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Legislation to rein in credit card practices and eliminate sudden rate hikes and late fees that have entangled millions of American consumers is getting closer to becoming law, bolstered by presidential pressure and the backdrop of economic calamity.
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Sen. Ralph Hudgens (R-Hull) talks with an unidentified woman on the floor of the Senate Wednesday, March 4, 2009 in Atlanta. Hudgens is the sponsor of a bill that would put limits on fertility clinics and the number of embryos that can be implanted at...
