Checking health plan eligibility is a good way to pinch pennies, since the stakes are large.

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But for those of us who plan on checking our email through the holidays that extra time at home may not be as joyous as it sounds.

FORBES: Taking It Easy Through The Holidays? Working From Home Won't Help

Some 60 Arab League monitors are checking compliance with a peace plan, but correspondents say protesters are frustrated they cannot stop killings.

BBC: Syria unrest: Arab League calls for end to shooting

The IRS has a withholding calculator that can help you determine the correct amount, (click here.) If you make an adjustment, be sure to capture the increase in your paycheck and put those dollars to the best use, whether it is setting up an automatic transfer from a checking to a savings account or increasing your retirement plan at work.

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Under Obama's plan, families would apply for financial aid by checking a box on their tax form, which would authorize their tax information to be used, and eliminate the need for a separate application.

CNN: Rising costs could push college out of reach

It's probably just a little too late to ask for one of these for the holidays, but you can still plan for next year (hey, Valentine's Day is coming, right?) by checking out Sound and Vision's review of 70-inch HD-ILA Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS) set.

ENGADGET: JVC D-ILA 70-inch LCoS reviewed