MOBILE, Ala. (BP)--In difficult economic times our minds naturally become focused on the top priority of the bottom line.

MOBILE, Ala. (BP)--Historians sometimes use a mental tool called a counterfactual, best understood by the simple question "What if?"

SARALAND, Ala. (BP)--The number of unmarried couples living together in America increased tenfold from 1960 to 2000. The U.S. Census estimates that about 10 million people are living with someone of the opposite sex. That totals about 8 percent of U.S. coupled households. Most unmarried partners who live together are between 25 and 34 years of age.