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By Steve Silberman Merck was in trouble. In 2002, the pharmaceutical giant was falling behind its rivals in sales. Even worse, patents on five blockbuster

“I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.” — Wayne Gretzky By Catherine Austin Fitts If you want

By William P. Barrett While President Obama’s push to raise federal income taxes for the wealthy gets lots of attention, the continuing upward creep in

Entire country loses internet for five hours after woman, 75, slices through cable while scavenging for copper. By Tom Parfitt in Moscow An elderly Georgian