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Nov 18, 2008

''Eating Safely and Mercifully''

''California voters’ overwhelming endorsement of Proposition 2 in California, a ballot initiative banning the use of battery cages in egg production, gestation crates in swine production and veal crates, shows just how far consumers will go to make sure the meat they are eating is both more humane and ultimately safer for the dinner table.''

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Source: The Hill's Congress Blog

Antibiotics in Food Animal Production
Nov 7, 2008

''Check Cashers, Redeemed''

"Twenty or thirty years ago, traditional financial institutions fled neighborhoods like Watts, and guys like Tom Nix, co-founder of the biggest chain of check cashers and payday lenders in Southern California, rushed into the vacuum."

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Source: The New York Times Magazine

Oct 15, 2008

''Getting Workers on Track to Invest Early and Often''

As traditional pensions fade from the retirement landscape and workers are forced to take a lot more responsibility for their own financial futures, employers are rolling out a variety of features to help workers prepare for retirement.

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Source: The Washington Post

Sep 24, 2008

''Senate OKs Foster Care Reform; Bush to Get Bill''

 Michigan's foster children may get three more years of help from the federal government -- to age 21 -- and aunts, uncles, grandparents and other relative caregivers may be in line, too, for some financial aid.

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Source: Detroit Free Press

Sep 14, 2008

Scientists Call for Nanotechnology Oversight; Ultra-tiny Particles Carry Little-known Risks, Experts Say

Scientists are urging U.S. regulators to regularly screen the health and environmental effects of tiny engineered particles used in more than 800 consumer products, and step up oversight of the nanotechnology industry.

 

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Source: Delaware Online

Sep 8, 2008

''Targeting the Masses''

There's no shortage of retirement-savings services for the affluent. But for those who fall in the middle of the wage scale or lower, it's a different story.

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Source: The Wall Street Journal

Sep 1, 2008

''Tracking 'fringe banking'''

"The alternative financial services (AFS) industry has attracted a lot of attention lately. Virtually nonexistent in this country 20 years ago, it has grown into a $100 billion business."

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Source: fedgazette, The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Aug 5, 2008

''And now, a fee to pay your bill''

"As companies strive to keep listed prices low and earnings high, fees have become a quick and handy back-end way to raise revenue."

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Source: MSN Money

Aug 5, 2008

''Toxic Plastic Toys Could Go the Way of the Dinosaurs''

"Children's advocates say they hope a sweeping consumer protection law passed by Congress last week will begin a broad national effort to shield youngsters from dangerous chemicals."

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Source: USA Today

Aug 4, 2008

''Will bacteria develop resistance?''

Could the use of nanosilver products create another problem for medicine -- strains of bacteria that are resistant to silver? Although silver is not used to treat disease, it is used in hospital settings to speed wound-healing, prevent eye infections in newborns and as a coating for catheters, where it can cut infection rates.

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Source: Los Angeles Times