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To Stop Fraud, Do We Need a Moratorium on Foreclosures?

The Atlantic Wire – Wed Oct 13, 9:38 am ET

WASHINGTON, DC – A group of some 40 state attorneys general from around the country are demanding an investigation into the nation's simmering foreclosure fraud scandal. The attorneys general are looking to pressure banks into rewriting troubled loans and may call for a halt on foreclosures nationwide. The White House, however, hates the idea of a national moratorium on foreclosures, arguing that it could impede economic recovery. What's the best policy for homeowners and the economy at large?Here's How This All Started, explains Massimo Calabresi at Time: The foreclosure furor emerged initially from a deposition in a court case in Florida last month that alleged that at least one company had submitted false affidavits in support of summary judgments for foreclosure against homeowners who were in fact either current on or capable of paying their mortgages. Full Story »

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Is the Fed Prepping for Economic Intervention?

The Atlantic Wire – Wed Oct 13, 8:50 am ET
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Petty controversy: Is Obama fleeing the country?

The Week – Thu Oct 7, 10:22 am ET

  • Race of the day: Can a write-in candidate win a Senate seat?

    The Week – Fri Oct 22, 2:01 pm ET  

    New York - In Alaska, incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski is trying to beat both long historical odds and Tea Party favorite Joe Miller Full Story »

  • Quote of the Day: The Virtue of Feeling Dead

    The Atlantic Wire – Fri Oct 22, 1:16 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON, DC - "Still, call me strange, but I happen to find a certain appeal in the conviction that one is, though otherwise lucid, nevertheless already dead. Provided there were no uncomfortable symptoms of rigor mortis cramping up my hands, nor delusory devils biting at my feet, how liberating it would be to be able to write like a dead man and without that hobbling, hesitating fear of being unblinkingly honest."--Psychologist Jesse Bering, in an article for Scientific American about the thoughts that lead people to suicide Full Story »

  • Democrats: It's not Me, It's You

    RealClearPolitics.com – Wed Oct 20, 1:00 am ET  

    It was nearly fourteen years ago. The presidential election was less than two weeks off. Bob Dole was desperate. "I wonder sometimes what people are thinking about, if people 
are thinking at all," Dole said at a Florida rally. "Something's wrong in America." Full Story »

  • Condi Rice: Iran is weak, Afghanistan is better, and the tea party is good for America

    The Christian Science Monitor – Fri Oct 22, 6:01 pm ET  

    Condoleezza Rice, the former US Secretary of State, has just published a memoir, “Extraordinary, Ordinary People,” about growing up in the segregated South. She was interviewed by Olivia Ward of the Toronto Star this week, and this interview was made available to the Global Viewpoint Network. Full Story »

  • The Road Ahead for Progressives: Back to Basics

    The Nation – Mon Oct 11, 3:56 pm ET  

    The Nation -- Editor's Note: Deepak Bhargava and Gara LaMarche will be part of a forum, "Working Toward Progressive Reform and Social Justice," moderated by Bill Moyers and sponsored by Philanthropy New York, on October 13 in New York City.   Twenty-one months after Barack Obama was inaugurated on a wave of hope for change in America's politics and policies, at least two important and seemingly contradictory things can be said. Full Story »

  • More US military aid to Pakistan: It can only do so much

    The Christian Science Monitor – Fri Oct 22, 3:36 pm ET  

    President Obama has just offered $2 billion in additional military aid to Pakistan as an incentive for it to forcefully rid its country of terrorists that threaten Afghanistan and the United States. Full Story »

  • Want Peace and Security? Empower and Protect Women

    Huffington Post – Fri Oct 22, 2:37 pm ET  

    Read Mary Robinson's other articles on HuffingtonPost.com Full Story »

  • The Juan Williams uproar: Time to stop funding NPR?

    The Week – Fri Oct 22, 1:50 pm ET  

    New York - After NPR fired Williams for saying that Muslims can make him nervous, conservatives are asking Congress to defund the radio network. Commentators weigh in Full Story »

  • Himalayan climate change threatens regional stability. Can India help?

    The Christian Science Monitor – Fri Oct 22, 1:38 pm ET  

    New Delhi; Palo Alto and Orange, Calif. - It is widely known from satellite imagery and on-the-ground intelligence that the Arctic and parts of the Antarctic polar ice caps are melting, and melting fast. But what both scientists and the public don’t know enough about is the rapid melting of Earth’s third large reservoir of snow and ice – the glaciers of the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau. Full Story »

  • Faces of America: The Yamaguchi Story -- How an Immigrant Farmer Paved the Way to Success

    Huffington Post – Fri Oct 22, 1:27 pm ET  

    Read Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s other articles on HuffingtonPost.com Full Story »

  • Will the Reemergence of George Bush Help or Hurt Democrats?

    The Atlantic Wire – Fri Oct 22, 12:45 pm ET  

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  • Early voting results: A good omen for the Democrats?

    The Week – Fri Oct 22, 12:20 pm ET  

    New York - More than 3 million people have voted already, including a "surprising" number of Democrats. Should the party be hopeful? Full Story »

  • Will Tea Party Sink Barney Frank's Reelection Bid?

    The Atlantic Wire – Fri Oct 22, 12:13 pm ET  

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  • WikiLeaks' biggest dump yet: What secrets will be revealed?

    The Week – Fri Oct 22, 11:55 am ET  

    New York - The whistleblower website is about to publish 500,000 classified documents about Iraq. How damaging will the leak be to the U.S. military? Full Story »

  • Male castration: The easiest way to live to 100?

    The Week – Fri Oct 22, 11:39 am ET  

    New York - Men die younger than women, says Thomas Kirkwood in Scientific American. But there might be a straightforward way to fix that... Full Story »

  • What Budget-Cutting Measures Reveal About National Character

    The Atlantic Wire – Fri Oct 22, 11:36 am ET  

    WASHINGTON, DC - Is there something to be learned in different countries' response to budget problems? Spending cuts in Britain have been tied to the building of a "Big Society." An attempt to raise the retirement age in France is meeting characteristically Gallic strikes. Meanwhile, the U.S. is mired in an economic debate over the merits of austerity. Comparisons are proving irresistible for a handful of commentators. Full Story »

  • Conservatives call to defund NPR after Williams' firing

    The Upshot – Fri Oct 22, 11:16 am ET  

    Fox News host Bill O'Reilly continued to publicize the conservative crusade to defund NPR over the partly publicly funded radio network's controversial decision to fire Juan Williams for remarks made earlier in the week on "The O'Reilly Factor." NPR dismissed Williams, a longtime commentator who has written widely on civil rights issues, for confessing his [...] Full Story »

  • Obama Joins the 'It Gets Better' Project

    The Atlantic Wire – Fri Oct 22, 10:57 am ET  

    WASHINGTON, DC - The It Gets Better Project, an outreach campaign directed at young LGBT people who are the victims of harassment and bullying, includes video contributions from public figures as diverse as Hillary Clinton, Tim Gunn, Sarah Silverman, and Kesha. Now the project has another notable name attached: Barack Obama. On Thursday, the White House posted a video of Obama delivering a message of encouragement to young people of minority sexual orientations. "You are not alone," the president says. "You didn't do anything wrong. You didn't do anything to deserve being bullied. And there is a whole world waiting for you, filled with possibilities. There are people out there who love you and care about you just the way you are." Full Story »

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