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  • 'The flame flickered in his eyes and he died' (The New Zealand Herald)

    Two brothers have told how their father died of a broken heart six days after their mother. Brian and Erima Banks - Brin and Rima to family and friends - were married for 63 years and proved equally inseparable in death.
    2008-02-23 01:42:09
  • The Most Foolish

    Motley Fool - It takes more than a little time and effort to figure and compare the true costs of a mortgage. Believe me, I've been ... Take my word for it, Seth, the majority of all the Johnny-newcomer-mortgage-people will be out of business once rates start moving up
    2008-02-22 01:12:00
  • Part 1 of CNN Democratic presidential debate in Texas

    CNN - ... seeing them having to cut back on their medical expenses, because their mortgage ... out a way for people to stay in their homes, and I would freeze interest rates ... You can compare the candidates on the issues any time; just go to our Web site ...
    2008-02-20 03:54:00
  • 2008 Candidates' Positions on the Issues

    Forbes - A 90-day freeze on home foreclosures arising from subprime lending, and a freeze on subprime lending rates ... of annual mortgage interest payments for "struggling homeowners," scoring system for consumers to compare mortgages, a fund for mortgage ...
    2008-02-22 12:25:00
  • Where The Dem, GOP Candidates Stand

    CBS News - ... rates, in $30 billion plan. Says bailouts for bad loans make sense to protect neighborhoods and tax base. Obama: Tax credit covering 10 percent of annual mortgage interest payments for "struggling homeowners," scoring system for consumers to compare ... compare mortgages, a fund for mortgage ...
    2008-02-22 01:07:00
  • Come the crunch let's make it work

    Guardian Unlimited - Indeed, there's a common thread linking all the major mortgage lenders that have ... Compare that to the disaster that has befallen the Northern Rock Foundation. ... That top rating meant that they could borrow and lend at lower interest rates ...
    2008-02-22 03:31:00
  • Pimco's Gross: Fed Cuts Are No Help for Housing

    CNBC - ... easing of its benchmark rate by 2.25 percentage points since September to the current 3 percent has not brought mortgage rates ... People mentally compare it to the stock market where we've had bear markets of 30 or 40 percent in the past -- and the ...
    2008-02-22 09:26:00
  • Teens Walk to 'Stomp' out Smoking (R News)

    They say watching actors smoking in movies helps to recruit almost 400 new smokers every year. These local students are asking Hollywood to stop doing big tobacco's dirty work.
    2008-02-23 12:00:46
  • A New Face on South Avenue (R News)

    The Rochester's southeast neighborhood gets a second chance at a grocery store. Mise en Place's owner took over the Green Grocer at the corner of South Avenue and Gregory St. The store's name is a French culinary term meaning 'to put everything in its place.'
    2008-02-23 12:00:56
  • New Bishop Introduced to Church (R News)

    A new bishop leads local followers of the Church of God in Christ. The congregation consecrated Bishop Ronald Hoston. The Most Reverend Charles Blake Sr. officiated the ceremony.
    2008-02-23 12:01:06
  • MVA Victim Not Found Till Next Day (R News)

    A Middleport woman died after crashing her truck Friday night near the Niagara County line. The crash wasn't discovered until Saturday morning. Deputies say Laura Riggle, 44, was driving east on Seaman Road when she veered off the pavement.
    2008-02-23 12:01:16
  • Services Sat. for Bergen Siblings (R News)

    Calling hours were held Friday for the two young Genesee County siblings killed in a car wreck this week. Christopher Claus, 11, and his sister Victoria, 7, of Bergen died Monday. They were in their mother's car when it turned into the path of an 18-wheeler.
    2008-02-23 12:01:36
  • Marion Man Dies after Car Accident (R News)

    In news from Wayne County, a Marion man died from injuries suffered in a car crash Thursday. It happened on Route 21 in Palmyra. Sheriff's deputies say Kenneth Cooper died at strong hospital yesterday. He was a passenger in the car.
    2008-02-23 12:01:46
  • RIT's Park Point Introduces Tenants (R News)

    RIT's 'College Town' is taking shape and some of its shops and restaurants are taking on names too. The area soon to be known as Park Point will open its stores and eateries this August. Wilmorite and school officials unveiled the names of several locations.
    2008-02-23 12:01:56
  • SunTrust Sheds Piggyback Program

    Street.Com - The bank attributed the loss to the declining value of asset-backed securities, losses tied to residential real estate loans, rising mortgage delinquencies and falling home prices. SunTrust's losses were in part driven by a $555 million writedown ...
    2008-02-21 09:34:00