Mitt Romney is developing a Mirlande Wilson problem. Wilson, for those not acquainted with the name, is the Maryland woman who claimed to have a winning lottery ticket worth $218 million. She had agreed to buy lottery tickets with money pooled from her co-workers at McDonald’s, but then she claimed that the winning ticket was one she bought separately. As the New York Daily News has documented, she has since claimed she’s not sure she won , she hasn’t checked the ticket, the ticket is at her home, the ticket is hidden at McDonald’s, the ticket is secreted away somewhere else, and now she can’t find it. Read full article > >

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Was “Paranormal Activity 3” the No. 1 movie at the weekend box office for the second week in a row? No. Did a new release open at the top of the ticket-selling heap? Read full article > >

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‘Puss in Boots’ beats ‘Paranormal Activity 3’: A weekend box office Q&A

At the end of a 10-hour layover in Beijing, I found myself begging other passengers for permission to jump the security line. I flourished my ticket with the boarding time of now , thankful that they didn’t know the truth. Having had 600 minutes to make my connecting flight to Washington Dulles, I had no excuse for rushing — except a good one. When you’re stuck with a layover of such prodigious length, the en-route stop becomes more than just a transit between two points. It turns into a full-fledged destination to visit, including a foot-dragging resistance to leaving. Read full article > >

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At the end of a 10-hour layover in Beijing, I found myself begging other passengers for permission to jump the security line. I flourished my ticket with the boarding time of now , thankful that they didn’t know the truth. Having had 600 minutes to make my connecting flight to Washington Dulles, I had no excuse for rushing — except a good one. When you’re stuck with a layover of such prodigious length, the en-route stop becomes more than just a transit between two points. It turns into a full-fledged destination to visit, including a foot-dragging resistance to leaving. Read full article > >

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The number of people collecting Social Security disability benefits is rising, and the agency’s Ticket to Work employment program has done little to ease the burden.

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Not many folks have occasion to thank the IRS this time of year-but Irving Przyborski does. The Chicago man was doing his taxes a little early when he discovered a year-old lottery ticket in his files. Taking the ticket in, he discovered that he was…

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Man Finds $9 Million Lotto Ticket

The government announces plans for £8bn of investment in Britain’s railways but passengers face higher ticket prices to pay for it.

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Railways to get £8bn investment

Delta, AMR and US Airways attributed the results to higher ticket prices and a rebound in air travel.

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Airlines Find a Route to Profit