• If you still find a surprise on your bill at check out, contest it.

    BBC: Hidden hotel fees

  • Washington state's Democrat-controlled House failed this month to pass a universal background check bill.

    NPR: Colorado Governor Signs Landmark Gun Bills

  • She proclaimed herself "a really proud defender of the Second Amendment" and then worked her way to saying she would have voted for the universal background check bill.

    CNN: SHARE THIS

  • If he signed on to a background-check bill, Mr. Coburn, a noted skeptic of federal powers and a longtime advocate for gun rights, would provide significant cover for Republicans and red-state Democrats to do the same.

    WSJ: New GOP Voice in Gun Talks

  • Quick, someone check on Bill Gates before these three can gather at an undisclosed location to begin their return trip to Zeta Sagittarii.

    FORBES: Will Wright Runs Off With Robots

  • From international money transfer to bill-pay to check cashing and prepaid, Walmart has been a pioneer of financial services for the emerging middle class.

    FORBES: Bluebird vs Greendot. Prepaid wins.

  • This is a banking product, complete with online bill-paying and check-writing.

    FORBES: Trust Me

  • Beginning with 250 stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, this summer 7-Eleven will offer bill payment, payroll check cashing, money wiring and ticket purchasing for entertainment events and travel--all on the souped-up terminals.

    FORBES: I Got It @7-Eleven

  • As soon as he finished eating, he would light a cigarette and snap his fingers for the bill, not bothering to check whether I had finished, too.

    NEWYORKER: Naima

  • Besides broader background check requirements, the bill would also toughen laws against illicit firearms sales and provide a small increase in school security aid.

    NPR: Boost For Background Checks: Senators Compromise

  • If a bill comes due before the corresponding check arrives, a person may be faced with a choice between paying with a credit card or facing late fees and cancellations.

    FORBES: Do We Take Debt Seriously Enough?

  • Add it up: federal income taxes, Social Security taxes, Medicare taxes, myriad federal excise taxes (check out your phone bill), state income taxes, property taxes, sales taxes, gasoline taxes, electricity taxes, water taxes, sewage taxes, airline taxes, hotel occupancy taxes (if you vacation or travel for business), road tolls, vehicle registration fees, driving license fees, marriage license fees and marriage penalties (Washington's version of family values is to tax people for getting married), dog license fees, etc.

    FORBES: Fact and Comment

  • To see previous reviews, check out our posts on Bill Gurley, Fred Wilson, and Ben Horowitz.

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  • The Senate was continuing debate Tuesday on a wide-ranging gun control bill, with the focus on a background check compromise struck last week between Sens.

    NPR: Both Sides Hunt Support In Background Check Fight

  • Walmart thinks it can help those consumers with its growing financial center offering everything from check cashing, money transfers, bill payments and pre-paid debit cards.

    FORBES: Walmart Targets Unhappy Bank Customers With New Prepaid Card--Should Big Banks Be Nervous?

  • Some (including mine) will give you so much extra time for the asking, some will let you stay into mid-afternoon for an extra twenty to fifty bucks, others will bill you for another night if you overstay check-out by five minutes.

    FORBES: How Lenient Are Hotels When It Comes To Checking Out Late?

  • Finally, another one of my clients told me he had dropped a very promising candidate from his list of potential hires because she had taken out her PDA to check her email while he paid the bill.

    FORBES: Business Strategies From The Yoga Mat

  • If a refundable tax credit exceeds the tax bill generated by the production, the producers get a check for the overage.

    FORBES: Strapped States Go Hollywood On You, The Taxpayer

  • But if you add the wife of pitcher Roger Clemens being dragged into the steroids investigation, sounds like time to check in with BPP's sports analyst Bill Wolff - take out a break from his day and night job on some news network, to channel back to his days as a pro-sports producer TV type.

    NPR: Clemens Grilled on Capitol Hill

  • Mail a paper check or money order to the Verizon Wireless remittance address on your bill.

    FORBES: How To Avoid $2 Verizon Bill-Pay Fee

  • The phones and the service are exactly what you'd get from Sprint, only when the bill comes at the end of the month you cut Time Warner Cable a check instead.

    ENGADGET: Time Warner Cable testing wireless service

  • Until the bill is signed and furloughed air traffic controllers return to work, the FAA advises travelers to check their flight status before leaving home, and to visit fly.faa.gov for airport delay information.

    FORBES: Congress Passes Bill To End Air Traffic Control Furloughs

  • The average monthly Cobra bill for family health coverage has surged to 83% of the average monthly unemployment-insurance check, up from about 61% in 2001, according to Families USA, a nonprofit group focusing on health-care issues.

    WSJ: Despite Subsidy, Cobra's Bite Still Stings for Many

  • The bipartisan deal, which will be offered as the first amendment to the main gun bill, would require all people buying firearms online and at gun shows to undergo a background check through a licensed dealer, who would be required to keep a paper record of the sale.

    WSJ: Gun Measure Clears Senate Hurdle

  • "It's like having a spell check that underlines words if you've made a mistake, " says Rutgers Professor Bill Ward, who was shocked that Chalfie's bacteria shone at all.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • "We've got to work hard and the more people know about the bill, the more people read the bill, the more people see the facts of the bill, it breaks down all the misnomers, " he said of what he called misinformation about the background check proposal being spread by opponents.

    CNN: Senate gun law proposal lacks enough support now

  • You can foot the bill for private school, college or even orthodontia for your grandkids, nieces or nephews, so long as the check is made out to the school or dentist, not to the parents.

    FORBES: Giving, the Family Way

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