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...more than their property is worth. Most other banks have only been willing to lower interest rates. Writing down loan balances for such "underwater" homeowners, while costly for the bank, gives borrowers more incentive to stay current on their mortgage. The Bank of America program, which has won praise from consumer advocates, could help as many as 45,000 borrowers reduce what they owe by $3 billion. "Bank of America is to be commended for launching a program to reduce principal balances on loans that are underwater," said John Taylor, head of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition of Bank...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BofA's CEO: How to Win Friends and Influence People | 3/30/2010 | See Source »

...much better. So something about his auditory-perceptual system has actually changed. His sex drive has gone down along with his testosterone. Therefore his brain is being primed to be a caretaker. If he doesn't get some alone time [after birth] with the baby, however, the daddy brain won't develop fully...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Male Brain: More Complex Than You Think | 3/30/2010 | See Source »

...Many skeptics also worry about false positives that come not from the computer but from counterfeits or employers looking to bypass the system. "It's naive to think that this document won't be faked," Calabrese says. "Folks are already paying $10,000 to sneak into the country. What's a couple thousand more?" In a recent Washington Post op-ed, Schumer and Graham said the card would be "fraud-proof" and that employers would face "stiff fines" and possibly imprisonment if they tried to get around using it. But Cherry half-jokes that someone could falsify such...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ready for Your Biometric Social Security Card? | 3/29/2010 | See Source »

...spending in Washington and cast Rubio as their man over the more moderate Crist. Rubio repeatedly hammered home his campaign message - that Crist had embraced President Obama's $787 billion economic stimulus plan, which Rubio calls a profligate failure. "I will stand up to [Obama] and everyone knows you won't," Rubio told Crist. Obama "is attempting to fundamentally redefine the role of government in America, and we can't cooperate with that." (See 10 elections that changed America...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crist vs. Rubio: Florida GOP Heavies Face Off | 3/29/2010 | See Source »

...didn't mention Palin by name, but he did say "anger is not a platform" and condemned voices who rail "against everything without any kind of sensible policy prescription" for alternatives. Gore's remarks were typical of those by other speakers at the event, including Reid. Democrats know it won't be easy to save control of Congress - and Reid's seat - in November. But the passage of health care gives the President's party confidence that they have a fighting chance to keep Palin from commanding her grass-roots army to victory. Don't be surprised if the former...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sarah Palin Goes to War: Go for It? Hell, Yes! | 3/29/2010 | See Source »

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