Freddie Mac, the taxpayer-owned mortgage giant, made it harder for millions of Americans to refinance their high-interest-rate mortgages for fear it would cut into company profits, present and former Freddie Mac officials disclosed in recent interviews. In closed door meetings, two Republican-leaning board members and at least one executive resisted a mass refi policy for […]
Freddie Mac, the taxpayer-owned mortgage giant, made it harder for millions of Americans to refinance their high-interest-rate mortgages for fear it would cut into company profits, present and former Freddie Mac officials disclosed in recent interviews. In closed door meetings, two Republican-leaning board members and at least one executive resisted a mass refi policy for […]
(MintPress) – American voters were enlightened by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on a few key points Monday evening. For the first time, he made known his support for U.S. drone strikes, claiming that he not only supported the campaign, but also that he would continue the efforts if given the opportunity to as Commander […]
(MintPress) – American voters were enlightened by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on a few key points Monday evening. For the first time, he made known his support for U.S. drone strikes, claiming that he not only supported the campaign, but also that he would continue the efforts if given the opportunity to as Commander […]
Starbucks has paid just £8.6m in UK taxes over the last 14 years according to a special report by Reuters. The news agency also reports that the Seattle firm has paid no income tax whatsoever in the past three years despite reporting sales of £1.2bn and telling investors that its UK arm is profitable. Starbucks is the […]
Starbucks has paid just £8.6m in UK taxes over the last 14 years according to a special report by Reuters. The news agency also reports that the Seattle firm has paid no income tax whatsoever in the past three years despite reporting sales of £1.2bn and telling investors that its UK arm is profitable. Starbucks is the […]
(MintPress) – The Georgian Dream coalition, an opposition political bloc, successfully unseated President Mikheil Saakashvili’s party this month in what some have called the first peaceful political transition in Georgia’s history. The Georgia Dream coalition, headed by billionaire businessman Bidzina Ivanishvili, captured a majority of the 150 seat parliament. The true test, however, will come […]
(MintPress) – The Georgian Dream coalition, an opposition political bloc, successfully unseated President Mikheil Saakashvili’s party this month in what some have called the first peaceful political transition in Georgia’s history. The Georgia Dream coalition, headed by billionaire businessman Bidzina Ivanishvili, captured a majority of the 150 seat parliament. The true test, however, will come […]
In February 2008, six days before he would win the Wisconsin presidential primary, Barack Obama traveled to a General Motors plant in Janesville, Wis., for a major economic address. Janesville is a community of 63,000 on a bend in the Rock River near the Illinois line, three-fourths of the way up Interstate 90 from Chicago […]
In February 2008, six days before he would win the Wisconsin presidential primary, Barack Obama traveled to a General Motors plant in Janesville, Wis., for a major economic address. Janesville is a community of 63,000 on a bend in the Rock River near the Illinois line, three-fourths of the way up Interstate 90 from Chicago […]
By Marian Wang and Theodoric Meyer The regime change in Egypt — and in particular, the riots outside the American embassy last month — have prompted renewed questions about American aid to the country. (A recent poll found that 42 percent of Americans supported cutting aid to Egypt; 29 percent supported cutting it off altogether.) We’ve taken a step back and tried […]
By Marian Wang and Theodoric Meyer The regime change in Egypt — and in particular, the riots outside the American embassy last month — have prompted renewed questions about American aid to the country. (A recent poll found that 42 percent of Americans supported cutting aid to Egypt; 29 percent supported cutting it off altogether.) We’ve taken a step back and tried […]
A Bureau investigation reveals that some of the worst miscarriages of justice in history have arisen when prison informants give false testimony as a result of powerful incentives offered by the police and prosecution. The Bureau looked at all murder cases referred to the Court of Appeal by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), an independent […]
A Bureau investigation reveals that some of the worst miscarriages of justice in history have arisen when prison informants give false testimony as a result of powerful incentives offered by the police and prosecution. The Bureau looked at all murder cases referred to the Court of Appeal by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), an independent […]