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(Budget Travel) -- You may have heard of, or fallen victim to, the old "catch my baby while we pick your pockets" scheme. The new class of tourist rip-off makes that look like chump change.Here's a scam so bad even Mickey Mouse took a stand. Guests in hotels around Disney World have been finding pizza delivery menus conveniently slipped under their doors, but place an order -- and make the mistake of giving your credit card number -- and you'll really pay. The phone number isn't connected to a pizza parlor but to identity thieves. Disney World supported a law designed to crack down on the people handing out the fliers, but Orlando police say the problem persists.In Vietnam, open-ended bus tickets are the best way to travel at your own pace between Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, and the Sinh Tourist line is widely considered the best. So widely considered, in fact, its many impostors call themselves Sinh Tourist, too. [Read the full article] Washington (CNN) -- Federal officials enacted new rules Friday requiring airlines to install updated ice detection equipment in certain smaller existing fleets, a step designed to boost passenger safety.The Federal Aviation Administration also ordered a revision of flight manuals to ensure that crews know the appropriate point at which to activate ice protection systems, according to a FAA statement."We want pilots to have the best technology available to detect icing conditions so they can take the steps necessary to ensure passenger safety," Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said.Washington (CNN) -- Federal officials enacted new rules Friday requiring airlines to install updated ice detection equipment in certain smaller existing fleets, a step designed to boost passenger safety. [Read the full article] Hyannis Port, Massachusetts (CNN) -- After returning late Wednesday night from a three-day bus tour of Middle America, President Obama left Washington once again Thursday afternoon -- this time for Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts and a 10-day vacation with his family.Obama's vacation comes at a tumultuous time for the country, domestically and overseas. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 410 points just as the president boarded Air Force One. He is set to release a new job creation proposal in early September, and a U.S.-led call from the international community for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to leave power was publicly released the morning of Obama's departure.The president's critics are seizing upon these events to argue that this is no time for a vacation. While campaigning in early primary states this week, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney used Obama's vacation to suggest that maybe he's just giving up. [Read the full article] 
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