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BORING

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Parents angry over 'American Idol' contestant's failed musical

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The success of an "American Idol" contestant is causing a stir among parents who are complaining they never got refunds for performance fees in a failed musical production Todrick Hall wrote and directed. [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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FRAUD

EARNEST

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Do You Pikk Fraud? There's Voter Fraud on Pikk

It's very important to be Earnest! Otherwise, you could hurt the posters' feelings. Is it April One yet? Well, Happy Valentine's a few days late. I just love a good gag. [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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WOW!

MEH

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A really sophisticated click fraud scheme

The result is that TrafficSolar.com--along with Google and each of the affiliates it shares its revenue with--gets a share of the pay-per-click fee paid by the advertiser. Meanwhile, the e-commerce site that paid for the ad receives real traffic and r [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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YES

NO

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Is this PSECU consolidation loan predatory?

They lure you in with a low rate credit card consolidation, and charge you higher interest on your payments. You can't pay off your high interest balance until you've paid off your low interest consolidation. [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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APPROVE

OBJECT

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IRS to regulate paid tax preparation

The IRS estimates that 900,000 to 1.2 million people prepare tax returns for a fee, and many do so without ever being officially tested. "Right now, the IRS doesn't know who unregulated preparers are and can't track them when there's a problem. Thi [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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APPROVE

OBJECT

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Eliot Spitzer proposes full "open source" review of AIG emails

The three of us, as experienced investigators and prosecutors of financial fraud, cannot answer these questions now. But we know where the answers are. They are in the trove of e-mail messages still backed up on A.I.G. servers, as well as in the key i [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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SMART

SHADY

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Venture Fund Uses Lottery Model

As many as 100 startups each pay $5,000 to compete for a maximum $250,000 initial round of funding. The runner-up gets $50,000. The rest get feedback. "This does not seem kosher," says Emily Mendell, vice president of the National Venture Capital A [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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WOW!

MEH

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Govt: Medicare paid $47 billion in suspect claims

It's not clear whether Medicare fraud is actually worsening. Much of the increase in the last year is attributed to a change in the Health and Human Services Department's methodology that imposes stricter documentation requirements and includes more i [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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SURPRISING

NOT

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Karzai challenger Abdullah quits upcoming Afghan election

KABUL -- The top challenger to President Hamid Karzai announced Sunday that he would not take part in a runoff election scheduled for Saturday, further clouding the country's uncertain political picture and likely leaving Karzai in power without a cre [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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APPROVE

DENY

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Treasury, GMAC in talks for 3rd round of US aid- You decide

GMAC Financial Services, the former lending arm of General Motors Co., is in talks with the Treasury Department for a third injection of taxpayer aid, a further sign of the U.S. government's entrenchment in the U.S. auto industry. [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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BELIEVE

DOUBT

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Kids made these Play-Doh sculptures

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These kids are competing for a $5,000 prize. Pay attention to the 3 year olds sculptures particular. Do you think they really made these? [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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FAIR

FOUL

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Man gets 3 years prison for selling $1M of pirated software

Gregory W. Fair, 46, pleaded guilty in April to charges of criminal copyright infringement and mail fraud for selling pirated copies of Adobe Systems programs between 2001 and 2007. In addition to sentencing Fair to three years and five months in pris [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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