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The Federal Reserve System on Tuesday announced the availability of a set
of dynamic maps and data that illustrate subprime and alt-A mortgage loan conditions
across the United States.

April 1 (Bloomberg) -- Truckers clogged the New Jersey
Turnpike and other highways today, slowing traffic to as low as
20 mph (32 kph) as part of a nationwide protest against surging
diesel fuel prices, a spokesman for the highway said.

Robert Reich visited Oberlin College about a month too late. It would have nice if Bill Clinton's secretary of labor had been here before the Ohio primary, when his party's leading presidential candidates were busy bashing trade in general and the North American Free Trade Agreement in particular.

"Sen. Barack Obama's historic
speech earlier this month in Philadelphia on race relations has
elevated the discussion about the issue to the point where it has
worked itself into the pews and pulpits of Bay Area churches.

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I can't believe how mean and nasty the race has become :)

I finally have more info. on the new online paper!!!!!!! I tried to tell you that is was not a joke!!!!!

The paper is coming!!!!!

The online paper will be released to the public on Monday, March 31, 2008.

The name of the paper is called, "The Toledo View."

You can go to the website for more information on the interviews they have obtained for the first edition.

MILWAUKEE - After being laid off from her job as an events planner at an upscale resort, Jo Ann Bauer struggled financially. She worked at several lower-paying jobs, relocated to a new city and even declared bankruptcy.

Then in December, she finally accepted her parents' invitation to move into their home — at age 52. "I'm back living in the bedroom that I grew up in," she said.

"As we spoke, her despair and anger came into focus. She was a native
Ohioan from Oklahoma with a slight Okie twang, on her way to visit her
parent in the central Ohio area, and her son had served two tours of
duty in Iraq. He was home now with her daughter-in-law and her grandson
– but he was waking up with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) –

Something everybody should enjoy :-) Everybody needs a good belly laugh now and then.

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The Heritage Foundation says Marcy Kaptur's support of the budget could cost the 9th district 208 Million dollars and 2000 jobs.

District and Rep: OH 9 Marcy Kaptur (D)
Pop, 2006: 624,654
Non-Farm Emp, 2006: 292,873
Avg Tax Increase Per Taxpayer, 2012: $1,645
Loss in Jobs, 2012: 2,001
Loss to Local Economy (Millions), 2012 : $208 million

These comments were back in January, but still interesting. I especially like: "Giving a little bit out because it is an election year so everyone says oh you gave me a little bit. I don't think people are that naive."

Yes we are not naive.

http://talkradionews.com/2008/01/rep-marcy-kaptur-states-opposition-to-s...

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"House members from both parties are asking the Federal Reserve to intervene and steady the shaken student loan market.

ATLANTA (Reuters) - After years of living large, U.S. households are finally learning what financial experts thought they never would: to live within their means.

"BAGHDAD — Vice President Dick Cheney
made an unannounced trip Monday to Baghdad, where he plans to push
Iraqi political leaders toward opening the country’s vast oil fields to

Not the 90,000 Iraqi civilians or the 4,200 US and UK troops killed since 2003. Some big winners are the money men who have made billions. The fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq comes up next Thursday. Who are the winners and who are the losers? Follow the money and politics.

Montana seems to be the last bastion of individualism and freedom. The state is refusing to cave in to the feds' demand that it implement the national ID. Chernoff, Homeland Security director, is threatening all kinds of bad things if Montana doesn't go along.