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By Erica Orden and Jack Nicas Marilyn Monroe Sculpture, Skirt Billowing, Has Windy City Breathing Heavily CHICAGO—Marilyn Monroe was always larger than life. But here

By Julianne Escobedo Shepherd Jackie O believed LBJ conspired to have her husband assassinated, according to tapes she made in 1964 with the historian Arthur

An experimental, arrowhead-shaped aircraft that could reach blistering speeds of 13,000 mph above the Pacific Ocean is set to blast off Wednesday from Vandenberg Air

[Note from CAF: This post was originally published here in February of 2009. In light of recent events, I am republishing.] By Catherine Austin Fitts

By Nils Pratley The US finished its last round of quantitative easing just five weeks ago. But the cries for more will grow deafening if

By Danny Mayer One of the major players in the global financial crisis is now in charge of all financial transactions in an entire state.

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The Group of Seven central bankers pose for a group photo in front of the U.S. Treasury in Washington By Toru Fujioka Group of Seven

By Dan Freed New York (TheStreet) — The fragile housing market may attract the attention of the Congressional committee charged with finding ways to cut

By Tyler Durden While the impact on Treasurys as a result of the downgrade may be limited (after all the other side of the Atlantic