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Hurricane Katrina
News Busters - Ick, you almost won’t want to look at the Meet the Press transcript from yesterday. With Tim Russert hosting Ted Koppel and Tom Brokaw and no one else, it was predictably an hour of liberal sermonizing. It’s a scandal that America won’t raise taxes

Meet the Agents
Chicago Journal - WHAT MAKES YOU A GOOD REALTOR: I love what I do. I like to work with both buyers and sellers. The best way to be good at what you do is to know your competition. And in this ever-changing market that means you have to be out in the field and see the

New York’s Real Transit Crisis
Nation - Now that New York City’s first transit strike in a quarter-century has been settled, a furious debate has begun over who actually won. This time the union leadership and the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) are on the same side, insisting that

Halifax: House prices to rise 3%
MyFinances.co.uk - Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBoS) has predicted that house prices will rise just three per cent next year. HBoS, the UK’s largest mortgage provider, points out that in 2005 house prices rose less than the long-term average (of eight per cent) for the

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OUR READERS SPEAK
Montana Standard - With the Christmas season upon us, many have watched again the Jimmy Stewart classic It s A Wonderful Life. In it, Stewart as George Bailey shows us a fine example of a hard-working man of sterling character who shuns the favor of the

On LI, where you park matters
Newsday - If you’re fortunate enough to live in one of the Island’s tonier North Shore villages, chances are excellent that it’s right where you left it. But if you parked your

Transit Union Strikes a Deal
Village Voice - By 37 to four Tuesday night, leaders of the union that staged a three-day strike against the New York City transit system last week agreed to accept a new contract from the MTA. The workers got the same wage increases included in the MTA’s “final

Business Watch
Business Report - Today we wrap up the series of investigations into the rulings on the life assurance sector by the pension funds adjudicator. But it won’t be the last time we look at these issues. As intimated on Monday by the minister of finance, Trevor Manuel, th

Suspended officers return to duty
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, MS - 3 hours ago was arrested on misdemeanor charges that included failing to yield, DUI refusal, open container in a vehicle, resisting arrest and no proof of insurance.

Settlement reached in explosion lawsuit
News Journal, TX - 9 hours ago A third lawsuit filed by Audra Sanders, represented by Allstate Insurance, claimed $10,392 in damages to Sanders' vehicle. That

POLICE REPORTS
Benton County Daily Record, AR - 3 hours ago pm Thursday, Elizabeth Kelly at 22384 Davidson Road reported someone vandalized her vehicle. At 11:02 am Thursday, William Anderson of NWA Insurance Pool, 110 W

IC invites GSIS to join clearing house for car accident insurance
Manila Standard Today, Philippines - Dec 23, 2005 A CTPL policy is a mandatory vehicle insurance that guarantees a certain amount of benefit for victims of car accidents. Former

Growth surges in Boone County, Belvidere
Rockford Register Star, IL - 9 hours ago a stop sign at Hunter Road and Illinois 76, and collides with another vehicle. driving on a suspended license, failure to yield and driving without insurance.

Hometrack sees first rise in house prices
MyFinances.co.uk - UK house prices rise for first time in 18 months during December - Forbes House prices move upwards again - BBC News, UK House prices increase with confidence - Manchester Evening News, UK Property analysts Hometrack have recorded the first

Short-term
Personal Finance - Before you set off on a well-deserved holiday, there are few things you should consider, insurers are advising. Spare a few moments to consider the security of your home and

Taxi rates to rise in 2006
Stamford Advocate - Area residents looking for a cheaper taxi rate won’t fare as well next year, as the second stage of a rate increase will start tomorrow. The “drop rate,” as the base fee is called, will rise another 25 cents to $2.50. Travel fees will rise from 25

Go to story
Forest Lake Times - It was a year of change and some sorrow in the Forest Lake area. From the successful hostile annexation move by Chisago City of land in Wyoming Township to the still unresolved development plans for the old District Memorial Hospital building and

Brits to spend 1.1m a minute on Xmas Eve
MyFinances.co.uk - Last minute present buying will see Britons spend more than a million pounds a minute on Christmas Eve. Research from Sainsbury’s Bank finds that as much as 1.59 billion is set to be spent tomorrow, by 19.75 million Britons. This works out as 66

Busted: State has 360,000 windshield claims a year
Tucson Citizen, AZ - Dec 27, 2005 More than 360,000 claims a year for chipped and broken windshields are one reason Arizona car insurance premiums average about $115 more per year than the

By Sunday, insure that car or get pounded
San Antonio Express (subscription), TX - Dec 30, 2005 "The fact of the matter is that person also could be living day-to-day and may not be able to afford the insurance deductible needed to get his car fixed," he

Bulgaria: Bulgaria to Liberalize Car Insurance Market
Reporter.gr, Greece - Dec 2, 2005 parliament decided to remove the minimum threshold for the obligatory "Civic Responsibility" insurance, thus liberalizing the car insurance market, "Dnevnik am

Suffolk police seeking suspects in vandalism
Daily Press, VA - 23 hours ago On Skinkle's street, Burbage Lake Circle, four others had car windows shot out. Insurance will cover most of the damage, but the Skinkles still have to pay $100

School officials look to build on successes 
Woburn Daily Times Chronicle - Dec 30 8:44 AM
WOBURN - It is often warned that those who forget history are bound to repeat it. But perhaps equally as important, those who remember history not only have the power to steer the future away from past tragedies, but also to repeat previous triumphs and victories.Save to My Web

