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Successful con artists know how to make themselves look and sound legitimate. A favorite trick is to use the name of a reputable company or organization. Right now, scammers are targeting people across the country claiming to be with the Better Business Bureau. And according to the real BBB, the crooks have already stolen tens of thousands of dollars this way.
The state of Washington is not fulfilling its constitutional duty to fully pay for basic public education, a King County judge ruled Thursday.
Colombian authorities say they have seized $19 million in forged U.S. currency so far this year, five times the amount confiscated last year.
Maneuvering to boost prospects for sweeping health care legislation, Senate Democrats hope first to win quick approval for a bill that grants doctors a $247 billion increase in Medicare fees over a decade but raises federal deficits in the process, officials said Wednesday.
The recent drop in the value of the dollar has been a good thing for U.S. exporters. But if the currency falls too far, the consequences could be serious. The Answer Desk, by John W. Schoen.
United Nations health officials claim in a new report they need nearly $1.5 billion to prevent the swine flu epidemic from spiraling into a global catastrophe.
Georgia's Republican senators, Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson, voted against the $787 billion economic stimulus package, blasting the bill as a bloated government giveaway.
In several versions of an April 28 story about a report on the influence of drugmaker money in medicine, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the head of Stanford University's psychiatry department had stepped down under criticism by a U.S. senator over payments made to him by drugmakers.
Millions of dollars in gifts, travel and consulting fees from the pharmaceutical industry should be eliminated to stop companies from influencing how doctors practice medicine, a report by the government's top medical advisers says.
Tourism officials say Phish heads brought their appetites and wallets — not just dope — to the jamband's weekend reunion.
Hillary Rodham Clinton, President-elect Barack Obama's choice for secretary of state, rejected calls Tuesday for more details about donors to her husband's foundation, saying she has revealed enough to avoid even the hint of conflicts. An Associated Press review found that Clinton stepped in at least a half-dozen times on issues involving businesses and others who later gave to the charity.
The words on the recording sound as if they were uttered by a mob boss. Instead, the feds say, it is the governor of Illinois speaking.
When the Sunday morning political pundits began talking last year about the tab for the war in Iraq hitting $1 trillion, Rob Simpson sprang from his sofa in indignation.
Thousands of dollar bills stolen from a restaurant in California's high desert could not have been more clearly marked: The Homestead had a tradition of customers writing messages on the currency and hanging it on the walls.
The world's major central banks banded together on Thursday to inject as much as $180 billion into money markets in a bid to stave off the growing global financial crisis.
Some of the largest fundraisers that President Bush has headlined so far this year to help raise about $70 million for Republican candidates.
Since January 2007, President Bush has raised money for the Republican Party and GOP candidates in 12 House races, 12 Senate races and one governor's race.
President Bush's popularity has tanked, but boy can he still bring in the cash.
Central Bank President Carlos Vallejo says Ecuador is going to keep using the U.S. dollar as its currency despite concerns that its weakening value may spur inflation.
The musty smell of a man's money led to his arrest on possible drug charges. The 21-year-old Sturgeon Bay man tried to deposit money smelling of marijuana at a bank here last week, according to a Sturgeon Bay police report obtained by the Door County Advocate.
Euros? Dollars? Pounds? Gisele Bundchen insists she's perfectly happy with them all, again denying reports that the Brazilian supermodel is shunning the weak U.S. dollar in favor of European currency.
Senators from the Plains states are trying to persuade colleagues to create a permanent disaster fund for farmers despite objections from some farm state senators, environmentalists and the White House.
The mighty river delta that supplies water to two-thirds of California's population and serves as one of the most important wildlife habitats on the West Coast is in worse shape than ever despite $4.7 billion in government spending.
An unknown number of new George Washington dollar coins were mistakenly struck without their edge inscriptions, including "In God We Trust," and are fetching around $50 apiece online.
What people will do for five bucksWhat do you get when you mix unemployment, frugal consumers and Internet boredom? One possible answer -- Fiverr.com, a site that allows you to buy and sell tasks for $5.
$75 million in prescription drugs stolen from warehouse (CNN) -- Local and federal authorities in Enfield, Connecticut, are investigating how a band of burglars broke into a large pharmaceutical warehouse and made off with approximately $75 million in prescription medications.
