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Miri Ben-Ari, a Grammy Award-Winning violinist, originally from Israel, dedicates her rendition of the National Anthem titled Stand With Me, a music video in support of the Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Barack Obama. Supported by Hip Hop mogul Russell Simmons and fashion designer Marc Eckó, Ben-Ari introduces a new musical approach to capture the spirit of the American people before the 2008 Election Day.

When the savings and loan industry collapsed, Keating’s failed company put taxpayers on the hook for $3.4 billion and more than 20,000 Americans lost their savings. John McCain was reprimanded by the bipartisan Senate Ethics Committee, but the ultimate cost of the crisis to American taxpayers reached more than $120 billion.

The Keating scandal is eerily similar to today’s credit crisis, where a lack of regulation and cozy relationships between the financial industry and Congress has allowed banks to make risky loans and profit by bending the rules. And in both cases, John McCain’s judgment and values have placed him on the wrong side of history.

Source: Keating Economics

Police are warning people not to give financial information to companies that call saying their car warranties are about to expire and encouraging them to buy extended ones.

Brian Meyers, spokesman for the Maitland Police Department, sent out an e-mail alert about the calls last week.

Meyers noted that he has even gotten some of the calls himself.

“They started on my cell phone,” he said. “It’s a private number, because I don’t have a house phone, so I don’t know how they got it.”

Meyers looked into the bothersome phone calls after co-workers and Maitland residents sent him e-mails inquiring about them. He said they were more annoyed by the calls than concerned.

He noted that people can try calling the numbers back to remove themselves from the companies’ call lists, though many times people get recordings saying the numbers have been disconnected.

Companies warning people their warranties are about to expire and offering to sell them new ones have been the subject of an investigation and lawsuits in Missouri. John Fougere, press secretary for the Missouri Attorney General’s Office, said his office has received complaints from across the country.

Attorney General Jay Nixon launched “Operation Taken for a Ride” in March, filing lawsuits against eight companies accused of sending out mailers as well as calling people nationwide to trick them into buying Motor Vehicle Extended Service Contracts. The contracts are similar to car warranties, except they aren’t being offered by the manufacturers or dealers as salespeople imply, Fougere said.

Because the companies use the fear of a supposedly expiring warranty to pressure quick buys of MVESCs, victims have wasted thousands on the unnecessary contracts.

“Say your actual warranty still has another two years to go,” Fougere said. “You end up paying $2,500 for something you don’t even need due to the misrepresentation and high-pressure sales tactics.”

Users have also voiced concern about complaint Web sites such as 800notes.com and whocalledme.com that information given to the companies could be used to steal victims’ money or identities.

Terence McElroy, spokesman for Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, warns against giving any personal information to callers.

“The advice we give people is, unless you initiated the call, do not give financial information to someone over the phone who claims to be a representative from any organization,” McElroy said.

Complaints about the phone calls can be filed with the FCC via their Web site at esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm.

Story from: OrlandoSentinel.com

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