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Henry Cisneros, who headed the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from 1993 to 1997, presented a case for boosting the supply of affordable housing along all steps of the “housing continuum” as the key to housing an expanding population and the revitalizing urban neighborhoods...
During his tenure as HUD secretary he was probed by an independent counsel about allegations that he lied to FBI agents about payments to his ex-mistress. He plead guilty to a misdemeanor in 1999 and was pardoned by President Clinton in the last month of his administration...
...best secretaries of HUD that we have had for a long time. He was quite successful at advancing the agendas for community development, housing development, and opening housing opportunities to those who have been priced out of the market,” Peiser said...
...Illinois and Ed Schafer of North Dakota begged off Senate races, as did Governor Mike Huckabee and former Congressman Asa Hutchinson, the Republicans' best hopes for unseating Senator Blanche Lincoln in Arkansas. Representative Jennifer Dunn, the G.O.P.'s first choice to challenge Senator Patty Murray in Washington, and HUD Secretary Mel Martinez, a party favorite in Florida, have also said no. And in Nevada, G.O.P. Congressman Jim Gibbons has decided not to challenge Senate Democratic whip Harry Reid, who won his 1998 race by just 428 votes. "I see a very competitive fall in 2004," says Senator Jon Corzine...
...prepared to deal with the rush. To avoid paying for the blown deadlines and other mistakes of harried bankers, keep track of things like the good-faith estimate of costs and the HUD-1 statement of expenses that you will get from your lender. (Make sure the numbers on both forms are about the same.) Consider refinancing with your existing lender, which, to avoid losing business, may agree to reset your rate for as little as a few hundred dollars in handling costs. With your current lender, you would avoid the risk of getting stuck in a paperwork...