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HPI Interview: U.S. Rep. Mike Pence

By BRIAN A. HOWEY INDIANAPOLIS - HPI ran into U.S. Rep. Mike Pence - now the third ranking Republican in the House - at the Statehouse inaugural on Monday, which set in motion this interview mid-Tuesday afternoon as Pence prepares to become one of the key Capital Hill loyal opposition voices to incoming President Barack Obama [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 15:00:23

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Apropos of Nothing: 2008 in Review: Q2

These are some of the thoughts and sentences I wrote in the second quarter of 2008. APRIL You don’t fool me, Mr ... I might be dumb enough to make use of a credit card that dings me for 74.99% interest on all purchases ... and minivans and cul-de-sacs. I ask myself, “How hardened can you really be when you can find a parking [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 08:14:18


The 60 Most Anticipated Films Of 2009

2009 is obviously underway, and it could be a really great year. In no particular order, we've written about (or mentioned in brief) 60-plus films that we're looking forward to in 2009 (we actually name roughly 78 films in total, give or take). Sure, some of them we have reservations about, and some could be totally godawful, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 22:24:00


Alan Schram: The Story of 2008: What Went Wrong?

The past year has been financially chaotic on a level almost no one alive has ever seen ... in loans from their gracious neighborhood banker. This sounds like very high leverage ... more than 1%. However, suddenly home prices decline nationwide, and 20% of the mortgages default [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 05:06:35


Why Your Credit Score Is So Important To Your Ability To Borrow

Your credit information may be of no use to you. If you’re not planning on buying a house or renting an apartment, buying a car, taking out a loan, paying for college or getting a new credit card, then you won’t need to worry about getting ... you are and where you need to be financially. Bad Credit To improve your credit information, you’ll need [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 13:04:13


DrumBeat: January 13, 2009

Analysis: Global power demand to languish in 2009 The outlook for energy commodities this year remains grim, says a new report from Merril Lynch. Neither cold winter temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere nor a steep fall in the price of energy have provided much support to the demand for oil, natural gas or coal [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:35:34


The Year in 2008 PE-Backed Bankruptcies

Jennifer Rossa, of Private Equity Analyst, files this look back at some of the more notable bankruptcies of buyout-backed companies and some of the ... and wiping out some $650 million of Apollo’s equity. The home products retailer originally planned ... issues they raised that we can expect to see again in the coming months. Private Equity Analyst [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 15:13:15


How the Credit Crunch is Crunching Out First Time Buyers

by Troy Cruz William Engle Dawn Khoury James Nissen Robert Hill Chris Laning Janet Taylor Jack Enders Bruce Gross Rick Bean Keith Wood Ray Johnson ... who have established credit. So, how are first time buyers affected by the down turn in the economy? It isn’ ... when there wasn’t a credit crunch. Before, first time buyers got a break on the interest [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 21:06:22


Today in Palestine! ~ Headlines January 14, 2009 ~

US cancels Israel arms shipment over Greek objections The US military has to had to cancel a planned shipment of munitions from a Greek port to a US warehouse in Israel due to objections from Athens, a Pentagon spokesman said on Tuesday. "I think the Greek government had some issue with the offloading of some of that shipment in their country and [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:18:00


The U.S. as a Banana Republic?

Plane Ditches in New York River, All Aboard are SafeReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - A US Airways jet with 155 people on board ditched in the frigid Hudson River off Manhattan after apparently hitting a flock of geese on Thursday and officials said everyone was rescued."We've had a miracle on the Hudson," New York Gov [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:10:00


Posts about Tri-State Real Estate (FL, GA and AL) as of January 16, 2009

Foreclosures And The Mortgage Meltdown Continues to Plague America - usreoproperties ... either being foreclosed upon or delinquent. The nation … package aiming to thaw the frozen credit ... 01/16/2009 Toyota is developing a miniature, environmentally friendly car that is powered entirely [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 14:21:19


