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Total Recall: Toyota, Nissan and Honda in Massive Recall

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Smoking Kills: Obama Calls for Cigarette Tax Hike of Nearly $1 per Pack

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The Future is not looking so Bright: Class of 2013 Faces Grim Job Prospects

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Federal Folly: Federal Reserve Gaffs and Releases Minutes Early

    The Federal Reserve typically releases minutes from its 2pm meetings; however, it was forced to put the minutes out five hours early on Wednesday after learning that some people inadvertently received the minutes on Tuesday.    The Federal Reserve accidently emailed the minutes from its March meeting ...

Understanding Debt: David Shaev

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Manavi: Confronting Domestic Violence in the South Asian Community

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In A City Grounded In Law, One Rises Above The Rest.

Washington, DC—In a city where fully ten percent of adult residents are attorneys, being top dog takes dedication and almost unimaginable talent.  Sanford Ain was named Washington's #1 divorce attorney by Washingtonian magazine, and is considered among the top lawyers in the entire country in the family law field. Ain ...

Criminal Law Attorney Nicole DeBorde Talks Defense

Houston, TX—While she knew from the time she started in law school that she wanted to be in the courtroom, criminal defense attorney Nicole DeBorde started where many aspiring criminal lawyers do: in the prosecutor's office. “I worked as a prosecutor for several years, and at some point, I was not feeling as passionate ...

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