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	<title>Dollars &#38; Sense: Rated A for All Ages</title>
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	<description>Your Ticket to National Consumer Protection Week 2010</description>
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		<title>Share with your network!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Identity Theft and Privacy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[community outreach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[identity theft]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this age of online social networking, it seems like everybody wants to stay connected and in the know. Social networking really isn&#8217;t new: people have depended on trusted family members, friends, neighbors or colleagues for centuries to help them keep up with the latest news and information. For people who like to take a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Consumer Protection Week is Here!</title>
		<link>http://consumer.gov/ncpw/national-consumer-protection-week-is-here/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:27:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicole</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NCPW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NCPW 2010]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s official. Check out President Obama&#8217;s NCPW Proclamation. And visit our NCPW Events Page to see if there&#8217;s a local event in your area!
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		<title>New Credit Card Rules Explained</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:33:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Blogger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Credit and Debt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit card rules]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Today's guest blogger is Yvonne from the Federal Reserve.]
 
As the famous folk song goes, “Oh, the times they are a changing.” And so have the rules governing your credit card. (I guess that song reference shows my age, huh?) Well, no matter what age you are, you&#8217;ll want to know about the new federal credit card protections [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Million Dollar Business Lesson from a $3 Pack of Thumbtacks</title>
		<link>http://consumer.gov/ncpw/a-million-dollar-business-lesson-from-a-3-pack-of-thumbtacks/</link>
		<comments>http://consumer.gov/ncpw/a-million-dollar-business-lesson-from-a-3-pack-of-thumbtacks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:57:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[For Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Identity Theft and Privacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[data breach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[data security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[identity theft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[privacy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[All I needed was a pack of thumbtacks. As I approached the check-out counter, the clerk flipped the &#8220;next aisle&#8221; sign around to read &#8220;open.&#8221; So far so good. But then something strange happened. She insisted on my address and phone number – for a $3 cash purchase.
A few years ago, I would have reeled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Skepticism:  The Best Remedy for Miracle Cures</title>
		<link>http://consumer.gov/ncpw/skepticism-the-best-remedy-for-miracle-cures/</link>
		<comments>http://consumer.gov/ncpw/skepticism-the-best-remedy-for-miracle-cures/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arthritis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infomercials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lose weight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[miracle drugs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[weight loss]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of my funniest memories of my dad is how he would frequently have me pick up a bottle of turpentine when I did his shopping.  After ruling out the possibility that he was opening a hardware store or polishing an entire log cabin, I finally asked what the heck he was doing with that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Have You Got to Complain About?</title>
		<link>http://consumer.gov/ncpw/what-have-you-got-to-complain-about/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Scam Watch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[complain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Trade Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scams]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://consumer.gov/ncpw/?p=1474</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite things about online shopping is reading user reviews, whether it’s for a pair of jeans or a digital camera. I still read articles and talk to friends, but it can be useful to see if a lot of people have the same kinds of complaints about the product I’m pondering. While [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Financial Capability Challenge</title>
		<link>http://consumer.gov/ncpw/national-financial-capability-challenge/</link>
		<comments>http://consumer.gov/ncpw/national-financial-capability-challenge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicole</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit and Debt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[For Kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial literacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high school]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, my colleague Colleen wrote about the challenges of her first credit card. Many of us have had similar experiences—when we realize we won’t be able to pay off our debt as quickly and easily as we thought. More than ever, it’s important that kids and young adults learn practical financial skills, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BBB Lists Top Scams of 2009 and New Year’s Resolutions for 2010</title>
		<link>http://consumer.gov/ncpw/bbb-lists-top-scams-of-2009-and-new-year%e2%80%99s-resolutions-for-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://consumer.gov/ncpw/bbb-lists-top-scams-of-2009-and-new-year%e2%80%99s-resolutions-for-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:56:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Blogger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scam Watch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tips]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ 
[Today's guest blogger is Alison from the Council of Better Business Bureaus.]

The Better Business Bureau has released its list of the top scams and rip-offs of 2009. Free trial offers capped the list, including online offers for acai berry diet supplements and teeth whiteners.
If you were ripped off by a free trial offer last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Resources for the Military Community</title>
		<link>http://consumer.gov/ncpw/resources-for-the-military-community/</link>
		<comments>http://consumer.gov/ncpw/resources-for-the-military-community/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Identity Theft and Privacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NCPW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[active duty alert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deployment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[military]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[service]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://consumer.gov/ncpw/?p=1396</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you or someone you know or love is a member of the armed forces, you know that the facts of military life &#8212; like deployment and frequent moves &#8212; can be a challenge at best. And, as the expression goes, knowledge is power. That&#8217;s especially true in the marketplace. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>FTC Announces Operation Bottom Dollar</title>
		<link>http://consumer.gov/ncpw/ftc-announces-operation-bottom-dollar/</link>
		<comments>http://consumer.gov/ncpw/ftc-announces-operation-bottom-dollar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:42:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Blogger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Scam Watch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[classifieds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[job search]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[[Today's guest blogger is Monica Vaca, Assistant Director, Division of Marketing Practices, Federal Trade Commission.]
 
For most of us who have friends or relatives looking for jobs, the reports about unemployment figures make our hearts sink. But for some, the news that tens of millions of people are searching for something hard to find – a paying [...]]]></description>
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