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States consider cutting drug help for seniors

By doris | Published: May 28, 2009

Full Story At  msnbc.com PAWTUCKET, R.I. – Joanne Devlin needs about 20 prescription drugs to regulate her blood pressure, keep her arthritic joints limber and pain-free and control her asthma. She counts on financial help from Rhode Island when her Medicare Part D insurance plan maxes out and no longer pays her drug bills, which [...]

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Digital TV transition: More are ready now

By doris | Published: May 27, 2009

Full Story At  msnbc.com Here’s the number to remember June 12 if your television doesn’t get your regular channels, if you waited until the last minute to make the transition to digital TV, or if you have any questions about it: 1-888-225-5322 (1-888-CALL FCC). It’s a key resource for help, which may be needed by [...]

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Q&A: Electronic Health Records And You

By doris | Published: May 24, 2009

Full Story At  CBS News (CNET) Chuck Morton’s family suffered three disruptive data breaches when its bank, its credit union, and a credit card processor were penetrated by hackers on separate occasions. The laborious process of closing and reopening accounts took them weeks. So it’s little surprise that Morton, who lives in Greensboro, N.C., and [...]

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Restoring the Earth helps veterans heal

By doris | Published: May 20, 2009

Full Story At  CNN.com Like many other vets returning from deployment overseas, Grisham, a medical corpsman, came back from Iraq seared by memories of war and unsure about how to re-enter civilian life. But a program in Washington state helps military veterans learn marketable job skills and make sense of their experiences in combat. Program [...]

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Prepaid Wireless: Finding The Best Bargain

By doris | Published: May 16, 2009

Full Story At  CBS News After the economic meltdown over this past year, many Americans are looking for ways to cut back their monthly expenses. And prepaid wireless plans offer a great alternative to expensive contract plans. Traditional prepaid services or pay as you go services allow people to buy their own phone at full [...]

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Google Networking Error Caused Outage

By doris | Published: May 15, 2009

Full Story At  CBS News Updated at 12:25 p.m. PDT: Google has confirmed an error on its end caused the outage.Widespread outages involving several Google services – including search, Google Docs, and Gmail – were caused by an upgrade gone awry inside of Google, according to engineers. Dmitri Alperovitch, vice president of threat research for [...]

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Official: Craigslist to replace ‘blatant Internet brothel’

By doris | Published: May 14, 2009

Full Story At  CNN.com The popular classified-ad Web site, which Blumenthal called “a blatant Internet brothel,” has been accused by law enforcement officials across the United States of promoting prostitution through its erotic ads. “Craigslist is heeding our clear call for conscience and common sense, sending a strong signal that Internet sites must police themselves [...]

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Senate Considers Federal Tax On Soda

By doris | Published: May 13, 2009

Full Story At  CBS News The Senate Finance Committee today is hearing proposals on how to pay for President Obama’s proposed universal health care plan, which is expected to cost more than $1 trillion. Among the proposals, as Consumer Affairs reports: A three-cent tax on sodas as well as other sugary drinks, including energy and [...]

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N. Korea To Abandon Nuclear Negotiations

By doris | Published: April 14, 2009

Full Story At  CBS News (CBS/AP) North Korea vowed Tuesday to bolster its nuclear deterrent and boycott six-party talks aimed at its denuclearization in protest of a U.N. Security Council statement condemning the country’s recent rocket launch. North Korea’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it “resolutely condemns” the action by the United Nations, [...]

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Sydney first major city to mark Earth Hour 2009

By doris | Published: March 28, 2009

Full Story At news.yahoo.com SYDNEY – The floodlit cream shells of the famed Opera House dimmed Saturday as Sydney became the world’s first major city to plunge itself into darkness for the second worldwide Earth Hour, a global campaign to highlight the threat of climate change. From the Great Pyramids to the Acropolis, the London [...]

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