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Commissioner Bud Selig says that wild-card expansion is coming
Chicago Sun-Times
Sox players toss plastic baseballs to fans at the Palmer House Hilton. | John J. Kim~Sun-Times Baseball can expect to have a second wild-card team added to the playoffs this season, commissioner Bud Selig said Friday. “I'm optimistic.

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Plastic fanatics: States with the most and least credit card debt
msnbc.com
Experts disagree on whether rising credit card debt is a good or bad indicator for a state's economy. By Charles B. Stockdale, 24/7 Wall St. Americans cut down their credit card debt by 11 percent last year, compared to 2010, according to a new report ...

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Credit Card Guide News

Credit Card of the Week: A Rewarding Venture for Some
DailyFinance
I say "may be" because these cards generally trade higher interest rates and unfavorable balance transfer deals for heaps of points that have little relative value. Airlines are the most popular bank branding partners for this type of plastic, ...
Post Office Predicts Rise in UK Credit Card Usage in 2012Business Review Europe (press release)

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New York Times

Approved Card is a decent first step in using plastic
Chicago Tribune
Attention parents: Personal finance guru Suze Orman is promoting a new product that could help teenagers ease into the treacherous world of plastic. The author and television commentator calls her credit card alternative the Approved Card.
Can Suze Orman's New Prepaid Card Change Credit Scoring?LoanSafe
Chuck Jaffe: Suze Orman's debit card raises many doubtsTulsa World

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A Special Card for a Special Card
US Banker
Other consumers treat their debit cards as though they're barely worth the plastic they're printed on. Not me. I knew from the start that you were unlike any other card I'd ever had. In you, I saw my reflection-and that picture of me means I don't have ...

A Plastic Revival at AmEx, CapOne
Wall Street Journal
"I think the combination of holiday spending and consumer sentiment is causing people to feel a bit freer to spend on credit cards." Many borrowers shunned plastic following the recession, as they worked to rid themselves of debt hangovers brought on ...

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Paying holiday credit card debt takes planning
KSAT San Antonio
So you overindulged on plastic over the holidays, and now you have a pounding financial hangover. "I haven't started paying it off yet," she said. And her $600 debt is a tiny fraction of what many consumers owe. The average credit card balance in 2011 ...

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2011 crowned 'Year of the Credit Card'
Compare Pre Paid
By Anna Jay 2011 has been dubbed the 'Year of the Credit Card' by one leading Building Society as Brits flashed their plastic an average of 267 times. Forking out more than £17000 in the last year, Brits have been spending heavily on food and petrol.
2011: The 'Year of The Credit Card'Think Money

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Credit card - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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