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Treasury ordered to make bills recognizable to blind people (USA Today) - By keeping all U.S. currency the same size and texture, the Treasury Department has denied blind people meaningful access to money, a federal judge said Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Paul L. Friedman ordered the government to come up with ways for the blind to tell bills apart.

Parrish, special teams giving Bills spark (AP via Yahoo! News) - After muscling past the last defender near midfield, Roscoe Parrish found himself stumbling forward, on the verge of falling, when the Bills' punt-returner felt someone tugging at the back of his jersey.

Japan To Auction Y4.2 Trillion Of 3-Month Financing Bills Dec 6 (Nasdaq) - TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- Japan's Ministry of Finance is offering Y4.2 trillion of three-month financing bills on Dec. 6, the ministry said Wednesday. The new issue, No. 421, will settle Dec. 11 and will mature March 19.

Fake bills stir up cold war rivalry (Guardian Unlimited) - More than £12m-worth of fake dollar bills transported to US and Israel from a tiny region of former Soviet Georgia.

With oil prices high, 6 ways to shrink home heating bills (CNNMoney.com via Yahoo! Finance) - With winter fast approaching, and the cost of natural gas and oil still far above historic norms, here are six basic steps that could save you big on heating bills.

Treasury ordered to make bills recognizable to blind people (ABC 13 Toledo) - U.S. District Judge James Robertson ordered the Treasury Department to come up with ways for the blind to tell bills apart. He said he wouldn't tell officials how to fix the problem, but he ordered them to begin working on it.

Glitch sends 287 water bills to woman (Greensboro News-Record) - WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — A monthly water bill is one thing, but 287 bills at once was a bit much for a Winston-Salem woman.A letter carrier delivered the pile of water bills to Alicia Cartrette's door last week. (Credit: "")

City will help more pay utility bills (Gresham Outlook) - Gresham city councilors agreed Tuesday, Nov. 28, to create a program allowing residents to donate money to help people pay their utility bills.

Bills Up but Kelda Backers Get Payout (RedNova) - By Robert Lea, Evening Standard, London Nov. 28--Shareholders in Yorkshire Water group Kelda are to get a £750 million windfall as customers take stock of their latest above-inflation rise, of 7.7 percent, in household water bills.

Bills, Bills, Bills! Woman Gets Nearly 300 (WXII ThePiedmontChannel.com via Yahoo! News) - If you think you get too many bills, talk to Alicia Cartrette.