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This is long, so if you are short of time scroll down to the bold section.If you've been following this series of articles, you might recall that in my last article, I wrote about the Captain of United flight 925 who discovered -- once he was half-way across the Atlantic -- that two passengers he was carrying were on the "no-fly" list. Many of you have written to WomensWallStreet.com wondering how, in the age of information, this could be possible? What exactly is the "no-fly" list anyway, some readers are asking? Who decides what names go on the list? Who...

Angela Lipsman is a really smart kid, but a really, really dumb rule is keeping the 15-year-old from getting a college degree. Angela, who skipped high school and went straight to college last year, has earned her associate's degree and is on her way to a bachelor's - but she can't have the sheepskins because she never got a high school diploma. Even worse, the gifted girl's proud dad is being investigated by child protective services for alleged educational neglect - for letting his daughter go to college. "It's not fair," said Angela, who has a 3.84 grade point average...

"A Connecticut man who has been jailed since he voluntarily came forward in September to tell the FBI he had spent time with some of the Sept. 11 hijackers was sentenced this morning to the time he already has served followed by immediate deportation."