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Best/Worst 2010 Cars for Fuel Economy

gas The EPA has just released its list of fuel economy ratings of 2010 cars. By category, here are the most fuel efficient vehicles, and here are the worst for fuel economy.

4 Fad Diet Books: The Truth Squad Gives You the Skinny

diet books Everyday, it seems, there is a new diet book claiming to have the miracle answer to weight loss. ABC assembled some nutrition experts (the "truth squad") to evaluate four popular diet books currently on the market: The 4-Day Diet, Dr. Atkins -- The Zone, South Beach Diet, and Flat Belly Diet.


Wacky News


Most people ignore the safety instruction sheet that comes with products. Here, however, are nearly a dozen funny warnings on some products. For example, a warning that comes with an iron cautions users not to iron clothing while they are being worn!




Consumer Quickies

  • Think Your Prescription is Private? Think Again!
  • CVS Caremark Shills for Drugmakers in Mailings
  • Whiter Teeth Sites Continue to Advertise, Dupe
  • How to Spot a Fake Twitter Account
  • How Pepsi Gets College Students as Consumers
  • Ponzi Mastermind Falls for Nigerian Scam
  • Conde Nast's Readers' Choices for Best Hotels, Cities, Cruises
  • Just Say No: Annual Credit Card Fees Intro'd
  • Debt Collector in Court on Catch-22
  • The Net Does a Senior's Brain Good
  • Bill Intro'd to Reduce Overdraft Fees
  • Report: FDA Not Monitoring Food Label Accuracy pdf
  • FDA to Crack Down on Nutrition Claims
  • Don't Let Your State Escheat You
  • Summary of FTC's New Endorsement Ad Guidelines
  • Comcast to Offer Cable TV On Demand on the Net
  • Cruise Critic Picks Best Cruise Lines
  • Providers' Interest Up in Metering Net Usage
  • 100 Real (Funny) College Courses
  • FDA Releases New Guide to Hearing Aids pdf
  • Banks Still Foreclosing Rather than Modifying Loans pdf
  • Popular Remote Light Switch Recalled for Fire Hazard
  • Citi Closes Some Gas Credit Cards w/o Notice
  • Bill to Create Federal Consumer Agency Passes Cmte
  • Newspaper Customized on Net by Each User Gets Printed, Delivered to Your Doorstep
  • How Easy Credit and Untrained Borrowers Courted Disaster
  • Moneygram Fined $18-mil for Facilitating Scams
  • Do Energy Star Appliances Live Up to Claimed Low Power Use?
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