Car accident takes toll on the Layton family 
Park Record - Dec 30 3:51 PM
David Layton, was in a car crash last Thanksgiving that changed his life. Shortly after moving from Park City to Murrieta, Calif. he was in a car accident which left him with broken ribs, a cracked pelvis and six injured vertebrae.Save to My Web

Human Space Flight Requirements for Crew and Space Flight Participants; Proposed Rule 
AstroInfo - Dec 29 8:47 PM
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Killed girl ‘had fake driving licence’ 
The Mercury - Dec 30 3:03 AM
A 16-YEAR-old girl driving with a fake licence has been killed in a single vehicle accident near Marlborough in central Queensland, taking the state’s Christmas-New Year road toll to 10.Save to My Web

New Year, New Laws: Auto Club Details Changes for Drivers
Business Wire (press release), CA - Dec 29, 2005 of a motorist violating a requirement to drive only a vehicle equipped with a SB 20 extends the state's low-cost automobile insurance program for qualified

Insurance companies support clearinghouse system
Manila Standard Today, Philippines - Dec 25, 2005 A clearinghouse will open up selling of compulsory third party liability (CTPL) motor vehicle insurance policies to legitimate insurance companies.

The artful dodgers
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - 2 hours ago jemmied from its base, dragged to the beach and lifted on to a vehicle. The council is also having the sculpture's value reassessed for insurance purposes.

PIAM: General Insurance Records 8.2 Pct Growth
Bernama, Malaysia - Dec 27, 2005 The application of electronic cover notes to replace the physical paper-based cover-notes and the transmission of motor vehicle insurance particulars between

Drive in Korea With Caution, Not With Fear
Korea Times, South Korea - Dec 26, 2005 motor vehicle accidents and a very high rate of road Many insurance companies have a 24-hour on call representative obtain a camera and leave it in your car.

State Farm to lower rates
Anderson Independent Mail (subscription), SC - Dec 6, 2005 Howard started talking about dropping car insurance rates on Last year insurance companies were paying about 61 With this rate change, State Farm s overall

Cheaper vehicle insurance coming
Daily Review Online, CA - Dec 25, 2005 administered by the California Automobile Assigned Risk Plan, has provided car insurance for low-income San Francisco county residents at a rate of $314 a year

2005 year in review
Laurel Outlook, MT - Dec 28, 2005 of themselves and their pets at a rate of nearly The first classic car photo published was of Karmen Brooks for the next 10 years for health insurance and put

Rising Rates
WIBW, KS - Dec 28, 2005 Washing the car doesn't wipe away the rising The KCC allowed the rate increase to offset in their operational costs, maintenance, insurance and retirement plans

Auto Club outlines new laws taking effect 
San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News - Dec 29 9:44 AM
New penalties for drunk drivers, street racers, and “pocket bike” riders — along with improvements to California’s teen driving requirements — are among the laws taking effect as of Sunday, Jan. 1, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California.Save to My Web

Car donation helps family get to doctors visits 
Austin American-Statesman - Dec 27 5:49 AM
Family still needs auto liability insurance, a sofa. Darlene Fenceroy has a baby with a terminal illness, two children with dyslexia, a third who requires speech therapy and a fourth who has developmental delays. She has three other children as well.Save to My Web

Call for probe into teenager’s death 
Irish Examiner - Dec 30 4:32 AM
The family of an 18-year-old who died after being released from Garda custody today demanded an independent inquiry. John Maloney Junior, from Crumlin in Dublin, was arrested in May 2003 but was found unconscious shortly after being released and died 11 days later in hospital.Save to My Web

Accident still plagues car dealer 
Craig Daily Press - Dec 29 10:12 PM
Tony Maneotis’ court file is stamped “case closed.” But Moffat County’s insurance company is demanding that the car dealer pay for a Sheriff’s Office truck damaged in a collision three years ago.Save to My Web

Officials set to crack down on insurance fraud in Chelsea 
WPRI 12 - Dec 26 3:32 PM
CHELSEA, Mass. State and local officials will launch a new effort tomorrow aimed at fighting auto insurance fraud in Chelsea.Save to My Web

Pharmacists busy explaining Plan D 
Peoria Journal Star - Dec 30 1:13 AM
PEORIA - Bob Antonacci estimated on Thursday that he spends two to three hours each day educating his clients at the Medicine Shoppe on Medicare’s new prescription drug program, which takes effect Sunday.Save to My Web

Washed-Up Cars Trickle to Market 
Los Angeles Times - Dec 30 12:20 AM
Police and insurance officials are trying to keep thousands of vehicles damaged by Hurricane Katrina from being resold.Save to My Web

Health insurance costs to rise 
The Sunday Mail - Dec 28 4:13 PM
AUSTRALIANS are likely to see a 7 per cent increase in their health insurance costs next year, health funds have said. But the industry has defended the expected increases, saying health costs were rising steadily and premiums had to reflect the price hikes.Save to My Web

Driver honesty in accidents down: survey 
The Age - Dec 28 11:26 AM
Most Queensland and NSW drivers say they would leave a note if they hit a parked car, but 50 per cent don’t, according to an NRMA Insurance survey. -Save to My Web

Prison term for repeat offender charged with motoring offences 
The Galway Advertiser - Dec 29 2:36 AM
A 24-years-old Ballybane man was sentenced to six months in prison and banned from driving for 12 months at Galway District Court this week after pleading guilty to dangerous driving and driving without insurance.Save to My Web