The Mexicans insist that is just plain old US protectionism - that Uncle Sam cannot stomach genuine competition when it undercuts its own industries.

BBC: Mexico: Trade in the shadow of Big Brother

If you are an American Canadian and have not reported to the IRS that you have an RRSP (similar to an IRA in the US), you owe Uncle Sam a non-filing penalty of 25% of the value of the account.

FORBES: Handling New IRS Foreign Reporting Requirements Without Doing Jail Time

Some of the contenders--including Sam Brownback and Ron Paul--were willing to take a stand and gave us full cooperation.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Foreigners, who currently hold around half of US Treasury debt, up from 18% in 1990, will not finance Uncle Sam's self-indulgence for ever.

ECONOMIST: Lexington

An Electoral Commission is set up, of course, to marshal the process as well as oversee many other election-related matters, as we saw in the paper review the Mail on Sunday is leading with this claim of vote-rigging, so who better to tell us about both these issues than the Chairman of the Commission, Sam Younger.

BBC: News Online