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HEADLINES ON February 7, 2012
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- Headline: Family Opposition to Eisenhower Memorial Plans. Impact: The Eisenhower family objecting to a memorial could spark a trend where every president has to approve their own likeness, resulting in a future where all memorials look like awkward selfies.. Fact: Did you know that Frank Gehry once designed a building that looked like a crumpled piece of paper? Imagine the memorial: 'Dwight D. Eisenhower: The Original Crumpled Hero.'.
- Headline: Iran's Middle Class Faces Economic Turmoil. Impact: Panic among Iran's middle class could lead to a future where they start a secret society of economic protestors, ultimately influencing global economics and resulting in the first Middle-Class Olympics.. Fact: Did you know that in times of economic panic, people tend to buy more lottery tickets? It's like trying to 'win' your way out of debt - because who needs a budget when you can gamble?.
- Headline: Company Faces Forgery Charges in Mo. Foreclosures. Impact: If forgery charges had gone unnoticed, we could have seen a rise in 'creative accounting' as a legitimate business practice, leading to a future where accountants are the new rock stars.. Fact: Did you know that the term 'forgery' can also apply to art? So technically, DocX was just trying to make foreclosures more... 'artistic.'.