| Kucinich Starts New Impeachment Drive
I like Ron Paul's guts, but see above. He's a Repub. And after the selection in November, I'll have a clear conscience. Anyone who accuses me of losing the election for the Dems will be dealt with as they deserve. Make your choice now. When you do, all this campaigning is revealed for what it is: a very expensive dog and pony show. .
Beant’s daughter denied entry into Burail Jail
They parked tractor-trailors, trucks and canters across the roads. The commuters of these roads had to face a lot of inconvenience. Harish Khosla said the PSC had given an ultimatum to the Punjab government to remove all toll plazas from the above said build-operate-transfer (BOT) roads within 15 days, failing which they would further intensify their stir. Meanwhile, Anita Punj, SSP, Hoshiarpur, claimed that vehicular traffic was diverted at all blockade points for the smooth running of vehicles and to avoid any inconvenience to the public. No untoward incident had been reported from any part of the district. The police had been deployed at all main crossings in Hoshiarpur city as a precautionary measure, she added. .
Plan's on borrowed time Home loan piece of stimulus may be shortlived
A provision in the new economic stimulus package that would make it cheaper and easier to buy or refinance a home a boon in the pricey Bay Area might be terminated almost as soon as it begins. President Bush and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi trumpeted a plan this week to raise loan limits for mortgages that FannieMae and FreddieMac can purchase, a move that would allow lenders to offer many more home loans of a greater amount and with the lowest mortgage rates available. The only problem is the loan limits would expire at year's end if the stimulus package follows the proposal as outlined in the current stimulus package. Some key U.S. senators want to extend the time period for the higher loan limits, perhaps indefinitely. The idea behind the higher limits is to stoke demand for homes in high-priced housing markets such as the East Bay and other parts of the Bay Area.
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