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First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 1 reports

Mississippi

Andy Wise Investigates: All Season's Restorations

MEMPHIS, TN -(WMC TV) - Same boss. Same newspaper ad. Same consumer warning.Only the name of the company -- and the boss's conscience -- have seemed to change. "I'm trying to do the right thing," said Greg Brooks, owner of All Season's Restorations. "I ... [Published WMCTV.com - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Certification, Mississippi, Airway

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 17 hours ago - 2 reports

Donald Trump

Elderly Woman Takes Stand In Trump Tower Trial

An elderly woman who claims she was misled in a profit-sharing plan at Chicago's Trump International Hotel & Tower took the stand in court Friday.Jacqueline Goldberg claims Donald Trump promised her a portion of the revenue if she bought property inside ... [Published NBC Chicago - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Trump Tower, Donald Trump, Bait-and-Switch, Real Estate Broker, Deponent

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 reports

USS Enterprise (CVN 65)

Film fails to go boldly where no-one has gone before...

"Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise."The follow-up to the massively successful 2009 Star Trek movie has finally arrived.Chris Pine (James T Kirk) and Zachary Quinto (Spock) reprise their roles having developed ... [Published Gulf Daily News - May 17 2013]

Entities: USS Enterprise (CVN 65), Benedict Cumberbatch, Spock Inc

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated 22 hours ago - 1 reports

Maryland Transit Administration

Bait-and-switch on the ICC

The Maryland Transit Administration, which operates , is proposing to eliminate Routes 202, 203, and 205. Only the 201 and 204, running from Gaithersburg to BWI and Frederick to College Park, would remain.When planning the ICC, Maryland promised it would ... [Published Washington Post - May 16 2013]

Entities: Bait-and-Switch, Maryland Transit Administration, Transportation

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 23 hours ago - 1 reports

Cops search for 3 fake psychics in 'bait-and-switch' scam

Three middle-aged women posing as psychics stole $2,000 from a superstitious Manhattan resident during a classic “bait-and-switch” – and cops believe they might have committed similar crimes, sources told the Post today.Two of the thieves, described as ... [Published New York Post - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Bait-and-Switch, Fake, Manhattan

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Republicans advance bill to tie student loan rates to markets

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in control of the House Education and the Workforce Committee voted on Thursday to advance legislation tying student loan interest rates to the financial markets, a plan they said would give borrowers a better sense ... [Published Hartford Courant - May 16 2013]

Entities: student loan, Virginia Foxx, John Kline, Bait-and-Switch

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Forum: What a surprise, Illinois road money not going to roads

The Illinois auditor general finds that less than half the money allocated to the state road fund actually went to building and rebuilding roads. Instead it went to the Secretary of State's Office, the State Police and various and sundry other state agencies ... [Published PJStar.com - May 16 2013]

Entities: Bait-and-Switch, Fraud, Allotment

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

National business briefs for May 16

Confidence among U.S. homebuilders rebounded this month, reflecting improved sales trends during the spring home-selling season and the strongest outlook for sales over the next six months in more than six years.The National Association of Home Builders/Wells ... [Published Richmond Times Dispatch - May 16 2013]

Entities: Donald Trump, Bangladesh, Berkshire Hathaway Inc

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Donald Trump on stand at Chicago condo trial

CHICAGO Donald Trump took the witness stand Tuesday at a civil trial where the developer-turned-TV personality is accused of wooing investors into buying condos at his namesake Chicago skyscraper by promising profit-sharing, then reneging on that promise ... [Published DJC.com - May 15 2013]

Entities: Donald Trump, Chicago, Bait-and-Switch, Incompetence

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Townhome owners say SAHA pulled bait-and-switch

Artisan Park townhome owners say SAHA's altered master plan for the former Victoria Courts public housing project goes against their original promise of limited public housing. ... [Published KSAT 12 - May 15 2013]

Entities: Bait-and-Switch, Public Housing

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

What will your kid’s college really cost?

It’s decision time for new college applicants, and the choice can be hard. Which school should your child accept, if there’s a choice, and will you live$ Too many students pay too little attention to a college’s total costs, and too many parents let them ... [Published Austin American Statesman - May 14 2013]

Entities: Bait-and-Switch, US Department of Education, Health Insurance, Discount, Social Security

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 4 reports

Opinion: Gun nation: Slow-motion mass murders

E.J. Dionne writes for The Washington Post.KEVIN R. WEXLER/ STAFF PHOTOGRAP More than 10,000 guns were returned in Passaic County in a buyback program earlier this month. PUBLIC OFFICIALS are very selective about when violence and death matter. Massacres ... [Published North Jersey.com - May 13 2013]

Entities: Tom Barrett, Murderer, Gun Lobby

Quotes

...The city's mayor, Sam Rikard, was with us when we confronted the crew. "Don't just let anyone in your house," said Rikard. "You need to follow up and ask for references and find someone else who has actually had work performed."

Andy Wise Investigates: All Season's Restorations [Published WMCTV.com - 11 hours ago]

...If it doesn't work then she's just dead and I think the one thing she's constantly going to weigh is, "How much do I hate being human? Am I willing to risk actually dying forever in order to get my vampirism back?"

The Vampire Diaries' Julie Plec Answers Burning Questions and Teases Season 5 [Published Wicked Local Winchester - 16 hours ago]

"Deceptive practices that prey on women at pregnancy centers are particularly repugnant and reprehensible – and should be strictly punished and stopped,” Blumenthal said. “This bill would end misleading and false pitches that exploit women seeking vital health care."

