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Some Americans who bought homes or leased land were helpless when developers and brokers moved in. Ocean views can be fleeting. LA CRUZ DE HUANACAXTLE, Mexico — Doug and Dru Davis sold their San Diego County home several years ago to buy a $200,000 house on the beach here. The value of their new place not far from the resort of Puerto Vallarta increased fivefold — until some developers moved the beach. The couple's serenity was shattered last fall when construction crews began dredging the bay in front of their property to reclaim land from the sea. A planned marina,...

This is not Baghdad after the war! This is not London after WWII! This is not Homestead, Florida, after hurricane Andrew! This is not a city devastated by an earthquake! This is Havana, Cuba, after 44 years of Castro-fascism! And this is not the worst part! In addition to seeing their country destroyed, the Cuban people have had to endure 44 years without the most elemental human rights! Without free elections! Without freedom of expression! Without religious freedom! Without freedom of the press! Without freedom to travel in and out of the country! AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, 200,000 DEATHS...

(Editor's Note: The following is the 75th of 100 stories regarding government regulation from the book Shattered Dreams, written by the National Center for Public Policy Research. CNSNews.com will publish an additional story each day.) In 1994 and 1995, state and federal agencies - including the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife - put $3.2 million worth of logs in a cree upstream from Leonard Zylstra's ranch near Medford, Ore., for the purpose of enhancing fish habitat. Waters in the creek reached a 20-year high point in 1997. This tore the logs...