Senior officials from the Bush administration and the Federal Reserve on Friday informed top executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage finance giants, that the government was preparing to seize the two companies and place them in a conservatorship, officials and company executives briefed on the discussions said. ...more

September 6, 2008

It seems like now would be a very good time to eliminate the federal Department of Energy and Department of Education. ...more

September 1, 2008

It seems like now would be a very good time to eliminate the federal Department of Energy and Department of Education. ...more

August 30, 2008

Miami is a hotbed of fraud, according to a Miami Herald investigative article. Say what? Miami? Fraud? Of course Miami is known as a hotbed of illegal activity and has been for some time. But this is different on some level. The fraud uncovered by the FBI, according to the Herald report, involves billions of Medicare dollars stolen from taxpayers. ...more

August 20, 2008

Congress' plan to allow people to refinance into more affordable mortgages won't just relieve thousands of homeowners - it's also expected to save the banks that issued the loans billions of dollars. ...more

July 29, 2008

What are Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are the largest purchasers and insurers of mortgages in the country. ...more

July 12, 2008

In a bid to boost its Web search traffic, Microsoft announced a deal Monday that makes its Live Search the default on Hewlett-Packard personal computers shipped in the United States and Canada starting in January. ...more

June 3, 2008

Exceptionalism, we citizens are frequently told, is no longer the credo of our country and its people. ...more

June 3, 2008

Regarding "Farm Bill A Fancy Way Of Saying 'Welfare' " (Other Views, May 20): ...more

May 26, 2008

Sam Lasley oF Clearwater says drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and off the coast of Florida and California will help with high energy prices. ...more

May 24, 2008