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Treasury Bills Scheduled for This Week (New York Times) - The Treasury?s schedule of financing included Monday?s regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills and an auction of four-week bills tomorrow.

Heating bills may drop 20 percent (Dayton Daily News) - Miami Valley residents could see a 20 percent decrease in their heating bills as winter temperatures climb 30 percent higher than normal.

Magic bills? Proposals aim to cure ills of health care reform (BizJournals) - Some see good medicine in two bills aimed at empowering states to spur health care reform.

Spartanburg Hospital agrees to audit medical bills as part of lawsuit settlement (The Times and Democrat) - SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System will audit medical bills of past patients as part a lawsuit settlement. The audit, which will look at medical bills as far back as October 2001, will determine if patients are entitled to a refund.

Rising bills, more gripes and now fines by gas firm (The Scotsman) - SCOTTISH Gas has come under fire from consumer groups and politicians after announcing that customers who fail to pay their power bills on time will be handed a £5 fine.

Cameron calls for investigation into soaring cost of gas bills (Independent) - David Cameron will call today for competition watchdogs to investigate gas prices amid concern at soaring utility bills.

Mild Winter Means Relief From High Gas Bills For Georgians (CBS 46 News Atlanta) - ATLANTA (AP) -- A year ago, brutally high natural gas prices and a bitter blast of winter had many Georgians struggling to pay their bills, flooding the phone lines of relief agencies and reaching for an extra sweater instead of cranking up the heat on the coldest nights.

Some cable bills in error (Central Kentucky News Journal) - Hundreds of Comcast Cable customers have received larger-than-expected bills in error. Comcast General Manager Tim Hagan said a few hundred customers received bills that did not reflect discounts they'd received in the past.

Democrats plan to introduce bills addressing stem cell research, Rx benefit (News-Medical-Net) - House Democrats plan to introduce bills that would reduce restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research and allow HHS to negotiate directly with pharmaceutical companies on prices for medications under the Medicare prescription drug benefit, incoming House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said on Wednesday, CQ Today reports.

Drawing on personal experience, Quincy lawmaker Michael Morrissey drafts bills to protect cellphone users, ticket buyers (Boston Globe) - The state Senate's point man on consumer issues draws heavily on his pet peeves in filing bills.