GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - November 24, 2008
CHICAGO TRIBUNE -- David Axelrod and Bill Daley warn Big 3: No plan, no cash - Mike Dorning (FROM THE ARTICLE: Still, Obama advisers and Democratic lawmakers stress the importance of maintaining the health of the auto industry. But House Minority Leader John Boehner (R- Ohio) expressed skepticism that automakers will produce a credible plan [more...]
Date: 2008-11-24 15:11:15
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20 Questions for the Secretary-Designate
In preparation for Secretary of Education-Designate Arne Duncan's confirmation hearing in the Senate tomorrow, ... to improve student achievement and narrow achievement gaps? How should the federal government be involved ... use of static test scores or do you favor a model that compares individual student growth from year [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 18:37:34
WALL STREET BAILOUT OR WORKERS ACTION PROGRAM??? by Marty Goodman
New York right now is a rather amazing mirror of national developments. The first African American governor sits in Albany [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 04:36:23
The Turkey Of The Year In California
The Press Telegram reports from California. “Delfa Robles, 68, a Long Beach resident and a member of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, is facing foreclosure of the home where she and her family have lived for 13 years. ‘She tried to start a restaurant business a couple of years back, and due to financial difficulties, [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 18:51:45
DrumBeat: December 23, 2008
Steve LeVine - Blunder: A New Age for Russia In August, Putin’s Russia seemed unstoppable, specifically after its five-day war with Georgia punctured the appearance of a new era of U.S. power in the former Soviet Caucasus and Central Asia. Georgia seemed the crowning achievement of a several-year-campaign of projecting Russian power over its [more...]
Date: 2008-12-23 14:14:56
Regulators and creditors want Agriprocessors bankruptcy moved to Iowa
Iowa’s secretary of labor has joined private-sector creditors and other government agencies in seeking to move bankruptcy proceedings for Agriprocessors, the beleaguered kosher meatpacking firm, from New York to Iowa, but the company is seeking to delay court deliberations about where the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case should be heard. On Nov [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 16:14:16
Those Order Takers Are Now Gone In California
The Ventura County Star reports from California. “According to Bill Watkins, executive director of the UC Santa Barbara Economic Forecast Project…a foreclosed home in California sells for $200,000 less than a traditional home. Until foreclosures are worked through the market, ‘we don’t think the real estate market can clean itself up, [more...]
Date: 2008-12-27 18:47:48
Obama Picks Tax Deadbeat For Treasury Position
By Brett J. Blackledge Associated Press September 13, 2009 Unbelievable. Obama is backing this tax deadbeat. Needless to say, if you or I were in this guy’s position we wouldn’t even be considered for dog catcher. Another example of “change”. President-elect Barack Obama’s choice to run the Treasury Department and lead the nation’s economic [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 04:18:15
The Big Lie Illustrated
The old saying goes: "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery," meaning that to imitate someone is to pay that person a genuine, if unintended, compliment. That exactly what The Nation magazine has done for the Center for Freedom and Prosperity (CFP), and its spokesman, Dan Mitchell, senior fellow at the Cato Institute. [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 02:18:00
Government Vehicle Auctions - Near New Cars for Under $5K
by Nicole Barns I have written or read almost everything that can be said about government and police auctions, but the other day I was thinking to myself how ironic it is that you hear so much about foreclosures, government auctions, reposed cars, etc. yet you rarely see samples of the specific deals available [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 13:51:26
California Implodes In Multiple Ways
Inquiring minds are investigating the rapidly deteriorating economic conditions in California. Let's take a look at the lowlights starting with Schwarzenegger May Order Unpaid Leave ... of unpaid leave each month to conserve money amid a record budget deficit and a legislative impasse over [more...]
Date: 2008-12-20 08:58:00
When The Checks Stop Coming In: The Human Beat Box
Posted by Bossip Staff Yes. Another one bites the dust, again: Rap icon Doug E ... by banks looking to collect more than $3.5 million in unpaid mortgages on a trio of his Harlem homes. The rapper, 46, also is being chased by American Express for nearly $60,000 in credit-card debt [more...]
