Let’s do some accounting here. Since last Thursday, almost 13 THOUSAND people working for various mortgage lenders have lost their jobs,which,you may imagine,will no doubt have an enormous and negative impact on their own mortgages.
The list of financial firms contributing to this bloodbath is a virtual who’s who of major mortgage players:HSBC Holdings,Lehman Brothers Holdings,Accredited [...]

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The Chicago Sun Times starts its article on Michelle Obama by saying that her husband says his wife “is smarter than he is,stronger than he is, and gives better speeches than he does.” Which, of course,raises the question–then why isn’t SHE running for President instead of Barack??
That aside, Michelle has apparently decided to start [...]

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You know all those movies where the CIA comes across as all knowing, saving the day just in the nick of time?
Well, forget about that. Not true.  Says who? How about the CIA’s very own in house watchdog, Inspector General John Helgerson.
In a report about the CIA’s performance leading up to 9/11 that was completed [...]

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Talking about biting the hand that pats your head.
Karl Rove, the severed brain of George W, lashed out at Chris Wallace right there on the Fox Alleged News Channel (FANC) by calling Wallace ” an agent of Congress.”
Wow. Doctors have long studied what happens to the human brain when it is severed from its [...]

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Just like the Fox “Alleged” News Network, P.J. Gladnick seems to believe that if something is said often enough (you know, like “fair and balanced” news!) people will eventually believe it to be true.
I bring this up because of the curiosity of a writer for a right wing blog –NewsBusters– who proudly proclaims once receiving [...]

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What a hornets nest.
On the one hand, I am glad the post about Hurricane Dean and President Bush provoked discussion, controversy and some anger. Good for you folks. You’ve proven you are not total television couch potatoes.
My compliments, however, end there.
Interesting how only one (that’s right, 1, as in “one,” “numero uno,” 1 less than [...]

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