There was quite the spectacle in the House Health & Welfare Committee meeting this afternoon, where the committee's chairwoman, Rep. Janice McGeachin, R-Idaho Falls, had a string of pages bring in tall stacks of paper for committee members - a copy for... »
A 42-year-old homeless man has been charged with a federal crime of willful injury to government property, after he allegedly spray-painted "FU 1867 I'm not a terrorist" on windows on four different sides of the James A. McClure Federal Building and Co... »
Predicting the future is risky business. Stuff happens, things change, and bam! ~ you’re dead wrong. Nonetheless, here are my thoughts on what I think will happen in 2012. Interest Rates Look for interest rates to remain low in this election year while... »
Nearly 4.5 MILLION U.S. homeowners will soon be able to request a review of their foreclosure cases, thanks to a new federal program. The reviews will cover primary homeowners who were involved in a foreclosure with 14 major mortgage loan servicers in ... »
Dave, ZIONS will have to repay the TARP funds. In fact, the government might actually force ZIONS to sell shares to pay off that TARP debt. Let's keep an eye on it. Nevertheless, democracy is great! I applaud the robust public debate about these issues... »
"So it now seems that the $7.77 trillion was in loan guarantees. To which I wonder, what if the Fed had issued $7.77 trillion in loan guarantees to the unemployed and distressed homeowners?" —Ted Rall by Rachael Daigle In the Dec. 7 edition of Boise We... »
