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Young, fat and oh so fabulousSunday, August 1, 2010 @ 2:07AMNEW YORK -- In a mid­town Manhattan showroom, fashion blogger Amelia Pontes picked up a pair of "jeggings" (jeans tight enough to be leggings) from a table filled with trendy jeans in boot cut, boyfriend and skinny styles.

Widely used arbitration quietly closes doors of protest for consumersSunday, August 1, 2010 @ 1:55AMSuch clauses in consumer contracts may become a thing of the past Lease a car, enroll in a cell phone plan or finance the purchase of a major appliance, and you're likely signing away your rights.

Week in review A look back at the week's top storiesSunday, August 1, 2010 @ 1:04AMONEOK Partners LP will ramp up its natural gas liquids capacity significantly with up to $730 million in pipeline and fractionation projects over the next three years, the Tulsa-based company announced Monday.

Don't pay for help when seeking aid with college costsSunday, August 1, 2010 @ 1:02AMDear Action Line: What can you tell me about Internet 'scholarship search services' that charge $1,000 to find college scholarships? — M.H., Tulsa.

Burning Ohio trees at Burger sets fire to debateSunday, August 1, 2010 @ 12:46AMOpponents are hot that FirstEnergy will get credits, question if state can produce enough fuel for power plant