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The Devil's Dictionary: Insectivora

by Ambrose Bierce INSCRIPTIONINSURANCEINSECTIVORA -n. "See," cries the chorus of admiring preachers, "How Providence provides for all His creatures!" "His care," the gnat said, "…

Adjusted Gross Income

Gross income consists of wages and salaries, unemployment compensation, tips and gratuities, interest, dividends, annuities, rents and royalties, up to 85% of Social Security benefits if the…

Six Warning Signs of a Financial Problem

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation offers the following guidelines to evaluate whether you are facing significant financial difficulties.Loan payments, excluding mortgages, but…

What Does Social Security Offer?

Retirement BenefitsSurvivor's BenefitsDisability BenefitsMedicare Program The Social Security contribution you pay gives you four different kinds of protection: (1) retirement benefits, (2)…

Webster L. Hubbell, 1999 News

presidential friend and former associate attorney general, reached a plea bargain with independent counsel Kenneth Starr in June, agreeing to plead guilty to a felony charge of lying about…

Going up?

The Question: I am helping my daughter learn more about skyscrapers, but I have been unable to locate the answer to one question. How many stories does a…

Vegetarian Diets and Nutritional Requirements

Some Americans eat vegetarian diets for reasons of culture, belief, or health. Most vegetarians eat milk products and eggs, and as a group, these lacto-ovo-vegetarians enjoy excellent health…

American Indians: Census Facts, 2005

From the U.S. Census Bureau by U.S. Census Bureau Related Links Notable American IndiansPreference for Racial or Ethnic TerminologyIndian Languages Spoken at HomeFacts About…

Brutus XII

Brutus XII7 February 1788by See also Federalist No. 81In my last, I shewed, that the judicial power of the United States under the first clause of the second section of article eight, would…