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Forget $310 million Powerball dreams -- I'll settle for 3 percent mortgage
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsRandom thoughts for a dreary Friday morning: --Powerball is up to $310 million, and even though you have a better chance of getting struck by lightning just after you sprout wings while on a date with a supermodel, most everybody......Tags: Scott Rothstein, Facebook, Lotteries, Al Lamberti, Powerball Lottery
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McCain challenges Obama on adviser
The Swampby Mark Silva John McCain's supporters heard a frontal assault on the Republican candidate for president in Barack Obama's appearance in North Carolina today, and McCain is returning fire in an interview this afternoon with FOX News. McCain takes aim........Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Fannie Mae, John McCain, Countrywide Financial Corp., Economy, Business and Finance
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Obama gets economic tour underway
The Swampby John McCormick RALEIGH, N.C. - The general election presidential campaign debate over pocketbook issues got underway in earnest today, as Sen. Barack Obama's economic policy team teed-up a speech he is about to give here. (The speech, as prepared......Tags: John Kerry, Indiana, Lobbying, Environmental Issues, Social Security
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Obama: no need to 'vet the vetters'
The Swampby John McCormick ST. LOUIS - Sen. Barack Obama said today that he does not think there is a need to "vet the vetters," as he stood by a member of his vice presidential search committee who has come under......Tags: Elections, Fannie Mae, Politics, John McCain, Countrywide Financial Corp.
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Obama: Willing to defer some new taxes
The Swampby Mark Silva Sen. Barack Obama says he could be persuaded to "defer'' some of the tax increases he is proposing for wealthier Americans - higher taxes on capital gains and dividends, for instance - depending on economic conditions at......Tags: White House, Environmental Issues, Automotive Equipment, John McCain, Government
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Obama, McCain's ties to Fannie Mae
The SwampBarack Obama's taking serious heat for his reliance on former Fannie Mae CEO James Johnson to vet potential vice presidential prospects. Obama has presented himself as an outsider and a Washington change agent and Johnson, whose favorable loan deals...Tags: Lobbying, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, John McCain, Countrywide Financial Corp.
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Obama veep vetter quits
The SwampJim Johnson on Capitol Hill, Monday, June 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) by Mike Dorning Updated An embattled member of Barack Obama's vice presidential search team quit today following criticism of favorable loans he received from a subprime.......Tags: Housing and Urban Planning, Lobbying, John F. Kennedy, Fannie Mae, John McCain
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Obama hobbled by veep-choice vetter
The Swampby Frank James Sen. Barack Obama has a real problem on his hands so long as James A. Johnson runs his vice presidential search. As long as Johnson, the consummate Washington insider who allegedly got low-interest rate mortgage loans as......Tags: Housing and Urban Planning, Homes, Fannie Mae, Countrywide Financial Corp., Economy, Business and Finance
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Obama v.p. list includes ex-military brass
The Swampby Mike Dorning Barack Obama's vice presidential search team is considering former military leaders among potential choices, said a senator who spoke with the vetting team today. Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.), who met with members of the Obama vice...Tags: Public Officials, Kent Conrad, James Jones (football), John F. Kennedy, Fannie Mae
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Albany: Foreclosure bill
Spin CyclePaterson and the legislature have agreed on a bill to address the sub-prime crisis. Key provisions: 90-day notice before foreclosure proceedings are instituted, and a mandatory settlement conference requiring face-to-face meeting with homeowner and...Tags: Housing and Urban Planning, Hugh T. Farley, Malcolm Smith, Loans, Economy, Business and Finance
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'Operation Malicious Mortgage' strikes
The SwampRalph Cioffi, left, and Matthew Tannin are escorted to federal court in the Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., on Thursday, June 19, 2008. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News. by Frank James The federal government's regulators may not have done.......Tags: Fraud, FBI, Prosecution, Brooklyn (New York City), Police Arrests
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Did Obama get sweetheart mortgage?
The Swampby Frank James The Washington Post has a large headline that has drawn some attention today, certainly from the Republican National Committee: "Obama Got Discount on Home Loan." The story goes on to say that in 2005 when Sen. Barack......Tags: James Johnson (basketball), Washington Post Co., Politics, Countrywide Financial Corp., Chicago Mortgages
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