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Pic Of The Day: Senator Ridley-Thomas With L.A. Business Leader Tomas Torres

Friday, October 3, 2008

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Senator Ridley-Thomas with business leader, Tomas Torres, who is president of Torres Construction. More here: Pic Of The Day: Senator Ridley-Thomas With L.A. Business Leader Tomas Torres

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The Great Mainstreet Bailout Debate

Saturday, September 27, 2008

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Wasn’t that something? Mitch McConnell denouncing unemployment insurance? Roger Wicker attacking food stamps? Richard Shelby ranting against senior meals programs? George Voinovich railing against infrastructure spending that would creat 384,000 jobs? Pat Roberts frothing at mouth against weatherizing homes? Oh, wait… That didn’t happen. None of it did. [...]

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Those Pushing the Mortgage Bailout Legislation need a short lesson …

Sunday, September 21, 2008

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One of the little quirks in the proposed $700 billion financial bailout legislation is that the bill would prevent judicial review of actions taken within the scope of the legislation. Those drafting the legislation are trying to avoid … Continue here: Those Pushing the Mortgage Bailout Legislation need a short lesson … Share and Enjoy:

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Safety Incentive Policies Overseas

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

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AFL-CIO in the States has given us permission to re-publish one of their articles. The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations is a voluntary federation of 56 national and international labor unions and represents 10.5 million members. Safety Incentive and Injury Discipline Policies: The Bad, the Worse and the Downright Ugly [...]

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Five Flaws in the New U.S. ‘Country of Origin’ Food Labeling

Sunday, September 14, 2008

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Five Flaws in the New U.S. ‘Country of Origin’ Food Labeling On September 30th, six years after Congress originally passed the law, the United States will implement a country of origin labeling program for supermarket foods. Read this post » More recommended posts »From the Left Sheldon [...]

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MBA Regulatory Compliance Conference

Friday, September 12, 2008

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The MBA’s website describes the conference as the “the premier forum for you to attain the most comprehensive, up-to-date information on significant regulatory and compliance issues facing the mortgage banking industry at the federal … Continue here: MBA Regulatory Compliance Conference Share and Enjoy:

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Fannie and Freddie go bye-bye: a link recap

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

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Ml-implode.com: “The government has taken over the reins and purse strings of both mortgage giants. The American taxpayer is now on the hook for losses yet to be seen, in what many media outlets are calling “the chickens have come home … Read the rest here: Fannie and Freddie go bye-bye: a link recap Share [...]

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Mortgage Rescue Bill and YOUR Tax Dollars

Friday, September 5, 2008

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The recent mortgage rescue bill, apparently includes a $35 million payout to the trial bar. Along with the Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008 is just the latest example of a taxpayer-funded payout straight into the pockets of the … Read the rest here: Mortgage Rescue Bill and YOUR Tax Dollars Share and Enjoy: These [...]

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Foreclosure Tour Buses: (Short sale foreclosure) All Aboard!

Monday, September 1, 2008

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, Virginia, home buyers and investors who are in the market for one of these foreclosure homes are getting on foreclosure tour buses in order to check out the many bank foreclosure for sale. Source: www.foreclosurelistingsnationwide.com HOPE Helps 2 Million Distressed Homeowners For the past 13 months, the housing coalition HOPE NOW [...]

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Ride In The Heartland, Charlotte County

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

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September 19, 2008 4:00 pmtoSeptember 21, 2008 12:00 pm Ride through the rolling countryside of Charlotte County, Virginia, hunting grounds of the Saponi tribes and final homes of Governor Patrick Henry (18th century), Congressman John Randolph (19th century), and Ambassador David Bruce (20th century). Ride on our own century or metric century bike routes, or [...]

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