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Islam's European Conquest —  Is America Next?... Britain’s Muslim demographic is now so dominant that the British government recently began to allow Islamic civil and religious law, known as Sharia, to be enforced along side British law. ... More

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• Harry Reid Turns Insurance Into a Public Utility...Lost in the shuffle has been its intensely coercive requirements on health insurance issuers, especially in the individual and small group markets. ...

• Broward auto service company operations halted...Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty has ordered four companies based in Broward County to stop selling auto service ...

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Property and auto insurers' profit triples
...The Insurance Information Institute spokeswoman Lynne McChristian said the amount specifically in Florida could not be broken out. "The reversal is notable ...

• Walker, LA woman, 51, booked in insurance fraud case...The Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud and Auto Theft Unit arrested a Walker woman Monday accused of attempting to file a fraudulent claim with ...

• Some experts say Oxendine's help for major political donor may hurt his bid ...But even though most people aren't tuned in, political donors might be, said University of Georgia political science professor Charles Bullock. ...

• Fitch Affirms The Chubb Corporation's Ratings...Fitch has also affirmed the 'AA' Insurer Financial Strength ratings (IFS) of Chubb's property/casualty insurance subsidiaries, which are led by Federal ...

New crash tests raise questions about booster seat safety...Three states -- Florida, Arizona and South Dakota -- don't require booster seats at all. Crash tests show seat belts alone do not protect a child, ...

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• Dauphin Island, AL insurance agent, denies wrongdoing ...The Alabama Insurance Department has brought non-criminal disciplinary charges against Rowley, claiming he took customers' money but failed to buy them ...

• HOMETOWN TRAGEDY: Citizens State Bank closes...News came late Friday that the Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation seized and closed all the banks branches, leaving the Federal Deposit ...

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Louisiana Insurance Department sues Metairie bond firm... which is based in Metairie, and Texas-based Infinity Surety Agency LLC and owner George D. Black aren't licensed to sell insurance products in Louisiana

• Handel resigns as Georgia secretary of state to run against Oxendine...Nathan Deal, state Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine and former state Sen. Eric Johnson. Handel currently trails in the fundraising battle; ...

• Senate health bill clears final hurdle...Senate Democrats cleared the last 60-vote hurdle on U.S. President Barack Obama's health care overhaul on Wednesday, virtually ensuring final passage of its version of the biggest health policy changes in four decades.

• For Sale: One senator (D-Neb.) No principles, low price....Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who accused the Senate leadership and the administration of "backroom deals that amount to bribes" and "seedy Chicago ...

AIG changes payback strategy - report...The troubled insurer is no longer planning to spin off its property-casualty insurance business, recently renamed "Chartis," through an initial public ...

SPECIAL REPORT: THE SCANDAL GROWS
GLOBAL WARMING MELTDOWN?
"Greatest Scandal in Modern Science"

• Climate change alliance crumbling...Cracks emerged on Tuesday in the alliance on climate change formed at the Copenhagen conference last week, with leading developing countries criticizing the resulting accord.

• Carbon prices plunge in wake of 'disappointing' Copenhagen summit...Carbon prices plunged yesterday in the aftermath of the Copenhagen conference on climate change, dealing a blow to the credibility of the European Union's carbon-trading scheme.

• Plummeting temps, snowfall causing chaos from Moscow to Milan... More than 100 people have been killed in the cold snap across Europe, with temperatures plummeting and snowfall causing chaos from Moscow to Milan.

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• “Barry from DC is calling?” Obama Calls Virginia Radio Show...During Virginia Governor Tim Kaine's last radio show today on WTOP radio, he got a surprise call from a "Barry from DC." "Barry from DC is calling," Kaine ...

• 'DRUGS' KILLED BRITTANY MURPHY... Authorities said Monday it appeared actress Brittany Murphy died of natural causes after becoming ill with flulike symptoms in the days before she collapsed in the bathroom of her Hollywood Hills home.

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DEM CONGRESSMAN SWITCHES TO REPUBLICAN... A U.S. House Democrat who opposes the health care overhaul announced Tuesday he is defecting to the GOP, another blow to Democrats ahead of the midterm elections.  U.S. Rep. Parker Griffith spoke to reporters at his home in northern Alabama, a region that relies heavily on defense and aerospace jobs.

• Woman calls 911 when husband refuses to eat dinner... Prosecutors will review the case of a woman authorities claim has called 911 30 times over six months for non-emergency reasons, including a call to complain that her husband refused to eat his dinner.

• Recovery not as strong as previously thought... The economy grew at a 2.2 percent pace in the third quarter, as the recovery got off to a weaker start than previously thought. However, all signs suggest the economy will end the year on stronger footing.

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