The Federal Trade Commission reported 9.9 million victims of Identity Theft. The FBI released the Financial Crimes Report saying Identity Theft resulted in $52.6 billion in losses.The answer, as you guessed from the above notations is Identity Theft.Identity thieves are smart...very smart. And
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01/23/2008
I love Nevada...I really do! The beautiful desert vistas, no state income tax and the neon lights on the Vegas Strip!But, I'm wondering if we in California would reduce our carbon footprint and increase state tax revenue if we increased and enhanced gaming here...yes, right here in California!
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01/22/2008
Ben Bernanke, our Fed Chair is not well liked and is not yet known to the degree that Mr. Greenspan was known. I mean Greenspan became famous! Greenspan is still famous! And Greenspan is still very clearly in the light of financial news.So far Bernanke can only lay claim to $TRILLIONS of dolla
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01/22/2008
The 4 major air carriers (UAL, Delta, American and Continental) have all doubled their fuel surcharge passed onto passengers. The round trip fuel surcharge was $20.00 until January 17, 2008 when it doubled to $40.00The fee is a response to escalating fuel costs, which have risen 57 percent in th
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01/21/2008
There have been dozens of UFO sighting reports filed in Stephenville Texas last week, a town about 70 miles from Fort Worth, Texas. These stories have been hot on-line topics around the world and also filled newscasts and newspapers. It's talked about in blogs and chat rooms...some even think
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01/21/2008
Dr. Nabil Dib a cardiologist working out of Chandler Regional Hospital and Mercy Gilbert Medical has recently succeeded in what appears to be promising research to repair damaged muscle in heart attack patients.The breakthrough involves use of a catheter to deliver stem cells from the patient's t
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01/21/2008
In the past, Reverse Mortgages though not widely used, played a part in providing some additional retirement cash for those growing older. Now, with so many people struggling to meet payments on high interest loans, Reverse Mortgages are being used for far more pressing purposes.This novel strat
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01/21/2008
America has been excessive in it's borrowing and is now paying the price...Two of the nation's largest banks warned that the mortgage mess is just the beginning of a sweeping lending crisis. The fear is that by falling behind on all kinds of loan payments the economy's scale will tip in the wron
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01/21/2008
OK, how many times have we heard "location...location...location" or "there is only so much beach area and they aren't making anymore"?Well, recent statistics show that there is wisdom in those words.The least pain in current slumping sales and pricing is occurring along the Orange County coast i
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01/21/2008
The writings of Henry David Thoreau, born 1817 in Concord Mass. are said to have inspired Martin Luther King Jr. who designed his nonviolent protests after reading Thoreau's work.Vietnam War protesters in the 1960's were influenced by Thoreau's work called "Civil Disobedience". Presidents Frankl
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01/21/2008
