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...Another newcomer: Goldman Sachs, which made the list for the first time, at No. 56, four spots from the bottom. "Here's a company that members of the public would never interact with suddenly on the list," says Fronk. Credit a slew of bad press about Goldman having its hand in everything from AIG's bailout to the flailing financial state of Greece. (See how Americans are spending...
...Tripoli dropped its nukes program. So far, interest has fallen far short of that. Libyans were also outraged when the U.S. Department of Homeland Security added the country to a security watch list after the attempted bombing of a plane over Detroit last December. "We extended a friendly hand and got slapped in the face," Gebril says...
...said that if they are extending a metal hand inside a velvet glove, we won't accept...
...What They're Weaponizing in India: The newest addition to India's antiterrorism arsenal is tastier than most. After successful trials in defense labs, the military is converting bhut jolokia--the world's hottest chili--into hand grenades. Intended to render suspects harmless in much the same way tear gas does, the nontoxic bombs have an added bonus, according to R.B. Srivastava, a scientist at the Defence Research and Development Organisation: the grenades' "pungent smell can choke terrorists and force them out of their hideouts...
...high taxes and socialism for the greater good, have decided to start charging non-European Union students tuition to study in their countries. "There is a huge debate in Sweden now about tuition fees," says Robin Moberg, vice chair of the Swedish National Union of Students. "On the one hand, the government has said foreign students shouldn't be supported by our taxes, but our argument has been that higher education is fundamentally a part of society...