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Pentagon Emails Suggest Distrust Over Ally Canada

AP | TED BRIDIS | Posted 12.03.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON — Can Canada be trusted? In the midst of what turned out to be a bogus espionage scare over commemorative coins, senior Pentagon off...

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There's Gold in Them Hills...I Mean, Vending Machines

Reyne Haines | Posted 11.08.2009 | Style

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Reyne Haines

A German firm, TG-Gold Supr Markt, installed vending machines in the Frankfurt Airport. What does it dispense? You guessed it: gold bars!

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These Days It's Dimes That Are a Dime a Dozen

David Finkle | Posted 09.25.2009 | New York

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David Finkle

As an inveterate stooper-for-pennies, however, I've noticed a recent significant change on the streets of Manhattan. Yes, plenty of pennies are dropped. But just as often nowadays it's dimes that turn up on the pavement.

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Some Change Requires Deep Pockets

Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 01.04.2009 | Style

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Jeffrey Shaffer

I'd like to conduct a poll in major cities, actually stop people on the street and have them count their cash, to find out how many one-dollar bills an average American is carrying around.

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Hawaii's New Quarter is More than Just Chump Change

Jim Noles | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

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Jim Noles

Next week, the long-awaited Hawaii state quarter will jingle and jangle into hands, pockets, and coin purses across the United States.

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Paulson Not Big Penny Fan

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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WASHINGTON — A penny for your thoughts? Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson thinks the answer to that question should be not much. In fact, if he h...

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