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refund stories: 6 news summaries

 GM to Try Money-Back 
 Guarantee 

Firm hopes 60-day refund period will rouse sales

Sep 10, 09 4:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - General Motors is offering a good old money-back guarantee as a ploy to entice buyers to its showrooms, USA Today reports. Buyers will be able to get a full refund on any new GM model within 60 days of purchase. The automaker plans to announce the refund program in ads... More »

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General Motors • automaker • auto industry • auto sales • US automakers • refund • Bob Lutz • Edward Whitacre

(Newser) - From New York and Los Angeles to devastated Rust Belt towns, falling home prices are leaving local governments in a pinch, the New York Times reports. Desperate for extra cash, homeowners are petitioning assessors in droves to lower their property taxes and match property values. “It’s worthy... More »

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homeowners • tax revenue • home values • property values • refund • property tax • local government • assessor

 Jackson Fans to Get 
 Refund—or Tickets 

Many fans likely to opt for pricey Jacko souvenir instead of money back

Jun 30, 09 1:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - The 750,000 people in 200 countries who bought ticket vouchers for Michael Jackson's planned 50-gig comeback will be able to get full refunds, the Los Angeles Times reports. Promoters AEG Live say any fans who paid for tickets through authorized agents will have the choice of getting either their... More »

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ticket • concert • Michael Jackson • refund • AEG Live

(Newser) - Washington may be loaning billions to automakers, but a Detroit lawyer? He has to pay an IRS bill of 5 cents, the Detroit Free Press reports. James Howarth was busy tallying the cost of paying his debt—which is "several hundred percent over the nickel," he... More »

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taxes • IRS • Detroit • tax refunds • penny • refund • tax liability

Spitzer Makes Amends—With His Donors

Disgraced NY gov refunds campaign contributions for 2010

May 15, 08 12:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Eliot Spitzer had $2.9 million in the bank for a presumed reelection campaign, but the disgraced New York governor has done something rather uncommon for politicians: offered a refund. An email obtained by the New York Post reports that Spitzer will return what remains in his campaign coffers to... More »

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New York • sex scandal • Eliot Spitzer • campaign contributions • refund

Cold 'Remedy' Firm Settles
Suit for $23M

Airborne ends class action with promise of consumer refunds

Mar 4, 08 3:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Herbal supplement company Airborne will pay $23.3 million to settle a class-action suit alleging false advertising but won't say it did anything wrong, CNNMoney reports. At issue was the company's claim its pills could cure colds. Airborne denies “any wrongdoing or illegal conduct,” but it will give... More »

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drugs • immune system • lawsuit • common cold • herbal medicine • false advertising • alternative medicine • Airborne • refund

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