News, Trudeau gave his blessing to the coin on Dec. 14. The dollar coin, dubbed a “loonie” in Canada because a loon appears on one side of the coin, will be issued by the Royal Canadian Mint and be circulated throughout Canada as...

Sen. John McCain has a wish for any exotic dancers who might feel the pinch from legislation he’s backing that would do away with the dollar bill and replace it with a dollar coin: Shake what your momma gave you and make more moolah. … When pressed about the predicament facing scores of the country’s skin-baring and bill-collecting women, McCain responded without missing a beat, “Then I hope that they could obtain larger denominations.” …

Sacagawea couldn't do it. What about George? Seeking to increase the popularity of dollar coins, the legislator behind the successful state quarters will propose a similar program on Tuesday featuring portraits of former U.S. presidents on the dollar coin. Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del., who originated the 50-state quarter program, along with Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., will propose starting the presidential dollars in 2006, featuring four presidents a year in the order in which they served. The coins could become popular collectors items, like the quarters, and might also encourage people to replace paper dollars with coins. Dollar coins would save...

Filed at 4:44 p.m. ET WASHINGTON (AP) -- Gold dollar coins weigh down the pockets. They are costly to ship. And few Americans think they're better than the good old greenback. Dollar coins are a flop even before their third birthday, even after a $67.1 million, three-year marketing campaign by the U.S. Mint, a government report says. While initial public awareness generated by the advertising was strong, the new dollar coin, like the Susan B. Anthony dollar coin, ``has failed to achieve widespread use,'' the General Accounting Office reported Friday. According to July, 2001 statistics from the U.S. Mint, people...