Fannie, Freddie Suspend Evictions During Holiday Season - Washington Post
Washington Post - By Zachary A. Goldfarb Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced yesterday that they are temporarily suspending foreclosures and evictions during the holiday season in an effort to keep people from losing their homes. Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac halt some foreclosures Fannie, Freddie Suspend Foreclosures Through Jan. 9 (Update2) How Detroit took the wrong road - guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk - The once mighty US car industry had been in decline long before the financial crisis led to the evaporation of car loans which had enabled customers to purchase new vehicles. Stocks decline as hopes fade for immediate bailout Southern lawmakers sour on Detroit bailout UN Approves 3000 More Peacekeepers for DRC - Voice of America
Voice of America - By Margaret Besheer The UN Security Council has approved the deployment of 3000 more police and peacekeepers to reinforce the overstretched UN mission in eastern Congo. UN Seeks Large Military Force to Restrain Congo UN Council Authorizes 3085 More Congo Peacekeepers (Update1) Asia-Pacific ministers reject protectionism, vow trade - AFP
AFP - LIMA, Peru (AFP) - Twenty-one Asia-Pacific economies making up half of world commerce made a plea Thursday against protectionism and urged a quick breakthrough in global trade talks to beat the financial crisis. APEC ministers pledge joint efforts to overcome financial crisis What climate change? Meltdown trumps fears at APEC Pirates' hauls prompt fears for Aussie seafarers - ABC Online
ABC Online - The Saudi-owned crude oil supertanker Sirius Star is seen during its naming ceremony in South Korea in this undated handout picture. Somali pirates demand 25 million dollars for Saudi oil tanker IMO chief sees negative effect from ship diversion Great American Smokeout - KTRE
KTRE - By Donna McCollum NACOGDOCHES, TX (KTRE) - This is the first smokeout day since the Nacogdoches so smoking ordinance was passed in July. Great American Smokeout inspires hospital executive to quit Smokeout Day Encourages Smokers to Quit Today Dems turn defensive on auto bailout - San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco Chronicle - Maybe it's all the other industries that don't pay their workers not to work, but Democrats just held a news conference announcing that they are temporarily pulling the plug on another $25 billion bailout of Detroit. Video: Senate Cancels Vote on Doomed Auto Bailout Democrats Ask Automakers for Way Forward Cabinet Picks Demonstrate Obama's Loyalty, Practicality - Washington Post
Washington Post - By Chris Cillizza President-elect Barack Obama is, as promised, moving quickly to put key members of his Administration in place -- an amalgam of longtime allies and veteran Washington insiders who demonstrate not just his loyalty, but also a strong ... Video: Napolitano Top Choice for Homeland Security Job Obama looks at border governor for homeland spot Saudi prince's buy doesn't help Citi - MarketWatch
MarketWatch - By Greg Morcroft, MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Saudi Arabian investor Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud said Thursday that he will increase his holdings in Citigroup Inc. back to 5%, adding that he supports the banking giant's ... Market weighs up Citi scenarios $350m injection by 'Gulf's Warren Buffett' fails to help Citigroup ... California median home price drops 34 percent - ForbesForbes - By ALEX VEIGA , 11.20.08, 07:47 PM EST Despite an increasingly uncertain economy, homebuyers in California kept snatching up foreclosed homes last month, dragging down the median home price by 34 percent from a year ago, a real estate tracking firm ... Sacramento home sales dip in October Bay Area home prices dive, sales soar Paulson defends bailout stewardship - MarketWatch
MarketWatch - By Greg Robb, MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Thursday offered a lengthy defense of Treasury's actions to date to combat the financial market crisis and laid out the challenges that his successor will face. Busy Treasury secretary still has time for Reagan Paulson defends handling of US financial crisis Hands On: BlackBerry Storm launching Friday - Slippery Brick
Slippery Brick - As I am sure you are all aware, Verizon Wireless is launching the much-anticipated BlackBerry Storm tomorrow. This device is RIM’s first delve into a touchscreen mobile phone and swing at taking some of the market share away from Apple and the iPhone. Palm losing out as iPhone gains corporate fans Can The BlackBerry Storm Live Up To The Hype? Astronauts end spacewalk to repair gummed-up joint - The Associated Press
The Associated Press - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Spacewalking astronauts performed more repair work on a jammed joint at the international space station on Thursday, keeping a tight grip on all their tools so nothing would get away this time. Astronauts Conduct Second Spacewalk, Continue Repairs On Space Station Other Spider Getting the Hang of Weaving in Zero Gravity Roll your own search results with Google's new SearchWiki - Ars Technica
