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Entries for March, 2010

Lost Luggage Could Be Tough Luck Case

Source: Associated Press
If an airline loses your luggage, you might want to think about going out first thing and buying a change of clothes after you’ve reported the loss.

But while airlines are required to reimburse passengers for clothing and toiletries in the event of a lost or delayed bag, according to the U.S. Department [...]

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Church Donations on the Decline

Source: AFP
Roughly 40 percent of Christian churches in the United States in 2009 saw a decline in offerings according to a new survey by Christianity Today International.
“For the first time in consecutive years there is a notable decline for a significant number of churches,” said Matt Branaugh, one of the report authors.
Branaugh, editor [...]

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Consumers Have Many Questions On Health Care Bill

http://www.csclarklaw.com/Practice-Areas/Juvenile-Crimes.shtml

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Treatment of Mentally Ill Deportees Under Scrutiny

Source: New York Times

For lawyers offering free legal information at large immigration detention centers in remote parts of Texas, there is also the challenge of discovering that many of the detainees are either too mentally ill or mentally disabled to understand anything.
The detainees, mostly apprehended in New York and other Northeastern cities, some right [...]

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Telecommuting Has It’s Ups and Downs

Source: New York Times
Couched first as a joke, a plan by Max Chafkin, a senior writer for Inc. magazine to have everyone work remotely for one entire issue of the magazine, goes off with few hitches.
“I thought it would involve so much change that it wouldn’t be feasible,” Mr. Chafkin said.
Then Jane [...]

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Feds to Alter Mortgage Modification Plans

Source: Los Angeles Times

The Obama administration on Thursday announced changes to its controversial initiative to ease home foreclosures, expanding public outreach and eligibility in response to sharp criticism that the $75-billion program had been ineffective.
Among the changes to take effect June 1 is a requirement that companies servicing mortgages must prescreen every borrower who has [...]

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Red Mango Yogurt Hits the Airports

Source: Dallas Morning News

Red Mango, a Dallas-based frozen yogurt chain, as announced plans to open in U.S. airports in April, and it’s going to start with locations in Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
Three shops will be in Terminal A, one in Terminal C and the final one, a co-branded design, in Terminal D.
The chain, which [...]

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Europeans Battle the Bulge Too

Source: TIME
Obesity is no longer just an American problem, it’s spreading across the pond and, over the past two decades, Europe’s waistlines have been widening, according to new reports.

In fact, from 1990 to 2006, obesity levels in Europe tripled on the whole, according to statistics from the World Health Organization. Although they’ve yet to catch [...]

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More Homeowners Walking Away From Mortgages

Source: Los Angeles Times

Wynn Bloch defaulted on the mortgage on her Palm Desert home, even though she could afford the payments, because she said the banks failed her and she now she wants out.
Bloch paid $385,000 for the two-bedroom in 2006, when prices were still surging. Comparable homes are now selling in the low-$200,000s. [...]

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FCC Preparing To Unveil Home Broadband Plan For All

Source: Associated Press
The Federal Government is preparing to unveil a sweeping proposal intend to overhaul U.S. broadband policy in an effort to open up affordable, high-speed Internet connections to all Americans.
Yet it’s not certain the Federal Communications Commission can find the funding, corporate support and legal clearance to carry out the entire vision of [...]

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