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[ Obama will explode] Baucus Plan Increases Out-of-Pocket Costs for Many Families
Source: heritage foundation

The Baucus plan caps the employee share of insurance premiums for individuals and families based on income.

Dr. Barack and Mr. Obama
Source: National Review Online

No one imagined that Barack Obama, during his first nine months in office, would be falling in the polls even faster than George W. Bush did prior to 9/11.

Police: Lying Locksmith Using Local Homeowner Addresses
Source: wcpo.com

Homeowners in cities around the country are livid.... after opening up the new Yellow Pages and finding their address inside.

Buy Local - Corporate America and the Co-opting of 'Local'
Source: Louisville Eccentric Observer (LEO) www.leoweekly.

Excerpt from article:Hoping to capitalize on growing public enthusiasm for all things local, some of the world's biggest corporations are brashly laying claim to the word "local." Article by: Stacy Mitchell, Louisville Eccentric Observer

There's WHAT In My Canned Peaches? Del Monte Consumer Affairs Confirms It

I recently picked up some single-serving canned fruits at my local grocery store, which I thought would make a tasty addition to my lunch.

Bayer Ads Misleading Men About Prostate Cancer, Says CSPI
Source: CSPI

EXCERPT: The Center for Science in the Public Interest has notified Bayer Healthcare that it will sue the company if it continues to claim that the selenium in its One A Day vitamins may reduce men's risk of prostate cancer, the health group announced today.

Biofuels Cannot Be Called Sustainable in UK Advert: Board Upholds George Monbiot's Complaint
Source: TreeHugger

The debate over the true ecological sustainability of biofuels, the effects on global food prices, and their oft-heard claims of carbon-neutrality has been played out on TreeHugger in great detail.

Top U.S. court lets smokers sue for fraud
Source: International Herald Tribune

Tobacco companies that marketed "light" cigarettes may be sued for fraud, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday in a 5-to-4 decision that will bolster dozens of lawsuits claiming billions of dollars in damages.

Apple: "No Reasonable Person" Should Trust Their Marketing
Source: Gizmodo

Plaintiff's claims, and those of the purported class, are barred by the fact that the alleged deceptive statements were such that no reasonable person in Plaintiff's position could have reasonably relied on or misunderstood Apple's statements as claims of fact.

I'm todd Davis, And now you can be too, Lifelock CEO identity stolen.
Source: The New York Times

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Todd Davis has dared criminals for two years to try stealing his identity: Ads for his fraud-prevention company, LifeLock, even offer his Social Security number next to his smiling mug.

Banned Video on Monsanto and Genetically Modified Crops
Source: YouTube

Monsanto, one of the largest companies of its kind, has lied repeatedly to the government and to consumers about its products.

Greenwashing - Do You Know What It Is? Should You?

PLEASE TAKE THE PRETEST BEFORE READING COMPLETELY Greenwashing – the act of misleading consumers regarding the environmental practices of a company or the environmental benefits of a product or service.

Oregon man's property ransacked after Craigslist hoax
Source: KGW

How stupid are these people that they would go and take everything that a man owns because of some screwy ad on Craigslist. A pair of hoax ads on Craigslist cost an Oregon man much of what he owned.

Top 6 Myths: About Bottled Water
Source: WebMD Health

Bottled water — already a more than $10 billion industry — is the fastest-growing beverage category in the U.S. But is it good for you? Here's the pure truth.

New Zealand schoolgirls find there's no C in Ribena
Source: Yahoo! News

Global drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline faces a court case on Tuesday for misleading advertising after two 14-year-olds found its popular blackcurrant drink Ribena contained almost no vitamin C.

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When I was browsing through the local free paper, I was interested to see the following advert. From the style of the advert on the page, I already thought that the place seemed a bit sketchy and this advert got me to question it even more.

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