One Laptop Per Child launched its second Give One/Get One (G1G1) program today. This year, order and delivery of the laptops in the US will be handled through Amazon.com. If you missed out on participating in this program last year, here’s your chance. The laptops (known as XOs) run the latest release of Sugar on [...]

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Excerpted from “Underwater Need Not Mean Foreclosure,” by Karen Blumenthal, on WSN.com: What does being “underwater” in your house really mean? Probably not that you’re drowning. The number of underwater homeowners — those who owe more on their mortgages than their home is now worth — has been growing sharply since 2006 as real-estate prices [...]

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Starbucks, Ben & Jerry’s, and California Tortilla are offering free samples of their wares today in honor of Election Day. Proof of voting is required only at California Tortilla. Starbucks: Tell them you voted, and they’ll give you a free Tall cup of brewed coffee. Ben & Jerry’s: Tell them you voted, and get a [...]

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From OprahWinfrey.com: This summer, Oprah received a gift that she says changed her life. “It’s absolutely my new favorite favorite thing in the world,” she says. Meet the Amazon Kindle™, a wireless portable reading device with instant access to more than 190,000 books, blogs, newspapers and magazines. Whether you’re in bed or on the train, [...]

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By Rachel Deahl (Publishers Weekly) Thomas Nelson is putting out a call for reviewers. The publisher has launched a program called Thomas Nelson Book Review Bloggers, allowing readers to register at a Web site in order to receive a free copy of a select book for review purposes. At the site, http://brb.thomasnelson.com, which is now [...]

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Excerpted from a CNN Fact Check written by Stacy Cowley: (CNNMoney.com) — In speech after speech, presidential candidate John McCain hammers on the claim that his rival Barack Obama will raise taxes on many small businesses. At the debate on Wednesday night, McCain said, “The small businesses that we’re talking about would receive an increase [...]

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