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Flying Continental Airlines? Be Prepared to Pay for Food

Posted on 03/15/10 at 4:42pm
Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) has jumped on the airline bandwagon and will start charging for food. Continental Airlines advertise their free sandwiches and hamburgers, comparing them to competitor airline pretzels. However, this method of advertising will end as of fall 2010.
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British Study Suggests Women on "The Pill" Live Longer

Posted on 03/15/10 at 4:34pm
An extensive 40 year longitudinal study shows that women on oral birth control pills should not fret about possible long-term risks with extensive birth control pill usage. Instead, the recent study shows the opposite: women on birth control pills appear to have long-term benefits, including longer lives.
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Wedding Gift Advice

Posted on 03/15/10 at 4:23pm
It's that time of year again--wedding season! As you receive each wedding invitation, complete with registry information, you are likely to fret about spending more money in such a tight economy. Here are some things to remember when purchasing a wedding gift this year: 1.) Stay within your budget!
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Virginia Cracks Down on Speeders, Budget Deficit

Posted on 03/15/10 at 11:47am
In an effort to help close a $2.2 billion budget, the state of Virginia sent its police officers out on a “ticketing blitz”, issuing 6996 traffic tickets to generate government revenue. “Operation Air, Land & Speed”, as they called it, was across Interstates 81 and 95 and gave officers two days to issue as many tickets as possible.
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Is Commercial Real Estate A Disaster (MI, SNV)?

Posted on 03/14/10 at 5:59pm
Commercial real estate. Upon hearing those words you are likely to immediately think of the negative implications: more defaults, more bank losses, next shoe to drop, derailed recovery..well, you get the idea. But, will commercial real estate really have such a pernicious effect on the economy? Here are some facts about commercial real estate:
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Democrats Attempt Two Birds, One Stone Trick With College Aid Plan

Posted on 03/14/10 at 12:41am
Leading Democrats in Congress announced yesterday that they are seeking to combine a college aid bill designed to cut out the private loan middleman from government financial aid to students with the health care reform bill set for a vote next week.
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Innovation In Style At Game Developers Conference (SNE)

Posted on 03/13/10 at 11:48pm
Video game heavy hitters Sony (NYSE: SNE) and Nintendo unveiled the latest in video game technology at the annual Game Developers Conference this weekend.
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Google Set To Leave China (GOOG)

Posted on 03/13/10 at 5:31pm
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is preparing to close its Chinese search engine according to a source familiar with the company.
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Tensions Mount Between U.S. And China Over Economic And Human Right Issues

Posted on 03/12/10 at 11:12pm
According to a report by the Financial Times, tensions escalated between the U.S. and China on Friday over the yuan. The two countries had a heated exchange over economy and human right issues on Friday, raising tensions ahead of a possible showdown over China’s exchange rate policy next month.
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Court Upholds FCC Extension Of Content Access Rule (CMCSA) (DTV) (VZ)

Posted on 03/12/10 at 4:42pm
A federal appeals court upheld a Federal Communications Commission rule that forces cable companies to make the programming from properties that they own available to rivals on equal terms.
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