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The NBA had a busy night last night. First, the Draft lottery was held. There are 30 teams in the league and 16 make the playoffs. Of those that don't make the playoffs, the ones wit... (article)
A bill putting new regulations on credit card companies is working its way through Congress. What problems would you like the bill to address? High interest rates? Misleading or uncle... (article)
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Charge! Credit Card Reform and Consumers (episode)
A bill to reform the practices of credit card companies is likely to end up on President Obama's desk before Memorial Day. So what's in this bill, and what does it mean for the averag...
The Senate voted 90 to 5 in favor of putting new restrictions on the credit card industry. In an effort to protect consumers’ rights, the legislation would put an end to some of the p...
General Curtis LeMay is one of the nation’s most controversial military figures. He led the firebombing of Japan which killed 100,000 people but he also headed the Berlin airlift. His...
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton yesterday announced more than $100 million in aid to help with the refugee situation in Pakistan. Some two million people have been displaced by ant...
Why is the Taliban resurgent in Pakistan? Some observers point to the influence of the madrassa, or Islamic religious school, as a factor in developing Islamic radicals. Javed Soomro,...
By 2050, there will be 130 million more people in the country, relying on an increasingly aging and inadequate transportation system. The stimulus money is supposed to help— tens of b...
One of President Obama's first acts as president was to order the closing of the famous prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the end of the year. But Congress may not make it so easy fo...
Adam or Kris? Adam or Kris? That was the question dividing Americans as they chose their American Idol. Adam Lambert, or Glambert as he is known in among fans, is a black nail-polishe...
Forget the fight over fuel efficiency standards. An even more controversial measure is on the horizon — the transportation reauthorization bill. It only comes up for debate every six ...
The Hubble Telescope is beloved of astronomers, artists, poets, and screen savers everywhere. For a week it's been in the repair bay of the Space Shuttle being lovingly fixed by space...