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...injured colleague. The first chance to turn the Selfish Generation into something more like the Greatest Generation was missed last fall when Bush urged us to return to normality--at the mall, the cineplex and Disneyland. With the unveiling of Freedom Corps, the President has a second chance to tap that well of compassion and finally get last year's "communities of character" initiative, sidelined by the war, up and running...
Merkel's supposed strength was that as a woman who grew up in East Germany, she could tap those constituencies. But polling data indicates that Stoiber is equally popular with both groups. "Stoiber's image of being conservative, even reactionary, is going to change as he moves to the center," says Lösche. And he's entering the race when the conservatives are far stronger than only a few short months...
Extremist centers like Finsbury Park and radical groups like the British-based Al-Muhajiroun may provide the milieu, Ranstorp says, "but these talent spotters and handlers are the really worrisome parts of al-Qaeda. They can tap into new recruits and dispatch them as well. Unless we get them, we're not making any inroads." Though Britain has some new anti-terrorism laws, there is no sign yet of apprehending or even identifying them...
Spurred by low interest rates and the desire or need to tap their most valuable asset, Americans this year refinanced more than $1.1 trillion of mortgages--roughly a fifth of all mortgage debt. In 65% of cases, homeowners borrowed more than they owed and used the difference to pay down credit-card debt, finance a home improvement or build a cushion for tough times. It's a low-risk way to get cash. "Very rarely have home values declined nationally, though pockets can take a hit," notes Dan Gilbert, ceo of Quickenloans.com...
...have another option: your house. I'm not suggesting you put it on the market. Instead, find out whether your home's appreciation and your principal payments on your mortgage have left you with valuable equity that you could tap in an emergency...