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This horror story is all you need to hear to support credit reporting reform
Watchdog with Paul MuschickThere always will be debate over just how common it is for mistakes to appear on credit reports. The industry, of course, tells us errors are minimal. Consumer advocates, as you'd expect, contend errors are too common. If you've been...... -
COLUMN: For Obama, 2014 is his number
 WASHINGTON — Thirty-one months ago Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell affronted the media and other custodians of propriety by saying something common-sensical. On Oct. 23, 2010, he said: "The single most important thing we want to achieve is...Tags: Gun Control, Barack Obama, Voting, 2012 U.S. Presidential Election, Politics
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A 'Passport' to the world of Druid Hill Park
A Roland Park resident has created a "passport" to Druid Hill Park. Janet Felsten, founder and director of the nonprofit group Baltimore Green Map, introduced the green-colored passport April 19 at a Baltimore Green Week kickoff party in the...
Tags: Travel, Racism, Druid Hill, Bolton Hill, Gardens and Parks
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Former corrections officer admits stealing South Florida inmate IDs
A former state corrections officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing hundreds of prison inmates' identities. Bernard Beliard, 27, who was most recently assigned to the South Florida Reception Center in Doral, pleaded guilty Tuesday to aggravated...
Tags: FBI, Politics, Theft, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Personal Data Collection
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2nd N.Y. pension fund divests holdings in gunmakers
The $45.7 billion New York City Employees' Retirement System has divested its $16.3 million holdings in Alliant Techsystems Inc., Olin Corp,, Sturm Ruger & Co,, Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. and Forjas Taurus SA. It is the second New York City pension...
Tags: Olin Corporation, Alliant Techsystems Inc., Politics, New York City, Pension and Welfare
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Attorney general says courts will uphold gun bill
In the face of a threatened lawsuit by the National Rifle Association, Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler has formally advised Gov. Martin O’Malley that he can sign the bill next week without fear of any part of it being overturned in the courts....Tags: Gun Control, Justice System, Laws, Services and Shopping, Politics
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Is NRA protecting weapons manufacturers?
Wayne LaPierre, the mouthpiece of the National Rifle Association, has said it over and over again. "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun." Of course, in his simplicity, he ignores the all-to-human propensity for...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Gun Control, Criminals, Weaponry, Wayne LaPierre
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Glendale officials to see black ink
Glendale officials say they expect the city to end the fiscal year next month $3.9 million in the black — money that could be used to shore up worker compensation and other funds that are in severe need of replenishment. In addition to the surplus...Tags: Career and Workplace, Google Inc., Economy, Business and Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, Employees
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Options for action in Syria
Outrage. That's what we should feel over the Syrian government's slaughter of more than 70,000 of its own people and its use of chemical weapons. And outrage is what we should feel over the international community's total impotence. Despite nearly...Tags: Politics, Libyan No-Fly Zone (2011), Israel, Personal Weapon Control, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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Illinois State Rifle Association: 'Pipe down, Newtown parents!' Then, 'D'oh!'
Change of SubjectFrom the Illinois State Rifle Association earlier today: Having a child murdered doesn’t automatically make one an expert in violent crime or an expert in the U.S. Constitution or an expert in the shooting sports. Likewise, being the parent of...... -
Fraudsters prey on the elderly – that is where the money is
Financial scams targeting the elderly is an issue that hits close to home, says Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater. His 88-year-old mother, who lives in Palm Beach County, is deluged with all sorts of shady solicitations. "I am stunned at the...Tags: Social Security, Delray Beach, Politics, Palm Beach County, Jeffrey Atwater
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Cullerton's pension plan proceeds — on collision course with Madigan's
— The pension deal cut by Senate President John Cullerton and state employee unions moved a step closer Wednesday to a collision course with a proposal backed by House Speaker Michael Madigan. Cullerton's Democratic majority delivered a 10-5,...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Groundhog Day, Employees, Politics, Executive Branch
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