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...lure them into the market, the FHA insured a full 49% of their mortgages. In October, Congress renewed a higher limit on the size of FHA loans (now up to $729,750), first put in place last year, to allow the agency to expand into pricier markets. "The government may need to inject billions of dollars into the FHA, but the alternative - another perturbation in the housing market, more foreclosure aid, more bank bailouts - could have cost dramatically more," says housing economist Thomas Lawler...
...stereotyping. Sometimes it falters, and unfortunately Mercedes still gets the worst of it. (You’ll find her something to “dip in chocolate,” Will? Really? But even in this scene, Finn’s reaction shot shows the creators are aware they may need a net.) Ultimately, it’s an act that is wobbling less after this week...
Fear, in the wake of the shootings, was perhaps felt most keenly by Killeen's Muslim women. Although there have been no reports of negative fallout so far, "I think for the women, you know especially those who wear the hijab, it may have affected them," says Amr Abdelazeem, 47, a professional engineer, businessman and Army reserve officer. (Read "Did the Army Ignore Red Flags Because of Hasan's Religion...
Health care legislation may be garnering most of the headlines these days, but it's far from the only bill circulating on Capitol Hill. Another new piece of legislation quietly making its way to President Obama's desk is the Travel Promotion Act (TPA) - it has already been approved by the Senate and is now in front of the House - which would establish the country's first official nonprofit tourism board...
...collapse of three Icelandic banks in October 2008 meant cranes across the country came to a halt. A broken economy has led to rock-bottom rents. And while the new lows may have hit local landlords hard, it enabled a kind of tenant once prohibited from the high-traffic destination to move in - emerging fashion designers. "Creativity doesn't stop when the money goes," says Runar Omarsson, co-owner of Nikita, a street-wear line that caters mainly to skate- and snowboarders. "It is important to look at what we have and make something out of it. There are valuable...