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The economy grew at a solid pace in the the third quarter of 2007, the latest for which figures are available, but many analysts say the world's biggest economy is starting to feel the impact of the worst housing slump in decades that has led to massive losses for banks and financial companies. The package also includes a series of mortgage market reforms aimed at easing the housing crunch. One measure would increase the cap on loans that can be purchased by government-sponsored entities like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to $US625,500 from $US417,000, aimed at unfreezing the market for so-called jumbo loans. Share this article What is this? .
AC 360 blog: Race vs. gender, continued ...
Yesterday the actor Heath Ledger, most famous for his Oscar-nominated role in "Brokeback Mountain," was found dead in his New York City apartment. He was just 28 years old.And of course we won't know what killed him until more tests come back... the autopsy was "inconclusive," but here's what we do know: Police are calling it a possible prescription drug overdose. No signs of foul play, and a bottle of sleeping pills reportedly found. No illegal narcotics found in the room, though.And here's what else we know: prescription drugs are the second most abused drug among teens after pot. Not cocaine, not meth, not heroin, legal drugs prescribed by medical professionals.So the police may be saying no signs of foul play in Heath Ledger's death, but I want to know, if he overdosed, what the names of the doctors on any little brown bottles found at the scene are.
Prowling for Cash
But a new and growing guidebook series — College Prowler — has been the subject of much discussion and anger among college officials in the past few weeks over an ad-sales technique that is viewed by institutions as unfair and unprofessional. College Prowler is telling colleges that they have the opportunity — for $4,995 — to have eight pages of advertorial in the guidebooks about their institutions. That money also provides colleges with the right to fact check the material going in on their institutions (something many other guidebooks offer, for no charge). If you don’t buy the ad, the book will contain eight blank pages with a statement that the institution "did not respond to our request to include its opinions in this chapter." The language — which was sent to colleges with a pitch for advertising — will not tell readers of the guide that colleges had to pay to provide the information.
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