Alice Smith thought she would live comfortably and quietly in her Hyattsville retirement community. Instead she's fretfully dodging calls from her creditors. Read more about Seniors Racking Up Credit Card Debt...

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When writer Lori Gottlieb couldn't afford to take her son on a vacation to Hawaii this year, she signed him up for swim lessons instead. Gottlieb knew times were tight, but nothing prepared her for the parade of part-time swim instructors she met pool-side.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us Read more about Swim Teachers? No, ...

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Learning to live with freedom Jaycee Lee Dugard pictures | Before the abduction (Photo: find-missing-children.org) You’ve heard about the girl found after 18 years by now. Her name is Jaycee Lee Dugard, and photos of her as a child - before she was abducted - are all over the World Wide Web. The kidnapped girl is found; ...

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The nation tunes in to Kate Gosselin on Larry King Photo: sassyquarla.com Every week, Kate Gosselin finds some way to get herself back in the news again. Or is it that every week the news finds some way to capitalize on the nation’s fascination with her? Well, the latter seems to be true, as Larry King is ...

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Home prices saw their first quarterly increase in three years in the second quarter, according to the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index. The graph shows the change in $100,000 of home value over time, starting from the first quarter of 1987.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us Read more about Home Prices Rise...

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