Geist: Book-sales rules about competition, not culture - thestar.comEight years ago, the federal government faced a hot-button cultural policy issue as online retail giant Amazon.com, which was already selling millions of dollars of books to Canadians from its U.S.-based website, sought entry into the Canadian market.
Want to win $5,000? Try this gator wrestling contestSoftball, hockey, volleyball…and alligator wrestling?
U.S. Said to Tell Hedge Funds to Save Euro Records (Update1) - Bloomberg.comI hope that this will bite the right people this time, the little guy just keeps loosing to these big bet people, and that needs to stop and make it a more level playing field.
Bachmann Blasts Taxes, Spending And Debt Under Obama -- Falsely Claims Bush Only Built Up $400 Billion In DebtBachmann argued that "there is no moral equivalency" between the admitted over-spending of the Bush administration compared to the Obama presidency. "Because if you look at the debt level accumulated under George W.
Steele: 'After taxes, $1 million is not a lot of money'RNC chairman Michael Steele has yet another gaffe to live down after arguing in a debate yesterday that $1 million isn't a lot of money.
Supreme Court ends limits on corporate campaign spending Corporations win big in the lay of the land. Citizens who believed their vote mattered will now see only the candidates corporate america wants them to see, and choose, to lead this crippled nation.
DAWN.COM | Pakistan | The return of YazidAfter enjoying a little more than two years of relative peace, Karachi was rudely dragged back on the mutilated map of terror today.
PONZI INVESTIGATION Feds probing many ties of banker Allen Stanford and U.S. CongressJust hours after federal agents charged banker Allen Stanford with fleecing investors of $7 billion, the disgraced financier received a message from one of Congress' most powerful members, Pete Sessions.
Senate to spend an extra 1.1 TRILLION1.1 Trillion dollars is a lot of money. First off, I can't count that high.
Our Lives Are Filled With Worthless Crap That's Destroying the Earth"Our enormously productive economy … demands that we make consumption our way of life, that we convert the buying and use of goods into rituals, that we seek our spiritual satisfaction, our ego satisfaction, in consumption," retailing analyst Victor Lebow said in 1948.
DAWN.COM | Pakistan | The great denialAn opinion piece from October 15th, earlier this year.
The Bare Naked Ladies had a song a few years ago that was SOOO cute and was such a "feel good" kind of song! If you had a million dollars, what would YOU do with it? Would you blow it on 'nothing and everything'? Would you spend it 'efficiently'?
Don't Hit That Send Button Without Checking Your FactsNot sure what it should cost to restore ones reputation and standing in the community, but Target, or Target's Agent, made a big mistake. Check your facts.
USNews.com: Political Bulletin: Thursday, July 9, 2009Congress is considering another Stimulus but will call it another name.
President Obama's Agenda Would Bring $13 Trillion in Budget Deficits, Not $9 TrillionBy Brian M. Riedl
Federal Reserve scandal bigger than ACORN Just what exactly have they done with our money?
Mandate minus price controls may increase healthcare costs In the drive to bring health coverage to almost every American, lawmakers have largely rejected restrictions on how much insurers can charge, sparking fears that consumers will continue to face the skyrocketing premium increases of recent years.
I have created a poll on the best ways to earn money online. The goal is to make a living using online earnings. Sound off in the poll and/or leave comments! Thanks!
$12 in cents is worth $21+» There are 7.8163 pounds of copper and 0.4114 pounds of zinc in $12 face value of copper cent(s). » A roll of copper cent(s) has 50 coins and is valued at $0.91 when copper is at $2.7548 / lb and zinc at $0.7959 / lb (exact value is $0.91081988913).
Bad checks finally catch upA DeLand woman finally has been arrested for allegedly writing more than one hundred worthless checks totaling more than $3,000 in a week to two Wal-Marts in 2004, according news-journalonline.com.
Democrats Balancing Many Interests, Philosophies, Political Dangers on Health CareDuring the August congressional recess, Democrats from across the country expect to be buffeted by many cross-currents on health care. Their meetings with constituents are sure to be dominated by the far-reaching healthcare legislation emerging from House and Senate committees.
We are rapidly becoming a nation of those that have and those that don't. While I have no solution to solve everyone's problem, I think if we work together, we call solve one at a time. So here's the plan:
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