Date: Thu, 5. March 2009 13:08:41

BusinessWeek Online - On Mar. 4 the Treasury Dept. released final guidelines for banks and homeowners looking to participate in a new $75 billion program called Making Home Affordable. Among the new details of the program, which is now up and running: cash payments for mortgage holders who choose not to foreclose on borrowers and new rates as low as 2% for borrowers. The Obama Administration also indicated it will seek changes in bankruptcy laws to allow judges to restructure home loans in court.

Date: Thu, 10. November 2011 22:36:05

The American College of Cardiology has announced a new series of education programs for industry employees. The ACC claims that the program will provide "a comprehensive, thorough and non-biased education in the field of cardiology" so that the employees "can become partners to health care providers ? supporting positive health outcomes for patients." ...graduates of the program will be granted the use of an American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) industry training logo and notation as having received ?ACCF Industry Training? on their business card, resume and promotional materials, and recognition of employee participation may appear on your company website. The program, according to the ACC, will also benefit health care professionals and will "ensure" that their "interactions with pharmaceutical and medical device company representatives are effective and efficient." The ACC informs its members that the program is not a one shot deal: "industry representatives will be required to stay current by participating every two years, ensuring that they stay up-to-date on the most important topics."

Date: Thu, 3. September 2009 20:52:06

AP - Ben Alexander spent nearly every waking minute playing the video game World of Warcraft. As a result, he flunked out of the University of Iowa.

Date: Thu, 3. September 2009 20:52:06

AP - Ben Alexander spent nearly every waking minute playing the video game World of Warcraft. As a result, he flunked out of the University of Iowa.

Date: Wed, 20. May 2009 07:00:00

Robert Scheer - How much do you know about the BlackRock hedge fund? Better bone up fast, now that the folks at BlackRock are calling the shots in the government's trillion-dollar bailout program. As both The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, BlackRock execs are now directing key elements of the government program at a time when they stand to reap great profits from the fallout of a problem they helped create.

Date: Tue, 4. November 2008 14:07:03

The Department of Homeland Security has disputed Bruce Schneier's claim that the US-Visit program has had no impact on reducing criminal and terrorist threats. Security expert and BT chief security-technology officer Bruce Schneier has attacked the US-Visit border-biometrics program, saying it has had "zero benefit" in terms of security....

Date: Fri, 8. July 2011 14:44:58

The Nation - The Nation -- On June 17, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced a slate of reforms to its Secure Communities program that director John Morton said are about prioritizing its limited resources and "making sure we focus on those people it makes the most sense to remove." In reality they amount to a political attempt to salvage Obama's flagship immigration program, which despite a multi-million dollar mandate to target “dangerous criminal aliens,” has been undermined by ICE's own data, which shows the majority of those it deports have no criminal record, or were charged with minor offenses like traffic tickets. Critics argue that the program has reestablished racial profiling as a legitimate policing practice. If the 1990s catch phrase was "Driving While Black," now it could be "Driving While Immigrant."

Date: Thu, 6. August 2009 03:06:51

AP - The Senate reached a deal on saving the dwindling cash for clunkers program late Wednesday, agreeing to vote on a plan that would add $2 billion to the popular rebate program and give car shoppers until Labor Day to trade in their gas-guzzlers for a new ride.

Date: Thu, 6. August 2009 03:06:51

AP - The Senate reached a deal on saving the dwindling cash for clunkers program late Wednesday, agreeing to vote on a plan that would add $2 billion to the popular rebate program and give car shoppers until Labor Day to trade in their gas-guzzlers for a new ride.

Date: Thu, 6. August 2009 03:06:51

AP - The Senate reached a deal on saving the dwindling cash for clunkers program late Wednesday, agreeing to vote on a plan that would add $2 billion to the popular rebate program and give car shoppers until Labor Day to trade in their gas-guzzlers for a new ride.