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Fed Statement on Mortgage Reform

Money – Request for comment on changes to Regulation Z to protect consumers from unfair or deceptive home mortgage lending and advertising practices

Voted for on January 15, 2008 04:45am

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Huckabee Jams With A High School Band

Politics – Mike Huckabee gets on stage to play the bass at a New Hampshire high school.

Voted for on January 15, 2008 04:45am

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Congress proposes a giant leap to ethanol for auto fuel

Autos – The U.S. Congress has written into law one of the most ambitious dictates ever issued to American business: to create, from scratch, a huge new industry capable of converting agricultural wastes and other plant material into automotive fuel.

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Is China following the Russia's example of energy integration?

News – Daniel Altman discusses the economic news of the day online with an eye to how individuals, companies and governments are coping with the challenges of globalization. Here are some recent, edited entries from his blog and responses from readers.

Voted for on January 15, 2008 04:45am

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About half of U.S. states are underfunding pension plans, study says

Money – About half of the states in the United States have been consistently underfinancing their retirement plans for public workers and may have to make painful choices in the coming years between their retirement obligations and other public programs, according to a comprehensive study released Tuesday.

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Here Comes Windows SP3 RC1 to the Public --- Again
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Here Comes Windows SP3 RC1 to the Public --- Again

Gadgets & Tech – Last week Microsoft posted Windows XP SP3 RC1 ... and then pulled it back. It was still available on some download sites, but not on Microsoft's site. Tuesday Microsoft indicated that it would be posting SP3 RC1 to its Download Center later that day, and hopefully this is the real thing.

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Huckabee's Christmas Ad, Ron Paul Fires Back

Politics – "It reminds me of what Sinclair Lewis once said. He says, 'when fascism comes to this country, it will be wrapped in the flag, carrying a cross.' Now I don't know whether that's a fair assessment or not, but you wonder about using a cross, like he is the only Christian or implying that subtly. So, I don't think I would ever use anything like t

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White House calls Castro letter 'interesting'

News – The White House said on Tuesday a letter from Cuban leader Fidel Castro suggesting he might give up his formal leadership post was interesting, but that it was difficult to determine what it actually meant.

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Hillary Accuses Obama Of Bed-Wetting
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Hillary Accuses Obama Of Bed-Wetting

Humor – The increasingly contentious race for the Democratic presidential nomination got a little bit nastier today as Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) charged that her chief rival, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill), wet his bed when he was a toddler.

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Spending bill shrinks border fence
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Spending bill shrinks border fence

News – Congress last night passed a giant new spending bill that undermines current plans for a U.S.-Mexico border fence, allowing the Homeland Security Department to build a single-tier barrier rather than the two-tier version that has worked in California.

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Tuesday: 53 Iraqis Killed, 66 Wounded

News – A large bombing in Abbara was among the numerous attacks that left dozens of casualties throughout Iraq today. Overall, at least 53 Iraqis were killed and 66 more were wounded in the latest violence. No Coalition deaths were reported, but Turkey sent hundred of fresh troops into Iraq to counter the PKK rebels in the north.

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Turkey: Another Ally Lost

Politics – Over the past six years the Bush administration, aided and abetted by Congress, has trashed what used to be described as American foreign policy. Foreign policy once was shaped around the U.S. national interest, but no longer.

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Giuliani's Campaign is Fatally Flawed

Politics – In the latest SurveyUSA Poll (Paul's name was again not mentioned) in California, Giuliani's support has been cut by almost a third, from 39% to 28% (only 8 ahead of Huckabee) -- further evidence that his "national strategy" to win California, Florida, New York, Michigan, and other big states, is failing

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Sharif barred from running in Pakistan election

News – Pakistan's Election Commission said Tuesday that opposition leader Nawaz Sharif cannot run in parliamentary elections next month, eliminating the former prime minister's chances of returning to office.

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Drew Carey Exposes Eminent Domain Abuse in Hollywood

Celebrities – The City of Los Angeles used eminent domain to take a popular Hollywood bar and numerous other small businesses so that the city could hand the land over to private developers planning to build a W hotel and million-dollar condos.

Voted for on January 15, 2008 04:45am