If you are only making minimum payments on $20,000 in credit card debt, at a 18.9% interest rate, it can take you over 50 years to pay it off and you could pay over $50,000 in interest.
You may be surprised to learn that credit card debt grows back 78% of the time after taking out a debt consolidation loan. Without a fundamental change in the spending habits of the consumer, a loan usually only makes things worse.
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Panel on Democratic Efforts to Pass Health Care
FOXNews This is a rush transcript of "Special Report With Bret Baier" from March 1, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. REP. NANCY PELOSI, D-CALIF., HOUSE SPEAKER: And in a matter of days, we will have a proposal. ... Obama explores Republican ideas for revised health care bill Obama expresses interest in four GOP healthcare ideas Democrats seem ready to trade House seats for healthcare reform |
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Supreme Court Remains Divided Over Gun Control
New York Times WASHINGTON — An unusually intense Supreme Court argument Tuesday showed that the justices remain bitterly divided about the meaning and scope of the Second Amendment. And it suggested that the five-justice majority in the 2008 decision ... Supreme Court seems ready to extend gun rights to cities, states Justices debate Chicago handgun ban Justices signal they're ready to make gun ownership a national right |
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Toyota Exec Describes 'Aggressive' US Regulators In '08
Wall Street Journal (Updates to include details about presentation by former Toyota North America President Jim Press starting in seventh paragraph.) By Josh Mitchell Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--A Toyota Motor Corp. (TM, 7203.TO) executive described US ... Toyota to let US unit order recalls Senate panel calls NHTSA response to Toyota safety issues 'deeply troubling' Toyota to provide black box readers to regulators |
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Talks under way on jobless benefit deal, senator says
CNN Sen. Jim Bunning says that if the benefits are so important, senators could find a way to fund them. "We're trying" to finalize a deal, Sen. Jim Bunning says "You have made your point. ... Our economy is suffering," Harry Reid says Washington (CNN) ... US Senate works to restore jobless, highway aid Angry Ky. Sen. Jim Bunning holds up spending bill Lone US Republican Blocks $10 Billion Jobs and Benefits Bill |
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Brown in the race to get state "working again"
San Francisco Chronicle AP In this screen grab from jerrybrown.org, Democrat Jerry Brown announces that he has entered the race for California governor on his web site on Tuesday. Saying the next governor must have "the preparation and the knowledge" to "get California ... In California, Brown Seeks His Old Job Back Brown to Run for California Governor Brown seeks governor's mansion -- or at least the office -- again |
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Obama and the battle against bad cholesterol: A potential setback
USA Today For a man looking to cut down his bad cholesterol, the American South may not be the best place to visit -- at least to eat. Of course, if you're looking for good eating, there's no better place to be. After his speech today in Savannah, Ga., ... Obama promotes energy-jobs program in Savannah President Obama Talks Energy in Savannah Docs: Obama Should Quit Smoking, Moderate Drinking OK |
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US Promises Aid for Chile Quake Victims
Voice of America US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States is preparing an extensive aid package for Chile after Saturday's powerful earthquake that killed more than 700 people and displaced an estimated two million. Clinton made a brief stop in ... Bachelet urges Chile earthquake survivors to stay calm As world watches Chile earthquake, deadly floods hit quake-rocked Haiti Clinton promises solidarity, supplies for quake-damaged Chile |
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Tiger's The Best And I Want Him to Return, Says Cabrera
New York Times By REUTERS NEW YORK (Reuters) - US Masters champion Angel Cabrera wants world number one Tiger Woods to return to golf as soon as possible, he said on Tuesday. "Tiger is the best. I want him to be back," the Argentine told reporters during a conference ... Source: Tiger Woods back home after counseling AP Source: Woods back from family counseling Tiger Woods Back Home From Rehab, Golfing Daily |
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Democratic Leaders Meet With Paterson in Albany
New York Times Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, left, and State Senator John L. Sampson at the Executive Mansion in Albany on Tuesday after meeting with Gov. David A. Paterson. By DAVID M. HALBFINGER New York Democratic leaders streamed in and out of the Executive ... NY state leaders reduce rev estimate by $850 mln Paterson asked by top legislative Democrats to resign Democrats Press New York's Paterson to Resign |
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Ford not running for NY Senate, Zuckerman possible
The Associated Press NEW YORK — Former Tennessee congressman Harold Ford Jr. didn't name names when he said he isn't running in New York's Democratic primary for US Senate because it might help a Republican win. But it's not difficult to imagine he might be referring to ... Ford's Driving Ambition Harold Ford Jr. takes parting shot at Democratic leaders Ford Decides Not to Run for Senate Seat |