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Group nabbed after fine paid with marked bills (AP via Yahoo! News) - A group of suspected thieves in Kern County may need to learn the concept of "unmarked bills." A restaurant known as The Homestead in the high desert town of Inyokern had a tradition of customers hanging dollar bills on its walls, usually inscribing them with messages and other distinguishing details.

Bucky Brooks: Jauron's Bills looking like his '01 Bears (Sports Illustrated) - Bills coach Dick Jauron deserves recognition for guiding his young team to a surprising 4-0 start. Buffalo, which finished 7-9 last season, has relied on a stingy defense and clutch play from quarterback Trent Edwards to defeat its first four opponents, including two playoff teams (Seattle and Jacksonville) from 2007.

Buffalo Bills sign fullback Corey McIntyre and release Darian Barnes (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) - ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - The Buffalo Bills shuffled fullbacks Tuesday by signing Corey McIntyre and releasing Darian Barnes.

Power ranks: Titans, Bills creep up as idle Giants seize top spot (USA Today) - The Dallas Cowboys' first loss opens up the No. 1 spot in the power rankings to the New York Giants. And the surprise undefeated teams the Tennessee Titans and Buffalo Bills find their way into the top three.

Five nabbed after fine paid with marked bills (MSNBC) - A group of suspected thieves in Kern County may need to learn the concept of "unmarked bills."

Power bills may gobble tax cuts (TVNZ) - The extra cash from tax cuts may go into paying higher electricity bills as three power companies increase their charges. Contact Energy, Mercury Energy and Meridian Energy say they are bumping up prices because of increasing costs they are facing.

Two Bills of Interest Advancing In Congress (Slashdot) - pgn674 writes "While the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 failed to pass in the House of Representatives, two other bills of interest to this community are currently moving through the US lawmaking process. One is the Broadband Data Improvement Act, which Communications Workers of America claims will help us towards bringing high-speed Internet access to all Americans. It will have ...

Governor to sign or veto some 800 bills (KABC-TV Los Angeles) - Governor Schwarzenegger has hundreds of bills to sign or veto by Wednesday.

Largest TVA rate hike in 30 years comes as consumers already struggle to pay power bills (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The Tennessee Valley Authority's largest electric rate increase in more than three decades takes effect Wednesday as thousands of consumers already are struggling to pay their power bills and avoid service cutoffs.

5 arrested after court fine paid with marked bills (The Arizona Republic) - A restaurant known as The Homestead had a tradition of customers hanging dollar bills on its walls, usually inscribing them with messages and other distinguishing details. Last week a man used 10 of the bills, some with the word ''Homestead'' on them, to pay a court fine, and a clerk immediately recognized them.