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Prospects for Offshore Drilling Diminish in Wake of Oil Spill
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Prospects for Offshore Drilling Diminish in Wake of Oil Spill

In the wake of the BP oil disaster, 52% of Americans oppose offshore drilling compared to just 31% in February, a Pew Research Center survey has found. Some lawmakers also are revising their views on this controversial issue. Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-North Carolina), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said that before the BP blowout, he’d begun warming to the idea of drilling as a way to reduce the nation’s dependence on foreign oil.

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The Credit Card Fee Hustle

It’s a shared feeling among many debit and credit cardholders. You head to the local grocery store to pick up milk, bread, and toilet paper, but the $10 you left the house with is well short of the $13.88 you just racked up. You whip out your credit card to cover the charges and the cashier points out the “$15 minimum for all credit card purchases” sign above the register.

  • Magazine

Clean Up Your Act!

After completing a lecture on business social skills, Hadiyah Dansby Davis graciously stepped down from the podium and approached the chair of the next presenter, an impeccably dressed woman. As...

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Achieving your lifelong goals

How many times have you verbalized a cherished goal, even written it down, only to find that a year later, you’re no closer to attaining it? You are not alone....

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Who’s in Charge?

So you finally found a fund that’s been good to you and a portfolio manager who seems to be worth his or her salt. Too bad there’s no guarantee that...

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