BP Explosion Led to ‘Oil Spill Hysteria’
President Barack Obama in June called the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico “the worst environmental disaster America has ever faced.”
The media also sounded the alarm, with the Washington Post repeatedly referring to the “catastrophic oil spill” resulting from the drilling rig explosion and Time magazine warning that ocean currents could carry the oil to the beaches on Florida’s east coast. Click for More....
Beijing Boosts Wages Amid Fears of Unrest
Officials in Beijing have raised the minimum wage in the Chinese capital by 21 percent, following a similar rise last year, bringing it all the way up to 1,160 yuan a month — about $40 a week or just $1 an hour.
And Beijing’s minimum is the highest in all of China, where the figure is set locally and is currently as low as about 40 cents an hour in some areas. Here's more...
‘Ridiculous Lawsuits’ Are No Laughing Matter
A Florida doctor was hospitalized with severe abdominal pains after eating an entire grilled artichoke at a restaurant, then sued the restaurant for not telling him he wasn’t supposed to eat the outer leaves.
That’s just number five on a list of the “Most Ridiculous Lawsuits of 2010” compiled by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR), an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
