Obama Travels to Copenhagen for United Nations' Climate Summit

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President Barack Obama will travel to Copenhagen on Dec. 9 for the United Nations summit on climate change, a White House official told POLITICO.

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The Senate Health Reform Bill Shuts Out Illegal Immigrants and Denided The Use of Taxpayers' Funding For Abortion

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The Senate health reform bill will not allow illegal immigrants to get benefits and prohibits taxpayer funding of abortion, reports Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad. He said that unlike the House bill, there's no surtax on the wealthy, but there is a Medicare payroll tax of 1.95 percent on couples who earn more than $250,000 annually. The reimbursement rates for the public plan will not be tied to Medicare, and co-ops will still be offered.

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U.S. President Barack Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize

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From the AP: The Norwegian Nobel Committee says U.S. President Barack Obama has won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples."

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Buyer Beware: Unbeknown to Online Buyers So Called "Cash Discounts" Companies Can Leech Bank Accounts"

Hello Everyone,

Evelyn here,

Beware of online services that offer to give you a percentage of you purchase price back on online orders. What these services do is deduction up to $10 - $13.00 per month from your checking account. Many customers do not understand that when they hit the so-called "cash back" or "special cash back "shopper discount", they have unwittingly given these companies access to their checking account by way of their credit and/or debit cards.

And what to these customers get in return? NOTHING!  The so-called discount company will give customers the line that they are receiving huge saving on each online purchase, but the truth is that many online stores will give their customer those saving with their online sales and promotions automatically when offers.  In short, customers are better off not clicking away their checking accounts to unscrupulous companies offering further discounts. Victims of such unethical practices can cancel such accounts and request a full refund of deducted funds.  However, if the company doesn't want to refund the funds or attempt to lead customers into a further commitment, a complaint can be filed against them with Better Business Bureau with positive results. Usually the customer will find that the company has a long list of complaints.

Two such companies are:
1. Great Fun, a service provided by Trilegiant Corporation at https://www.greatfunsite.com 
2.  Shopper Discount and Rewards, a Webloyalty.com, Inc. at http://www.webloyalty.com/.


So, what appears to be a great deal at the end of that order transaction really is not, so be satisfied in knowing that you have ready gotten the best deal for your dollars from the company you trust, and don't push that so-called special discount/saving/refund button at the end!



Evelyn out!

Unemployment Up

NPR BREAKING NEWS:

Unemployment Up To 9.8 Percent; Payrolls Down 263,000

The Labor Department said the unemployment rate was the highest since June 1983 and payrolls had now dropped for 21 consecutive months.


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PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE OPTION AMENDMENT REJECTED

The Senate Finance Committee has rejected the public health insurance option amendment on an 8-15 vote.

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Greenpeace Presents The New Docu-Drama-Animated Film 'Age of Stupid'

Hello Everyone,

Evelyn here,


The Following is a message from the people of Greenpeace International.

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Come to the movies with us!


We've teamed up with the film makers behind the new docu-drama-animation 'Age of Stupid' to deliver the world's biggest film premiere - September 21st (USA) and September 22nd (40+ countries). And we want you to be there.


Synopsis: Age of Stupid stars Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite as a man living alone in the devastated world of 2055, looking back at 'archive' footage from 2007 and asking: why didn't we stop climate change when we had the chance? 


The Age of Stupid Global Premiere Trailer from Age of Stupid on Vimeo.


Find a screening near you / Watch the trailer / Learn more

  
The global premiere will feature a Green Carpet in New York, where actress Gillian Anderson will lead notables including Kofi Annan, Mary Robinson and James Hansen in a discussion about how we can stop catastrophic climate change. Greenpeace will be contributing live feeds from the front lines of climate change, and is backing efforts to get the film seen by as many politicians and diplomats as possible.


So don't be stupid. Mark your calendar, buy your tickets, and invite that friend of yours who doesn't quite get why climate change matters so much. This film will make them an activist.


Tickets are on sale now. Find your nearest screening here. If there isn't a screening in your area you can join us at the premiere online.


See you there!

    
All of us,

Greenpeace International

http://www.greenpeace.org/ageofstupid

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Evelyn out.