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• FHA-backed loans: the next subprime crisis? (MSNBC)
23 Nov 2008 at 10:31am
The same people whose reckless practices triggered the global financial crisis are onto a similar scheme that could cost taxpayers tons more.
• Personalities: Britney Spears, Paul Newman, Johnny Depp, Travis Barker and Ji...
24 Nov 2008 at 12:08am
LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears made another cameo in the midst of her comeback - this time at a Los Angeles courtroom.
• FHA-Backed Loans: The New Subprime (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News)
21 Nov 2008 at 5:08am
As if they haven't done enough damage. Thousands of subprime mortgage lenders and brokers -- many of them the very sorts of firms that helped create the current financial crisis -- are going strong. Their new strategy: taking advantage of a long-standing federal program designed to encourage homeownership by insuring mortgages for buyers of modest means.
• Felony charge in attack on Momoa (Honolulu Advertiser)
22 Nov 2008 at 3:13am
A man has been charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly striking "Stargate Atlantis" actor Jason Momoa (formerly of "Baywatch Hawaii") in the face with a beer glass, causing wounds that required 140 stitches.
• Community Calendar (Edison-Norwood Times Review)
20 Nov 2008 at 2:50am
The Edison-Norwood Times Review welcomes items for our Community Calendar. Items must be received a minimum of 10 days prior to publication, but earlier is better. Items are printed as space allows, and publication is not guaranteed. E-mail items to parkridge@pioneerlocal.com; fax to (847) 486-7495; or mail to: Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview IL 60026.
• Peek at the Week (Niles Herald-Spectator)
20 Nov 2008 at 2:09am
Submissions for Community Calendar are required 10 days preceding the date of publication. Send to: Niles Managing Editor, Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview IL 60026. Information may be faxed to (847) 486-7495 or e-mailed to mbottari@pioneerlocal.com.
• 50 Most Loathsome New Yorkers (New York Press)
19 Nov 2008 at 7:12am
"How come you guys are such haters?" someone asked us recently. Shocked and insulted, we shook our heads. Our biggest issue thus farlast September's Best of Manhattan issuewas a compendium of positivity. On any given week we're founts of compassion: lovers, not haters; uniters, not dividers.
• WEB EXCLUSIVE: News Briefs How Jewish candidates fared in 2008 elections (Cle...
13 Nov 2008 at 1:41pm
Two Jewish candidates were elected to Congress for the first time. One of them—Jared Polis, 33—has made history as the first openly gay non-incumbent male elected to Congress. He will represent Colorado’s heavily Democratic 2nd Congressional District, which includes Boulder and other Denver suburbs.
• Wisconsin foreclosures continue to rise (Sheboygan Press)
10 Nov 2008 at 8:26am
Twice a month at 9 a.m., a group of prospective buyers gathers in a semi-circle in the lobby of the Fond du Lac City County Government Center, waiting for the sale to begin.
• John Keeley Buys The Hanover Insurance Group Inc., Webster Financial Corp., T...
10 Nov 2008 at 2:46pm
John Keeley is a small cap investor. He likes to invest in special situations like spin-off or arbitrages. His funds were also hard hit also this year by the market crash. These are high buys and sells for the third quarter. John Keeley owns 365 stocks with a total value of $9 billion. John Keeley buys The Hanover Insurance Group Inc., Webster Financial Corp., INVESCO PLC, The J.M. Smucker ...
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