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

• Auto group warns: 'We have an epidemic of distracted driving'...If you're driving the Beltway in heavy traffic, chances are that a driver in the next lane, directly ahead of you or in your rearview mirror is reading or writing a text message, officials in Virginia said Monday.

• Democrats Step Up Pressure on Insurers Over Public Option, Tax - Ignore Tort Reform...Democratic Senators Charles Schumer of New York and Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia are pressing the issue after the panel's chairman, Democrat Max Baucus ...

• New Terrorist Threat: Butt Bombers.  Suicide Bomber Hid IED in His Anal Cavity... Taking a trick from the narcotics trade - which has long smuggled drugs in body cavities - Asieri had a pound of high explosives, plus a detonator inserted in his rectum.

• Secrets of Advertising Part II - How to create a successful print ad...For those companies who have chosen the "in-house" route, the resources run from a first time effort in a Word document to a full graphics department — and everything in between. This article can help those who create their own ads and also give those who hire an artist the ability to evaluate ads created for them.

• Surplus lines results take hit in 2008...A soft market, the recession and underwriting and investment losses took a bite out of the U.S. surplus lines industry’s underwriting and operating results in 2008, according to a recent report from A.M. Best Co. Inc.

• President Obama Is Caught in Another False Health Care Horror Story...Obama told a story about a Texas woman who lost her insurance just before breast cancer surgery, "because she forgot to declare a case of acne. ...

• North Carolina Man Charged with Lying About Lightning Damage...According to the arrest warrants, a Holly Springs, North Carolina man lied to his insurance companies and claimed a total of $33971.91 in fraudulent ...

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• Banks cleared to help Georgia flood victims...The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Tuesday issued guidelines allowing banks to modify loans of borrowers who are picking up the pieces ...

• Berkshire, AIG Benefit From Absence of Atlantic Hurricanes...... Travelers Cos., and Warren, New Jersey-based Chubb Corp. ... Berkshire, which typically gets about half its profit from its insurance units, ...

• A follow-up on New York State's new insurance laws...A column two weeks ago on New York State's two new insurance laws elicited some interesting follow-up questions. Here's a sampling: DEAR CARRIE: My ...

• Hartford names ex-Bank of America exec McGee as CEO...Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has named former banking executive Liam E. McGee as its chairman and chief executive officer.

• West Virginia Drivers Hit Most Deer, State Farm Says...State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. said. One in every 39 drivers in West Virginia is likely to hit a deer in the next 12 months, State Farm said ...

• Recession Takes Its Toll on Property Insurers in the First Half of ...Those who follow earnings for property insurers like Allstate, Chubb and ... As mouthpieces for the insurance industry, the III and ISO are known for ...

• ACORN May Face Trial for Alleged Voter Fraud ...There's nothing wrong with playing the tables in Vegas, but authorities say ACORN was using the names of those casino games as a cover to illegally pay workers to sign up voters as part of an illegal quota system.