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Randy and Cindy Balzer nearly lost their Pittsburgh home before cutting a deal with their lender. Regulators aim to help other homeowners with risky US-backed mortgages. New bailout focus: how to fight foreclosures

The government will help homeowners restructure shaky mortgages financed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but partisan debate looms over how to keep up the aid.

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GOP Needs More Sarahs and Fewer Arnolds

At the recent Republican Governors Conference in Florida, one superstar (Sarah Palin of Alaska) was center stage, while another (Arnold Schwarzenkennedy of Caleefornia) was conspicuous by his absence. | FULL STORY

Bill could hasten Putin's return as president

An amendment extending the president's term is set to pass in the Duma this week. | FULL STORY

Where should bailout dollars go?

Demand for aid is rising but federal funds are limited. | FULL STORY



INSIDE BUSINESS

A lone bright spot in real estate: farmland

Iowa land prices have jumped 18 percent in a year. But higher values come with a cost.

Oil drops to 21-month low, OPEC cut unlikely

Crude oil futures fell to a near 22-month low on Monday as the US economy continued to slow to a crawl.  Part of the energy price decline fell on the fact that OPEC still hasn't fully implemented the last production cut it made in October, extending the feeling that another cut is not in the cards now.

Citigroup to cut 20% of workforce

The newswires are glowing this morning after it was learned that Citigroup planned to shed up to 50,000 jobs worldwide, though its plan is built upon a bet for a global bank economy that most investors have overlooked.

ENTERTAINMENT TODAY

Cops say, Heather Locklear's a dope addict - TV star charged with DUI

Three months after being arrested by Santa Barbara Police, TV star Heather Locklear was finally charged with DUI.  "I'm no drug addict," cried Locklear, but she'll have to tell it to the judge when she appears in Court.

Kanye West arrested in UK after run-in with paparazzi

Rap star Kanye West was arrested in the UK after a run-in with paparazzi outside a nightclub early Friday.

Rumors fly - Jamie Lynn Spears pregnant - again!

Jamie Lynn Spears, 16, just gave birth to a baby girl in July, now rumors are flying that the Nickelodeon star is pregnant again!  True or not, Jamie Lynn Spears raked in a cool million bucks for getting pregnant the first time, or at least her mother made the money as her legal guardian.



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