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:: 8 Steps to take if your Identity is Stolen
	Bankrate - This step-by-step guide will help to clear your good name if ID theft should happen to you. READ MORE

:: Are You Popular at Work?
	MSN Careers - Studies show that jobs, pay raises and promotions are more apt to be awarded based on charisma than qualifications. Try these four steps to increase your likability at work. READ MORE

:: Most-Stolen Cars
	CNN - Every 25 seconds a car is stolen in the U.S. Is your car on the list? CNN's Andy Serwer reports. Older Hondas and Toyotas still popular with car thieves, but half the top ten are light trucks. READ MORE

:: GOOGLE TESTS NEW TRAVEL SEARCH FEATURE
	Dose - Internet search leader Google Inc. is scouting out the travel bookings business with a new feature that connects users to travel agencies that offer the cheapest fares. READ MORE

MySpace Launches Record Label
	USA Today - The social networking website MySpace.com has launched its own record label in a joint venture with Interscope Records hoping to capitalize on its broad reach among READ MORE

:: NASA Names First Black Flight Director
	NASA - The first African-American to lead Mission Control is working shifts as a flight director for the International Space Station. Kwatsi Alibaruho completed more than 700 hours of training and began active duty in August. FULL STORY

:: Virus Uses Sony BMG Software to Hide on PCs

Calendarlive - A computer security firm said it had discovered the first virus that used music publisher Sony BMG's controversial CD copy-protection software to hide on PCs and wreak havoc. Under a subject line containing the words. "Photo approval," a hacker has mass-mailed the so-called Stinx-E Trojan virus to British e-mail addresses, said British anti-virus firm Sophos. When recipients click on an attachment, they install malware, which may tear down a computer's firewall and give hackers access to a PC. The malware hides by using Sony BMG software that is also hidden; the software is installed on a computer when consumers play Sony's copy-protected music CDs.