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...soon have competition. Last week mortgage giant Freddie Mac said it had lost $50 billion in 2008 alone. A look at the company's books suggests the government will have to spend at least triple that much to save the financial firm from collapse. If the housing market worsens, the tab could be even larger...
...housing the Democracy Center, an activist support organization, was mentioned by name in the legislation. The property is now for sale and has been used as a student meeting space in the past. Yesterday’s legislation requested that the owners of the property take it off the market for the time being to “give time for students to develop viable proposals.” Before beginning its legislative work, the Council hosted a Town Hall meeting on social spaces that featured a five-member panel moderated by UC Treasurer Anthony R. Britt...
...Congressional Budget Office has said the proposal would be "revenue neutral," which means it wouldn't add to the deficit. It would include a minimum defined-benefits package, with no exclusions for pre-existing conditions. That would address two problems people now encounter on the individual insurance market, where it is difficult for many to find the coverage they need at a price they can afford. What's more, their bill can boast something no other plan has at this point: bipartisan support. In the Senate, Wyden's Republican co-sponsors include Utah's Bob Bennett, Idaho's Mike Crapo...
Vegas on Sale. Your odds are probably as good in Vegas as in the stock market, so now's the time to play the tables. Check out the MGM Grand's "Spring Fling" package, which gets you a room, a $35 credit for food or entertainment, two passes to Studio 54, 25% off spa services, two cocktails by the pool and $10 to spend at the slots - all for $75 per night. Book by April 30 for travel through Sept. 30. 3799 Las Vegas Boulevard South...
...Behind the wild success of Ghost Blows Out the Light is a booming internet-novel industry that is largely unique to China because of the greater freedom from censorship enjoyed online by writers and readers. Shanda Literature, which controls over 90% of China's online-reading market, rakes in an estimated revenue of 100 million yuan ($15 million) per year. Running three popular online-novel websites, Shanda boasts a total readership of 25 million and is growing at 10 million per year, according the company. "The Chinese people need a platform to express their creativity," said Hou Xiaoqiang, founding...