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Behind The Scenes With Consumerist On The Clark Howard Show
The Clark Howard Show recently joined us at Consumer Reports' Yonkers offices for a look behind the scenes at The Consumerist. What's an EECB? What's it like to be constantly on the prowl for evidence of the effects of the mythical Grocery Shrink Ray? Why do we post so many cat pictures? More »

Catch Consumerist On The Clark Howard TV Show This Weekend
Our special segment on the Clark Howard TV show will run this weekend. Take a sneak peak into the world of the editors of Consumerist. Join Ben and Meg as they show you how we made this blog and the special sauce that goes into making it hum along. They'll delve into the EECB, the Grocery Shrink Ray, and reveal the answer to that burning question, what's up with the cat pictures? The show airs on HLN at 6am Eastern on Saturday 7/2 and Sunday 7/3. More »

Catch Consumerist On HLN's Clark Howard Show All Weekend Long!
UPDATE: As it turns out, the segment will air in a subsequent week, not this weekend. Sorry folks! Stay tuned and we'll tell you when it gets rescheduled. More »

Bank of America-Sponsored Poll Shows That Most Americans Don't Trust Banking System

—>It may be a random confluence of sponsorship, but this poll from the front page of CNN.com last night is too funny not to share. Thanks to Douglas for sending it in.  More »

Amazing Coupon Queen Saves 97% On Grocery Bill

—>Sure, I use coupons, and I'm decent at it, but for me watching this video of the "Coupon Queen" is like a little kid enrolled in her first karate class watching an expert ninja.  More »

In one brain-melting two-minute clip, watch all the media frenzy, punditry, and cable-news excitement of the financial meltdown, courtesy of CNN's own Rick "The Twitter Board Is Blowing Up!" Sanchez. [YouTube]  More »

CNN Goes Into Apparel Business With Headline T-Shirts

—>Michael wrote in to point out that CNN has a weird new feature on its site—now you can proudly display your favorite, uh, headlines(?) on your body with their "CNN Shirt" service. It's beta, naturally, and they pick the headlines you can choose from—so no "What drove dad who kept 'house of horror'?" tee to shame your parents during the next family holiday. (That's the current top headline on their home page.)  More »

Round 27: Blue Cross Blue Shield vs CNN

—>This is Round 27 in our Worst Company in America contest, Blue Cross Blue Shield vs CNN. Vote which sucks more, inside...  More »

This "Quick Vote" is on the front page of CNN right now.   More »

CNN Reports On Walmart's Nazi Shirt
Set to the tune of "Flight of the Valkyrie," here is CNN soft-serving the Nazi Walmart Tshirt story we've been obsessing over covering with such diligence.Maybe now that it's on CNN, Walmart will actually finally remove the shirts from their shelves. Yes, this is so important, we put two adverbs together. — BEN POPKENRecent updates to this story.
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AOL Canceler on CNN, For Reals This Time

Vincent Ferrari may not have hit prime-time on CNN last night, but his clip yukking it up with Jeanee Moos has made its way to the net. Here's a ghetto screen capture:  More »