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guardian.co.uk Pakistan begins returning Swat Valley refugees home Christian Science Monitor The process will be closely watched by the US and other foreign governments for signs of Pakistan's ability to deal with the Taliban. By Howard LaFranchi | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Washington - Pakistan on Monday began returning ... Pakistan refugees face uncertain return BBC News Pakistan begins to send Swat refugees home MiamiHerald.com Swat Valley's two million refugees are in... Read Full Story

Madoff Hit With 150-Year Prison Sentence AP Posted: 2009-06-29 13:19:18 Filed Under: Top News , Work & Money NEW YORK (June 29) -- Historic swindler Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison Monday for a fraud so extensive that the judge said he needed to send a symbolic message to potential imitators and to victims who demanded harsh punishment. AP Scattered applause and whoops broke out in the crowded Manhattan courtroom after U.S. District Judge Denny Chin issued the maximum... Read Full Story

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ISLAMABAD: Third round of talks between Pakistan and International Monetary Fund (IMF) will begin from Saturday in Dubai and issues of extension in period for withdrawal of subsidy on electricity and matters related to loans will figure in the discussion. Official sources told Online Thursday it was agreed upon in the accord reached between government of Pakistan and IMF that Pakistan would withdraw subsidy on electricity in the beginning of new financial year 2009-10 but government had... Read Full Story

  High Risk Mortgage Lending Still Being Promoted By GSEs - By Bill Zielinski - Sufficient Income Key To Sound Home Ownership - … The problem is that some one forgot to tell Fannie Mae (FNM), Freddie Mac (FRE) and especially the FHA what HUD and the OCC have proposed as a safe debt ratio.   (See Why Does The FHA Approve Loans That Borrowers Cannot Afford.)   We now have the absurdity of lenders being required (at taxpayer expense) to modify mortgages to a 31% debt ratio while it is... Read Full Story

Minnesota's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that comic Al Franken is the winner in a bitter US Senate race, a step that could hand Democrats sweeping powers to pass US President Barack Obama's agenda. The unanimous decision could notably have far-reaching implications for Obama's push to approve legislation to fight climate change, reform US health care, and win Judge Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation to the US Supreme Court. Should Franken be seated, Democrats and their two reliable independent... Read Full Story

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by Arthur McDonald Have you ever wondered what exactly is up with guaranteed high risk personal loans? This informative report can give you an insight into everything you’ve ever wanted to know about high risk personal loans. Personal loans can be taken on a secured or unsecured basis. Secured personal loans are advanced against your home or property, and your property is at risk if you fail to repay the loan. Personal loans can be secured, or more normally, unsecured. The secured... Read Full Story

Faced with continued market weakness, President Barack Obama's administration is to unveil a plan to bolster the US financial regulatory system, two top presidential economic aides said Monday. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and chief White House economic adviser Lawrence Summers gave a broad outline of their plan in an op-ed piece in The Washington Post. They did not say when exactly their plan, which is also aimed at giving the system a global reach, would be made public, but media... Read Full Story

General Motors Corp.’s (OTC:  GMGMQ ) emergence from bankruptcy Friday marks the beginning of the “new GM,” which will try to stay out of the ashes from which it emerged to become a leaner, customer-centric and modern company. The official ownership of the new GM is divided as follows: 60.8%: U.S. Department of the Treasury, after a $50 billion taxpayer-funded investment. 17.5%: United Auto Workers (UAW) Retiree Medical Benefits Trust. 11.7%: Canada and Ontario governments. 10... Read Full Story