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A bill that would allow Tennessee residents to buy wine online or through the mail and raise nearly $10 million in tax revenue by next year has been put on hold until March 5.

Two debt reduction companies and their principals have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges alleging they falsely claimed they could reduce consumers’ credit card interest rates or the amount of their credit card debt.

The Deloitte Research index of consumer spending dipped to a new low this month, indicating the possibility of a dramatic drop in consumer spending, the company reported Thursday.

This week, Meet the Broker features Chatty Teirstein, who believes postal rate increases lead to growth in e-mail marketing and thus more e-mail list rental business for brokers.

Andi Emerson, a mail order legend and founder of the John Caples awards, died Wednesday morning in New York at age 82. She had been suffering from emphysema for several years. There were no arrangements at deadline. She is survived by four children: Ann, George, Christopher and Electra.