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AFP eWire May 4, 2006	Postal Service Proposes More Rate Increases in 2007 While charities just began feeling the impact of the last rate case, the USPS has filed yet another Omnibus Rate Case, proposing to raise postage rates again by 8.5% on average, including a $0.03 increase in the price of a first class postage stamp.
Financial Planning May 1, 2006 Pam Black	America's Nest Egg Score A.G. Edwards issued its first quarterly Nest Egg Score, which is designed as a comprehensive indicator of how U.S. households are doing at building wealth. Here are the findings.
Financial Planning May 1, 2006 Lynn Hume	Campos Mulls Law for Raters The SEC Commission member says it may be time to seek legislation that would give the SEC authority to regulate the nation's credit rating agencies.
BusinessWeek May 15, 2006 Richard S. Dunham	When Gas Rises, Approval Tanks The link between pumps and polls may be even stronger than you think.
InternetNews May 4, 2006 Roy Mark	House Panel Calls For Broader Gambling Ban A House subcommittee has approved legislation banning all forms of online gambling in the United States.
Registered Rep. May 1, 2006 Kristen French	Where Millionaires Call Home Looking for millionaires? You'll find a lot of them in California.
Registered Rep. May 1, 2006 John Churchill	Rough Month for Mario Gabelli One of Wall Street's best-known money managers was charged with civil fraud in auctions for wireless telephone licenses. Also, two longtime investors claim Gabelli stole more than $100 million from them.
Chemistry World May 2006 Andrew West	Mission to Marzzz... With planned manned missions to Mars, ESA and NASA both recently announced that they are funding research into methods that would allow astronauts to spend months or even years in suspended animation.
Chemistry World May 3, 2006	US Firms Accuse Reach of Raising Trade Barriers American industry has warned that upcoming regulation of the European Union chemicals sector is likely to cause massive product reformulations, business disruptions and unnecessary barriers to trade.
ifeminists May 3, 2006 Carey Roberts	Joe Biden's Weird Sense of Chivalry The Violence Against Women Act is a law that looks the other way on female batterers and throws men in jail when they act in self-defense.
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