September 2009
41 posts
Only 6 Percent Of Eligible Homeowners Have Gotten... →
A Freddie Mac official… told CNN that its investigators visit banks, but only after giving the banks’ management notice that they’re coming. The agency reviews loan documents, but only those that lenders provide. There are no surprise visits, no tape recordings of bank calls to assure quality assurance, and no way to respond to individual homeowner complaints.
August 2009
60 posts
Stronger Prospects for the President on a Health... →
If sentiment ever ruled the United States Senate, it does not now. Advocates of health care overhaul should not expect a big boost in memory of Senator Edward M. Kennedy. Yet other factors suggest that President Obama still has stronger prospects for achieving his health policy goals than surface impressions of the Congressional recess indicate.
Noel Gallagher leaves Oasis over fallout with... →
Cars vs houses - What consumes more energy?... →
Counting the overall energy demand for use in homes, versus cars in 2008, the EIA estimates… consumers use about 30 percent more energy used in their homes than their car… The numbers point out that consumers can make a bigger difference in saving energy by insulating doors and windows, buying energy efficient appliances, and installing programmable thermostats, for example, than by...
Dathan Ritzenhein smashes U.S. record in 5,000... →
Toyota Tops List of Cash-for-Clunkers Winners →
Cash for Clunkers by the Numbers
Top Ten Vehicles Purchased:
Toyota Corolla
Honda Civic
Toyota Camry
Ford Focus FWD
Hyundai Elantra
Nissan Versa
Toyota Prius
Honda Accord
Honda Fit
Ford Escape FWD
Top Ten Vehicles Traded In:
Ford Explorer 4WD
Ford F150 Pickup 2WD
Jeep Grand Cherokee 4WD
Ford Explorer 2WD
Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan 2WD
Jeep Cherokee 4WD
Chevrolet Blazer 4WD
Chevrolet C1500...
Unions Join Whole Foods Boycott Fray →
FED ORDERED TO COME CLEAN ON EMERGENCY LOANS →
5 Myths About Health Care Around the World →
Where Is Kent Conrad Getting His Whip Count? →
There are 60 members of the Senate’s Democratic caucus — so why is Sen. Kent Conrad insisting that that there aren’t enough votes to pass a public health insurance option as part of comprehensive reform bill?
Oregon Environmental Dept. Supporting Evasion of... →
If Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski wants to tout his environmental legacy, he needs to put a stop to this nonsense immediately.
Dealers say reimbursements slow in Cash for... →
MySpace acquires Seattle-based iLike →
An Unexpected Ally’s Road to Championing Same-Sex... →
NPD: iTunes a quarter of U.S. music sales →
It's True. The New Smashing Pumpkin is a Kid from... →
Another sign that the bike is the new car in... →
Bring your creaky but repairable old bike into Joe Bike, and Doebele will take $50 to $100 off a new cargo-hauling utility bicycle. The bike will then be fixed up and donated to charity. The deal is even better for people ready to abandon an aging auto for a bike: Cash for a new bike; a $150 credit and membership discounts for life from Zipcar; and a tax-deduction receipt from the American Lung...
More Are Hired to Speed Up the Clunker... →
Some [auto] dealers have reported submitting tens of thousands of dollars — in some cases more — worth of rebates to the federal government for repayment that are still outstanding. Many report they have been repaid for only a small fraction of the deals they made under the program, creating a strain on cash flows.
Washington 21 year-old poker player rakes in... →
John Mackey: The Whole Foods Alternative to... →
I fully agree… The CEO of Whole Foods must be tonedeaf to his customers… Portlanders should shop at New Seasons anyway.
matasar:
This is an amazing piece of anti-marketing from Whole Foods. Does he know his customers at all?
‘Take Back the Beep’ Campaign: An Update →
Portland turns haven for recording studios →
IIHS Awards 2010 Toyota Prius Top Safety Pick →
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) rates cars in an offset frontal crash that mimics real-world accidents when hitting a car in the same weight class. Side crash tests are conducted to simulate a vehicle being hit in the side by a tall, heavy SUV.
Burgerville to biking mom: No burgers for you! →
Change of Venue: In Retirement, Justice O'Connor... →
Though she retired in 2006 to look after her ailing husband, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor is still out there judging. Unbeknown even to some of her former colleagues on the Supreme Court, the 79-year-old jurist has been visiting federal appellate courts across the country, filling in as a substitute judge when vacations or vacancies leave their three-member panels understaffed.
Why Neoconservative Pundits Love Jon Stewart →
Facts fall victim in end of life debate →
Accusations that Blumenauer’s amendment would promote government-sponsored euthanasia began on July 16 when Betsy McCaughey, a former Republican lieutenant governor of New York, appeared on Fred Thompson’s radio show. She said that Congress would require Medicare members every five years to have counseling that “will tell them how to end their life sooner.”
Though...
Oregon troops are sick because KBR mercenaries... →
Oregon business, nonprofit win energy grant for... →
Truckers typically run their motors during breaks so they can use heat and air conditioning, radios, microwaves and televisions… The company creates “electrified parking spaces” where trucks turn off their engines and plug into electrical stations — without giving up the comforts of home. The grant pays to install stations at 50 sites along major U.S. freeways, including...
Senate Extends ‘Cash for Clunkers’ →
Common Cause Relaunches in Oregon Under Noted... →
Senators Closer To Health Package →
Senate negotiators are inching toward bipartisan agreement on a health-care plan that seeks middle ground on some of the thorniest issues facing Congress, offering the fragile outlines of a legislative consensus even as the political battle over reform intensifies outside Washington.
Merkley moves to end workplace discrimation... →
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act seeks to realize a long and so-far unsuccessful goal by gay rights advocates to offer federal legal protection to workers who believe they have been denied jobs or promotion based on their sexual orientation. The legislation introduced Wednesday by [U.S. Senator Jeff] Merkley who was joined by fellow Democrat Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts and Republicans...
Psychologists Reject Gay ‘Therapy’ →
The American Psychological Association declared Wednesday that mental health professionals should not tell gay clients they can become straight through therapy or other treatments.
Reid Says Senate Will Extend 'Clunkers' This Week →
Will We Get a Frost/Bush? →