Date: 2008-12-15 15:10:01
Currency issues, IMF grants loan, Structural reform, New Business, Human ights, Russian Gas, Ukraine, Polish scandal, New, Sport and Culture
From the Top...#377Alexander Lukashenko advises citizens not to change currency of their savingsFrom: BelTA and the Office of the PresidentThere is no need for citizens to change the currency they keep their savings in, because nobody knows how the global financial crisis will unfold, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko told reporters, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 09:39:00
Government Auctions - Samples of Great Cheap Cars Available
By Nicole Barns I have written or read almost everything that can be said about government and police auctions, but the other day I was thinking to myself how ironic it is that you hear so much about foreclosures, government auctions, reposed cars, etc. yet you rarely see samples of the specific deals available [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 16:08:36
4 Advantages of Loan for Bill Consolidation
4 Advantages of Loan for Bill Consolidation Subscribe To Our Feed Many Americans are deep in debts that they are not in a position to repay ... with all of them. For such people a bad credit card debt consolidation loan could advisable to club ... of loan consolidation may give you the advantage of lowered interest rates. The credit card [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 03:30:54
IRS Offers Advice To Cash Strapped Americans
IRS Offers Advice To Cash Strapped Americans Posted by BK Dallas on 15 Jan, 2009 in Tax - Debt Garnishments Taxes, another debt that many Americans are struggling with is often going unpaid as taxpayers struggle ... from these payments, or make estimated payments to avoid a big bill at tax time. Public assistance and food [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 17:08:01
The Dividend Dilemma
Obama said he will order the Treasury Department to limit dividends paid by commercial banks and investment banks that receive “exceptional assistance” from the government to “de minimis amounts”. That order will not likely receive any ... receiving “extensive assistance” and are also the primary sources of a large portion (perhaps [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 16:35:17
How to Remove Credit Judgments to Improve Your Credit Score
If you have any credit judgments on your credit report, removing them is a great way to increase your credit worthiness, ... or obligation you made. A credit judgment is the “ultimate validation” of your owed debt because a judge has usually reviewed documentation and has ruled that the debt is in fact valid. One of the other major [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 22:49:39
Is Excise Tax Payable on Short Sale Debt Forgiveness?
The Washington State Department of Revenue (DOR) seems to think so. Background: At an Escrow Association of Washington (EAW) ... where it was announced that when there is a short sale, the DOR considers the debt forgiven ... will be pursuing the home seller for payment of the excise tax. (Reference is a EAW letter dated Nov 25, 2008 [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 21:36:36
DrumBeat: December 16, 2008
Robert Bryce: OPEC Was Right About Oil Prices. Now What? Back in June, I wrote a piece for The American in which I argued that oil prices were being driven higher by the immutable law of supply and demand. Today, with prices plunging to near $40 instead of the $145 level seen in mid-July, [more...]
Date: 2008-12-16 13:30:26
Credit Scores: New Threats
Credit Scores: New Threats Credit Scores: New Threats A long-delayed update to the leading credit scoring formula is rolling out in 2009, ... . If your credit card issuer slashes your credit limit — which is increasingly likely these days — you could ... by lawsuits between its creator, Fair Isaac, and the nation's three main credit bureaus. Fair [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 16:51:33
Government Auctions - Samples of Great Cheap Cars Available
by Nicole Barns There have been many articles written about police and government auctions, but very seldom are there any specific examples given of the types of repossessed cars you can purchase at them. The government seldom advertises their auctions or the types of items that will be sold at them, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 13:29:32
Fantasia To Lose Home…And She Doesn’t Care
A month has passed since the planned sale of Fantasia Barrino’s $1 ... documents related to the debt, nor has anyone ever appeared for her in court. “My client ... , but this isn’t the first time she’s walked away from a bill. She was sued last year over an unpaid promissory [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 19:58:12
Credit - Loan Approval, Part 1
When it comes to loan approval, lenders will use different criteria for different situations. Unsecured debt is riskier than secured debt in general since there’s no collateral involved in unsecured debt. You see, it’s all about “what happens if you default?” A house or auto is collateral [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 06:21:33
Insane Government Hurts Everyone
Disconnected Spin Hurts City Insane claims by Queens Borough President about the economy reported by press as true Helen Marshall knows that when you are guaranteed reelection without a challenge and the press does not hold you to any standard of reality, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 14:25:18
Gas: Russia’s Damocles’ sword over Europe
Noticias de Rupia | Nouvelles de Roupie | Rupiennachrichten | новости рупии | 卢比新闻 | Roepienieuws | Rupi Nyheter | ルピーニュース | Notizie di Rupia | ... Soviet space. Recently, Russia has shut off all its gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine — the latest ... pipelines run through Belarus and Turkey. The cut-off [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 02:39:57
Your Credit History: What Gets Reported And What Does Not
A credit report is a document that outlines your financial status, specifically your credit history ... or application for a credit card or insurance beyond $150,000 and unpaid tax liens. Information from public ... years. Certain records do not appear. Debt records more than seven years old and bankruptcy records [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 07:27:56
I hope Marx got the last bit wrong...
