Sep 11, 2009

WalletPop Blog Filed under: Banks, Consumer Ally, Banking-checking-accountConsider this case: a man miscalculates how much money is in his checking account, uses it seven times in a day with no single charge more than $12 and ends up charged with $234 in overdraft fees. Welcome to the dangers of debit cards.The plight of Peter Means, 59, (Read More)

Sep 11, 2009

Daily Kos The Baucus debacle gets worse on a daily basis. Now that the parade has passed him by, he says he's ready to mark up a bill the week of September 21, months behind his original deadline of April. He spent all these months getting played by the Republican members of the Baucus Caucus, and if you can believe Orrin Hatch, it's (Read More)

Aug 15, 2009

The Inquisitr When Twitter first started out it was a pretty barebones way of communicating but it was just the perfect thing at the perfect time and it took off. For the most part the developers of Twitter have had a hands off policy when it comes to how the platform is used preferring to stick with just the simple 140 character post a (Read More)

Jul 05, 2009

Submitted by Ruthdfw from Google Reader: From Recipes If, after the long holiday weekend, you've still got coal or propane and the energy to cook out, I've got one last grilling recipe for you. It's from perhaps my favorite grilling book of all time, Chris Schlesinger and John Willoughby's The Thrill of the Grill. This grilled pork tenderloin dish features gr (Read More)

Jul 06, 2009

Submitted by Ruthdfw from Google Reader: Zettler Clay, Clutch Magazine- Dear Debra Lee,I’m Janita Patrick, a 15-year-old African-American female from Cincinnati. Recently, I watched the 2009 BET Awards and felt the strongest urge to reach out to the program. My family is of the typical middle-class variety; both parents and four brothers. See, I’m a junior in high (Read More)

Jul 06, 2009

Submitted by Ruthdfw from Google Reader: A federal judge over the weekend approved the sale of substantially all of General Motors Corp.’s assets to NGMCO Inc. A spokesman for GM said Monday the asset sale will include all assembly plants, including the plant in Arlington. The assembly plants will be part of the new GM when the sale closes at an undisclosed time t (Read More)

Jul 06, 2009

Submitted by Ruthdfw from Google Reader: Evidently, John Cornyn’s image among the Teabagging set isn’t what it used to be:U.S. Sen. John Cornyn drew boos from a crowd outside the Texas Capitol this afternoon as he spoke at a “tea party” rally organized by the Texas office of Americans for Prosperity.Cornyn was booed at the start and close of his remarks, which a (Read More)

Jul 06, 2009

Submitted by Ruthdfw from Google Reader: An immigration officer denied entry to the men after she didn't believe their stories of backpacking across the country. (Read More)

Jul 06, 2009

Submitted by Ruthdfw: McDonald's program that recognizes the achievements of African American's year round. (Read More)

Jul 06, 2009

Submitted by Ruthdfw: She wins 3 out of 4 Grand Slams and she is #2?????. (Read More)

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