Furious about the state's gambling laws, he argued his case fiercely and ended up with a drastically reduced fine paid by his lawyer, because he refused to give the state one red cent.

ECONOMIST: Oddball politicians

The sad fact of life is that the Greek path is just not good enough in terms of drive and determination and this nation does not deserve a red cent more in aid.

FORBES: When "Greece Good Enough" Is Simply Not Good Enough

Even better, the Irish government goes out of its way to make sure companies don't pay a single red cent in double taxation when they eventually repatriate their profits to their home countries.

FORBES: White '97

The design of his winning poster was based on a red two-cent stamp in my collection commemorating the sixtieth anniversary of Arbor Day.

NPR: Roth Rewrites History with a 'Plot Against America'

One study of the Red Brigades, the Italian terrorist group of the nineteen-seventies, found that seventy per cent of recruits had at least one good friend already in the organization.

NEWYORKER: Small Change