October 21, 2010

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling two million baby strollers after four infants have died because of strangulation accidents. The Graco Quattro Tour and MetroLite strollers were sold at Babies R Us, Sears, Target and Wal-Mart between November 2000 and December 2007. Owners can contact Graco for a free repair kit. Source Link

One out of three teenagers is considering delaying or skipping plans to go to college because of the expense. The survey by the brokerage firm TD Ameritrade shows that nearly 80% of teens want to crate a plan to share the cost of college with their parents. Teenagers are also split on whether a big-name college degree is worth the extra cost of higher tuition. Source Link

In a final national survey before the upcoming mid-term elections, it looks like Republicans could score major victories in their quest to reclaim control of Congress. The Associated Press poll of likely voters shows they believe the GOP would do a better job than Democrats on handling the economy, creating jobs and running the government and more than half disapprove of president Obama’s job performance. Source Link