Ars Technica - By Jacqui Cheng | Published: November 20, 2008 - 06:45PM CT In an attempt to offer a more customized search experience—and to stay ahead of competitors—Google will soon be rolling out its SearchWiki feature to everyone using its services while logged ... Google empowers users to edit search results Google's SearchWiki Set For Roll Out Britney: I Lost My Way, Focus, Myself - People Magazine
People Magazine - By Joey Bartolomeo While advance quotes and video clips from the upcoming MTV documentary Britney: For the Record have been slowly leaking out, on Thursday PEOPLE had an official sneak preview of the entire revealing chronicle of three months in the ... Britney Spears: 'I Had Let People Into My Life That Were Just Bad ... First look: MTV's 'Britney: For the Record' 'Twilight' vampire Pattinson considers the stakes of fame - USA Today
USA Today - By Dan MacMedan, USA TODAY By Susan Wloszczyna, USA TODAY Robert Pattinson, who stars in Twilight as hunky vampire Edward Cullen, has found himself the object of increasing fan fervor as the film made its way to theaters. Peter Sorel / Bloomberg Casting for vampire movie 'Twilight' may disappoint book purists Review: Guns N' Roses scream 'Democracy' - USA Today
USA Today - By Edna Gundersen, USA TODAY The nervy, enthralling thickets of hard-rock riffola and cascades of wrathful pain will come as no surprise to Guns N' Roses fans. GUNS N' ROSES "Chinese Democracy" How Axl Rose Spent All That Time Cleveland Browns quarterback Brady Quinn has right index finger ... - The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - by Tony Grossi/Plain Dealer Reporter Chuck Crow / The Plain DealerBrady Quinn looks for a receiver during Monday's win in Buffalo. Browns' Quinn to play with broken finger NFL Preview - Houston (3-7) at Cleveland (4-6) Bengals declare inactives - Rotoworld.com
Rotoworld.com - Bengals declared OG Andrew Whitworth, WR Chad Ocho Cinco, QB Carson Palmer, DE Antwan Odom, CB Johnathan Joseph, SS Chinedum Ndukwe, DE/OLB Eric Henderson, and OL Scott Kooistra inactive for Thursday night. Ocho Cinco Deactivated Tonight Joseph, Ndukwe out of Bengals lineup vs. Steelers Cowboys will put Felix Jones on injured reserve with toe injury - The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press - IRVING, Texas - The mystery surrounding injured Dallas Cowboys rookie Felix Jones has been solved, and the running back will not play again this season. Season Over For Felix; Toe Surgery Set For Saturday Felix Jones Done For Season Five ways to keep Alzheimer's away - CNN
CNN - By Elizabeth Cohen (CNN) -- Blanche Danick may be 86 years old, but she's pretty hip. She keeps up with all the latest health news, and a while back, she called her daughter wanting to know whether she should start taking the herb ginkgo biloba. Ginkgo Biloba Shows No Benefit in Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease ... When the Caregiver Becomes the Patient TV Ads Contribute to Childhood Obesity, Economists Say - New York Times
New York Times - By RONI CARYN RABIN Banning fast food advertisements from children’s television programs would reduce the number of overweight children in the US by 18 percent and decrease the number of overweight teens by 14 percent, economists have estimated in a ... Restaurant Industry: Fast-Food Ads, Obesity Study Based on Old ... Ban on fast food adverts would cut childhood obesity, study finds Health Buzz: Health Insurers Propose Overhaul and Other Health News - U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report - Representatives of the insurance industry told Congress yesterday that they support an overhaul of the healthcare system that would call for them to accept any customer who applies for coverage, regardless of health status, the Associated Press reports ... Health Highlights: Nov. 20, 2008 America’s Attempt to Improve the Health Care Crisis Waxman's elevation clears way for Democratic push on climate change - San Jose Mercury News
San Jose Mercury News - By Frank Davies WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama's call for urgent action on climate change received a double-barreled boost Thursday on Capitol Hill, as Democrats dethroned a leader who has long been an obstacle and pledged to move ... How others are reporting it  Comment by Frank O'Donnell President, Clean Air WatchReporter's Notebook: Happy Birthday, Sen. Stevens - FOXNews
FOXNews - Adding to the bad year he's having, Ted Stevens lost his Alaska Senate re-election on his 85th birthday. BY Chad Pergram Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, left, wears his trademark Incredible Hulk tie during a scrum with reporters in 2005. Ted Stevens bid his Senate colleagues farewell Will Stevens’s ouster be good for Alaska? Report: US Influence Will Fade By 2025 - CBS NewsCBS News - Nuclear weapons will be a growing thereat in the coming decades, and new threats like cyber-terrorism will become more important than conventional military might, according to a new report from the National Intelligence Council. UPDATE 2-US clout down, risks up by 2025 -intel outlook Intelligence study sees risks in rapid global power shift |
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