Investors Hit BofA Loan Modifications

Bank of America Corp.'s decision to embark on an $8.4 billion home-loan-modification program to settle charges brought by state attorneys general against Countrywide Financial Corp. was hailed as a milestone when the deal was announced this fall. But apparently nobody...

Pervez Musharraf says he’s not entering politics

"Former president Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf has said he has no intention of entering politics. Gen Musharraf has been leading a quiet life since he resigned in August.“Whosoever is attributing such information to me is absolutely wrong. I have not talked to anybody...

Police: Gunman kills self after standoff in bank

"WHEATON, Illinois (AP) -- A gunman who took a dozen hostages in a suburban Chicago bank after wresting a gun from a police officer Friday died after shooting himself in the head, police said. ...

Internet Bug Fix Spawns Backlash From Hackers

"Hackers are a skeptical bunch, but that doesn't bother Dan Kaminsky, who got a lot of flack from his colleagues in the security research community after claiming to have discovered a critical bug in the Internet's infrastructure.Kaminsky made headlines on Tuesday by talking...

Ignore Bernanke: Why one euro will soon be worth $2 « Peter J. Cooper’s We...

"Fed chairman Ben Bernanke talked up the dollar a couple of pips yesterday. But beware a false sense of security. The bullish crowd from Wall Street would have us believe the dollar’s fall is over and that stabilization at two per cent interest rates will spark a rally...

Ignore Bernanke: Why one euro will soon be worth $2 « Peter J. Cooper’s We...

"Fed chairman Ben Bernanke talked up the dollar a couple of pips yesterday. But beware a false sense of security. The bullish crowd from Wall Street would have us believe the dollar’s fall is over and that stabilization at two per cent interest rates will spark a rally...

Border Patrol Agents Rescue 51 Illegal Aliens from Tractor Trailer

"Laredo, Texas – Border Patrol agents from the Laredo North station disrupted a human smuggling attempt and rescued 51 people today.At about 2:30 a.m, agents working at the Border Patrol checkpoint north of Laredo conducted an immigration inspection of the driver of a...

RI asks Timor Leste not to issue statement that could be misinterpreted

"Speaking to the press at the Presidential Office here on Friday, President Yudhoyono said he talked with Ramos Horta on April 10 when the Timor Leste leader was being treated in Australia for gunshot wounds."In the phone talks, Ramos Horta briefed me on the investigation...

KlipFolio

A while ago, I talked about Desktop Sidebars. Eventually, I ended upinstalling KlipFolio. It is not one of the best sidebars available butI was attracted by one of the replies made by the developer. Thedeveloper said that KlipFolio is optimized to use lower than 7MB ofmemory...