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• To the young people of America

  
  Finance For Youth: The Blog — Authority: 402
  Just a few minutes ago, 60 OLD MEN AND WOMEN have told young people that their voice isn’t important.  These old men and women have told generations of young people to go to hell.  Today, these old men and women have moved one step closer to passing what they call insurance reform.Some people might be reading ...
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• Is Michigan going to get screwed on broadband mapping? (UPDATED)

  
  Michigan Telephone, VoIP and Broadband blog — Authority: 116
  Crain’s Detroit Business reports today that Michigan is going to get $1.8 million from the feds “to launch an initiative to map and plan broadband service.” Now, you should be wondering about the timing of this announcement: December 23, just before most reporters take a long weekend.  When news like this is ...
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• Hello, Police? My Country Has Just Been Stolen From Me.

  
  Vital Signs — Authority: 441
  Robert Costa over at NROs "The Corner," has a very sobering pos t quoting Republican Senator Judd Gregg on the ugly "New American Era" that weve been shoved into. American government changed last night. “We are now functioning under a parliamentary form of government,” says Sen. Judd Gregg (R., N.H.) in a ...
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• Despite Historic Drops in Home Prices, New Study Finds Housing Costs Are Actually on the Rise for America’s Families

  
  Docuticker — Authority: 153
  Despite Historic Drops in Home Prices, New Study Finds Housing Costs Are Actually on the Rise for America’s Families Source: Center for Housing Policy While the U.S. foreclosure crisis has resulted in a historic drop in home prices, a new Center for Housing Policy report released today reveals that housing ...
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• Mobile Broadband Cannot Be Monitored By Anti-piracy Law Provisions

  
  Cyber Space Player Blog — Authority: 129
  The government’s controversial anti-piracy law will not be an effective measure to counter illegal downloads and other unauthorised online behaviour. This was the purport of a statement made by technology business news website ZDNet UK. ZDNet has stated that the anti-piracy measures will fail to stop ...
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• Antitrust: Commission accepts Microsoft commitments to give users browser choice

  
  Docuticker — Authority: 153
  Antitrust: Commission accepts Microsoft commitments to give users browser choice Source: Europa press release The European Commission has adopted a decision that renders legally binding commitments offered by Microsoft to boost competition on the web browser market. The commitments address Commission concerns that ...
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• New DOT Consumer Rule Limits Airline Tarmac Delays, Provides Other Passenger Protections

  
  Docuticker — Authority: 153
  New DOT Consumer Rule Limits Airline Tarmac Delays, Provides Other Passenger Protections Source: U.S. Department of Transportation U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced a new rule that significantly strengthens protections afforded to consumers by, among other things, establishing a hard time ...
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• Nickelodeon Is Promoting Some Pretty Sick Games to Your Preschoolers

  
  Vital Signs — Authority: 441
  Nickelodeon, the childrens media empire, is promoting sexualized and violent video games to children as young as preschoolers. Its popular gaming website, Addictinggames.com, features games such as Candy the Naughty Cheerleader, Bloody Day ("Back alley butchering has never been so much fun. . . . How many kills can ...
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• Just In Time for Christmas: Ben Nelsons Sell-Out, Budget-Busting Boondoggles & Other Democrat Antics

  
  Vital Signs — Authority: 441
  * Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Oka.) said it is “absolutely fictitious” that there is an anti-abortion provision in the Senate Democrats’ reworked healthcare reform bill. “The negotiations, whoever did them, threw unborn babies under the bus,” Coburn said. * The federal ban on abortion funding that has been in ...
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• The Dangerous Joke That Was the Copenhagen Summit

  
  Vital Signs — Authority: 441
  As always, Gerald Warner is well worth reading. Here is the first part of his splendid evaluation of the Copenhagen summit. The entire column (and youll want to read it, I guarantee) is right here. When your attempt at recreating the Congress of Vienna with a third-rate cast of extras turns into a shambles, when ...
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• Smartphone subsidies ending in 2010?

  
  Going Cellular — Authority: 418
  You know that when you sign up for wireless service and get a free phone, it’s not really free, right? Or when you choose a fancier device, like an Android or an iPhone, and pay a couple hundred bucks, you’re getting a big discount right? All phone cost money, and the newer, more complex phones cost a lot more ...
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• The Five Most Unhealthful ‘Gourmet Burgers’

  
  Docuticker — Authority: 153
  The Five Most Unhealthful ‘Gourmet Burgers’ Source: The Cancer Project As shrinking food budgets and rising unemployment levels push consumers away from full-service dining, a growing number of fast-food restaurants are offering “gourmet burgers” made with expensive types of beef and premium toppings such ...
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• Financial Regulators Propose Guidance on Reverse Mortgage Products

  
  Docuticker — Authority: 153
  Financial Regulators Propose Guidance on Reverse Mortgage Products Source: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), on behalf of its members, released proposed guidance today on reverse mortgage products. The guidance is designed to help ...
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• European Union: Learn About Your Rights Online with the eYouGuide

  
  ResourceShelf — Authority: 645
  From a News Release: (Lots of Stats) The eYouGuide explains the concrete rights of European consumers surfing the web or shopping online, thanks to 25 years of EU consumer protection rules. Also when online, European consumers have a right to: - clear information about prices and conditions before ...
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• Consumer Groups Call On Federal Reserve Board to Adopt Stricter Gift Card Rules; Fed Urged to Limit Fees & Make Gift Cards More Consumer Friendly

  
  Docuticker — Authority: 153
  Consumer Groups Call On Federal Reserve Board to Adopt Stricter Gift Card Rules; Fed Urged to Limit Fees & Make Gift Cards More Consumer Friendly Source: Consumers Union In comments filed with the Federal Reserve Board today, consumer groups urged regulators to rein in gift card fees and related terms and ...
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• H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009

  
  Docuticker — Authority: 153
  H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 (PDF; 503 KB) Source: Congressional Budget Office From CBO Director’s Blog : Yesterday CBO issued a cost estimate for H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, as amended and reported on Tuesday by the House ...
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• Sebelius Releases New Report: Protecting Families and Putting More Money in Your Pocket: How Health Insurance Reform Will Lower Costs and Increase Choices

  
  Docuticker — Authority: 153
  Sebelius Releases New Report: Protecting Families and Putting More Money in Your Pocket: How Health Insurance Reform Will Lower Costs and Increase Choices Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today released a new report, Protecting Families and Putting More Money in ...
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• Airline frequent flyer fee chart

  
  Docuticker — Authority: 153
  Airline frequent flyer fee chart Source: Airfarewatchdog It used to be that free frequent flyer tickets were really free. But not anymore. Not only are airlines increasing the number of miles required, but they’re constantly adding new fees for issuing tickets, changing them, not using them, requesting them on ...
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• Is It Realistic To Be "Happy With What You Have"?

  
  The Stand-up Philosopher — Authority: 129
  I met my wife when I was 25. Prior to that, I was that loser "nice guy" who complained about not being able to meet girls. When I had friends who complained about their wives or girlfriends, Id tell them that they should be happy they have someone to complain about. I think we all have an area of our lives that were ...
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• Response to Boston Radio Program About CPMs

  
  Citizens for Midwifery — Authority: 119
  To hear a recent discussion on legislature to create a registry for CMs and CPMs in Massachusetts and read the posted comments, click on this link . Dr Eugene DeClerq did a great job during the interview and our own Susan Hodges posted the following informative comment: Midwives and midwifery clients and advocates ...
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