Credit card's nearly 80 percent interest rate
First Premier Bank's bloated APR skirts new regs meant to curb industry abuses
Auditors challenge $1 billion in Afghanistan costs A Senate subcommittee says Pentagon auditors have challenged nearly $1 billion in charges by military contractors in Afghanistan. That's raising concerns on Capitol Hill about wasteful spending as the Obama administration expands the U.S. 'mission' in Afghanistan. According to a memo distributed to subcommittee members before the [Thursday] hearing, the Defense Contract Audit Agency examined $5.9 billion in Afghanistan troop support contracts. The agency determined that $950 million of the costs were unreasonable or lacked enough documentation to support them.
Weekly Address: The Patient's Bill of Rights and Health Reform
The President talks about the consumer protections that will be passed as part of health insurance reform, and calls on the Senate to allow an up-or-down vote.
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