Legend of the Seeker fans unite to save their show

Fans of the recently cancelled television show Legend of the Seeker have mounted a world-wide campaign to save their show.

Former Citibank executive says he warned seniors in 2006 about bad mortgages

As investigators try to nail down an official historical cause for the financial meltdown of the housing industry and investment markets, former Citibank executive Richard Bowen claims he saw trouble on the horizon in 2006 but his warnings fell on deaf ears at Citibank.

Karzai aid says he did not threaten to join Taliban

Afghan President Hamid Karzai's aide Wahid Omar claims the President never threatened to join the Taliban during a meeting with Afghan lawmakers over the weekend.

Rachel Weisz fan craze sweeping the Web

Article about how Rachel Weisz Websites are popping up across the Web. Quick introspective of the actress' career and her appeal to the fanboy community.

Amnesty International calls for restraint against protesters by Kyrgyzstan government

Concerned about growing unrest in the central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan, Amnesty International makes a plea for the Kyrgyzstan government to use moderate judgement and restraint while striving to maintain order.

Deutsch Telekom rides the anti-Net Neutrality wave

Deutsch Telekom proposes charging high-bandwidth users like Google premium fees for use of its network, rather than force consumers to pay for the infrastructure that will make high bandwidth users profitable without paying for additional resources.

SciFi writer Tad Williams promoting new book

One of many articles reporting on NY Times best selling author Tad Williams' Internet promotional campaign for his new book, Shadowrise. Williams is one of the few authors who has attempted to publish serial fiction on the Web.

Democratic Senator wants to limit FSA benefits

Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) has proposed imposing reduced limits and flexibility on Flexible Spending Accounts, which are funded with pre-tax payroll dollars by workers. FSA accounts can be used to pay for co-pays, prescriptions, and deductibles among other medical expenses.

Disney, Universal name new studio chiefs

Disney Channels Worldwide chairman Rich Ross succeeds Dick Cook as Disney CEO while Universal replaces co-Chairmen in preparation for being spun out of the GE family.

47% will pay no federal income tax

CNN Money analyzes the impact of modifying and extending the Bush tax cuts and how Americans can be divided into groups who owe taxes and groups that do not.

FCC screws consumers with faux net neutrality rule

You've probably heard all sorts of hype about "net neutrality". Big companies want it so they don't have to pay for the bandwidth and infrastructure that will allow them to build new applications that only power users would want to use.

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Microsoft and Yahoo! antitrust concerns

The proposed combining of search services by Microsoft and Yahoo! will hurt consumers, business advertisers, and the search industry in general.

Russell Crowe donates to cancer charity while on lunch break

This is just such a neat story about actor Russell Crowe, who is working on his "Robin Hood" movie in the UK. He apparently had lunch next to a cancer research center and spontaneously decided to give them about $1600.

Kevin Sorbo seeks donations for kids program

Actor Kevin Sorbo makes an open appeal for $6 donations to A World Fit For Kids, a program that helps Los Angeles children choose alternatives to the gang-related activities that many kids fall prey to. California's budget crisis has reduced the program's cash flow.

Resignation a possibility, interim Honduran leader says

U.S. Government says okay for Honduran President to flout Constitutional law, not okay for Constitutional institutions to uphold constitution. The Honduran Supreme Court ruled that ousted President Zelaya's referendum to extend his term of service was illegal.

Obama set to approve new rules for credit cards

Proving once again that Washington doesn't have a clue, President Obama is reportedly going to sign into law a new credit card bill that in no way affects all the current rate hikes.

Women Moving Millions beats fundraising goal

Sisters Swanee Hunt and Helen LaKelly Hunt have persuaded 100 donors to contribute $175 million to help improve the lives of women and girls.

Hedge Fund manager says Obama corrupt, helping political supporters

Hedge Fund leader Cliff Asness argues that President Obama's criticism of the hedge funds that refused to help Chrysler is misleading because Obama wants to give value to Chrysler's labor unions (Obama political supporters) at hedge funds' expense.

Obama signs law marking September 11 as day of service

President Obama establishes September 11 as a national holiday and authorizes the Corporation for National and Community Service to provide grants and other assistance to community organizations that want to observe September 11.

2005 Chevrolet Cavalier Speedometers Failing

General Motors doesn't have the best reputation for building quality low budget cars but the 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier Speedometer disaster is not going to help them improve that.

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Microsoft search grows 6X faster than Google in 2008

Microsoft has been aggressively building its search market share for well over a year as measured in terms of estimated number of visitors.

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How Obama can help consumers

Blogger suggests three changes to U.S. consumer laws that President-elect Obama can champion to help the average citizen overcome the banking industry's abuses.

Bacardi Family and Cuba - review of new book

Colleen Graham reviews Tom Gjelten's book, Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba. Gjelton is an NPR reporter.

Jamie Gorelick: A New Agenda For Justice

Former Deputy Attorney General of the United States, Jamie Gorelick, outlines priorities that the next administration should set for the U.S. Department of Justice.

Michael Phelps Olympic Celebration

Blog about parties you're not invited to recaps Phelps' celebration. Includes pictures and a nice summary of who attended.

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