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Mouse Print*-- Florida's Natural Sued Over Made in USA Claims

One would think that an orange juice brand called "Florida's Natural" would be from Florida, and be made from Florida oranges, right? Think again. That story is in Mouse Print* this week.

Now You Can Lock Your Social Security Number In Addition to Your Credit Report

Many people put a freeze on their credit report to help thwart ID theft. Lesser known is the ability to lock your social security number. Here are two ways to do it, but there are pros and cons of locking it, so beware of those first.

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Soon Merchants May Deny Your Use of a Rewards Credit Card

For two decades merchants have been fighting with MasterCard and Visa over the high credit card interchange fees they have to pay when consumers make purchases. Now there is talk of allowing merchants to pick and choose which Visa or Mastercards they will accept, including allowing them to stop accepting the most expensive cards like those that pay 2% back or provide double miles. And this also opens the door to merchants asking shoppers to pay a surcharge if they want to use one of these reward cards.