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1. White House To Launch Major Mortgage Aid Program On Tuesday
   
   Sat Sep 4 13:54:31 2010
   The Obama administration on Tuesday will launch its most ambitious effort at reducing mortgage balances for homeowners who owe more than their homes are worth. [...]
2. E. Coli Outbreak Puts Focus On Meat Oversight
   
   Sat Sep 4 09:17:15 2010
   ST. PAUL, Minn. — The first known U.S. outbreak linked to a rare strain of E. coli in ground beef is prompting a fresh look at tougher regulations to protect the nations meat supply. Three people in Maine and New York became ill th[...]
3. Lloyd Chapman: Why Did President Obama Hide Record Small Business Numbers
   
   Fri Sep 3 19:46:03 2010
   Last Friday, as I predicted in my August 6 and August 24 Huffington Post blogs, the Obama Administration, right on queue, released the latest Small Business Administration SBA fiscal year FY 2009 Small Business Procurement Scoreca[...]
4. Fed Posts Meetings and Discussions with the Public
   
   Fri Sep 3 15:37:14 2010
   This story appeared in Bank Digest. To help ensure that the rulemaking process to implement the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is conducted in a fair, open, and transparent manner, the Fed has released written summaries of [...]
5. New Housing Goals Set for GSEs
   
   Fri Sep 3 15:27:18 2010
   This story appeared in Bank Digest. The Federal Housing Finance Agency has adopted a rule setting new housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac the GSEs for 2010-2011. The final rule establishes single-family, owner-occupied home purchase mortga[...]
6. Payroll Tax Holiday and the Trust Funds, by Arnold Kling
   
   Fri Sep 3 15:10:47 2010
   Megan McArdle writes , Politically, this has one major drawback: its going to put huge holes in the Social Security and Medicare trust funds. Since I think those trust funds are meaningless accounting devices, I dont think this has any pract[...]
7. Weekly Wrap: The recession and more stimulus
   
   Fri Sep 3 13:14:47 2010
   Kai Ryssdal talks to Leigh Gallagher from Fortune magazine and Felix Salmon from Reuters about the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission. [...]
8. Nominal low is behind us!
   
   Fri Sep 3 12:37:06 2010
   Puru Saxena. "BIG PICTURE Global stock markets are in a multi-year bull-market and nominal prices are likely to appreciate for several more months. In our view, we are currently amidst a normal multi-week consolidation phase and most stock markets[...]
9. Unemployment Rate Rises In August For First Time In 4 Months As Labor Force Expands
   
   Fri Sep 3 10:34:50 2010
   WASHINGTON AP -- Private employers hired more workers over the past three months than first thought, lifting hopes for the weak economy ahead of the Labor Day weekend. But the unemployment rate rose in August for the first time in four mo[...]
10. Lee Stranahan: Obamas Double-Dip Disappointment Is Bad For Business
    
    Fri Sep 3 10:31:24 2010
    As a small-business owner, I dont need to wait for the government reports of leading indicators and indices to know that theres been a tightening in peoples willingness to spend over the long hot summer of 2010. The day-to-day experience of[...]

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