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Fed to issue new rules to stop shady home-lending practices
The Federal Reserve will issue new rules next week aimed at protecting future homebuyers from dubious lending practices, its most sweeping response to a housing crisis that has propelled foreclosures to record highs. Sounds like closing the barn doors after the...
Science law set tone for Jindal- Creationism in Louisiana Education ?
Another controversial bill Gov Bobby Jindal signed in while everyone was watching the Louisiana PayRaise-Gate. Many are not happy. " Is it a promoter of academic freedom, or a 'Trojan horse'?Friday, June 27, 2008, By Bill Barrow BATON ROUGE -- Gov. Bobby Jindal attracted... Danger Ahead! Cell Phones and Driving: Companies Limit Liability With Trainin...
"Recent research suggests that using a cell phone while driving may be just as dangerous as driving while intoxicated---and it can cost a company millions if found liable. Limiting liability while increasing public safety is the focus of "The Dangers of Cell Phone Use While... Bell Ordered By CRTC to Publicly Prove Internet Congestion
Bell Canada has been left scrambling after a CRTC ruling ordered them to make public documents 'proving' Bell's claims that net congestion was forcing them to throttle users. Bell gave the CRTC a confidential filing... Big Credit Cards Need to Change Practices, Says New Report - Progressive Grocer
"NOVEMBER 14, 2006 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - Backed by findings of a new report, the Merchants Payments Coalition (MPC) said "merchants get nothing" out of programs that constitute nearly half of the $30.7 billion in credit and debit card interchange fees that Visa and MasterCard... Chantix Side Effects Cause F.A.A. to Ban Use by Pilots
Yes that is right, the FAA not the FDA although the FDA has it's own advisory as well."The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it would no longer permit pilots or air traffic controllers to use the smoking cessation drug Chantix, citing potential side effects that... Unfair Credit Cards Get Regulated by Fed
"(CBS/AP) The Federal Reserve and other regulators initiated steps Friday to end "unfair and deceptive" credit card industry practices assailing consumers who are already struggling to cope in a bad economy.The... Vancouver Sadomasochist Denied Chauffeurs Job
Doesn't get much stranger than this!.Vancouver police tried to block a hearing about a man who says his rights were violated when he was refused a permit to work as a chauffeur."VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters)... Who is 'The Throttler'?
I just got an invitation via facebook to join an interesting group. Check it out:"As recently reported by various news outlets, Bell Canada plans to have its ‘third-party ISP traffic shaping’ policy implemented across its entire network by April 7. This policy is... As the Mississippi River rises, Corps practices Spillway opening
"Fed by heavy rains in the Midwest, the Mississippi is rising and expected to crest April 8 at 16.5 feet at the Carrollton gauge in New Orleans, a half-foot below flood stage.However, Corps officials say they don't... Countrywide reportedly under FBI investigation
Put this in your "no real surprise to anyone who pays attention" folder - "NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The FBI has launched an investigation into the lending practices of battered home lender Countrywide Financial Corp. according to a U.S. government official, CNN has... Lantern Festival lights up the sky... with pollution
In the neverending battle to strike that delicate balance between tradition and trying to save the environmental, critics of the Taiwan lantern festival, which also holds celebrations in Japan, Vietnam, and Thailand,... Google warns of 'drive by downloads'
Just when you thought it was safe to not go out again..."The search engine giant trained its Web crawling software on billions of Web addresses over the past year looking for malicious pages that tried to attack... Ebay users threaten boycott over feedback row
"Users of eBay have threatened to boycott the online auction site after it announced it was banning customers from leaving negative feedback. In one of the biggest changes in the site's 13-year-history, eBay said it...MoD to be quizzed over lost data
"The information watchdog is to grill the Ministry of Defence over its data protection policies after it lost the personal details of 600,000 people. Defence Secretary Des Brown will also speak in the Commons next week about the latest loss of personal data, which went...
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