- Rum Money Ignites Brawl Between U.S. Territories
Diageo, the company that manufactures Captain Morgan, wants to move production of the rum from Puerto Rico to the U.S. Virgin Islands. The move would cost Puerto Rico billions of dollars in lost revenue. - Police Commandos Crack Down On Afghan Drug Trade
The opium trade in Afghanistan is a key source of income for the Taliban. The group uses the money to carry out suicide bombings and other attacks. But a team of Afghan police commandos is working around the clock to cut off this dangerous funding source. - Bid To Revive Privacy Board Awaits Nominees
Privacy advocates are urging the Obama administration to appoint nominees to a privacy and civil liberties board that has been defunct for more than two years. Congress wants to revive the board as an independent body to protect U.S. citizens against potential transgressions tied to counterterrorism activities. - Counting On The COBRA Subsidy For Coverage
Congress has extended the COBRA subsidy periods again and again, helping many laid-off workers keep health insurance. Still, sorting through the paperwork to get the government assistance is no easy task. And, the government subsidies expire in March unless the jobs bill passes. - Proponents Seek To Resurrect Public Option
After a messy Senate burial late last year, the government-run health insurance plan may be back. Proponents cite continued wide support and the fact that this time it needs fewer votes to pass in the Senate. - China's Capital Of Capitalism Weathers Recession
China is now second only to the U.S. in the number of billionaires, and nowhere is the country's entrepreneurial zeal more apparent than in the southern city of Wenzhou. The past year has been hard on China's entrepreneurs, but they are still wheeling and dealing in Wenzhou. - Funding Halted For Virtual Fence On Mexico Border
Technical glitches and delays have put the virtual fence in jeopardy. The fence was supposed to monitor most of the 2,000-mile southern U.S. border by 2011 but now covers only a portion of Arizona's boundary with Mexico. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said funds will be frozen until a reassessment of the project can be completed.
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