Subway: The Walmart of the fast food industry.

Always low prices. Always. (Except on what they decide to sell for higher prices.) That’s the part in parentheses that Walmart doesn’t put in their commercials. Same with Subway. Not too long ago, they marketed *ANY* footlong sandwich as being a mere $5.00, and it’s fraud. Sure, corporate lawyers would spin a tale about ‘fine [...]

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Earth to Chris Brown..

Chris Brown has ‘finally’ broken the silence, and responded to accusations of him physically abusing his girlfriend Rihanna. She was seen in pictures. Marks all over her. She was ‘in hiding’ for days, enough time to allow for her marks to heal up. Chris Brown, and buddy Lil Bow Wow, decided to break the ice [...]

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AT&T representatives teach American Idol viewers how to cheat with their votes.

At a few Kris Allen parties, AT&T reps provided phones and instructions to “interested parties” for how to cheat with their voting. And, it’s all exposed, thanks to the New York Times. AT&T issued a statement claiming all their representatives did was give texting tutorials.
It is absolutely puzzling to me. AT&T wireless is the only [...]

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“Slumdog” filmmakers continue to generate self-serving press on the backs of impoverished child stars.

In another token publicity stunt, “Slumdog Millionaire” director Danny Boyle met with the two principle child stars, Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, to pose for photos, and to re-state that the filmmakers were trying to find housing for the children and their families, still months after the film has grossed hundreds of millions of [...]

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Faux “Buffy” to hit the big screen?

Yeah, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” is going to hit the big screen, again, minus any of the people who made it worth watching. The creator of the story, Joss Whedon, the person responsible for having the vision of this wonderful film and series, isn’t on board. None of the characters we’ve come to know are [...]

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Police & F.B.I. using technological loopholes to allow “warrantless” wire-tapping.

I’d say it’s potentially criminal behavior, but law enforcement agencies and the F.B.I. would disagree. Well, since they’re the ones doing it, wouldn’t they sort of have to disagree?
I’m talking about GPS tracking devices. They’re slipped into, under, and alongside objects, like vehicles, so that they can track the movement and location of “suspected criminals”, [...]

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Cigarette makers are idiotic liars.

A U.S. federal appeals court upheld a decision that would, among other things, ban misleading label practices on cigarette packages. In addition, cigarette companies were found guilty of charges of racketeering and fraud. Not to be told when lies are lies, Philip Morris USA, and parent company Altria Group Inc., claim the ban on labels [...]

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Senator Schumer takes on telemarketer scams.

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, you have my gratitude. For those who were not aware, Mr. Schumer has expressed interest in prosecuting some types of phone scammers at the federal level. Why? Because, at the local level, prosecuting these criminals is made difficult by the offenders changing names, offices, and personnel. They even subcontract work [...]

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IMAX, Regal, and AMC theaters conspire to scam movie-goers.

Here’s something IMAX, and their co-conspirators Regal and AMC theaters, don’t want you to know before purchasing an “IMAX experience” ticket. There are currently two different kinds of IMAX screens, but they’ve both got the same ticket price. There’s the “real” IMAX screen, which is over 70 feet tall, and, thanks to the blogging of [...]

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Orphanages in Muslim-dominant countries often employ criminal adoptive practices?

A recent criminal case, involving a couple residing in the U.S.A. but attempting to adopt children from Egypt, is showcasing what great illegal lengths some people will go through to sell human beings. In this case, a Coptic Christian orphanage was paid, and provided the couple with forged birth documents which claimed the adopted twins [...]

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