Posted November 6th, 2009 by editor
Thousands of borrowers on the verge of foreclosure will soon have the option of renting their homes from Fannie Mae, under a policy announced Thursday.
The government-controlled company, through its new “Deed for Lease” program, will allow borrowers to transfer ownership to Fannie Mae and sign a one-year lease.
Source:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/05/fannie-mae-deed-for-lease_n_346988.html
Tags: borrowers, controlled company, fannie mae, foreclosure, lease program, verge
Posted November 6th, 2009 by editor
Officials are telling The Associated Press that AARP, the seniors lobby, will endorse the health care overhaul bill that House Democrats are preparing to take to the floor.
Source:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/04/aarp-to-endorse-house-hea_n_345885.html
Tags: health care bill, house democrats, seniors
Posted November 5th, 2009 by editor
Israeli commandos seized a ship Wednesday that defense officials said was carrying hundreds of tons of weapons from Iran bound for…
Source:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091104/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_arms_boat
Tags: defense officials, hezbollah, iran, israeli commandos, weapons
Posted November 5th, 2009 by editor
Sure, Sir Edmund Hillary got all the accolades for being the first to scale Everest.
But the locals celebrate someone else — Tenzing Norgay, the sherpa who some say beat Hillary to the summit of the world’s highest mountain.
Source:http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/india/091030/everest-edmund-hillary-mountaineering-tenzing-norgay
Tags: edmund hillary, highest mountain, locals, mount everest, sherpa, summit
Posted November 5th, 2009 by editor
The Colorado ski town of Breckenridge has voted overwhelmingly to legalize marijuana.
Source:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_marijuana_legalization
Tags: breckenridge, colorado ski, marijuana, pot, ski town
Posted November 5th, 2009 by editor
Imagine this.
At a time of political turmoil, a charismatic, telegenic new leader arrives virtually out of nowhere. He offers a message of hope and reconciliation based on compromise and promises to marshal technology for a better future that will include universal health care.
Source:http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-tc-tvcolumn-v-1102-1103nov03,0,7062976.story
Tags: better future, compromise, message of hope, political turmoil, reconciliation, universal health care
Posted November 4th, 2009 by editor
Freshman Congressman Alan Grayson (D-FL) just raked in half a million dollars on a non-election year money bomb.
The fundraising effort was coordinated by ActBlue, and demonstrates the truth behind the ancient Latin proverb: fortune favors the bold.
Source:http://newsjunkiepost.com/2009/11/03/alan-grayson-money-bomb-nets-500k/
Tags: actblue, alan grayson, bomb, election year, fortune, freshman congressman, fundraising effort, half a million, latin proverb, million dollars, money, truth
Posted November 4th, 2009 by editor
How much would legalizing marijuana help with state budget deficits? CNN breaks down the projected tax revenue for each state.
Source:http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/taxes_marijuana/revenue.html
Tags: cnn, cnn projects, legalizing marijuana, state budget deficits
Posted November 4th, 2009 by editor
Wondering what city holds the gold at the end of the rainbow? We’ve done the research for you.
Above you will find the lowest, average, and highest incomes by profession in the USA. So before you move to Scranton for that writing job, take a look above.
Source:http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/follow-the-money-the-best-and-worst-places-to-work-by-average-salary/
Tags: end of the rainbow, gold at the end of the rainbow, highest incomes, job type, profession, salary, type pic
Posted November 4th, 2009 by editor
I first saw the Berlin Wall in 1971.
It was then about 10 years old and was the ugliest human structure Id ever seen: gray, brutal, pitiless, unyielding. Unlike the walls built around ancient European cities (and the one being proposed for the U.S. border with Mexico), this one was not created to keep people [...]
Tags: 10 years, berlin wall, east germans, european cities, human structure, mexico
