AT&T to Limit Americans' Internet Access, Impose Extra Fees

"Telecommunications giant AT&T said this week that it will join Comcast and other providers in a controversial business model that limits the amount of information subscribers can access, and imposes...

Spirit Airlines New Baggage Fees: Charge For Carry-On Bags

Spirit Airlines Becomes First in United States to Charge for Carry-On Bags You may now have to pay up to $45 each way on Spirit Airlines if you do not pay close attention to the size of your carry-on luggage when you book your ticket and before you get to the gate to board...

Bank Secret Fees

""One of most dangerous things going on with consumers is they are not paying attention to the variety of ways they are paying. They are balancing money back and forth because it's too hard to account for....

Panetta Earned $700,000 in Speaking and Consulting Fees

" WASHINGTON -- The White House's nominee for Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Leon Panetta, has earned more than $700,000 in speaking and consulting fees since the beginning of 2008, with some of the...

Toronto: No More 'Free' Plastic Grocery Bags

In June 2009, Toronto will become the first major Canadian metropolis to enact a bylaw forcing all retailers to charge at least five cents per plastic bag when buying groceries.  "I think attitudes are...

Mich. medical pot law now in effect amid questions

"- Medical marijuana became legal in Michigan on Thursday, but smoking a joint could still get a patient arrested because the regulations needed to protect them won't be ready for months. The law approved by...

Creedence gives special performance at resort south of Los Barriles Mexico

There's great expectation in the area of Cabo, Creedence will give a special performance  today at a prestigious resort in Los Barriles, Baja California Sur, the presence of our President in town...

Obama illegally took, "Speaker Fees" while in the General Assembly

"Joe and Barack's Tax Problems. I was stunned to see some document showing Joe the Plumbers' tax problems on my 10pm (CT)newscast on the local NBC affiliate in Chicago on Thursday night. They have very little...

Almost at ROCK BOTTOM......

She survived a horrific tragedy at such a young age, and now she's barely "surviving" trying to make ends meet...." LONDON (AP) -- Millvina Dean was only 2 months old when she was wrapped in a sack and...

Schwarzenegger signs bill banning texting by motorists

California will ban drivers from sending text messagesn while driving, after the governor signed legislation banning the practice into law. Since July, California drivers have been banned from using their cell...

New York City Broker Charged With Scamming Elderly Clients

"NEW YORK  --  A New York City stockbroker has been charged with stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from clients -- many of them elderly -- and sending the money...

Fake Foreclosure Rescue Operations Rising

"The national foreclosure crisis did not only result in large inventories of repossessed properties for sale in the market and declining home prices. It also gave rise to a growing number of homeowners who are...

Hulk Hogan, ex fight over money

This makes no sense that they'd be arguing over it, he claims 32, she claims 26. You'd think she'd be happy to go along with his estimate, as it means more alimony for her if he's worth more. I wonder if this...

Munaf fined 75% match fees

Indian fast bowler Munaf Patel has been fined 75% of his match fee for a breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during the second ODI against Sri Lanka in Dambulla.Read full story

'Pay pump prices' Hertz Ad...Plus $6.99 Refuelling Fee says Fine Print

While checking the news of the day, I noticed a new ad by Hertz that touts 'Take the easy route. Let us fill it up. Pay pump prices when you return your car*'. I first thought here is an example of a company that understands the Consumed to Thrifty trend... When I clicked...

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