The FBI announced in January that it is currently probing 14 major mortgage lenders for fraud, including Countrywide Financial.
Archive for March, 2008
27 Mar
A More Perfect Union
A More Perfect Union Thursday, March 27, 2008 by leahelizabeth I hope that you are already familiar with this truly profound speech. If you have any doubt about whether or not Barack Obama can initiate the wheels of change to our nation; if you have any doubt that he is the only candidate who is able to [...]
27 Mar
Fixing the Housing Crunch
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke hit the right note recently when he called on lenders to modify more loans in lieu of foreclosing, which carries enormous economic and social costs. But he offered no specific new ideas, only encouragement and sympathy.
27 Mar
Bush Given Iraq War Plan With a Steady Troop Level
Bush Given Iraq War Plan With a Steady Troop Level By STEVEN LEE MYERS and THOM SHANKER The New York TimesPublished: March 25, 2008 WASHINGTON — Troop levels in Iraq would remain nearly the same through 2008 as they have been through most of the five years of war there, under plans presented to President Bush on [...]
27 Mar
Medicare and Social Security: The Challenge of Giant Entitlement Costs
Congressional inaction on entitlements imposes huge costs on current and future taxpayers.
26 Mar
Nuclear Parts Sent To Taiwan In Error
Nuclear Parts Sent To Taiwan In Error Wednesday, March 26, 2008; Page A01 By Josh White Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, March 26, 2008; Page A01 The Defense Department mistakenly shipped secret nuclear missile fuses to Taiwan more than 18 months ago and did not learn that the items were missing until late last week, [...]
26 Mar
Outlook Remains Bleak for 2 Programs
… the financial outlook for Medicare and Social Security…
26 Mar
Bush Given Iraq War Plan With a Steady Troop Level
Bush Given Iraq War Plan With a Steady Troop Level By STEVEN LEE MYERS and THOM SHANKER The New York Times Published: March 25, 2008 WASHINGTON — Troop levels in Iraq would remain nearly the same through 2008 as they have been through most of the five years of war there, under plans presented [...]
26 Mar
Reid predicts nomination will be decided before convention
Reid predicts nomination will be decided before convention: “March 25, 2008 Categories: Leadership Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) says the Democratic presidential nomination will be decided before the August convention. “It will be done,” Reid said of the ongoing nomination battle in an interview with the Las Vegas Review Journal last week. As the intense fight [...]
24 Mar
A Surge In Iraq Gasbags
A surge in Iraq gasbags The experts all agree about the war’s success, but does anyone else agree with them? By Christopher Cerf and Victor S. Navasky Los Angeles Times March 19, 2008 With the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq upon us, it seems to be generally agreed by most experts that [...]
24 Mar
Healthcare Or Warfare: It’s time to Choose
Healthcare Or Warfare: It’s time to Choose: Published on AfterDowningStreet.org (http://www.afterdowningstreet.org) Healthcare Or Warfare: It’s time to Choose By davidswanson Created 2008-03-24 18:35 By David Swanson The greatest purveyor of violence in the world is, by no coincidence, also the wealthiest nation in the world that does not provide its people with health coverage. About [...]
