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News Bites: Kirsten Gillibrand’s position on Same-Sex Marriage
According to , a replacement for Hillary Clinton has been selected by New York Governor David Paterson: Paterson has picked Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand, the New York Times reported on its…
iTunes Introduces Tiered Pricing and Drops DRM
Recently iTunes announced a price change and the internet is abuzz with the implications of the shift. Mother Jones put it best, saying "music you don't really want for 69…
News Bites: Worker, Retiree and Employer Recovery Act of 2008 and what it means to same-sex partners
Thanks to Mombian for pointing out that Bush signed a gay rights bill: Call it a Christmas present for gay and lesbian couples. President Bush signed the Worker, Retiree and…
News Bites: Alpha Gays: urban man’s man?
'œIt's the Neil Patrick Harris / Portia de Rossi brand of gay.' '“ Laura Gilbert, editor of the pop-culture website Make way for the Alpha Gays! This was the cry…
eBay is becoming impossible for the frugal…
What brought this on you ask? Just the latest in eBay's new policies for the sellers. To begin with eBay has always been a stopping point when I've been looking…
Buy Nothing Day: Spend a Day without Spending
It's that special day of the year '“ the day after Thanksgiving! Some call it Black Friday. Others call it Buy Nothing Day: Though rushing to the mall or local…
Are Class Action Lawsuits Worth Your Time and Money?
Recently I was listening to the news and heard about the Airborne Class Action Lawsuit Settlement and started thinking -- as a purchaser of Airborne, if I hadn't heard it…
News Bites: A Week of Eye Openers
If you've been tuning out the financial press lately, well, who can blame you? You may have missed some good stuff at CNNMoney this week, however. Here are a few…
Vacation or bust: averting the bust part
Last week The New York Times tried to coin yet another gloomy term for our vernacular: vacation deficit disorder. As if "staycation" didn't spark enough scorn about leisure in current…
News Bites: At least drugs, clothes and cars are cheap
So I was reading this Bloomberg article about inflation, rising consumer prices, doom, gloom, "the world is ending," etcetera. Before giving up on finding pleasant topics to discuss, a bright…