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01/08/2009
Citigroup, U.S. senators in mortgage legislation talks: report (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Citigroup Inc is leading other lenders in advanced talks with key U.S. senators on legislation that would allow judges to set new repayment terms for millions of mortgage holders who wind up in bankruptcy court, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people involved in the talks.
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01/08/2009
New ?Trust in Lending? legislation (WAVY TV 10 Portsmouth)
RICHMOND, Va. - Delegate Jennifer McClellan and Senator Donald McEachin filed legislation today to add a layer of protection for Virginia homeowners when dealing with mortgage brokers.
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01/08/2009
Congressman Cardoza Introduces Housing Legislation (KFSN-TV Fresno)
A valley congressman has introduced new legislation to stop the bleeding in the nation's housing crisis.
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01/08/2009
McCaul's legislation to keep taxpayers from footing the bill for "Monuments to Me" (The Katy Sun)
Now that all the ceremony of a new session of Congress is complete, U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul is planning on unrolling legislation that would permanently prohibit members of Congress from using public money to fund projects bearing their name.
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01/08/2009
Brown’s proposed legislation would halt property tax hikes for a year after revaluation (The Commercial Dispatch)
JACKSON — The Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday adopted legislation proposed by Sen. Terry Brown of Columbus to bar county supervisors from raising property taxes the year after land values get reappraised.
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01/08/2009
Attorney general unveils proposed legislation (Tri-City Herald)
OLYMPIA -- Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna on Wednesday unveiled a package of legislation he'll give to lawmakers to try to tackle abuse of the state's public records and open meetings laws.
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01/08/2009
Weld commissioners oppose legislation language (Greeley Tribune)
Weld County commissioners have sent a letter to Washington opposing language in federal wilderness legislation that could have an adverse effect on the Colorado-Big Thompson Project.
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01/08/2009
Of cybercrime and friendly legislation (rediff.com)
While the lawmakers have to be complemented for their appreciable work removing various deficiencies in the Indian Cyberlaw and making it technologically neutral, yet it appears that there has been a major mismatch between the expectation of the nation and the resultant effect of the amended legislation. A perusal of the said legislation shows that there is hardly any logical or rational reason ...
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01/08/2009
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-01-08 05:28 Citigroup, US senators in mortgage legislation talks-WSJ (Interactive Investor)
Jan 9 (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc is leading other lenders in advanced talks with key U.S. senators on legislation that would allow judges to set new repayment terms for millions of mortgage holders who wind up in bankruptcy court, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people involved in the talks. A person close to Citigroup told the paper that it was still discussing details of the plan with ...
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01/08/2009
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-01-08 05:29 Citigroup, US senators in mortgage legislation talks-WSJ (Interactive Investor)
(Refiles to fix date in first paragaph) Jan 8 (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc is leading other lenders in advanced talks with key U.S. senators on legislation that would allow judges to set new repayment terms for millions of mortgage holders who wind up in bankruptcy court, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people involved in the talks. A person close to Citigroup told the paper that it was still ...
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  • Syracuse University: Project LEGAL: Piscataway School Board v. Taxman - Gives information about the facts of the case, the issue question, the reasoning behind the decision made, and follow up questions.
  • University of Michigan: Information on Admissions Lawsuits - Grutter v. Bollinger - Texts of many of the important legal filings of the case.
  • FindLaw: Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena - The U.S. Supreme Court's opinion in the 1995 racial preference case involving the award of government contracts. (June 12, 1995)
  • FindLaw: University of California Regents v. Bakke - Text of the U.S. Supreme Court's opinion in the 1978 racial preference case involving student admissions. (June 27, 1978)
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