REGENCY MASQUERADE

“Bath!” shrieked the Misses de Clercy in unison, much the same way they did everything else. Or so it sometimes seemed to their cousin, Isabella as she gazed down at her fancy work and sternly reminded herself not to look across the room. There the two Misses, Clara and Emily, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 20:23:49


Bad bank Big risk

Constructing a Bad Bank to solve the Credit Crunch problem is too difficult in the current volatile situation ... all round the world. Some people think it is a relatively simple matter. They argue that too many bad loans are holding back the banks from lending more money. So why not, they argue, shunt all the bad loans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 09:50:50


What The Rise And Fall In Housing Has Done

The Ventura County Star reports from California. “Thousands of Ventura County residents were pushed out of their homes last year, ... a year ago because they see the price slide continuing and ‘want to get out before it’s really bad,’ ... with programs from some of the major lenders and loan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:16:59


The Best Gubernatorial Campaign of 2008

The Best Gubernatorial Campaign of 2008 Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels handily defeated his Democratic opponent despite a tough landscape for incumbent Republicans and the fact that Obama carried the state. (AP Photo/ Indianapolis Star, Frank Espich) Yesterday we started our year-end awards by naming state Sen [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 15:30:35


We Let Them In

The past few months, I’ve noticed a sharp increase in sales calls. People (actually they’re just recordings) call to talk us into getting warranties for our cars…they obviously don’t know how old our cars are. Or they call to talk us into getting credit cards…they clearly don’t know where we stand [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 20:53:30


Weekly Insider: Jan 16 (Guest Column, Cleantech & VC)

FORBES/WOLFE Weekly Insider:JAN.16.2009 by Josh Wolfe (email: nanotech@forbes.com ) ... . But when rate resets dramatically increased the cost of capital, buyers defaulted and home prices fell or were ... and valuations skyrocket. Too bad the process works in reverse too. Or as recent analysis from Lux Research [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 19:56:00


Bad Credit Repair Tips & Advice

When it comes to trying to get a new car or a new house, there is nothing worse than having bad credit ... , there is such a thing as Bad Credit Repair. Starting Off Smart Of course, the best thing to do is to avoid getting ... is now to repair your credit profile so that when you need the help of a loan or credit card [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 00:22:09


Using Good Debt to Pay for a House, Car, or Education

Hello again! Cate here, talking, as usual, about debt. The point of my series here at Queercents is to talk about the dangers of getting into debt ... that will produce concrete benefits to your life. The bad kind of credit card debt that I’ve talked about often ... benefit. I’ve had both kinds: Bad Debt: $5,000 credit card debt from living beyond my [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 02:45:14


What Goes Around Comes Around In California

The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin reports from California ... to be later.’” “Alex Espinoza Sr., president of Ontario-based California Capital Home Loans…says ... supply of units being repossessed by banks and put on the market still exceeds home-buyer demand [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 16:35:04


We’ve Only Just Begun

We’ve Only Just Begun—The Carpenters ... . If a family wants to own a home for stability and security because they have small children ... are paying an hefty price for their own bad timing. Look at what a difference a few years makes. Let [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 13:32:01


A review of 2008 predictions

#fullpost{display:inline;}Well, unfortunately, it's that time of the year again - time to look back at the first of the year to see how yours truly did with his Predictions for 2008 and be humbled as never before.During the two prior years, things had gone largely as expected:A review of 2006 predictionsA review of 2007 predictionsIn fact, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 17:16:00


A gentle introduction to Unqualified Reservations (part 2)

We have swallowed the red pill, which now makes its way to the stomach. The coating dissolves. The rotor spins up and the device begins to operate. Inside, the sodium-metal core remains intact.And we begin the treatment. Again, our goal is to detach you - by "you," of course, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 11:44:00


President Bush's Legacy: One of Our Greatest Presidents

As I recently predicted, in few months, with the benefit of hindsight, ... Bush to be one of our greatest presidents. Although the White House has sent around its own talking ... agencies did behind the scenes. Unfortunately, Presidents don't usually get credit for all the disasters [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 21:34:00