"Owners of capital will stimulate the working class to buy more and more of expensive goods, houses and technology, pushing them to take more and more expensive credits, until their debt becomes unbearable. The unpaid debt will lead to bankruptcy of banks, which will have to be nationalized, and the State [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 17:58:13
Effective Immediately - No Refi’s For Borrowers with Modified Loans
1/5/09 - EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY - Modified Loans are Ineligible For Fannie/Freddie Refi’s, while FHA MAY Be Eligible ... , resulting in either absolute forgiveness of debt or restructuring the debt through either ... of the original mortgage debt to a “soft” subordinate mortgage; or Conversion of any portion [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 17:52:15
Stalled SAG-AMPTP Talks Resume; Agents Want To Help WGA On New Media Pay
Stalled SAG-AMPTP Talks Resume; Agents Want To Help WGA On New Media Pay SAG and the AMPTP met throughout Thursday and will continue meeting Friday, ... . Meanwhile, I learned Thursday that at least two major agency heads want to help the WGA secure those unpaid ... over from the writers strike and, astonishingly, expect the big actors union to forgive [more...]
Date: 2008-11-21 09:25:14
Remove Tax Lien
Remove Tax Lien by Matt Douglas If you have a tax lien on your credit report, you should take immediate action to remove it ... government and ask them to verify the debt. If it is verified then you will have to negotiate payment ... on your credit for 7 years once it is paid. If it goes unpaid you could have a lien on your report [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 08:39:14
Medical Debt Increases as Economy Declines
The health care system in the USA is broken, as I have written about previously: USA Paying More for Health Care, ... Costs of Care And a Failing Economy Drive More Americans Into Medical Debt New York’s Commonwealth ... paying off medical debt in 2007, up from 58 million in 2005. Many had insurance, and 39 percent said [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 15:35:56
POPE BENEDICT MAY VISIT HOLY LAND NEXT YEAR AMID PUBLIC RIFT WITH ISRAEL
Pope Benedict Pope Benedict XVI may visit the Holy Land next year, Israeli and Vatican officials said today ... amount of unpaid property tax amounts to roughly NIS 300 million, with the Latin Patriarchate the biggest offender, a city spokesman said. The debt collection has been frozen pending ongoing [more...]
Date: 2008-11-27 19:42:48
MORE ON THE UNITED AUTO WORKERS SURRENDER TO THE BIG THREE
from the WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE:As global auto slump deepensUAW opens concession talks with US automakersBy Jerry White 8 January 2009The United Auto Workers union began talks this week with General Motors and other Detroit automakers on a new round of wage and benefit concessions for nearly 140, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 07:32:08
Cash to Close - A Basic Primer
Cash to close has always been an underwriting standard, but more people are running into it as a reason why they cannot buy that property, ... and debt to income ratio. Not only do you have to have the money for the down payment, you've got [more...]
