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Archive for July, 2008

Federal government institutes new rules to curb “shady” home loan practices – but what about the renters?

Monday, July 14th, 2008 Posted in Banking, Financial, General, Law & Politics, News | No Comments »

From CNN: "In a nod to consumer advocates, regulators require lenders to evaluate subprime borrowers' ability to pay while banning most prepayment penalties." Read more. What I want to know is ... Read more..

Massachusetts leaders support repeal of marriage restriction

Monday, July 14th, 2008 Posted in Civil Rights, General, Law & Politics, LGBT, Marriage & Family, Marriage Equality, News | No Comments »

Massachusetts legislative leaders, along with Governor Deval Patrick, are supporting an effort to lift the ban on same-sex marriage for non-Massachusetts residents. Currently, couples cannot marry in MA if the ... Read more..

Another one bites the… um…

Thursday, July 10th, 2008 Posted in General, LGBT, News | No Comments »

The blogosphere is buzzing with rumors that Alabama's rabidly prudish anti-gay attorney general, Troy King, is about to resign from his post after being caught by his wife in bed ... Read more..

Bush makes a fool of himself. So what else is new?

Thursday, July 10th, 2008 Posted in General, Law & Politics, News | No Comments »

It's nice to see that Bush takes America's record on climate change seriously... NOT. I'm sure the Italian Prime Minister was also thrilled. Read more..

Bush signs eavesdropping bill , cackling madly and raising his fists in victory as thunder and lightening spring forth from the sky

Thursday, July 10th, 2008 Posted in Civil Rights, Editorial, General, Law & Politics, News | No Comments »

Today Bush signed into law the new eavesdropping bill, which overhauled rules about government "surveillance" and granted immunity to the telecommunications companies that open the door to government spying. It ... Read more..

Wow. McCain’s advisers need to just stop talking

Thursday, July 10th, 2008 Posted in Election 2008, Financial, General, Law & Politics, News | 3 Comments »

First it was Charles Black's remark about how McCain's campaign would benefit from a "fresh terrorist attack" on US soil. Now, another top McCain advisor, Phil Gramm, has called America ... Read more..

John McCain refuses to answer questions about Viagra

Thursday, July 10th, 2008 Posted in Civil Rights, Election 2008, General, Law & Politics, News | No Comments »

John McCain is refusing to answer questions about Viagra - and they're not the questions you think. McCain refuses to address unfair insurance policies which cover Viagra for men, but ... Read more..

FAUX News strikes again.

Thursday, July 10th, 2008 Posted in General, Law & Politics, News | No Comments »

I really think it's time for FAUX News to stop calling itself a news provider. What other allegedly "fair and balanced" news station would deliberately doctor photos in order to ... Read more..

Rove ignores subpoena and refuses to testify.

Thursday, July 10th, 2008 Posted in General, Law & Politics, News | No Comments »

Karl Rove has ignored a Congressional subpoena and refuses to testify in a case relating to the prosecution of a Democratic governor, news sources report. Interestingly, he IS willing to ... Read more..

Wisconsin Couple Could Face Jail Time If They Marry

Thursday, July 10th, 2008 Posted in Civil Rights, General, Law & Politics, LGBT, Love & Relationships, Marriage & Family, Marriage Equality, News | No Comments »

What on earth? Are we still in the 1960's, pre-Loving v. Virginia? If this same-sex couple travels to CA to be married, they could face JAIL time if they return ... Read more..

Public Service Work Can Wipe Out Your Student Loan Debt!

Sunday, July 6th, 2008 Posted in Education, Financial, General, News | No Comments »

Cross-posted from my Hubpages article, though I've posted the text below for preservation's sake: If you're graduating with a mountain of student loans some time in the near future (or recent ... Read more..

Financial Health For Recent College Graduates

Friday, July 4th, 2008 Posted in Education, Financial, General, Law & Politics | No Comments »

Found these articles online and thought you might find them useful: New graduates have plenty to learn about work etiquette - "Many young adults erroneously think that what's cool for school ... Read more..

Random news for you!

Friday, July 4th, 2008 Posted in General, Shopping | No Comments »

Some stuff I've been meaning to post: John McCain gives his campaign staff a shakedown. No mention in the article about how one of his higher-ups stated that his campaign would ... Read more..

Happy Independence Day!

Friday, July 4th, 2008 Posted in General, News | No Comments »

Happy 4th of July! Happy Independence Day! Find out about the origins of some of your favorite patriotic songs! Read more..