Living the life of luxury in the early days of credit cards

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

May 27, 2012 12:29 am photos.com Share with others: By Louis Hyman As credit cards came into greater use in the late 1950s and early '60s, the financial press closely followed their emergence, especially when the wrong sorts ...
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Kennedy girlfriend now the one in the firing line

Source: Independent.ie

RFK Jr is getting a break from being blamed for the recent suicide of his estranged wife Mary as the media spotlight turns on his girlfriend, actress Cheryl Hines, who last week came under a blistering attack for all ...
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Bute loses IBF title in fifth round to Froch

Source: Canada.com

NOTTINGHAM, England — Canada’s Lucian Bute has lost his IBF super-middleweight title. The Romanian native was beaten in the fifth round Saturday by Carl Froch in his opponent’s hometown of Nottingham, England. The referee stopped the fight with Bute taki ...
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Woman hurt when car flips on Parkway in Stafford

Source: Asbury Park Press

An Oradell woman was flown to AtlantiCare in Atlantic City Saturday afternoon after her car rolled...- 6:39 pm More than half the crew members of a container ship that was at the center of a piracy drama off...- 1:51 pm Following are exce ...
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The Emotional Tug of Obama

Source: The New York Times

FORGET your political affiliation. Never mind your assessment of his time in office so far. If you have any kind of heart, you’re struck by it: the photograph of Barack Obama bent down so that a young black b ...
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TLS Auto Recycling Announces Substantial Discounts on Parts for Toyota Echo

Source: Beaumont Enterprise

The Toyota Echo, a relatively recent addition to the United States Toyota scene, was introduced in 2000 and ran through 2005. The car was meant to appeal to a younger crowd, and as such, many of its features were mad ...
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Tornado strikes community northwest of Montreal, heavy property damage reported

Source: Canada.com

MONTREAL - Environment Canada says a tornado struck a community northwest of Montreal last night. The agency says a low-scale F-1 twister touched down in St. Benoit, in the Mirabel area, causing heavy property damage. Environment Canada meteorologist Ren ...
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Lacoste president Michel Lacoste holds one of 12 baby Philippine crocodiles prior to their release in Dicatian Lake in Isabela last May 19. Photo courtesy of Mabuwaya Foundation

Source: Philippine Star

The Department of Tourism (DOT) is considering developing the crocodile sanctuary in Isabela as another tourism attraction in the region. The Mabuwaya Foundation, a foreign-assisted private environment group, said the ...
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Chevy Avalanche Road Trip: That's a Wrap

Source: PickupTrucks.com

We've finished our drive across the country last week with a new Chevy Avalanche with a full load of college dorm furniture, luggage, and a lot of clothing. Our final day on the road was spent running across the board of Utah, tou ...
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