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Among those arrested in the state were Evelyn Rivera and William Louisma, twentysomethings who live in the same sprawling development in the upper-class city of Wellington, part of Palm Beach County. The two, along with at least one other person, allegedly concocted a plan in February to buy 55 townhomes in Fort Lauderdale, inflate their values and establish "straw borrowers" whose incomes were pumped up to qualify for the big loans. The gang reportedly hoped to make as much as $8 million in profits after they got the loans and then abandoned the homes to foreclosure...
...democrats name Obama as their Presidential candidate and he announces that Hillary Clinton would be his Secretary of State, he will win in a landslide. Dave Elborn, Wellington...
...Your article omitted two of the causes of behavioral problems among teenagers: school curricula that do not relate to actual life in today's society, and teachers who have been programmed to push information into pupils rather than develop their potential. Don't blame the kids! Gordon Rabey, Wellington...
...After almost four years and 15 rounds of what Wellington's ambassador to China Tony Browne calls "a very detailed, very complicated, very elaborate negotiation," New Zealand is on track to become, on April 7, the first developed nation to sign a free-trade pact with the market the whole world is courting. "It's a bit like getting the first date with the best-looking girl on the block," says Stuart Ferguson, chairman of the New Zealand-China Trade Association: in this case, ahead of suitors Australia, Norway and India. Details are a closely held secret, but the deal...
...Since the People's Republic already enjoys near-free trade with New Zealand, its financial gains will likely be small. Wellington negotiators have said the Chinese were keen on access to agricultural technology and easier entry for niche workers like chefs and acupuncturists. But for Beijing, the deal's key value is as a trial run. Free-trade agreements are part of China's global push for the status and influence of a big power. The negotiation with New Zealand, says the Trade Association's Ferguson, will serve as "a template for bigger, more complex deals" - a pilot project where...