Read more Government Credit Card Abuse Prevention Act stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/28906/government-credit-card-abuse-prevention-act.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 08:30:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58506/obama-wants-credit-card-relief-bill-by-memorial-day.html<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=207507&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331224225' border='0' />Putting himself on the side of fuming consumers, President Obama is pushing for Congress to send him legislation by Memorial Day that would immediately reign in the credit card industry, he said in his radio address this morning. The House has passed a bill banning several predatory practices, but it...Visa Inc. on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 said its fiscal second-quarter profit rose nearly 71 percent, beating Wall Street expectations.http://www.newser.com/story/58506/obama-wants-credit-card-relief-bill-by-memorial-day.htmlSat, 09 May 2009 07:31:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23868/workers-charge-laptops-to-lingerie-on-fed-credit-cards.htmlPeter Fearon<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=92180&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401015131' border='0' />Millions of dollars government employees charged to federal credit cards went for less-than-appropriate perks ranging from digital cameras to dating services, sexy lingerie, laptops, and a $13,000 postal party, reports the Washington Post . An investigation by the Government Accountability Office found that 48% of major purchases on federal credit...Government credit cards were used to buy laptops, sexy lingerie, steak dinners and for other unauthorized purchases, according to a federal investigation.http://www.newser.com/story/23868/workers-charge-laptops-to-lingerie-on-fed-credit-cards.htmlWed, 09 Apr 2008 08:50:00 CDT