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HUD to shut down offices as a result of sequester
Across-the-board cuts in the federal budget will force the Department of Housing and Urban Development to close its offices on May 24 and possibly six other days. HUD, which provides assistance programs for low-income and homeless people, said Friday...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Rentals, Budget Control Act of 2011, Government Debt, Jerry Brown
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Veterans, advocates brace for cutbacks
The Maryland Center for Veterans Education and Training's Baltimore complex is full of neatly made beds and shining-clean floors, a military-like environment for homeless former service members working to get their lives back on track. Its executive...Tags: Jones Falls Expressway, Rentals, U.S. Department of Defense, Budget Control Act of 2011, Veterans Affairs
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Veteran honored at White House for volunteer work at home
Brian Buhman, a 30-year-old Quakertown resident, was honored at the White House last month for his work as a volunteer state coordinator of Team Rubicon USA, a nonprofit disaster response service comprised of U.S. military veterans. Buhman, who served...Tags: U.S. Military, Politics, Barack Obama, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Dominican Republic
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Six months later, Superstorm Sandy's impact still being felt
The Obama administration approved $1.83 billion to help New Jersey recover from the effects of Superstorm Sandy, which six months ago to the day pounded through the state and metropolitan New York City areas, bring flooding, destruction and death....
Tags: Long Island, Chris Christie, Politics, Hurricane Sandy (2012), National Hurricane Center
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FHA may need $943-million bailout
WASHINGTON — The Federal Housing Administration helped stabilize the real estate market after the subprime bubble and lay the groundwork for the recovery — and now the bill for taxpayers might be coming due. The Obama administration's...
Tags: Washington, DC, Homes, Fannie Mae, Realty, Services and Shopping
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Boxer urges investigations into banks' mortgage pact adherence
Saying too many homes have been lost “to bank malfeasance or error,” Sen. Barbara Boxer called for federal investigations into whether banks are breaking the consumer-protection pledges they made in last year’s $26-billion settlement...Tags: Citigroup Incorporated, Mortgages, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Financial and Business Services, Bank of America Corp.
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Eye-candy comment leaves sour aftertaste
Dear Barry: Ordinarily, I'd address you as Mr. Obama or Mr. President, in deference to your office. But we need to have us a guy-to-guy chat here, so I hope you'll excuse the familiarity, because I just have to ask: Barry, brotherman, bubbeleh, what the...
Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), White House, Kamala D. Harris, The Miami Herald, Pittsburgh Penguins
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Obama's eye-candy comment leaves sour aftertaste
Dear Barry: Ordinarily, I'd address you as Mr. Obama or Mr. President, in deference to your office. But we need to have us a guy-to-guy chat here, so I hope you'll excuse the familiarity, because I just have to ask: Barry, brotherman, bubbeleh, what...
Tags: Kamala D. Harris, White House, Pittsburgh Penguins, Star Trek: The Next Generation (tv program), MSNBC (tv network)
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Why does Obama keep his cabinet all-stars on the bench?
As his second term begins, President Barack Obama is in his comfort zone, surrounded by loyal lieutenants. What a contrast to the captivating candidate of 2008, who told Time Magazine's Joe Klein that as president he would be surrounded "by people who...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Valerie Jarrett, Eric Holder, Henry Kissinger
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Feb 11, 2013
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