Jul 19 2010
Unions Use Big Money Clout to Warn Big Banks
A record-breaking one million homes may be lost to foreclosure by the end of this year. In the first half of 2010 mortgage lenders repossessed over 500,000 homes, and 1.7 million households were served with notices of foreclosure. In February 2009 President Obama announced that his administration’s economic agenda included a voluntary loan modification program. The program is voluntary …
A record-breaking one million homes may be lost to foreclosure by the end of this year. In the first half of 2010 mortgage lenders repossessed over 500,000 homes, and 1.7 million households were served with notices of foreclosure. In February 2009 President Obama announced that his administration’s economic agenda included a voluntary loan modification program. The program is voluntary …
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The 18th International AIDS Conference began yesterday in Vienna. This year’s conference, entitled “Rights Here, Right Now,” emphasizes gender sensitive, evidence and human-rights based HIV/AIDS interventions. In 2005, the Group of 8 (or G8) countries in their meeting committed to universal access to HIV treatment. However, that goal is far from being met. Additionally with the approaching 2015 …
After more than 75 civilians were killed in Uganda last week, police in Kenya have announced the arrest of several men believed to be affiliated with a radical Somali organization that took credit for the massacre. The group, Al Shabab, has been linked to Al Qaeda. They announced responsibility soon after the double suicide bombing of a restaurant and rugby …
In the lead-up to November’s mid-term elections right-leaning interest groups have promised to spend a record 300 million dollars on election related activities. The National Rifle Association has pledged $20 million, and Karl Rove’s organization, American Crossroads, is the second highest potential donor, promising $52 million dollars. The top pledge of $75 million dollars comes from the US Chamber of …
This evening the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum in Topanga Canyon presents Carry it On! A Celebration of Words and Music, as part of their Starry Starry Nights program. The performance features a celebrity cast including James Cromwell, Amy Madigan, Michael O’Neill, Jordan Belfi and Christina Pickles alongside members of the Geer family. Actors will perform actual speeches, songs …
Just six months after Americans experienced a record breakingly cold winter, prompting global warming deniers to gloat, a severe heat wave has been scorching the nation all week with above 100 degree temperatures from New York to Los Angeles. And it’s not Americans sweating. The Chinese capital Beijing has hit a near record high of 105 degrees. Iraqi cities …
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A retired Israeli general leading the inquiry into the fatal raid of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla has finally made a report to his government. While details of General Eiland’s findings were not made public, an official summary was released early this week which essentially justified the shooting deaths of nine Turkish citizens, one of whom had duel US citizenship, on …
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