Obama, Democrats look to revamp financial bailout - International Herald Tribune
WASHINGTON : Barack Obama's economic team is talking with the Bush administration about having Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson ask Congress within the next week for access to the $350 billion remaining in the financial bailout fund, officials on ...
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Obama, Democrats look to revamp financial bailout - Las Vegas Sun
Eager to shift the course of the government's financial sector bailout fund, President-elect Barack Obama and congressional Democrats want to apply greater scrutiny and a more defined mission to the beleaguered $700 billion rescue program. The House ...
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USAA scales back insurance increase - Houston Chronicle
SAN ANTONIO ? USAA rethought a steep increase in homeowners insurance rates for Harris County after state regulators asked the company to reconsider. The San Antonio-based insurance and financial services company in October proposed an average 8 ...
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County flood insurance rates may take a dip - Seguin Gazette-Enterprise
SEGUIN ? If your flood insurance premiums go down in 2009, thank Guadalupe County Road Superintendent Larry Timmermann and his crew at the road department when you see them. Timmermann on Tuesday reported to county commissioners that Guadalupe ...
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Schnurman: Economy's troubles finally starting to hit Texas - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Bush lucky if history assesses his presidency as just rather average The Watchdog: Ten rules to help you find the right electricity provider It?s not exactly fishing season, but it?s always repair season Owner Jones is first, but not last, to ...
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Mortgage Servicing Loses Luster as Bad Loans Mount (Update1) - Bloomberg
Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Bank of America Corp., GMAC LLC, and WL Ross & Co. are among mortgage servicers that have endured billions of dollars in unexpected costs and added thousands of workers to handle rising foreclosures, denting a business once ...
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Daily Report - Baton Rouge Business Report
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber is reiterating its support for a state takeover of 12 failing parish public schools. Education Superintendent Paul Pastorek and the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education are considering placing the schools in ...
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Miss. couple files appeals in Katrina case - Picayune Item
JACKSON ? A federal appeals court has scheduled arguments for Feb. 4 in a Mississippi homeowner?s appeal involving a Hurricane Katrina damage case. David and Marilyn Aikens filed an appeal of a ruling by U.S. District Judge L.T. Senter Jr., who ...
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Storm Effects Still Felt! - Palm Beach Interactive
Most Florida homeowners aren?t thinking of hurricanes these days. Who could blame them? We have been lucky the last three years and that dangerous season is a half-year away. But what a difference a thousand miles can make! Many homeowners in Texas ...
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Series proves eye-opening ... - Dallas Morning Views Blog
Re: "Is Texas looking out for you? Those benefitting most from laws are often not the neediest -- Health-care outsourcing is rolling on, but many patients suffer from silent treatment," the first part of the four-week "State of Neglect" series that ...
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