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1,600 are suggested daily for FBI’s list

Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 17:09 in Politics | Viewed 117 views times | No Comments

Newly released FBI data offer evidence of the broad scope and complexity of the nation’s terrorist watch list, documenting a daily flood of names nominated for inclusion to the controversial list. During a 12-month period ended in March this year, for example, the U.S. intelligence community suggested on a daily basis that 1,600 people qualified

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U.S. lawmakers attack bank overdraft fees

Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 16:29 in Money, Politics | Viewed 228 views times | No Comments

U.S. lawmakers and consumer activists on Friday highlighted the need to reform overdraft fees that banks charge their customers, saying all too often a cup of coffee can wind up costing $40. Bills moving through the House of Representatives and Senate are designed to limit banks’ ability to charge such fees — often more than

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Study shows more children fed by food stamps

Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 16:27 in Health, Politics | Viewed 157 views times | No Comments

Indicating a rise in U.S. poverty levels, a study released Monday showed that nearly half of all American children, including an overwhelming majority of black children, will, at some point during their childhood, eat meals paid for by food stamps. The study was published Monday in the American Medical Association’s Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent

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