IRS promises fix to stimulus check problem

The Internal Revenue Service says overdue economic stimulus checks will soon be mailed to about a quarter of a million married couples who had been denied the money because a spouse's married name and Social Security number didn't match.

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AP IMPACT: Stimulus checks boost child support

Deadbeat dads and moms around the country are discovering that their economic stimulus checks from Washington — intended to encourage the purchase of TVs, cars and other goods — are being intercepted and funneled toward the support of their children.

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The federal government sent about 3,900 economic stimulus payments of $250 each this spring to people who were in no position to use the money to help stimulate the economy: prison inmates.

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More than 50 million retirees can expect to receive $250 payments from the government in the next few weeks as their share of the economic stimulus package enacted in February.

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At Donna's Ranch, a brothel in Wells, Nev., most of the customers are long-haul truckers. High fuel and food prices have drained them of 'play money.' So the working girls sit and wait. Reporting from Wells, Nev.

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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The federal government issued another $976.5 million worth of economic stimulus checks to American households in October, the Treasury Department announced Friday. As of Friday, 117.37 million payments were distributed totaling more than $95 billion si …

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The American Underclass and Political Process

For the first time in my life, American politicians in a race for the Presidency are talking about the American Underclass in a new way.

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About a quarter of a million married couples will receive overdue stimulus checks that were delayed because of SSNs not matching the new married names. This glitch has been quietly repaired and the couples will be mailed letters telling them how much they will receive.

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BOSTON (AP) -- Deadbeat dads and moms around the country are discovering that their economic stimulus checks from Washington -- intended to encourage the purchase of TVs, cars and other goods -- are being intercepted and funneled toward the support of their children.

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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Tuesday the U.S. economy faced significant risks to growth, while dismal data flashed fresh signs of stagflation.

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How the GOP [gathering old people] used "other" events to change the course of conversation about thier convention.

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Some paper checks only went in the mail early this week. And some stimulus checks ran into snafus not mentioned on your tax forms -- such as: Did you take out a refund-anticipation loan? Did you deduct money from your refund to pay someone or an online service to prepare your  …

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Through the wonders of modern technology, some of those federal economic stimulus checks are being deposited directly into recipients' bank accounts. But some are not - and are instead winding up in the bank accounts of complete strangers.

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Up to 15,000 Stimulus Checks Sent to the Wrong People

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As the government sends out roughly $100 billion in economic stimulus checks to about 130 million American homes, retailers are trying to persuade consumers to spend their windfall at a time of high anxiety about the economy.

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Pretty fun blog sharing ways that people have spent their "stimulus" checks from the Government.

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