Handheld Cell Phone Bans for All Drivers: 5 states (California, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Washington), the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands prohibit all drivers from talking on handheld cell phones while driving.

With the exception of Washington State, these laws are all primary enforcement—an officer may ticket a driver for using a […]

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Top 10 Retailers,
based on 2007 annual revenue

1

Wal-Mart

2

Home Depot

3

CVS Caremark

4

Kroger

5

Costco

6

Target

7

Walgreen

8

Sears

9

Lowe’s

10

SUPERVALU

Source: National Retail Federation

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Interested in getting a tan from the comfort of a chair in front of your computer screen? More than a million others apparently are, according to statistics from a website that claims users can get an all year tan by simply sitting in front of their UV-enhanced computer screen three times a week.
The UK site, […]

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Many new parents cover electrical outlets, install latches on cabinet doors and take dozens of other precautions to childproof their homes. But many overlook the potentially fatal hazard posed by glass tables, as well as the risks the tables create even for older children.
In December, an 11-year-old Rhode Island girl died after she suffered a […]

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Bank of America is offering enrolled customers the chance to earn up to 20% cash back on their purchases at more than 270 online retailers. The new Add It Up program can be combined with other BofA promotions, including Keep the Change, which places change from the dollar on check card purchases into savings accounts, and BankAmericard […]

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Leading ice cream makers made news last summer when they quietly reduced the size of their cartons, without reducing retail prices. But now a Maine-based family-owned ice cream firm is bucking the trend.
Gifford’s Ice Cream is boosting the size of its cartons from 56-ounces to 64-ounces next month, with no increase in price. Company president […]

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The newly-redesigned Honda Fit beat the Toyota Yaris and Nissan Versa in Consumer Reports’ tests of six subcompacts and small sedans and remains CR’s highest-rated subcompact.
The Honda Fit became a hot-selling vehicle when gasoline prices topped $4 a gallon. A redesigned and slightly larger Fit arrived last fall, and it improves on the space-efficient formula […]

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Think inflation has been under control? Think again.
New research from the American Institute for Economic Research confirms “a slow steady eating away” has eroded purchasing power.  “Chronic … inflation even at ‘moderate’ rates leads to substantial losses of buying power over time,” it notes.

Since 1913, the year Congress created the Federal […]

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Dell Inc. averted the possibility of a multi-state lawsuit by agreeing to pay $1.5 million in restitution to consumers in dozens of US states over allegations of deceptive practices. The settlement comes on the heels of a decision by a New York Court last May, which ruled against the computer maker in a similar case […]

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Patience can be a virtue, but it also can cost you money when it comes to waiting for undelivered merchandise. Although the holidays are over, many consumers are still waiting for gifts they ordered by phone, mail or on the Internet.
In some cases, merchandise at legitimate companies may have been out of stock. Other companies […]

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