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"In Carlsville, Iowa, police shut down three lemonade stands because the children running the lemonade stands — 6, 7, 8 years old — didn't have correct business licenses. But apparently, all the crack houses in the neighborhood have the proper paperwork, because they're still open."

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Soda Drinkers Have Higher Stroke Risk

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Will There Be a COLA Raise in 2013?

All signs say yes — but it's likely to be smaller than this year's increase. Read

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What’s in Store for Medicare?

Learn the pros and cons of current proposals to change it. Read

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Should You Buy Your Own Pension?

The risks and rewards of variable annuities with guaranteed benefits. Read

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Protecting Your Money in a Divorce

6 ways to safeguard your assets when a longtime marriage breaks up. Read

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Barry Goldwater of Arizona greets the Republican National Convention crowd in San Francisco after winning its nomination for president in 1964. He won only six states in November’s general election. Photo by Associated Press

Barry Goldwater — AP Photo

JULY 16, 1964

Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona accepts his party's nomination to run for U.S. president at the Republican National Convention in San Francisco. Goldwater famously says that "extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice" and that "moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue." Goldwater will lose to incumbent Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson in the national election in November.

1790: Congress passes the Residence Act, designating a location along the Potomac River to become the District of Columbia, the capital and seat of government for the United States.

1950: Nearly 200,000 fans pack Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to watch the finals of the FIFA World Cup. Uruguay defeats Brazil 2-1, while the turnout is the largest of all time to attend a sporting event in a stadium.