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EU: Roaming cap cuts cell phone bills (AP via Yahoo! News) - Mobile phone bills in Europe have been slashed by as much as 60 percent since the EU placed a cap on roaming charges over the summer, the European Commission said.

Jabari Greer helping Buffalo Bills defence find its groove (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) - ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - Jabari Greer couldn't help feeling elated after the Bills practised Wednesday.

Economy 7 users face bigger bills (BBC News) - Householders across Northern Ireland are to see their electricity bills rise by almost 4%.

Justice minister calls on Liberals not to thwart Tory anti-crime bills (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News) - EDMONTON - Canada's justice minister is calling on Liberal Leader Stephane Dion to support Conservative anti-crime bills.

Bills rookie Edwards to get 2nd start (Sports Illustrated) - Bills rookie Trent Edwards will make his second straight start when Buffalo hosts Dallas on Monday night after J.P. Losman missed practice Wednesday.

Cell Phone Bills Drop Drastically Following EU Roaming Caps (E-Commerce Times) - Mobile phone bills in Europe have been slashed by as much as 60 percent since the EU placed a cap on roaming charges over the summer, the European Commission said. The European Union set a price ceiling of 69 cents per minute for making a mobile phone call when abroad and 34 cents for receiving one, plus value-added tax, saying that operators were reaping massive profits from unjustifiably high ...

Governor signs bills concerning appraisal fees, affordable housing and lending rules (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News) - As the statewide increase in foreclosure activity and lack of affordable housing continue to be two prime issues in the residential real estate industry, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced this week he will sign three bills intended to increase protections for potential California homebuyers and expand affordable housing opportunities.

First Energy Chief Says Bills Will Go Higher (WFMJ Youngstown) - Prepare to pay more for your electricity if you're a First Energy customer. That's the word from the company's President. He's warning that electric bills will go up even more if Ohio lawmakers approve Governor Strickland's energy plan.

Power boss says electric bills will rise (Telegraph-Forum) - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Electric bills are going up whether lawmakers approve the governor’s energy proposal or not, but they’ll go up even more if legislators stick to a plan to increase requirements for renewable and advanced sources of energy, the chief of the FirstEnergy utility company said Thursday.

Democrats Plan To Send FY 2008 Spending Bills To President Bush That Would Increase Funds For Health Research, Other ... (Medical News Today) - Democratic leaders on Tuesday said that during the next seven weeks they plan to send to President Bush fiscal year 2008 appropriations bills that would increase funds for health research and other domestic programs, rather than consider a request from Bush for $193 billion in emergency funds for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, CongressDaily reports (Cohn, CongressDaily, 10/3). [click link for ...