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	<title>Money Talks, Personal Finance and Global Economy</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:36:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>CRE Capital Founder James Ossie Indicted for Setting Up Ponzi Scheme</title>
		<link>http://www.code4gold.com/blog/2009/03/19/cre-capital-founder-james-ossie-indicted-for-setting-up-ponzi-scheme/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Alpharetta, Ga  businessman James G. Ossie has been charged with 10 counts of wire fraud related to a ponzi scheme he allegedly set up. A federal grand jury unsealed the indictment on Wednesday and Ossie is supposed to surrender himself in federal court on Friday.
“This indictment alleges yet another disturbing Ponzi scheme with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bail Revoked for Bernie Madoff Following Guilty Plea</title>
		<link>http://www.code4gold.com/blog/2009/03/12/bail-revoked-for-bernie-madoff-following-guilty-plea/</link>
		<comments>http://www.code4gold.com/blog/2009/03/12/bail-revoked-for-bernie-madoff-following-guilty-plea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>C4G</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Financial News</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bail was revoked today for Bernie Madoff, the man behind the largest ponzi scheme in American history. Madoff appeared earlier before U.S. District Judge Denny Chin in Manhattan to plead guilty to directing the largest Ponzi scheme in history.
Bloomberg reported :



Madoff is pleading guilty to 11 counts including securities fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bad Economic Times Have Unemployed Texas Man Selling Family on eBay</title>
		<link>http://www.code4gold.com/blog/2009/03/04/bad-economic-times-have-unemployed-texas-man-selling-family-on-ebay/</link>
		<comments>http://www.code4gold.com/blog/2009/03/04/bad-economic-times-have-unemployed-texas-man-selling-family-on-ebay/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>C4G</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Financial News</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The poor economy has many people taking drastic measures to put food on the table for their family. One texas man, who was recently laid off has decided to auction his family on eBay to make ends meet.
From the auction text :



We are a family of five living in the suburbs of Austin, TX. We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AccountNow Prepaid Visa Review</title>
		<link>http://www.code4gold.com/blog/2009/02/04/accountnow-prepaid-visa-review/</link>
		<comments>http://www.code4gold.com/blog/2009/02/04/accountnow-prepaid-visa-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>C4G</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Financial News</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You don&#8217;t need to be embarassed about not having a credit card to make online purchases, register a Paypal account, rent a car, make hotel reservations, pay bills online and so many other things that require the use of a Visa or MasterCard.
The Account Now Visa can be used anywhere the Visa logo is accepted. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Poor Economy Spells Predatory Lenders and Unethical Creditors</title>
		<link>http://www.code4gold.com/blog/2009/01/24/a-poor-economy-spells-predatory-lenders-and-unethical-creditors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.code4gold.com/blog/2009/01/24/a-poor-economy-spells-predatory-lenders-and-unethical-creditors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:26:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>C4G</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Financial News</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While downturns in the economy might force ethical lenders to become more careful about extending lines of credit, the opposite is true of predatory lenders who prey upon consumers in difficult circumstances. It may seem that creditors are not writing new loans or opening new lines of credit for consumers with good credit scores and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beware of 419 Phishing Scam Spoofing iKobo.com - Fraud Alert</title>
		<link>http://www.code4gold.com/blog/2008/10/23/beware-of-419-phishing-scam-spoofing-ikobocom-fraud-alert/</link>
		<comments>http://www.code4gold.com/blog/2008/10/23/beware-of-419-phishing-scam-spoofing-ikobocom-fraud-alert/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>C4G</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Financial News</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beware of a new scam that is using the iKobo.com&#8217;s name to try and get your personal information. iKobo is a &#8220;person to person&#8221; money transfer agent or payment processor much like Paypal and they do not send unsolicited emails such as this one asking for you to send information back to them.
Here&#8217;s a copy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lexington Law Credit Repair Services</title>
		<link>http://www.code4gold.com/blog/2008/10/07/lexington-law-credit-repair-services/</link>
		<comments>http://www.code4gold.com/blog/2008/10/07/lexington-law-credit-repair-services/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:32:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>C4G</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Financial News</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today consumers are faced with an unprecedented number of challenges when trying to secure a mortgage, take out a personal loan, finance a new automobile or just establish a line of department store credit. With the state of the current economy, credit is getting tougher and tougher for consumers to come by and qualification requirements [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Suicide Rate on Wall Street Skyrockets While Stocks Plummet</title>
		<link>http://www.code4gold.com/blog/2008/09/29/suicide-rate-on-wall-street-skyrockets-while-stocks-plummet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.code4gold.com/blog/2008/09/29/suicide-rate-on-wall-street-skyrockets-while-stocks-plummet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:02:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>C4G</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Financial News</category>
	<category>The Economy</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A wave of panic swept over the financial markets causing the Dow Jones industrials to drop over 700 points during trading amidst fears the financial bailout package would be rejected by the House of Representatives. The vote was at 207 for vs. 226 against when the official voting time for the plan expired, but House [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Cities and Towns That Will Be Hit by the Financial Crisis</title>
		<link>http://www.code4gold.com/blog/2008/09/28/top-10-cities-and-towns-that-will-be-hit-by-the-financial-crisis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.code4gold.com/blog/2008/09/28/top-10-cities-and-towns-that-will-be-hit-by-the-financial-crisis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>C4G</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Financial News</category>
	<category>Mortgage and Loans</category>
	<category>Insurance</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year, we&#8217;ve seen prominent financials companies such as Lehman Brothers, AIG, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on the ropes amidst a slumping economy. Although Senator John McCain seems to believe the economy is in good shape, truth is working middle class Americans have felt the pinch first but now it&#8217;s the time for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Government to Rescue AIG With $85 Billion Loan at Taxpayers Expense</title>
		<link>http://www.code4gold.com/blog/2008/09/17/us-government-to-rescue-aig-with-85-billion-loan-at-taxpayers-expense/</link>
		<comments>http://www.code4gold.com/blog/2008/09/17/us-government-to-rescue-aig-with-85-billion-loan-at-taxpayers-expense/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:26:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>C4G</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Financial News</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wouldn&#8217;t it be nice if the US Government were there to bail out each and every one of us whenever we&#8217;ve made poor financial decisions or mismanged our businesses?
While the average American family may be carrying $10K in credit card debt due to staggering interest rates offered by credit card companies, there is no relief [...]]]></description>
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