FTC Warns of Chinese Drywall Scams
It was only a matter of time before the influx of contaminated Chinese drywall led to a raft of scammers trying to get rich off of the misfortunes of others. That time has come, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Read more...
Politically Corrected
The terms "mental retardation" and "mentally disabled" would be removed from all existing federal laws, and replaced with "intellectual disability" and "individual with an intellectual disability," under Rosa's Law, a bill recently introduced by Senators Barbara Mikulski (D-Maryland) and Michael B. Enzi (R-Wyoming). Read more...
Health Care Bill Makes You Count Calories
While it won't help you afford health insurance, a provision in the health care reform bill will make sure you know how many calories you are about to put down your pie hole at most chain restaurants and vending machines. Read more...
Global Heat is On, NOAA Reports
President Obama's plans to make the U.S. a major player at the Copenhagen Climate Conference seem to have coincided conveniently with NOAA's latest projection that worldwide temperatures for 2009 will be well above the long-term average and slightly above average for the contiguous United States. Read more...
CPSC Orders Massive Shade and Blind Recall
In the largest U.S. government-ordered recall in history, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has ordered the voluntary recall for the repair of all Roman shades and roll-up blinds to prevent the risk of strangulation to young children. [Get the recall details...]
Future Dim for Plug-in Electric Cars
Plug-in electric hybrid cars will remain costly to purchase and not result in significant savings to their owners for "several decades," according to a new report from the National Academies of Science. Read more...
Do Illegal Aliens have Constitutional Rights?
When the Preamble to the Constitution says "We the people of the United States," it means U.S. citizens, right? There is no way the rights and freedoms of the Constitution could apply to illegal aliens, right? Wrong. According to the Supreme Court, when it comes to the Constitution, illegal aliens are very much a part of "We the people." [Learn more...]
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Japan's Cash for Clunkers Excludes US Cars
Based on the success of the U.S. version, Japan started its own cash-for-clunkers program. But, there's one big, bad difference that might actually violate international trade laws. Cars made by U.S. automakers, like GM and Ford, are effectively excluded from the Japanese cash-for-clunkers program. Read more...
College Football Playoff Bill Gains Yardage
Legislation intended to alter the process by which the U.S. determines its annual major college football champion - the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) - dodged one more tackler on December 9, winning the approval of the House subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection. Read more...
Medicare to Cover HIV Screening
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that Medicare will cover Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection screening. Read more...