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Slum Tourism -The Crassest Way to See the World?

Julia Rosien | Mar 12, 2008 - 11:25 | 2 Comments
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What's not in right now: beaches, high-end lux and hedonism. What's in: shantytowns, back Slum Tourism - Is It Ethical?Slum Tourism - Is It Ethical?alleys and garbage dumps. No, we're not kidding. "Slum Tourism" or "Poorism" is the hottest new trend in travel, according to a New York Times article this week.

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Airline Price-Fixing Probe - Offices Raided by European Commission

GG Staff | Mar 12, 2008 - 09:01 | 1 Comment
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The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, did a surprise search of Airlines Raided!Airlines Raided!offices of Germany's Lufthansa, KLM Dutch Airlines, the Dutch arm of Air France and Italy's Aitalia. They're investigating claims that the airlines are involved in price-fixing on long-haul flights.
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Southwest Fines Raise Questions of FAA Bumbling

GG Staff | Mar 11, 2008 - 16:31
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Last week CNN reported on an investigation that Southwest allowed "unsafe" planes that were "not Southwest Operating Unsafe PlanesSouthwest Operating Unsafe Planesair worthy" to continue to operate. "Documents submitted by FAA inspectors to congressional investigators allege the airline flew at least 117 of its planes in violation of mandatory safety checks... The planes flew for 30 months past...

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Costa Cruise Jumper - Coast Guard Gives Up Search

GG Staff | Mar 11, 2008 - 15:07 | 3 Comments
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Tina White, 39, of Bonita Springs, Fla., apparently had a fight with her boyfriend on the Costa Costa Cruise JumperCosta Cruise JumperMediterranea about 20 miles off the coast of Key Largo in the Florida Keys. White's boyfriend, Andy Hopkins, says they were arguing on deck shortly after midnight when she became agitated...
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Schadenfreude - It's Time to Party on Wall Street

GG Staff | Mar 11, 2008 - 11:49
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Schadenfreude on Wall StreetSchadenfreude on Wall StreetWe're not sure if there'll be popcorn and peanuts, but Eliot Spitzer's fall from grace is likely to go down as one the most celebrated and juiciest sex scandals since you-know-who...

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"ICH Services" Credit Card Fraud Alert - Are You At Risk?

GG Staff | Mar 11, 2008 - 10:45
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This past fall my credit card numbers were stolen. After the thieves tried unsuccessfully to download ICH Services Credit AlertICH Services Credit Alertinternet purchased software on Christmas Eve, we were alerted. Thankfully the bank caught the unusual purchasing pattern and the incident cost us only time.

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