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January 4, 2014
The Long and Short of Gold Investing
By Peter Schiff

There are two types of gold investors: those trying to make money on short-term market timing and those looking for long-term asset preservation. It was the fear-driven trading of the former that helped gold break $1900 in 2011, and for good reason - stormy markets steer...

January 3, 2014 at 1:00 am
Detroit police chief: Legal gun owners can deter crime

George Hunter
The Detroit News

Detroit— If more citizens were armed, criminals would think twice about attacking them, Detroit Police Chief James Craig said Thursday.

Urban police chiefs are typically in favor of gun control or reluctant to discuss the...

http://reason.com/archives/2014/01/03/california-gun-law-paves-the-way-for-con
California Gun Law Paves the Way for Confiscation
Starting in 2014, the state will keep a list of every gun owner and the specific guns each person buys.

Steven Greenhut | January 3, 2014

SACRAMENTO -- Gun registration had always seemed like the “line in...

Syria rebels kill, capture dozens of Qaeda affiliates
http://www.google.com/hostednews/af...ew?docId=a92ed2cd-f72a-4383-a29c-b3b80074bf7a

(AFP) – 2 hours ago

Beirut — Rebels killed and captured dozens of jihadists loyal to an Al-Qaeda affiliate in two days of unprecedented fighting in the Syrian...

NAFTA: 20 years of regret for Mexico
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/04/nafta-20-years-mexico-regret
Mexico's growth has been weak since the 'free trade' deal was signed, and it missed out on the region's poverty reduction

Mark Weisbrot

Protest against NAFTA in Mexico City
Mexican tractor drivers burn a tyre of...