Subtitle: Shaking the Tree Until Something Falls Out It should have been the simplest of transactions, about as ordinary as sending in your box tops for the old secret decoder ring when you were a kid. Not.
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Privacy advocates lost a friend last night when Rep. Richard Boucher, long-time Democrat of Virginia, got dumped. Boucher, who'd been in Congress since 1983, headed the Communications, Technology and the Internet Subcommittee in the House of Representatives.
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Peace be with you all I came across a hadith which I see that can be of help to all who believe in the One God.
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A couple years ago, I had my first brush with the law. Had no problems with it, I had lost my temper. Common sense took over and no charges were filed. The officers and I had a good laugh over it. after all was said and done.
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When I published Gotcha Capitalism two years ago, I was in for a big surprise.
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As far as consumer issues go, underwear is not a hot topic of debate. We just put them on in the morning and go. But when this Newsviner bought a pack of Fruit of the Loom, and they promptly started falling apart, she took action.
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In 2003 the Congress bowed to a massive industry lobbying effort, passed the Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act*, commonly known as 'Check 21'. It was supposed to mandate the speeding up of check processing so that it took only a day or two for checks to clear.
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If a tree falls in a forest and no one hears it, does it really make a sound? If a consumer complaint about cell phones is closed but no one has even read it, will any company care?
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When Aaron Marks tried to electronically file his tax return last spring, it was rejected by IRS computers. The reason, according to the agency, was that someone had already filed a return using his Social Security number.
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Do not, I repeat do not pay ahead on your bill! As usual, not a surprise, if you pay too much on a bill, do not send it. They will keep it! They will not refund your money if you cancel their service!
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