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<title>Some mortgage relief for local residents</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191855363</link>
<pubDate>7 Oct 2008 09:59 GMT</pubDate>
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...  &quot;This settlement means immediate assistance to Countrywide mortgage customers in Washington and nationally,&quot; state Attorney  ...  no response. That includes Sal Militello, a Seattle real estate broker who fell behind on  ...
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<title>Area housing market shows signs of stability</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191854433</link>
<pubDate>7 Oct 2008 09:53 GMT</pubDate>
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... Pending sales of houses and condominiums in Seattle increased 8.8 percent from a year earlier  ...  the stabilization in year-to-year numbers is the mortgage crunch hit the Seattle area hard in  ...  Washington Center for Real Estate Research at Washington State University. &quot;That&apos;s the first step that we  ...
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<title>Seeking Returns: A Banker Embraces WaMu&apos;s Challenge</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191852990</link>
<pubDate>7 Oct 2008 09:27 GMT</pubDate>
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...  the 43-year-old head of the Chase retail banking division, was now in charge. You dread  ...  Scharf and several colleagues headed out to Seattle to meet with WaMu&apos;s management team. But  ...  modifying more loans. Putting the two retail banks together is so good that if we  ...
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<title>Sideline Chatter | Deep divide between Davis and today&apos;s NFL</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191849744</link>
<pubDate>7 Oct 2008 08:04 GMT</pubDate>
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...  happy face and channel your inner Ernie Banks: Let&apos;s play 200&quot; &quot; Jeff Gordon of  ...  Perry: 206-464-8250 or Copyright (C) 2008 The Seattle Times Company ...
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<title>Students feeling economy&apos;s crunch</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191849320</link>
<pubDate>7 Oct 2008 07:45 GMT</pubDate>
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...  frozen solid since last month,&quot; Joyce said. &quot;Banks are not lending to one another, and  ...  the University of Washington, Western Washington University, Seattle University and Shoreline Community College, among others,  ...
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<title>Michelle Malkin Was Right about ACORN, Of Course</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191848741</link>
<pubDate>7 Oct 2008 07:38 GMT</pubDate>
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...  of voter fraud in the history of Washington State. Seven ACORN workers had submitted nearly 2,000  ...  ACORN Housing Corporation has worked to obtain mortgages for illegal aliens in partnership with Citibank.  ...
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<title>Microsoft shares sink as Dow plunges below 10,000</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191848347</link>
<pubDate>7 Oct 2008 07:37 GMT</pubDate>
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... SEATTLE (AP) - Shares of Microsoft Corp., the  ...  unfazed by the spread of the subprime mortgage crisis into the broader economy. In its  ...
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<title>Audiences choose &apos;Chihuahua&apos; with $29M debut</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191847974</link>
<pubDate>7 Oct 2008 07:34 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Group, Sony Corp., Comcast Corp., DLJ Merchant Banking Partners and Quadrangle Group; Lionsgate is owned  ...  Cablevision Systems Corp. Copyright (C) 2008 The Seattle Times Company ...
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<title>Miley Cyrus celebrates Sweet 16 at Disneyland</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191847973</link>
<pubDate>7 Oct 2008 07:34 GMT</pubDate>
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...  attendance included Steve Carell, Cindy Crawford, Tyra Banks, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Heather Locklear and Demi  ...  have a blast.&quot; Copyright (C) 2008 The Seattle Times Company ...
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<title>Boeing machinists in Washington discuss their strike</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191847493</link>
<pubDate>7 Oct 2008 07:31 GMT</pubDate>
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...  massive plant in Everett, Washington, north of Seattle. According to the company&apos;s web site, the  ...  and I started noticing that all these banks were going down. I thought, maybe I  ...  wide-ranging discussion ensued, about the strike, the banking crisis, the elections and other issues, including  ...
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<title>Americans eye bailout but still keep cutting back</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191847097</link>
<pubDate>7 Oct 2008 07:30 GMT</pubDate>
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...  her business, which sells eco-friendly furniture in Seattle, and wonders whether the bailout might ease  ...  a comfortable margin Friday, will buy bad mortgage debt off the books of staggering banks in hopes of shoring up the American  ...
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<title>Countrywide suit settled; homeowners to get aid</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191845684</link>
<pubDate>7 Oct 2008 07:19 GMT</pubDate>
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... More than 10,000 Washington state homeowners who are at risk of foreclosure  ...  of foreclosure will get help with their mortgages as part of a record $8.4 billion  ...  can call 800-669-6607 to discuss their loans. Seattle Times staff reporter Emily Heffter contributed to  ...
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<title>Notebook | QB Matt Hasselbeck shakes off injury</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191845020</link>
<pubDate>7 Oct 2008 07:15 GMT</pubDate>
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...  play,&quot; Hasselbeck said. It was third down, Seattle needed 5 yards for a first down,  ...  Uncle Phil because he looks like Phil Banks from &apos;Fresh Prince of Bel Air.&apos; He  ...
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<title>Graduates drowning in debt from high cost of college</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191844898</link>
<pubDate>7 Oct 2008 07:15 GMT</pubDate>
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...  month  the amount of a small mortgage, and about a third of his salary.  ...  $106,000; and dental students with $143,000. At Seattle University, where 80 percent of undergrads now  ...
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<title>Bank of America announces rescue plan for Countrywide borrowers</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=191837945</link>
<pubDate>7 Oct 2008 06:07 GMT</pubDate>
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...  payments on subprime loans and other risky mortgages from Countrywide Home Loans. Bank of America  ...  could also set a precedent for other banks whose books are weighed down by defaulting  ...  last month after subprime loans drove the Seattle-based bank under. Citibank and Wells Fargo are  ...
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