Homeowners who have suffered a 20 percent or greater fall in house prices are about fourteen times more likely to default on a mortgage compared to homeowners who have enjoyed a 20 percent increase.
Under pressure to increase their numbers, the Army and Marines have sharply raised the number of recruits with felony convictions they are admitting to the services. The bulk of the crimes involved were burglaries, other thefts, and drug offenses
This is exactly what’s happening in Florida’s housing and financial markets. We are in the eye of the hurricane, and the back half will hit us twice as hard as the front.
"Nostalgia is fine and Reagan’s economic plan was good," Gov. Daniels said. "But we need to look towards the future rather than staying in the past." Adding the GOP needed to work on uniting behind McCain instead of constantly com
Bush himself is pushing his Canadian and Mexican counterparts to adopt US-style “Homeland Security” measures so that, says Barlow, “we’ll all be zip-locked together in one security bag.”
Major retailers in New York, in areas of New England, and on the West Coast are limiting purchases of flour, rice, and cooking oil as demand outstrips supply. There are also reports that some consumers are hoarding grain stocks.
Adult mothers who have been allowed to stay with their young children since they were taken from a polygamous sect will be separated from them after DNA sampling is completed next week, a child welfare official said Saturday.
American commanders in Afghanistan have in recent months urged a widening of the war that could include American attacks on indigenous Pakistani militants in the tribal areas inside Pakistan, according to United States officials.
Once labelled Canada's first homegrown, Islamist terror plot, the case of the so-called Toronto 18 is quietly melting away. With yesterday's decision to stay charges against four more of those that it had once labelled dangerous terrorists, t
The United States may post Marines at its unofficial embassy in Taiwan - a small but symbolically significant change in its delicate political relationship with the self-ruled island.
Iraq's government spokesman, in comments published yesterday, called on Gulf states to cancel billions of dollars owed from loans and upgrade their diplomatic representation in Baghdad.
Imagine a world of streets lined with video cameras that alert authorities to any suspicious activity. A world where police officers can read the minds of potential criminals and arrest them before they commit any crimes. A world in which a suspect w
Americans love their war heroes. It doesn’t matter where the war was fought, why it was fought, how it was fought, or what the war cost. Every battlefield is holy; every cause is just; every soldier is a potential hero. But what is it that turns an o
Iraq-satiated Democrats face a formidable political challenge: If they win in November, can they extricate the country from Bush's illegal war, which apparently can't be won by US military forces and has drained material and psychic resources
In the face of ongoing confrontations between US-Iraqi forces and Shiite militias in Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood, US forces began work this week on a concrete barrier to protect against militia intrusions. Other neighborhoods with such walls
A top US general on Sunday warned that the military would strike back after hardline Iraqi Shiite leader Moqtada al-Sadr threatened to launch a new uprising by his militia. "I hope Moqtada al-Sadr continues to
John McCain cupped a fist and began pumping it, up and down, along the side of his body. It was a gesture familiar to a participant in the closed-door meeting of the Senate committee who hoped that it merely signaled, as it sometimes had in the past,
No weapon is more important to tens of thousands of U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan than the carbine rifle. And for well over a decade, the military has relied on one company, Colt Defense of Hartford, Conn., to make the M4s they trust with their
THE mainstream news article in recent weeks, the front-page epic in today's New York Times on how the Pentagon assembled a crew of retired military officers to disseminate propaganda via all-too-willing network and cable news outlets.
An unprecedented £50 billion injection to bail out Britain’s ailing banking system could be doubled if it fails to stave off a collapse in the housing market.
In August, 2006, members of Pilots for 9/11 Truth received documents from the NTSB and began a close analysis of the data they contain. After expert review and cross check, Pilots for 9/11 Truth has concluded that the information in these NTSB docume
Jon Stewart does what he does best and demolishes ABC debate moderators Charlie Gibson and George Stephanopoulos for the pathetic questions they asked.
Psssst ... Hey, you over there! Yeah, you. Wanna buy some F-14 components? No? How about some night-vision goggles? According to the GAO, such purloined military equipment can be found online at eBay or Craigslist. Seems like it was a week for wild-a
"We are all worth less and earning less than a year ago," says economist Mark Zandi of Moody's Economy.com. "That is why consumers are pulling back, and judging from the confidence numbers they are in a panic mode."
A heavier federal hand is reaching into American life as politicians in both parties demand an overhaul of government financial regulation and more protection for homeowners in the face of mortgage woes and a weakening economy.
In the poll, a whopping 86% of Canadians agree the Security and Prosperity Partnership should be debated in the House of Commons and submitted to a parliamentary vote. The SPP’s objectives include removing barriers and securing U.S. access to Canadia
Republicans who support Texas congressman Ron Paul for president won all three available national convention seats from Missouri’s 5th congressional district Saturday after a compromise with party leaders in Jackson County.
When you look back the things that make you smile, glaze you eyes with a mist of happiness, are not about things. It is the people you love who make life worth while. Remember the glowing face of your daughter when she came home to tell you she got