Archive for category News and Society
Paying Your Respects To Elizabeth Post (1920-2010
Posted by top-article-submit.com in News and Society on July 31st, 2010
Concerning modern American etiquette, Elizabeth “Libby” Post was a great example. Her magazine columns, newspaper articles, and books kept generations of people in-the-know when it came to elegant, respectful living since she took over the reins of the Emily Post Institute from her departed grandmother-in-law Emily Post in 1965. Elizabeth Post has now died. The [...]
EBay Removes Jack Kevorkian Assisted Suicide Van Listing
Posted by top-article-submit.com in News and Society on July 31st, 2010
Imagine what the first person who found the eBay listing for the Jack Kevorkian assisted suicide van must have thought. Now imagine what the seller is thinking now that eBay has pulled the listing. It screamed “murderabilia” to the sensibilities of eBay’s watchdogs, so down it went. Jack Finn, the seller of the ’68 Volkswagen [...]
Bankers Grilled By Lawmakers At Goldman Senate Hearing
Posted by top-article-submit.com in News and Society on July 31st, 2010
Goldman executives squirmed under harsh questioning from lawmakers as the Goldman Sachs Senate hearing opened Tuesday morning in New York. The Goldman Senate hearing is one that was brought to case to grill seven former and current Goldman executives about possible fraud in last year’s financial meltdown. Goldman personalities set to appear including Lloyd Blankfien, [...]
New 100 Dollar Bills Are Here To Help Fight Counterfeit Rings
Posted by top-article-submit.com in News and Society on July 31st, 2010
Whether you call them Benjamins, C-notes or simply that money that has the face of the Founding Father who knew how to party, the United States’ new 100 dollar bill definitely makes counterfeit money operations so much more difficult. The government knows how smart counterfeiters have become with their use of the “Superdollar” counterfeit. The [...]
Oklahoma City Bombing | Debate On Domestic Terrorism
Posted by top-article-submit.com in News and Society on July 31st, 2010
Fifteen years ago, the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City claimed the lives of 168 people, and was the deadliest domestic terrorist attack in U.S. history. We can certainly relate to the Oklahoma City bombing, as we witness more disturbing parallels in today’s political climate and national mood. Signs [...]