Canadian MPs see human face of disease, poverty during visit to Africa
In a hospital in western Kenya, visitors are told the blunt truth about HIV and AIDS: three of the frail people lying there will die before the end of the day.
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Leesville Leader Congressman Jim McCrery and Sen. James David Cain have been in constant contact with local and national officials working to provide relief to victims of Hurricane Rita.read more...
County drafts Cedar Glen plan When the Old Fire destroyed 324 homes in the Cedar Glen area in 2003, the location was declared a disaster, and later designated as a region of blight.read more...
Illegal Immigrants Good Mortgage Risk (NPR) Some banks allow illegal immigrants to obtain a home mortgage even if they don't have a Social Security number. While the borrower's citizenship status may be undocumented, their ability to
Fannie Mae replaces audit panel head Report on company due tomorrow Fannie Mae has replaced the chairman of its board's audit committee, a central part of the mortgage giant's struggle to deal with the $11 billion
Interest rate cut sparks mortgage approval rise Mortgage approvals rose substantially in August after the Bank of England cut the interest rate for the first time in two years, official figures showed today.read more...
US home sales dip as inventory jumps; prices lower A real estate "For Sale" sign sits on a residential corner in Centreville, Virginia in August 2006.Commentread more...