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...roughly 14 years that she has owned her home, Stevens refinanced three times - nothing crazy - but the bad news for her was that the third time was very near the peak of the real estate bubble. At that time, in 2005, her 3,000-sq.-ft. house was appraised at $185,000; she now owes about $159,000 on it. Real estate agents have advised her that she could not sell it for more than $145,000. Her debt is actually two loans, the larger of which was recently modified from an adjustable rate to a fixed-rate note...
...President Drew G. Faust yesterday, Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino expressed his “grave disappointment” at the University’s decision to slow construction of the Allston Science Complex, and listed a set of community concerns that he expected Harvard to address in the near future...
...actual production work of Squeak E. Clean and DJ Zegon, the common denominators of the varied sounds, demonstrates good taste and technical skill. The duo shows off their mastery of audio samples in moderation before cutting loose on the three-minute instrumental “O Pata” near the end of the album. The team exudes confidence in a variety of genres, equally adept with the reggae stylings of Sizzla and Amanda Blank on the dance hall track “A Volta” as with the funk performance of George Clinton on “There?...
...Next came a Washington Post investigation into the life and death of Abdallah Saleh al-Ajmi. Upon his release in November 2005 after four years at Gitmo, al-Ajmi became a suicide bomber, eventually driving an explosive-laden truck into an Iraqi army base near Mosul last March, killing 13 Iraqi soldiers and injuring many more. This, exclaimed the pro-Gitmo group, was proof positive that detainees should not be released. (See pictures of prison life inside Baghdad's Camp Cropper...
...current Pakistani president - Asif Ali Zardari - designed to quash Sharif's electoral threat. He has called for an anti-government rally next month, but his supporters aren't waiting. Widespread and violent protests broke out after the court's decision, adding considerable tension to a country already near its breaking point. (See pictures of Pakistan's vulnerable North-West Frontier Province...