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Domestic Violence Bills Languish on Judiciary Panel (Washington Post) - Members of Maryland's defense bar don't just go to court to guard the rights of clients accused of domestic violence. Some of their biggest victories come in Room 101 of the House Office Building in Annapolis, where many victims' rights bills go to die.

Davis: Hard-working mother birds have their bills full (Knoxville News Sentinel) - Every mother of young children has her hands full. It's the same with a mother bird. They must give their babies undivided attention in order for the little ones to survive. Every daylight hour is filled with repeated trips to fill their bills so they can nourish the fast-growing nestlings.

Federal loans may help Juneau businesses pay electric bills (KTVF Fairbanks) - Juneau businesses could be eligible to receive federal low interest loans to help pay their skyrocketing electric bills.

Couple Accused Of Making Counterfeit Bills (AP) (KSFY Sioux Falls) - A California couple has been indicted on federal charges of making counterfeit bills and passing them at businesses in western South Dakota.

County tax rates in; bills will follow (The Indianapolis Star) - Marion Co. homeowners get final piece to recalculate 2007 tax bills in faulty reassessment.

Ready? Electric bills going up, just a question of how much (WFMJ Youngstown) - HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Are your household finances tight? Then you might want to have a seat. Pennsylvanians could be staring at increases in their home electric bills of 40, 50 or even 60% by the time decade-old rate caps expire in the next couple years.

Spaghetti dinner to help boy's family with medical bills (Northwest Herald) - WOODSTOCK – The community has raised more than $1,000 for fifth-grader Matthew Harris, who had a cyst surgically removed from his brain this year. But his family does not have health insurance and already has received more than $62,000 in medical bills, said Harris’ mother, Machelle Brock.

Pakistani c.bank sells 5 bln rupees of T-bills (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News) - KARACHI, May 10 - Pakistan's central bank sold 5 billion rupees in five-day Treasury bills at 9.14 percent on Saturday to mop up funds from the money market.

Congress Ponders Differing Net-Neutrality Bills (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News) - The Internet neutrality issue has once again taken center stage in Congress, where two bills are under scrutiny. During a hearing to discuss pending legislation, the chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet noted that commercial success for many Internet-based companies depends on an open Internet.

Whittle inks another one-year deal with Bills (Lake Sun Leader) - CAMDENTON - Hometown Hog Jason Whittle has inked a one-year deal to play for the Buffalo Bills for a second straight year and will begin his 10th season as an interior offensive lineman in the NFL.