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Occupy Wall Street Folks Are Buying and Abolishing Millions of Dollars of Debt for the 99 Percent
The Occupy Wall Street movement, forever angry about government bail-outs for big banks, finally figured out a way to issue their own bail-outs --...
Do-it-Yourself Bailout: Man Negotiates His Way Out Of $150,000 Of Debt
A film screenwriter who, after a round of mishaps and bad luck, had amassed a staggering $220,000 in credit debt was spending his days...
How to Bounce Back From Holiday Debt
Is one of your New Year's resolutions about spending money more wisely? Financial analyst Vera Gibbons offers a number of tips that might help...
Gabrielle Giffords Returns To Congress to Help Pass Dramatic Debt Deal
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, absent from the U.S. Capitol since she was shot in the head 7 months ago, walked into the House chamber to...
Yankees Fan’s Generosity Is Returned, With $50,000 to Ease His Debt
A week ago, Christian Lopez had a job, but significant student loan debt. Then fate (he retrieved Derek Jeter’s 3,000th hit) and choice (he...
Madam President: Her Knowledge of Global Finance Erased Liberia’s Debt
After an intense three-year campaign, Africa's first woman head of state, Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, has won international forgiveness of its crushing $4.9 billion...
U.S. Senate Approves Measure Encouraging Relief of Haiti Debt
The U.S. Senate approved legislation to encourage canceling Haiti’s $1 billion debt to international organizations. Passed without objection, the legislation directs the Obama...
G7 Nations Announce They Will Cancel Haiti’s Debt
The world's leading industrialized nations have pledged to write off the debts that Haiti owes them, following a devastating earthquake last month. ...
How One Family Eliminated $106,000 of Debt
Frugality and hard work led to a debt-free lifestyle in five years for Russell and Kathy Hildebrandt of New Richmond, Wis., who successfully...
France Cancels $20 Million in Debt for Conservation in Madagascar
Madagascar and France on Wednesday signed an agreement allocating 20 million dollars (13 million euros) to preserve Madagascar's rich biodiversity. "This initiative is an...
India Cancels Small Farmers’ Debt Across Nation
"The Indian government plans to cancel the entire debt of the country's small farmers in a giant program that will cost 600 billion rupees...
Radio Host Spreads Gospel of Debt-Free Living
Steve Ghent sent this story in about an inspiring motivational radio host who is an evangelist for helping people get out of debt. (AJ...
Americans Remember Their Debt to French Nobleman Lafayette, 250 Years After His Birth
Across the United States, Americans are celebrating the 250th anniversary of the birth of a French nobleman to whom they still feel indebted, centuries...
U.S. Swaps Guatemalan Debt for Forest Protection
"The United States will forgive about 20 percent of the $122 million debt owed by Guatemala so the money can be used to protect...
Cameroon, France Sign Africa’s First Debt-for-Nature Swap
France and Cameroon have signed a debt-for-nature swap that aims to conserve some of the most pristine and threatened rainforest in Africa. Under...
Russia Forgives Debt of Developing Nations
(June 9) Russia said Friday it plans to write off about $700 million in debt owed by the poorest countries - a move...
World Bank Cancels Debt of 17 of the World’s Poorest Countries
The World Bank approved details to implement the 2005 debt relief initiative, which will cancel the debt of some of the world’s poorest countries...
Son Surprises Dad with Dream Car He Gave up for Diaper Money 41 Years Ago
From Texas comes the beautiful story of love and appreciation between a father and son, and of a man who gave up his dream...
Good News in History, November 20
66 years Jim and Jane Henson established Muppets Inc. The company has produced many successful television series, including The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and...
Good News in History, November 15
7 years ago, Pakistani archeologists revealed to the world the finished excavations of the Bhamala Stupa, one of the oldest in the world, and...