What's worse than Universal Default? How about not even defaulting on anything and STILL having your credit card interest rates jacked up to default rates as high as 32%! This is just one of the unfair and potentially abusive practices being used by credit card companies to rip off unsuspecting consumers. Read on to learn what else credit

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Chris, from the Amateur Traveler podcast, kicks off his new travel news blog with a series of predictions for how travel will change in 2008. What will happen to the passenger's bill of rights? Flight delays? Global Warming? The every growing cruise ship? Airport Security? And what about the tragic story of Robbie Barnsworth and Flight 304 f

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Yup. We’ve had over 230 years of man-rule. You know how people get sick of the men in their lives, and they need a breather?

Now I’m a conservative, and I wouldn’t ever dream of voting for Hillary Clinton as the next president, but I am thoroughly surprised that a country such as ours has only had white male leaders. The government that w

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A remarkable story ……..

John Gokongwei’s Speech at the 20th Ad Congress
Nov 21, 2007

Before I begin, I want to say please bear with me, an 81-year-old
man who just flew in from San Francisco 36 hours ago and is still
suffering from jet lag. However, I hope I will be able to say what you
want t

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This doesn't look good for Ms. Pelosi. After the initial thrill of Ms. Pelosi's ascension to Speaker of the House, folks are not happy with her point of view regarding the Cheney impeachment matter. She has long held a seat in government mostly unopposed, but folks are beginning to not like her lack of action:

Running in o

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A first-hand account from a college student describing the problems with the textbook industry in the United States.  Congress is reviewing the College Opportunity and Affordability Act and this includes textbook regulation.  Textbooks can run college students $500-$1000.  Cheaper options are available, but you're paying with

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See this all-new Touchscreen phone from LG, named LG KF700. It's exact features is not disclosed yet, but what we know about it in rumors is its features includes a full touchscreen multimedia handset, with resolution of 240x480 pixels, and bright color display which sports 16 million colors, full divx playback, good storage c

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The Nokia N96 has been unveiled at the Barcelona Mobile World Congress... The N96 is the successor to the N95 8GB. It has Quad-band GSM, EDGE, UMTS & HSDPA. It also has DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcast – Handhelds), the EU standard for Digital Broadcast on mobile devices. The N98 has a massive 16GB flash memory, expandable up

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Did you ever wonder why our National Debt is in the trillions? What would happen if Congress and the Presidential candidates had to take lessons from some of the personal finance gurus? With the National Debt high enough that it represents $30,000 for every man, woman and child in the United States, maybe it's time to put o

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Packet Video just started showing off their new Mobile Broadcast Receiver at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. This device is rechargeable and all you need is a wireless broadband access point (WiFi). This in turn means that your device must be equipped with the WiFi feature, well it is getting common with all new mobile

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Sony Ericsson showing off its latest and first mobile integrated with Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 6.1 platform at the World Mobile Congress. There is not enough information available but what I came to know is Xperia X1 has a Qualcomm 7200 CPU with the processing speed of 528MHz, 128MB RAM, 256MB ROM, heavy duty battery - 1500mA

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Rick Renzi of Arizona was indicted this morning on 36 corruption charges, and an order for the arrest of Rick Renzi has been issued. The Justice Department began investigating Rick Renzi last year, and Rick Renzi's former chief of staff resigned and began secretly assisting the probe.

The indictment comes one day after Ric

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At Mobile World Congress 2008, Polymer Vision Ltd. showed a cell phone named "Readius", which is equipped with a rollable/foldable electronic paper display. Users can reduce the storage space of the handset by folding up the electronic-paper display. The display is extended when the handset is used, and folded when it is stor

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Smart-Ass Politics for Smart People.
(political satire cartoons)
It's nice to know George W. can find the time to dance while the American middle class is getting their asses kicked by the recession. Hell, I'm being an ass for being so tough on George W. His when his own party shuns him, Congress doesn't care what he says

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Smart-Ass Politics for Smart People.

The film Minority Report, which starred our beloved Scientology leader, Tom Cruise, is becoming a reality in America. The Bush administration is pushing hard to pass a bill that will enable Congress to wiretap Americans in the name of national security, terrorism and the Middle East war.

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