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Credit cards hurts gas station profits (The Mercury) -- LANCASTER (AP) ? Gas station owners say more people pull out credit cards when the cost of a fill-up rises, and that hurts their profits. (more)

Getting swiped out by credit cards (San Antonio Express-News/KENS 5) -- More customers are forsaking cash in favor of using credit cards or debit cards as gasoline prices have zoomed, a change that is putting pressure on independent gasoline..... (more)

Checking the charges on county officials' credit cards (22 WSBT South Bend) -- In St. Joseph County, there are more than 30 credit cards used by government officials from the health department, to the prosecutor and any other department in between...... (more)

Electronic Payments Coalition Statement on GAO Report on Credit and Debit Cards (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News) -- The Electronic Payments Coalition commends the GAO report released today that enumerates the invaluable benefits that the federal government receives by accepting and..... (more)

Ramapo police arrest man accused of using stolen credit cards (The Journal News) -- A Spring Valley man was being held without bail yesterday after police say he used a woman's stolen credit cards to buy audio speakers last month. (more)

ID chips in credit cards, everyday items raise privacy questions (Detroit News) -- Don't take a hammer to your new U.S. passport. And don't drill a hole in that credit card or zap it in the microwave. (more)

Woman accused of using man's ID to get credit cards (Lincoln Journal Star) -- A 28-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday for allegedly using a Lincoln man?s identity to obtain five credit cards and making more than $4,000 in charges. (more)

Police briefs Man buys thousands of lottery tickets with stolen credit card (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune) -- SARASOTA COUNTY Police accused a 25 year old man of stealing credit cards and using them to buy thousands of dollars in scratch off lottery tickets. (more)

New Orleans man busted for phony credit cards (WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans) -- Slidell Police and the U.S. Secret Service arrested a New Orleans man for identity theft, according to police. Investigators said Quentin Hall used phony credit cards in..... (more)

Learn to manage credit cards (Contra Costa Times) -- n It's not the numbers of cards that's important, it's how the cards are used (more)