The Winners From the Year That Was

Jamie Dimon and Ken Lewis: Wall Street desperately needed a hero in 2008 ... , risks and questions abound. How hard will both banks be hit by the coming credit-card storm ... by hostile offers–ones that often failed. InBev’s hostile offer for Anheuser-Busch was an exception [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 13:33:00


Foreclosed HomeDiscover The Truth About Foreclosed Homes

Foreclosed houses are houses that have been closed by an individual or a group of individuals before another person owns them. Such situations arise when mortgagers either dont bother to take their house back or are unable to release it because of financial adversities [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 12:15:32


Bob Casey Is Either a Liar or a Thickwit.

Tony Auth PA Senator Bob Casey’s response: Ooops, Lenny Small did it again… Well, it turned out that the original $350 billion in bailout funds weren’t used for loans and extending credit… earlier this month, shortly after the bailout was enacted, The Times’s Mark Landler [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 20:07:00


Media & Politics

Media & Politics 16-Jan-09 Permanent link to MTA daily media news Outgoing CIA director defends detainee interrogation program (McClatchy) LANGLEY, Va. — Outgoing CIA Director Michael Hayden vigorously defended on Thursday the agency’s use of secret prisons and coercive interrogation methods on suspected al Qaida terrorists, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 17:21:21


President Bush Doesn’t Care About Black People

Dec. 8, 2008: President George W. Bush kisses one of the children attending the Children’s Holiday Reception and Performance with first lady Laura Bush in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. The reception is for children whose parents are serving in the military and cannot be with them for the Christmas holiday [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 08:47:09


Saturday, 1/17

NYT 7:18LAT tbaNewsday tbaDoes it make one lick of sense to let NYT applet time hit and then spend 45 minutes making spring-break travel plans and getting all riled up and tired before doing the crossword? No, it does not. It doesn't make unfamiliar words any easier to piece together [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 04:47:00


How To Avoid Falling Into The Foreclosure Crisis

Foreclosures set yet another record this month, with the highest foreclosure rate on record ... . Over 860,000 home owners lost their houses to foreclosure in 2007. This amounts to one out of every 50 ... with home owners. The system is not working. But, there are some ways home owners can get banks to work [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:42:46


Thanks for the Memory (Card)

Oh, the wondrous times in which we live. Not long ago, ... of storage onto a leetle, itty bitty microSD card -- the same format supported by my fancy new cell phone. I heard this news, and said what any self-respecting technoweenie would say: 'It will be mine [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 07:53:49


Barney Frank "Flips Out" During An Interview AGAIN !!

If Congressmen got a report card, Barney Frank's would say "does not play nice in the sandbox with the other children" To understand the congressman you must understand that there are two types of people, those who agree with him and and those who distort the facts and are too stupid to understand the truth [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 23:27:00


Anything That Could Go Wrong Did Go Wrong

The Gazette Times reports from Oregon. “After a months-long struggle to move through the city’s planning department and overcome objections by ... of the $27.8 million in cash it owed to clients. The company said its problems are a result of loans [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 17:24:14


Nothing Down, Nothing Forever

The Missoulian reports from Montana. “Craig Siphers had a notion that the run on real estate in the Bitterroot Valley might be slowing during the summer of 2006. But the longtime real estate agent with Hamilton’s Exit Realty couldn’t have predicted then just how far it would fall [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 19:20:23


Ravens AFC Championship Friday Press Conference Transcripts

Baltimore Ravens Conference Championship Transcripts 01/16/2009 Head Coach John Harbaugh Opening statement: “Thanks for coming. We had a good week of practice.  We had a good day today.  The guys are working hard, and we’re looking forward to playing on Sunday [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 00:28:28


Money Hacks Carnival - New Year’s Eve Edition

Welcome to the New Year’s Eve Edition of Money Hacks Carnival ... and interest rates after the offer expires.” Silicon Valley Blogger presents How To Get Free Credit ... and high unemployment, a major international stock market crash, he housing and credit bubbles [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 12:03:10


How Much Is Your Credit Score Costing You?

