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AARP's Stealth Fees Often Sting Seniors With Costlier Insurance (Bloomberg) Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Arthur Laupus joined AARP because he thought the nonprofit senior-citizen-advocacy group would make his retirement years easier. He signed up for an auto insurance policy endorsed by AARP, believing the advertising that said he would save money. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2008 Results and the Amendment of Its $300 Million Unsecured Revolving ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) SAN FRANCISCO----Williams-Sonoma, Inc. today announced operating results for the 13-week third quarter of fiscal year 2008 ended November 2, 2008 . The Company also announced the successful amendment of its $300 million unsecured revolving line of credit facility and its $165 million commercial letter of credit reimbursement facility, as detailed in the Company's Form 8-K filed today with the ... Zombie Banks & Gold Trigger (GoldSeek.com) The USGovt and financial system is growing deep commitments to support dead entities. Their business models have failed. They are bankrupt. Although with faulty business model, often laced with fraud, they have been fully adopted by the USGovt and US Federal Reserve. Letters To The Editor (Garden City News) A Co-Conspirator To the Editor: Frankly, the entire sordid history of St Paul's plus the GC News' coverage and letters have been shameful. Top Scoops (Scoop.co.nz) Women of childbearing years represent the most lucrative market for the makers of psychiatric drugs. The knowledge that infants were being born with birth defects and suffering a withdrawal syndrome when these drugs were used during pregnancy was hidden for decades. k1007 BC-KS-KansasToday 12-04 1543 (Hays Daily News) KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday its attempt to require backup power for all U.S. cell towers is dead for now, but it will take another stab at the issue soon. British Balance Gain Versus Cost of Latest Drugs (The Hendersonville Times-News) Skyrocketing health care prices have led a growing number of countries to follow Britains example when asking the hardest of questions: How much is life worth' Briefly in Tompkins (The Ithaca Journal) As part of The Ithaca Journal's coverage of Barack Obama's inauguration as president of the United States on Jan. 20, 2009, we would like to involve area residents in our news coverage before and after the event. Put the brakes on holiday spending (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance) Tips for reining in holiday expenses without losing your holiday spirit. TWC announces unemployment benefit extention (BizJournals) Unemployment Insurance benefits have been extended for seven weeks, the Texas Workforce Commission has announced. President Bush recently signed legislation providing up to seven weeks of emergency unemployment benefits to workers who have exhausted their benefits and are still unemployed. The extended benefits are federally funded and employers will not be charged for any claims paid on this ...
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