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Letters to the editor (Seattle Times)
A sampling of readers' letters, faxes and e-mail.
2008-05-04 02:23:10 -
For Democrats, Instincts Differ on Economics (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
The candidates have taken different approaches to the gas tax, the mortgage crisis and retirement savings.
2008-05-04 02:37:04 -
On-the-brink Brown admits 'I feel responsible, there are no excuses' as he faces 'stalking horse' leadership challenge (Evening Standard)
Troubled Gordon Brown today insisted Labour can recover from the disasterous local elections. He also dismissed claims he should step aside as leader saying: "I think I am someone who believes passionately in opportunity and fairness.
2008-05-04 02:37:46 -
MARTIN HIGH GRAD GETS PRESTIGIOUS JAPAN ROLE (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By ANGIE SUMMERS Jay Gilliam always had a knack for negotiations. He used those skills as a dynamic student leader at Martin High School and in Youth Leadership Arlington and the Richard Greene Scholars program. Gilliam, 26, will now learn to sharpen his abilities in Rotary International's World Peace Fellows program. The Arlington native is one of nine people in the United States -- and only ...
2008-05-04 02:51:25 -
The Mortgage Meltdown's Dirty Secret - Forbes
Anyone wondering why America's mortgage system melted down should flip through a little-noticed government report issued last October on the financial literacy of recent mortgage customers. The study , put together by the Federal Trade Commission for ...
2008-04-30 05:55:00 -
'But' is the new B-word in Florida - Chicago Tribune
J ack McCabe was an early B-word guy. That's B as in "bubble." In 2004, the halcyon days, the Deerfield Beach , Fla., housing-industry consultant suggested in a trade journal that household income couldn't possibly keep pace with red-hot prices in ...
2008-05-03 11:56:00 -
Rent a room in your house to airline crews - Los Angeles Times
WITH foreclosures on the rise and for-sale signs all over neighborhoods, owners across the country are struggling to find ways to meet their payments and stay in their homes. One possible solution is to open your doors to airline employees looking ...
2008-05-04 12:39:00 -
Is now the time to buy or to bide your time? - Chicago Tribune
Most second-home buyers have time on their sides, even more so in this buyer's market, says Margaret S. Canfield, an agent with Keefe Real Estate in Lake Geneva , Wis. Renting for a couple seasons is one way to test a community, says Craig Venezia ...
2008-05-03 11:56:00 -
New database fixes holes in regulations - Miami Herald
T here are lots of proposed remedies to prevent another mortgage catastrophe like the one we're going through now. One solution may help stem fraud in the mortgage industry, and it could reduce the number of unscrupulous or unlicensed brokers and ...
2008-05-03 11:56:00 -
Equity cash out at 4-year low, lender says - Political Gateway
WASHINGTON, May 2 (UPI) -- Home equity cashed out during refinancing, in the first quarter, dropped to the lowest level in four years, a report issued Friday said. The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. deputy chief Amy Crews Cutts said the $29 billion ...
2008-05-02 10:21:00