Senators Menendez, Lautenberg and Blumenthal, and Rep. Maloney Introduce Bill [Published Paramus Post - 17 hours ago]

...serious" about the $1-billion amount, Jonathan Bloom, a lawyer with Weil Gotshal & Manges, in New York, said it seemed more like a publicity stunt. "Sometimes people just want to puff their chests, indicate their reputation, and try to intimidate people that criticize them" Mr. Bloom said

Indian Publishing Firm Can't Take A Little Criticism, Threatens Blogger With $1 Billion Lawsuit, ... [Published Techdirt - 19 hours ago]

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Andy Wise Investigates: All Season's Restorations [Published WMCTV.com - 11 hours ago]
Woman, 87, suing Donald Trump takes stand [Published Chicago Sun-Times - 15 hours ago]
The Vampire Diaries' Julie Plec Answers Burning... [Published Wicked Local Winchester - 16 hours ago]
Elderly Woman Takes Stand In Trump Tower Trial [Published NBC Chicago - 17 hours ago]
Senators Menendez, Lautenberg and Blumenthal, a... [Published Paramus Post - 17 hours ago]
Indian Publishing Firm Can't Take A Little Crit... [Published Techdirt - 19 hours ago]
Cops search for 3 fake psychics in 'bait-and-sw... [Published New York Post - 23 hours ago]
School reform doesn't work [Published Baltimore Sun - 23 hours ago]
After Trump blasts 87-year-old, her turn on stand [Published Fort Mills Times - May 17 2013]
House Speaker Weatherford defends health care v... [Published Bradenton Herald - May 17 2013]
Film fails to go boldly where no-one has gone b... [Published Gulf Daily News - May 17 2013]
Republicans advance bill to tie student loan ra... [Published Hartford Courant - May 16 2013]
Bait-and-switch on the ICC [Published Washington Post - May 16 2013]
Dear Simpson-Bowles Austerity Gang: Go Home (an... [Published Common Dreams - May 16 2013]
Letters to the Editor: 5-16-2013 [Published Eugene Weekly - May 16 2013]
Heated Debate Over Gang Injunction [Published Santa Barbara Independent - May 16 2013]
Forum: What a surprise, Illinois road money not... [Published PJStar.com - May 16 2013]
National business briefs for May 16 [Published Richmond Times Dispatch - May 16 2013]
Donald Trump completes testimony in Chicago trial [Published Greenfield Daily Reporter - May 16 2013]
‘Gatsby’ and the new American dream [Published Washington Post - May 15 2013]
CALIFORNIA FOCUS - DON'T LET PRECONCEPTIONS DEC... [Published Ukiah Daily Journal - May 15 2013]
Judge scolds Trump, attorney during testimony [Published Journal-Gazette - May 15 2013]
Judge scolds Donald Trump, lawyer during court ... [Published Clarion-Ledger - May 15 2013]
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Merida? Disney ... [Published Fast Company - May 15 2013]
2013 Volkswagen Jetta TDI [Published About - May 15 2013]
Donald Trump on stand at Chicago condo trial [Published DJC.com - May 15 2013]
Townhome owners say SAHA pulled bait-and-switch [Published KSAT 12 - May 15 2013]
Donald Trump downplays role in Trump Tower in f... [Published Chicago Sun-Times - May 15 2013]
Trump denies conning elderly woman in Condo deal [Published Mail Online UK - May 15 2013]
A bad fix for a flawed tax [Published Oregonian - May 15 2013]

Blogs

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Indian Publishing Firm Can't Take A Little Crit... [Published Techdirt - 19 hours ago] Here's a fun one via Popehat. Apparently an Indian publishing firm by the name of OMICS can't take some criticism from a blogger. The blogger, Jeffrey Beall, who is based in the US, has a blog called Scholarly Open Access (he's also a librarian at ...
‘Slow-motion mass murders’ [Published The Moderate Voice - May 13 2013] MILWAUKEE — Public officials are very selective about when violence and death matter. Massacres and terrorist incidents cannot be ignored, but the day-to-day toll from gun violence is often swept aside. Politicians who tout themselves as advocates ...
Wonkbook: The good reasons for the IRS’s dumb m... [Published Ezra Klein - May 13 2013] Welcome to Wonkbook, Ezra Klein and Evan Soltas’s morning policy news primer. To subscribe by e-mail, click here . Send comments, criticism, or ideas to Wonkbook at Gmail dot com. To read more by Ezra and his team, go to Wonkblog . (Photo by Susan ...
"Slow-Motion Mass Murders" [Published RealClearPolitics - Homepage - May 13 2013] E.J. Dionne, Washington PostMILWAUKEE -- Public officials are very selective about when violence and death matter.Massacres and terrorist incidents cannot be ignored, but the day-to-day toll from gun violence is often swept aside. Politicians who tout ...
Disney gives Brave princess a body makeover [Published Boing Boing - May 10 2013] Gone are the wild tight curls, relaxed now into auburn waves . Her waist is cinched, her bust inflated: skinnier and sexier is the new Merida, star of Brave. And gone, in some of the new art, is that troublesome weapon: no fit thing for a Disney princess, ...

Press Releases

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GUARANTEED RATE LAUNCHES EDUCATIONAL SERIES TO ... [Published CisionWire - English - Jan 23 2013]