Date: 2008-12-01 14:46:23
7 questions for Tony O'Neill
On the one hand, Tony O'Neill lived a charmed life. The British-born musician -- who performed in Kenickie and Brian Jonestown Massacre -- had a place in Hollywood and a generous girlfriend with a convertible. They had lots of fun. On the other hand, there were the drugs [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 21:03:13
Debt collection
It's all over the news that the US Economy is slowing down, ... and get professional services to help them with their business. Take the case of Debt Collection and agencies ... accounts for collection when there are debts unpaid for several months already. The Collecting company [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 09:53:00
Global Development Prominent in Clinton Confirmation Hearing
Development was a prominent theme in Tuesday's Senate confirmation hearing for Secretary of State-designate. Hillary Rodham Clinton mentioned “development assistance" or "development aid" roughly three times more than outgoing Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice did during her confirmation hearing in January 2005 [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 17:43:54
Personal Balance Sheet, December 2008
The stock market found a way to trash my net worth goal last year. Had the S&P index and my company stock increased in 2008 like they did in 2007, I would have surpassed my net worth goal for the year. Investments have a way of being volatile over short periods of time, and that was the case in 2008 [more...]
Date: 2009-01-03 15:00:14
ratcheting up the pressure
I assume these recent speeches by Obama are intended to publicly call out Blue Dogs and Senate Republicans to get along and go along once the ... could repay them, and some borrowers took advantage of cheap credit to take on debt they couldn’ [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 18:03:39
Durham Cathedral Shop Finances and questionable Saint Stephen the Great payments
Durham Cathedral Shop Finances and questionable Saint Stephen the Great payments By Matt Wardman • December 1, 2008 • 1 Comment First of all, ... Shop Management Limited” (DCSML), which showed a brutal approach to the management of unpaid suppliers to the previous management company SSGCT. This article is about a debt of almost £100,000 [more...]
Date: 2008-12-01 10:22:16
Lost In A Sea Of Stark, Empty Houses And Vacant Lots
It’s Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. “Record numbers of Sonoma County homeowners are seeing property taxes fall, ... condominium development and is seeking to collect nearly $19 million of unpaid loans connected [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 17:57:28
Credit Cards With Bad Credit
If you have less than perfect credit, you may have seen ads promising you a credit card regardless of your credit history or job status ... your credit. Your credit may need rebuilding if you have a history of unpaid credit card bills ... it a prohibitive credit card for people with bad credit, who are usually on a very strict budget as their debt [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 09:57:52
Words from the (investment) wise 12.28.08
Investors spent the holiday-shortened Christmas week in an un-merry mood, digesting more gloomy economic data and taking stock of a tumultuous 2008 ... s exuberance), but also still be battling with the implications of the credit crisis for the global economy [more...]
Date: 2008-12-28 12:31:33
Draining the Swamp By Henry J. Stern
"Albany's Corruption Swamp" is Plumbed in Post Column. Democrats Organize Senate; Will They Honor Promises? 2009. It's a new year. The State Senate has gone Democratic for the first time in 44 years. Will that make any difference? If so, will it be for the better or for the worse? [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 23:53:39
What is a second mortgage?
For many of us, money can get tight every now and then. We have felt the pinch, and many are feeling it now. If you are in that situation where you now have a lot of debt, and are wondering ... are some things you need to know about getting a second mortgage for debt consolidation [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 04:24:16
Clinton campaign debt down to $6.4M
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton had $6.4 million in presidential campaign debt at the end of November, according to a report filed ... the lowest level of debt the New York senator’s failed presidential campaign has reported this year [more...]
Date: 2008-12-21 03:48:39
Home Equity Loans: Release the Equity to Avail Cash
You can release the equity tied-up in your home with the help of a home equity loan ... are becoming popular among the borrowers as they offer low interest rate, help you become debt free ... the home’s fair market value and the unpaid balance of the mortgage and any outstanding debt over [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 21:41:54
Right of entry removed by New Labour: Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill
Compare our old Rights with what Labour are planning. first up the past:linkIn 1760, William Pitt (the Elder) made a famous declaration of this right ... contained a power to force entry in connection with unpaid fines imposed for criminal offences [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 11:04:00
Ternus delivers State of the Judiciary
Iowa Chief Justice Marsha Ternus -- the state's first female chief justice -- delivered the 2009 State of the Judiciary address to the Iowa Legislature this morning. In her two previous addresses before lawmakers, Ternus has successfully pressed for more help with juvenile courts and juvenile offenders [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 21:19:26
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