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If we’re richer than Americans, it’s not because of socialismA new facteroid circling the media planet suggests Canada is sweeping ahead of the United States economically. Here it is: The average Canadian household had net worth of $363,202 at the end of last year, compared with $319,970 for the average American household.A surprising number and, in many respects, a heartening statistic to boost the economic confidence of Canadians. How much of a boost? That’s a bigger question. The bald calculation is simple enough: The average Canadian household now looks to be more than $40,000 richer than the average American...

U.S. President Barack Obama signed a waiver last week that allowed him to transfer funds to the Palestinian Authority, while relaxing some of reporting requirements. The announcement of the waiver, published October 7, did not include information on the amount or its purpose. The requirements, dubbed a “routine bureaucratic measure necessitated by terrorism laws” by the PA-linked Ma'an news agency, are actually a complex 12-section network of legislation, the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006, which states the U.S. policy to promote “the cessation of terrorism and incitement in institutions and territories controlled by the Palestinian Authority...”