If you are reading this article, it is almost completely guaranteed that you are human. And if you are human and do not have a major cerebral deficit, you have emotions. Perhaps have is not a strong enough word; everything you do, and every decision you make, is controlled by your emotions. Even the strive ...

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Overdraft fees are nothing to sneeze at. Having not always been a model bank customer, I know how it feels like an unfair punishment to have roughly $30 taken away when my account is already negative. I’ve also worked for Bank of America, and I can see why they use a dis-incentive to drive away ...

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She surfaces in Martinique, Michelle’s jaw tightens Bumping fists and watching out for Vera Baker (Photo: flickr.com) Leave it to the New York Post to come up with a story like this. Leave it to me to relay the sleaze to you, the reader. Not because I think you’re sleazy, but because I believe you’re as guilty ...

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A bad thing, but only in part Has Buffy Wicks sent them happily on their mission to produce Obama art?(Photo: flickr.com) Let’s begin here: A nation’s culture is highly dependent upon a free and thriving arts community. We must assume this to be an immutable fact. Now let’s tune out Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh for a moment. ...

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A backlash is brewing on Capitol Hill against banks that charge large fees for overdrafts without asking or telling customers, the latest sign that the financial crisis is shifting the balance of power from banks toward borrowers. Read more about Banks' Overdraft Fees Under Fire in Congress...

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