Lawmakers set new mortgage bankruptcy bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation designed to stem foreclosures by allowing bankruptcy judges to erase some mortgage debt will be introduced by Congressional Democrats on Tuesday, and hopes are high that it will pass after a similar plan failed last year.
Read more News Source - Washington Post
Publish date - 05:00:21 01/06/09

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Illinois government grinds to standstill | Durbin: No plans to seat Burris
The focus of Illinois' political circus shifts to the legislature today, with members of a special House panel considering Blagojevich's fate.
Read more News Source - Chicago Tribune
Publish date - 21:09:01 01/04/09

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Top 10 scams of 2008
Here are the top 10 scams that were aimed at consumers last year, according to the Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois: Checks. Consumers get checks in the mail, supposedly for a winning sweepstakes, lottery or promotion. The person is asked to deposit the check then write a personal check to cover "taxes" or "fees." Advance-fee loans. Scam artists phone people ...
Read more News Source - Chicago Tribune
Publish date - 15:17:28 01/05/09

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BBB Reports on Top 10 Scams of 2008
Consumers throughout Chicago area and northern Illinois were targets of scams in 2008 that grew in complexity and sophistication.
Read more News Source - ABC 7 Chicago
Publish date - 19:10:01 01/05/09

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Analysis: Barack Obama tested by stimulus, scandal
Welcome to Washington, Mr. President-elect.
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Publish date - 05:15:50 01/06/09

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Top 10 scams of 2008

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Publish date - 17:34:16 01/05/09

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Burris pick contrary to Obama message, some say
When Gov. Rod Blagojevich put out the "U.S. senator wanted" sign following Barack Obama's White House win, he said he wanted someone who'd carry out the president-elect's agenda built around hope and change.
Read more News Source - Daily Herald
Publish date - 06:27:32 01/06/09

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Analysis: Obama tested by stimulus, scandal
WASHINGTON - Welcome to Washington, Mr. President-elect. Just two weeks before Inauguration Day, congressional Democrats have stalled Barack Obama's economic recovery legislation while his pick for Commerce secretary, Bill Richardson, has withdrawn under an ethics cloud. It's a hard dose of reality to swallow at the threshold to the White House.
Read more News Source - Tucson Citizen
Publish date - 07:12:20 01/06/09

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Looking back at 2008 in the news
Most of us will be glad to see the books close on 2008. It was a year of controversy, contentiousness and concern, from the courtroom to politics to our national and personal well-being.
Read more News Source - Lincoln Journal Star
Publish date - 06:37:01 01/06/09

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Analysis: Barack Obama tested by stimulus, scandal
Welcome to Washington, Mr.
Read more News Source - AP via Yahoo! Singapore News
Publish date - 23:44:27 01/05/09

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