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Quoted: When gasoline was relatively cheap, few people bothered to seek out the best deals. Who wanted to run all over town or take a chance on a no-name station just to save a few bucks?

Quoted: Passengers are more dissatisfied with airlines' customer service than they have been in years at a time when carriers are charging more and more for tickets and services.

Fornell said it is worrisome that the four big airlines looking to consolidate — Delta with Northwest, as agreed to last month, and United and US Airways — are at the bottom of the industry in customer satisfaction.

"When it comes to mergers, combining two negatives doesn't make a positive," he said.

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Quoted: SENECA, Mo. - Nearly half of the 21 people killed by a tornado that smashed parts of Oklahoma and Missouri over the weekend died in cars, troubling experts who say vehicles are among the worst places to be during a twister.

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Quoted: Capitol Hill offices received letters Thursday containing a photo of the Times Square military recruiting office before it was bombed and including the claim "We Did It."

Quoted: Pay your taxes with plastic and you'll pay the price. No doubt you use a credit card for the great majority of your purchases. This comes with obvious advantages -- if you pay off the bill in full each month.

Credit cards are accepted for fast food, cell-phone bills and even for church donations these days.

So it's no surprise that you can also use plastic to pay your federal taxes.

With tax season approaching, those who haven't set enough aside from their earnings can find that they don't have enough cash on hand to cover their tax bill.

No wonder gift cards are becoming even more popular.

Quoted: Obviously, you have picked out perfect gifts for everyone on your list. But guess what? At least one of them (maybe more) will be returned, and you'll probably return a gift or two yourself. About 40 percent of Americans take back at least one holiday gift, according to the National Retail Federation.

This is terrible
Quoted: Hundreds of thousands of holiday cards and letters thanking wounded American troops for their sacrifice and wishing them well never reach their destination. They are returned to sender or thrown away unopened.

Since the Sept. 11 attacks and the anthrax scare, the Pentagon and the Postal Service have refused to deliver mail addressed simply to "Any Wounded Soldier" for fear terrorists or opponents of the war might send toxic substances or demoralizing messages

It is not safe anywhere.

Quoted: OMAHA, Neb. - A man opened fire with a rifle at a busy department store Wednesday, killing eight people before taking his own life in in an attack that made holiday shoppers run screaming through a mall and barricade themselves in dressing rooms. Five more people were wounded, two critically. Witnesses said the gunman fired down on shoppers from a third-floor balcony of the Von Maur department store.