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• Top 7 Foreclosure Stories of Past Year

  Thursday Jun 19 | via Realty Trac 

  The euphoria that surrounded six years of escalating home prices, record levels of home sales and rock-bottom interest rates crashed and burned in 2007, forcing many foreclosure investors to ratchet down their ...

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  Related Topix: Financial Services, Housing, Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage

Regional Headlines

• Hording chocolate and airing the pork

  Yesterday | via ScrippsNews 

  Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- the government-chartered mortgage giants tumbling toward a taxpayer bailout -- have not been penurious about making campaign contributions and engaging top lobbyists to grease ...

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  Related Topix: Mortgage, Personal Finance, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Christopher Dodd, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Illinois, Illinois Government

• Governor Blagojevich urges Congressional Delegation to support additional LIHEAP funding

  Thursday Jul 17 | via Illinois Government News Network 

  ' Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today sent a letter to members of Illinois' Congressional Delegation urging them to support legislation that would increase funding to the federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance ... 1 comment

  Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Home, Mortgage, Illinois, Illinois Government, Cook County, IL

• Finally, some good news - fewer fatalities

  Friday | via The Daily Gazette 

  The daily news hasn't been all that rosy lately. Rising gasoline prices, higher unemployment, floods, wildfires and home loan foreclosures have led the parade of doom and gloom across the land.

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  Related Topix: Foreclosures, Illinois, Illinois Government, Opinion

• Obama's trip: 1st high-profile step on world stage

  Thursday Jul 17 | via Earthlink 

  More Obama's trip: 1st high-profile step on world stage July 17, 2008 6:04 PM EDT WASHINGTON - Sen.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Illinois, John McCain, Travel, Middle East, Israel Travel, Israel Travel

• Analysis: GOP, Dems using wars to define Obama

  Wednesday Jul 16 | via Earthlink 

  Republican John McCain hopes to sell the idea that his rival is not. The return of Iraq and Afghanistan to the forefront of the presidential campaign illustrates how both sides increasingly seem to view the ...

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  Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Illinois, US Military, US Navy, George Bush, Home, Mortgage

National Headlines

• Flip that house

  3 min ago | via Ottawa Sun 

  Lay down a small investment on a fixer-upper. Spend a month or two painting, laying down laminate floors, retiling the bathroom, finishing the basement.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Home Listing

• Realtors to give Washoe schools $11,500

  4 min ago | via Reno Gazette-Journal 

  The Reno/Sparks Association of Realtors and the Incline Village Board of Realtors will present Washoe County School District superintendent Paul Dugan with a check for $11,500 for repairs, improvements and ...

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  Related Topix: Sparks, NV, Reno, NV, Reno Metro, Incline-Village, NV, Education Etc., Real Estate

• Bush: Congress could take steps to ease gas prices

  4 min ago | via The Mississippi Press 

  Responding to Americans' anger over gas prices and the housing bust, President Bush is stepping up pressure on Congress to open up offshore oil exploration and work to restore confidence in the housing finance ...

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  Related Topix: George Bush, Foreclosures, US News, Housing, US Politics, US Senate, Patty Murray, Democrat, Home, Mortgage

• Real estate slump brings rise in short sales

  19 min ago | via Las Vegas Review Journal 

  Jo-Anne Guderian of Coldwell Banker Premier Realty says fewer than 30 percent of short sales in her office close escrow.

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  Related Topix: Home Buying, Home, Home Selling, Housing, Mortgage, Las Vegas, NV, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• Report paints gloomy picture

  20 min ago | via Shropshire Star 

  Ask yourself this question: What is Ludlow best known for? Your answer will probably include a few of the following: Fantastic restaurants, a beautiful castle, glorious countryside, vibrant festivals and a rich ...

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  Related Topix: Mortgage, Home