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		<title><![CDATA[Gift Cards Still Have Pitfalls, Despite Better Consumer Protections]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gift cards take much of the spirit out of gift-giving -- the thoughtfulness extends little further than choosing a dollar amount and maybe a specific merchant -- but there's no denying the popularity of the convenience they offer.    Consumers bought $25 billion worth for holiday gifts last...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:01:29 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Should Bank CEOs Direct Employees to Scuttle Consumer Protection Agency?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's no secret that the American Bankers Association wants to torpedo the proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency. Now the group also wants bank leaders to dragoon employees into opposing it. Says the ABA, the industry's leading trade organization,  in an August 21 entry in the "What's News" section of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:12:27 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Financial Reform Effort in Danger of Splintering]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sure was entertaining to see the nation's top financial regulators clashing over turf on Friday like hyenas scrapping over a bone. More seriously, it shows the cracks appearing in the Obama administration's campaign for financial reform.    Testifying Friday before the House Financial Services Committee, Treasury Secretary Tim...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:58:13 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why Credit Card Regulation Is Broken]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/saving-money/article/why-credit-card-regulation-is-broken/288874/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Until recently, regulators routinely looked the other way as credit card issuers ensnared unwitting consumers with huge finance charges and penalties. So how did credit card regulation become so broken? Here's a brief history of the slippery practices of the  industry.        How...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Merck Resolves Investigations Under State Consumer Protection Statutes Related to VIOXX]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Previously Announced Charge will Largely Cover Settlement Cost]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hillary Mendelsohn: Promoting Responsible Businesses]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hillary Mendelsohn the founder of thepurplebook, an essential resource for online shoppers. She is a leading Internet consumer watchdog, recommending businesses that offer superior product quality and customer satisfaction. Mendelsohn talks about the importance of being an informed consumer and discusses her company's role in making online businesses more accountable.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:14:15 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Statement by the Chair of the European Parliament's Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee, Mrs Arlene McCarthy]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_July_20/ai_n27317194]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- Following a two- and a half-day program by members of the European Parliament Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection of meetings with legislators, policy-makers and stakeholders in Washington D.C., the Chair of the Committee, Mrs Arlene McCarthy said:]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ACCC recommends consumer policy changes.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jun 08, 2007 (Inside Retailing - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Australian  competition regulator has suggested improvements to consumer protection.  A submission by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission  recommended some refinements to improve   Jun 08, 2007 (Inside Retailing - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[E.U. commissioner mulls introducing mass torts; 'Collective redress' suits not class actions: Aide.(International News)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: RICK MITCHELL    BRUSSELS, Belgium-The new European Commissioner for consumer  affairs is mulling a consumer protection system that could bring a form  of class actions to European law.    Though the Commissioner's office declines to use the ter  Byline: RICK MITCHELL ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Consumer protection bill rejected by Okla. Senate committee]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A bill designed to discourage consumers from extending debt fell victim to a tie vote in the Senate Business and Labor Committee Monday.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Capital One Urges Consumers to 'Be Informed' About Their Finances During National Consumer Protection Week]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_Feb_5/ai_n17167463]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Capital One's Financial Education Program Offers Advice on Evaluating Credit Card Offers]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[AARP New York Applauds Governor's Choice for New Executive Director of Consumer Protection Board]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200701/ai_n21887213]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[To: POLITICAL EDITORSTo: POLITICAL EDITORS]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[NCRC Files FTC Complaint Against Zillow.com; Consumer Protection & Fair Housing Violations Alleged]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200610/ai_n21882372]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[To: National DeskTo: National Desk]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Syracuse Candidates for State Legislature Square Off ; AARP Forum Focuses on High Rx Prices, Affordable Health Care and Stronger Consumer Protections]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200610/ai_n21881749]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[To: City Desk, Political ReporterTo: City Desk, Political Reporter]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[AARP: Consumers Win Victory Over Cell Phone Companies' 'Hidden' Fees]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200608/ai_n21879820]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ALBANY, N.Y., Aug. 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Hidden fees on cell phone bills, often buried in the fine print of a contract, may soon become a little clearer to consumers.  In the latest battle to provide better cell phone consumer protections, a Federal CircuALBANY, N.Y., Aug. 14 /U.S. Newswire/...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[With Acquisition of Business Signatures, Entrust Paves a Fast Track for Consumer Protection Online.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5570/is_200607/ai_n23550713]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[DALLAS, July 20 /PRNewswire/ --    DALLAS, July 20 /PRNewswire/ --  ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cell Industry Front Group Attacks AARP to Defeat Consumer Protections]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200606/ai_n21876136]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, June 20 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statement by Lois Aronstein, AARP New York State Director: NEW YORK, June 20 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statement by Lois Aronstein, AARP New York State Director: ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[OK Attorney General Edmondson, AARP sponsor Consumer Protection Day]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4182/is_20060208/ai_n16050892]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Eight tons of paperwork was shredded at the Oklahoma State Capitol Tuesday, the state's second annual Consumer Protection Day. The event was sponsored by Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson's office and AARP Oklahoma. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Donna Gambrell to spearhead new rebuilding initiative]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4200/is_20060208/ai_n16051087]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Gulf Coast recovery coordinator Don Powell has handpicked one of his former colleagues at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to spearhead a new rebuilding initiative.Donna Gambrell, the FDIC deputy director of the Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection, has left the agency for a one-year assignment with Powell. Working out...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[OK Attorney General and AARP sponsor Consumer Protection Day at]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4182/is_20060202/ai_n16050987]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[State Attorney General Drew Edmondson and the AARP will sponsor the second annual Consumer Protection Day at the state Capitol from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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