$142 Collection Bill Sent To Couple's Dog

I know how they feel, I have had problems with AFNI too "SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- More than 70,000 consumers complained about third-party debt collectors in 2007, but one Sacramento couple said they have good reason to bark about the bill they received.Steve Fanelli received...

Whistleblowers to get paid under New Minnesota "false claims" Law

" People with inside knowledge about fraud perpetrated against the state of Minnesota have a new incentive to speak up: cash. Under a new law establishing a "false claims" civil action, whistleblowers who help the...

Pakistan warns UK against deportation of students, seeks apology

Pakistan has challenged the morality of the UK government by asking London to apologise to 11 Pakistani students, who were arrested on false charge of involvement in terrorism, and their families. Islamabad has also asked the government in London to release and let the...

Quarter of state databases "should be scrapped"

" Mon Mar 23, 2009 4:29am GMT  LONDON (Reuters) - A quarter of government databases in Britain should be scrapped or redesigned because they are fundamentally flawed and probably illegal, a report from a social...

IDF: World duped by Hamas's false civilian death toll figures

"Four weeks after the cessation of Operation Cast Lead, the IDF finally opened its dossier on Palestinian fatalities on Sunday for the first time, and presented to The Jerusalem Post an overview utterly at odds with the Palestinian figures that have hitherto formed the basis...

Grand Jury Indicts Baltimore Mayor

"Grand Jury Indicts Baltimore MayorMayor Accused Of Perjury, Theft, MisconductJanuary 9, 2009BALTIMORE -- Maryland's state prosecutor said a grand jury has indicted Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon on 12 counts of corruption as part of a long-running investigation that saw a...

Bush: "I Was Unprepared For War," "I'm Sorry" For The Economic Crisis

Bush: "I Was Unprepared For War," "I'm Sorry" For The Economic Crisis stumble digg reddit ...

Obama adviser denies Hamas meeting

Apparently some one is lying? "The office of the President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday denied a report by Arab sources which claimed that a secret meeting was held between Hamas and Obama's aides in the Gaza Strip prior to the US general elections.

What Your Government Knows About Cannabis And Cancer -- And Isn't Telling You

" Paul Armentano  What Your Government Knows About Cannabis And Cancer -- And Isn't Telling You Posted June 24, 2008 | 04:20 PM (EST) ...

Stevens says, 'I am innocent' after corruption conviction

"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens vowed to fight his Monday conviction on federal corruption charges, a verdict he attributed to "repeated instances of prosecutorial misconduct." ...

FactCheck says new McCain and Let Freedom Ring ads are" Hooey!"

New ads on Sen Barack Obama's tax proposal are downright lies, FactCheck charges.  The organization also says its own words are misrepresented as well."Republicans are misrepresenting Obama's tax proposals...

FactCheck: Body Armor Claim: Still False and Nasty - defends Dole

FactCheck has renewed hostilities over an old issue about funding body armor for troops in Iran and Afghanistan.  The non-profit, nonpartisan group says the VoteVets attack on Republican Sen. Elizabeth Dole is recycling "one of the worst 'Whoppers of 2006'"."The liberal...

Jean Charles de Menezes inquest: officer admits changing evidence

Some damaging testimony came today in the UK inquest into the shooting death of a Brazilian man in London last year. The man was shot because he was mistaken for a terrorist in the London tube system, but he was completely innocent. The met was greatly criticized for its...

9-Foot Dolphin smacks boater till he likes it

"NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- A leaping 9-foot dolphin knocked a woman unconscious and injured another boater as they traveled in the Intracoastal Waterway near New Smyrna Beach.Norman Howard said he and his wife...

List of UK dead to be released to target fraudsters

The UK is planning to release the personal information of the deceased to key agencies to prevent fraudsters from assuming their identity. It is thought that if credit agencies have an up to date list of who is deceased they can stop people from opening up accounts in the...

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