Monthly Archives: January 2012

Drug gangs strike back in Rio’s ‘pacified’ slums

January 17, 2012
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A police programme to restore law and order to the city’s violent favelas has had its successes but a lack of resources is undermining it

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Chief Arab monitor alarms Syrian opposition

January 15, 2012
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Mustafa Dabi appears to play down the government’s violent crackdown on protesters after he described the flashpoint city of Homs as ‘calm’

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US shells out record for peanuts

January 13, 2012
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Prices of the bar snack has tripled in the US this year on the back of extremely hot weather and severe drought in key global growing regions

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What Happens Before your Mortgage is Approved?

January 12, 2012
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A Borrower’s Guide to the Mortgage Loan Process Lots of people borrowing money for his or her home purchase or refinance are going to have questions on the method. The mortgage process can look like anything but common and straightforward steps. It is not uncommon for folks to feel powerless while their credit history,...

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Iowa’s caucus rivals take aim at Paul

January 11, 2012
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The 76-year-old libertarian-leaning contender faces a deluge of criticism as Republican rivals attempt to whittle down his poll lead

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Google to challenge Facebook with TV ads

January 9, 2012
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Search group that once saw traditional advertising as its chief rival invests in bid to win converts to its social network and web browser

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Mortgage: Obama’s Stimulus

January 9, 2012
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What’s mortgage ? A mortgage is the transfer of an interest in property (or the equivalent in law – a charge) to a lender as a safety for a debt – usually a loan of cash. While a mortgage in itself will never be a debt, it’s the lender’s security for a debt. This...

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Putin softens stance towards protesters

January 7, 2012
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Russian prime minister says he backs the idea of negotiations, the first time he has made such a gesture since mass demonstrations began

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5 Pointers on receiving a Awesome bargain on a house Loan

January 6, 2012
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Generally Mortgage Brokers often have superior amounts of credit products and superior rates of interest that they could tender, in comparison with your nearby credit union however in some situations they sometimes charge mega fees to the borrower, although mortgage brokers can be paid by the lender to provide you a mortgage to boot....

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Fed seeks to curb repo market risk

January 5, 2012
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A task force sponsored by the US Federal Reserve is working on a plan to reduce trader dependence on JPMorgan Chase and Bank of New York Mellon

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