In today’s booming real estate market it’s difficult for many young families and single people to save enough money for 10 – 20% down, or to qualify for large mortgages with poor credit. We spoke to mortgage and real estate professionals to get tips on how to achieve the American …
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CARACAS, Venezuela – The Rev. Jesse Jackson (search) offered support for President Hugo Chavez (search) on Sunday, saying a call for his assassination by a U.S. religious broadcaster was a criminal act and that Washington and Venezuela should work out their differences through diplomacy. The U.S. civil rights leader condemned …
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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – Michael Moore (search) says his next documentary already has HMOs quaking in their boots. Moore has not yet begun shooting the film, “Sicko,” (search) but his planned critique of the nation’s health care system, he says, is making “freaked-out” HMOs warn employees what to do if …
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SALT LAKE CITY – The children of Jennifer Forsyth Hyatte (search) have not been told their mother is accused of killing a guard to help her new husband escape from custody in Tennessee (search), the woman’s ex-husband said. “She was a wonderful person. A very loving, caring person,” Eli Gourdin …
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DARWIN, Australia – A U.S. Marine Corps fighter jet dropped a bomb and damaged a building in an accident at a remote military range in northern Australia (search), the government said Friday. The bomb, dropped by an F/A-18 Hornet (search), exploded near a control tower and damaged facilities at the …
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Junk-food advertisers may be playing a direct role in the growing obesity problem among U.S. children by scheduling commercials during kids’ peak TV-viewing time, a new study suggests. “It is becoming increasingly difficult for parents to maintain the moderation necessary to preserve their children’s health,” writes researcher Kristen Harrison and …
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With U.S. and foreign markets moving more in sync, are international funds giving me the diversification I need? QUESTION: Given that correlations between international equity markets have gone up recently, does it make sense to continue to diversify with international funds? ANSWER: That’s not to say the naysayers don’t have …
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BURBANK, Calif. – Jury selection in the civil wrongful death case against Robert Blake (search) moved forward Tuesday after one prospective juror verbally attacked the lawyer who filed the lawsuit. Several other prospective panelists expressed strong disapproval of the actor’s acquittal on charges of murdering his wife. Superior Court Judge …
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The new “solo 401(k)” allows you to set aside more for retirement than ever before. Do you run your business as a one-person show? Have we got a deal for you: the so-called solo 401(k) plan got a hefty makeover under the Bush tax cut legislation and is expected to …
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Say you’re lucky enough to work at a newly public company that passes out stock options like candy. Congratulations. Or maybe you work at an old-fashioned profit-making enterprise that has awarded you stock options for superior performance on the job. Either way, you have to decide when to exercise your …
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