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• Same fox? This time cornered by dogs on the other side of I-10, she escaped to the top of this pole              PHOTO: RJ GRANT Welcome Welcome to Quartzsite News.Com National Review’s Rich Lowry, author of “Legacy: Paying the Price for the Clinton Years Jean Marbella: Tax relief looks like a 'robbing Peter' idea Web Cams   View Full WebCam Pessimism Over U.S. Sweeps World Markets   Reader Photos RJ GRANT Photo QUICK LINKS Drunk Driver in Tempe Sues Police for Car Crash Flagstaff's Shay dies at Olympic qualifying trials see more... From readers Judge Removed for Deciding Case With Coin Toss Drowsy driving is big killer in U.S. Quartzsite dine on: Restaurants by readers Blogging on QuartzsiteNews.com Animal News WHAT ARE LIBERTY DOLLARS   see more... Quartzsite/AZ Top U.S. Runner Dies in Olympic Trials Crocodile Hunter's Widow Writes Book  Pueblos to get 7,058 acres in Santa Fe National Forest land transfer deal Cargill Inc. Recalls Tainted Beef LibertyDollarArrest.com Ranchers lose out in court ruling Face of King Tut Enshrouded RAWSTORY.COM see more... Those New Accounting     Rulesnline Find out what's happening in the Chamber's domain see more..   5 PayPal alternatives Rivals take on Clintons Will Ron Paul Be Excluded from Iowa Debates? Mutilation seen around the world   see more... Politics in Today's News NoHillaryClinton.Com ScaryJohnKerry.Com MaCain: Asleep at the Wheel? Just a few weeks ago, John McCain couldn't get elected class president. What's going on?   Letters to Editor A Twist on Liberty Dollars Creature from Jekyll Island FREE MARKET NEWS NETWORK   see more... Gold, platinum near historic highs; uptrend intact LONDON (Reuters) - Gold prices rose towards historic highs on Tuesday as the dollar stayed weak on expectations of a half-percentage-point cut in U.S. interest rates. The market looked ahead to a slew of U.S. bank results, which could intensify financial market uncertainty and influence the dollar. Any signs of further weakness in the U.S. currency might attract more investors into the precious metals market. Other key metals also advanced, with platinum near record highs and silver keeping within sight of a 27-year peak hit on Monday. Palladium eased but was near a two-month high. Misunderstood concepts are very dangerous to your financial health Financial Concepts? CLICK HERE More:  Redefining Medicine 2008       Surprise $9.3 million dollar judgment Against La Paz County... Details Coming Soon   Quartzsite businessman's federal indictment c Alberto DoCouto has been indicted by a Grant Jury in Nevada on a wide range of fraud charges stemming from involving others in what prosecutors have labeled 'scam' business opportunities. According to reports, "DoCouto, of Henderson, Nevada, is scheduled to be arraigned Sept. 14 in federal court in Las Vegas. He was charged Sept. 5 with wire and securities fraud, false statements, visa fraud and use of interstate commerce for purposes of securities fraud." FULL STORY >> Wesley Snipes warns IRS against confrontation; cites IRS record of abuses Snipes has attacked the IRS, claiming the IRS deceives people to "terrorize, enslave, rape or pillage" taxpayers. Frivolous Return Program senior technical advisor for the IRS, Shauna Henline, read excerpts of the document into the record during Snipes' tax evasion trial Thursday at the direction of prosecutors. In a 600-page declaration signed by Snipes and mailed Dec. 4, 2006, Snipes said he had "no ill intent or malice" and didn't want to evade any lawful requirement to pay taxes." But he further stated the government had "no lawful authority to impose any kind of criminal sanctions." Snipes was indicted in a sealed indictment in April of 2006.  The indictment was made public in October of that year. FULL STORY >> Department of Justice warns citizens of e-mails disguised as DOJ documents According to their own research If you receive a message in your e-mail stating it's from the Department of Justice and citing a complaint as the reason for their contact, the Justice Department does NOT want you to open the attachment. According to  a press release issues by the Department of Justice, this is a scam that entices people to open an attachment that is designed to attack their computers -- with disastrous results. The Department of Justice would not utilize e-mail to contact citizens  FULL STORY : >> Read the report Toxic Lights: Just what the doctor ordered... Related Stories California switches to paper ballots Hazardous Waste — This is the bulb of the future: in spite of the fact that it contains mercury which is a neurotoxin. It's especially dangerous for children and the unborn, but presents a problem once it's in the soil -- and just getting it, intact, to the dump so that it can be smashed and the mercury released into the soil there [?] is a problem in itself. Generally, they're destroyed in the trucks and  workers are inadvertently exposed to the toxins in the bulbs. Not that you'll have a choice for long... Soon, you will be legislated into buying them, since the tungsten lights you use today are going to be outlawed. They blame it on global warming, which may or may not be based upon real science. But real science does show that these bulbs are dangerous, and they're sure to become a toxic issue with which future generations will have to contend. Read More Here... FULL STORY >>   Another picture worth a thousand words...   There's so much happening in Quartzsite... Focus Future... [Read More] RonPaul Meetup... [Read More] Chamber of Commerce... [Read More] Town of Quartzsite... 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