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NEWS ABOUT: bills

bills stories: 8 news summaries
HOW DO YOU EAT AN ELEPHANT?

Dems Chip Away at Agenda, One Bill at a Time

GOP keeps its eye on the prize, lets smaller bills sail through

Nov 2, 09 7:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Health care reform may not be sailing through Congress, but a wave of smaller bills that Democrats have been eying for years have done so under President Obama—in most cases without much fanfare or objection. Republicans, focused on bigger fish, are giving a pass to legislation they once forcefully... More »

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Barack Obama • legislation • bills • congressional Democrats • President Obama • hate crimes

 Quaids' Wild Ride 
 a Tale of Drugs, Paranoia 

Texas arrest for stiffing hotel bill is just the tip of the iceberg

Sep 29, 09 1:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - The arrest of Randy and Evi Quaid in Texas for stiffing a California hotel is only the latest twist in a bizarre tale of unpaid bills and paranoid fantasies. A private investigator hired by the Quaids—she’s out $17,000—tells Diane Dimond the actor and his wife owe... More »

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Saturday Night Live • entertainment • Hollywood • assassination • Heath Ledger • bills • labor unions • murder plot • paranoia • Natasha Richardson • David Carradine • Randy Quaid • Evi Quaid • Diane Dimond • Phil Hartman • Bryn Hartman • Chris Penn

 Poll: Few Plan Splurges 
 With Tax Refunds 

More people than ever are just paying off bills

Apr 13, 09 9:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Taxpayers’ refund checks are starting to arrive, but this year the economy might not see much of a boost from that money, an AP poll finds. More people are planning to spend their refunds in some way, but 54% say they’ll pay off existing bills rather than go on... More »

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consumer spending • credit card • bills • splurges • tax refunds • taxpayers • financial crisis

Green Homes Gain Heat
in Cool Housing Market

Buyers willing to pay for eco-upgrades, survey says

Mar 9, 08 7:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Eco-friendly homebuilders are faring well despite the plunging US housing market, Newsweek reports. With home sales at a 15-year low, a national survey showed that buyers last year were ready to spend an extra $8,964 on a home that cuts utility bills. "It's taken almost as a fait ... More »

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environment • green building • carbon footprint • housing market • bills • green home

Retail Scores Big on Unused Gift Cards

$7.8B in cards unused annually; some states want cut of profit

Jan 5, 08 8:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Retailers are likely rubbing their hands with glee after shoppers snapped up $97 billion in gift cards this year, up from $83 billion in 2006. Why the excitement? The industry makes billions each year from “breakage," or gift card money that is never spent. Lost, discarded, or under-used... More »

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retail • Maine • website • bills • holiday shopping • gift • gift card

10 Ways Smart People Are Stupid About Money

Wise up and hand on to your hard-earned cash

Sep 6, 07 1:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hey, smarty. You went to an Ivy League school and you have a respectable job, so why are you broke? The Consumerist points out 10 money-suckers that plague otherwise intelligent people:
  1. Paying your bills late
  2. Overdrafting and ATM fees
  3. Traffic and parking tickets
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list • money • ticket • bills • membership • subscription

Service Lets Parents Watch Kids' Cells

New AT&T interface includes limits on mobile minutes, texting, downloads

Sep 4, 07 2:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - As cell phones become ever more an extension of kids' ears and thumbs, AT&T is helping bill-paying parents avoid the sweaty-palmed opening of the monthly bill. For $4.99 a month, Smart Limits lets parents have some say in who and when their children call, and how many texts... More »

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cell phones • children • parents • AT and T • bills

AT&T Slims Down Mammoth iPhone Bills

Online summaries will replace hefty paper records

Aug 23, 07 6:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - AT&T will no longer mail out meticulously itemized iPhone bills after receiving a wave of complaints from consumers, some of whom had received bills tens—or even hundreds—of pages long. The bills listed each and every data transfer charge, the Times reports, even though iPhones come with an... More »

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iPhone • consumer • AT and T • bills

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