I hate to say it, but just change your time is no longer sufficient ... that you are a trustworthy person? Your credit card results, of course! The spot-checks, credit cards ... . There was a time when everything you do, good credit to have ensured that all your bills [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 02:31:20


Preemption Part Deux

It's Friday.It's a four day weekend. (At least for those of us in the DC area - Tuesday is a holiday due to Inauguration and the traffic jams to ... . 2) The bearings are going bad on the blower motor. He said because of this, the blower motor might [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 00:08:00


My Stock Market and Real Estate Predictions For Year 2009

Goodbye 2008 and Good Riddance - Hello Year 2009! Happy New Year everyone! ... way out by blaming the credit crisis and current economic woes on the Bush administration ... on the wrong culprits. The primary blame should be placed on ourselves - the credit and home hungry [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 03:50:28


WSJ Op-Ed Piece Takes Blame-Shifting to a New [Three-Bedroom Split] Level

HGTV blamed for housing and credit crisis When I first saw Jim Sollisch's piece in The Wall Street Journal, I had to read it three times ... serious, I read it for content. Apparently, we're blaming the housing and credit crisis on HGTV ... shows for the housing and credit crisis is akin to blaming ESPN and the "World's Strongest Man [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 15:57:03


Financial Forecast for 2009, Considering Resource Limitations

In this post, I consider some major issues contributing to our current financial problems, before making a financial forecast for 2009. These are 1 ... from the bottom: Layer 1. Household Debt (Mortgages, auto loans, credit card debt, student loans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 15:10:32


Using Eminent Domain To Acquire Mortgages Would Be Reckless And Dangerous

Just when I think that the bailout plans couldn’t get any wackier, ... is and has been the loan servicer and that servicer’s responsibility to its investors. So many loans ... the fair market value would be about 30-50 percent of the current loan value. NCRC argues, “ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:52:30


Using Eminent Domain To Acquire Mortgages Would Be Reckless And Dangerous

Just when I think that the bailout plans couldn’t get any wackier, ... is and has been the loan servicer and that servicer’s responsibility to its investors. So many loans ... the fair market value would be about 30-50 percent of the current loan value. NCRC argues, “ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 15:01:57


Author Interview ~ Mel Odom

In addition to being a father of five, grandfather to two, and writing several dozen novels, ... not an easy task in this competitive market. Aside from great writing, to what do you credit this success [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 11:00:00


Financial Advice And Free Book Offer From Zen Master Leo Babauta

By Will Chen Leo Babauta is the author of of the highly popular Zen Habits blog and the new book The Power of Less: The Fine Art of Limiting Yourself to the Essential. The book was just released yesterday and it is already the bestseller in Amazon's Motivational Books category [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 13:26:17


DrumBeat: January 7, 2009

Shell seeks Colo. water for oil shale production Shell Oil has filed for the first major water right on the Yampa River in northwest Colorado for ... more than $4 a barrel Wednesday after a government report showed much larger than expected increases [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 13:57:26


GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - January 4, 2009

Articles of interest to Illinois Republicans recently posted by ABC7, NBC5, CBS2, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Crain's Chicago Business, Daily Herald, Suburban Chicago News, Suburban Life, Pioneer Local, Southtown Star, Rockford Register Star, Bloomington Pantagraph, Peoria Journal Star, Springfield State Journal Register, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 13:55:26


2008-WRAP-UP WITH TRE: TOYGODD

TOYSREVIL talks to The TOYGODD ~ 'nuff said!/// CLICK THRU to read on ... if you dare...TOYSREVIL: Please share with us (lesser mortals) ... a lot of the credit for turning me on to many of these companies. I literally stumbled on your site [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 00:49:00


Stop the War!!!

If every one of you read back all my previous posts especially about my part-time job, ... and kind of having few bad dreams since the day I was disturbed by a stupid person… and this caused [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 11:24:03



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