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...mortgages they still own, the vast majority of troubled home loans have been securitized and are owned by a wide array of investors. Their permission is usually required for modification, and getting it can be a daunting task, which is why many experts have called on Washington to step in with some kind of mandated legal solution...
...Rogue nations. Given his belief in dialogue, Obama has vowed to talk with America's enemies, or at least ideological opponents. In Asia, that means primarily North Korea. Obama should step up direct negotiations with Pyongyang. By talking one-on-one with Kim Jong Il, he would telegraph that the U.S. will no longer outsource North Korea policy - demonstrating to any future North Korean leadership that, if they play nice, Washington will woo them, and to Beijing that, if Kim falls, the U.S. will not stand by and let the North become a Chinese satellite...
...that King and Kennedy did. Obama has galvanized the American electorate by reminding us who we really are as a people, by touching our hearts with hope, by stirring our imaginations with ideas of a better tomorrow. I feel America is new-born and confident; that we can truly step unfettered into the new millennium and a universe of possibilities. Pushpa Vavilikolanu, Elmhurst, Illinois...
...Obama's victory was brilliant, well-earned, and a real step forward for our multiracial democracy. But heaven protect him from Gibbs and the rest of the over-the-top hallelujah chorus. America's vote will "save it"? I must have missed news of its approaching death. Obama is a "radical departure" from presidents who "were born into power or bred to it"? I guess TIME doesn't remember where Bill Clinton, or Ronald Reagan, or Abraham Lincoln came from. And now Obama's a "prince"? Maybe you should tone it down. Let Obama...
...country that has never allowed foreign labor in this large sector before. "The question is whether the labor shortage can be solved by Japanese hands alone," says Yuko Hirano, associate professor of health sociology at Kyushu University. "We need to partially rely on foreigners. This program is a big step for Japan...