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"What troubles me is when I see some of my colleagues have 27% of the respondents that are Republicans. That's just not America, period," says Mr. Zogby, whose polls have shown Sen. Obama with a lead ranging from two to six points this month. He argues that while party affiliation fluctuates over time, it doesn't change "day-to-day, and it never fluctuates by eight points in a short time period." --- Susan Pinkus, who conducts the Los Angeles Times-Bloomberg poll, which isn't weighted. In this week's poll, the respondents were 34% Democratic and 26% Republican.

The New York Times fails to put the polling metrics on its website, but CBS News did. Surprise, surprise. They sampled the following self-identified voters: Republican: 362 out of 1257 respondents Democrat: 396 out of 1257 respondents Independents: 355 out of 1257 respondents They "re-weighted" the sample for the "results" as follows: Republicans:312 Democrats: 380 Independent:328 So apparently not satisfied with oversampling Democrats in the first instance, they re-weighted it to reflect even more Democrats. For those wondering, in the 2004 election, Dems and Republicans were split at 37%, with indies making up about 26%. So if the ol' gray...

JPMorgan Chase, With Federal Reserve Bank of NY, to Provide Funding to Bear Stearns NEW YORK (AP) -- JPMorgan Chase says that in conjunction with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York it will provide temporary funding for Bear Stearns. The funding will be provided as necessary for up to 28 days. During that time, JPMorgan Chase will also help Bear Stearns find permanent financing.

My Life Is an Open Blog Casey Serin is a 24-year-old Sacramento man who bought seven properties in four states within the first three months of 2006. Even after selling a home in Utah a few weeks ago, he's $2.2 million in debt and will be four months behind on all of his mortgages come October. He started a blog to tell people about his experiences and his mistakes as a novice investor -- it's called iamfacingforeclosure.com. I talked to Serin this afternoon and he told me he first got into real estate as a 19-year-old in 2002, buying a...

After long probe, Palm Beach billionaire faces solicitation charge By Larry Keller Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Wednesday, July 26, 2006 Palm Beach billionaire Jeffrey Epstein paid to have underage girls and young women brought to his home, where he received massages and sometimes sex, according to an investigation by the Palm Beach Police Department. Palm Beach police spent months sifting through Epstein's trash and watching his waterfront home and Palm Beach International Airport to keep tabs on his private jet. An indictment charging Epstein, 53, was unsealed Monday, charging him with one count of felony solicitation of prostitution. ******...

Israel Seeks 4 After Warship Hit Off Lebanon -Al-Jazeera

Surge in no-money down loans could bite Report: 43% of new home buyers chose no down payment last year, which could hurt as market cools. January 18, 2006: 6:57 AM EST NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - More than four out of ten first-time home buyers opted for no-money-down loans last year, a move that could prove disastrous for those buyers if the housing market cools, according to a report published Wednesday. Citing a report by the National Association of Realtors, USA Today said that 43 percent of first-time buyers put no money down last year. The median new buyer only put...

House resales take a tumble in December By Roger M. Showley and Lori Weisberg UNION-TRIBUNE 11:32 a.m. January 16, 2006 SAN DIEGO – San Diego County resale house prices tumbled last month by the biggest number in 18 years of record-keeping and contributed to the smallest year-to-year rise in overall prices in six years, DataQuick Information Systems reported Monday. The median resale price for existing single-family homes dropped $15,000 from November to December to stand at $550,000, the largest month-to-month decline since DataQuick began keeping records in 1988. Advertisement However, last month's figure was still ahead of what it was...

Region's home sales signal softer market 'For Sale' signs mushroom, stay up longer By Andrew LePage -- Bee Staff Writer Published 2:15 am PDT Friday, August 19, 2005 It's a sign of the times: Jim Eggleston, owner of Sacramento's biggest residential "For Sale" sign installer, predicts this will be his busiest week in 21 years in business. He's had to hire an extra worker and buy a new delivery truck since his crew planted a one-day record of 225 signs on Monday. "There are whole lot of houses going up for sale," says Eggleston, who promises next-day installation when a...

<p>Antonio Valenzuela Gomez, a retired factory worker who boasts 49 grandchildren, lifts his shirt to show the giant scar where American doctors cut into his chest a year ago.</p> <p>Gomez, 79, was at his house in the dusty Mexican border town of Naco near here when his heart began to fail. There is no hospital in that part of Mexico, so family members loaded Gomez in a car and drove him a short distance to the U.S. checkpoint.</p>

Pivotal role predicted for kids of immigrants [4 in 10 kids in California have immigrant parent, 60% from Mexico] By Emily Bazar -- Bee Staff Writer Published 2:15 am PDT Wednesday, May 18, 2005 More than four in 10 California children born in the United States have at least one foreign-born parent, according to a study released today by the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California. Over the next two decades, these children will move from the public school system into colleges and the work force. Many will become voters who will wield considerable power in molding public policy.

Police brace for burial march to J'lm Israel is prepared for a variety of scenarios following Yasser Arafat's demise including the possibility that hundreds of thousands of Palestinians will march their leader's body to the Temple Mount for burial, senior police officers said Thursday night. The officers downplayed warnings by Palestinian officials who said that if Israel refuses to allow Arafat to be buried on the compound, Palestinians will carry his body from Ramallah to Jerusalem to forcibly bury him there. "This is not a question that is up to the Israelis and Sharon to decide," Wakf director Adnan Husseini,...

DJ Kerry Team Wants Debate Lecterns Free Of Timing Lights 09/30/2004 Dow Jones News Services (Copyright © 2004 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP)--Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry's campaign demanded Thursday that the lights signaling when a speaker's time has expired during debates with President George W. Bush be removed from the lecterns because they are distracting, but the commission hosting the debates refused. An angry exchange between representatives of the Kerry campaign and the Commission on Presidential Debates took place just hours before the candidates were to meet at the University of Miami for the first...

No pact yet on license bill Governor meets with Latino caucus, discusses security issue. By Aurelio Rojas -- Bee Capitol Bureau Published 2:15 am PDT Friday, May 28, 2004 Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger met on Thursday with the Democratic Latino Caucus to discuss one of the thorniest issues before him - a bill that would allow illegal immigrants to obtain driver's licenses. No agreement was reached on the governor's chief concern - ensuring criminal background checks can be done on applicants - but both sides described the one-hour meeting as "fruitful." "We all seemed very committed to addressing this issue, but...

*DJ Sharon:No Longer Bound By Pledge Not To Target Arafat 04/23/2004 Dow Jones News Services (Copyright © 2004 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) Just out on wires

<p>Diwaniya, Iraq -- The battalion wakes before dawn and loads up: Machine guns oiled, ammunition belts folded into their boxes. M-16s are cleaned and the tanks roar to life. Some of the Marines wolf down MREs, but they're on the road before most get the chance to eat. It's chilly and windy, but at least the sand isn't blowing.</p>

Sky News Flash: AP Reports 500 Iraqi's Killed in Last Two Days

Walter Rodgers traveling with the 3-7th Cavalry is on the move, crossed the Euphrates. Rodgers claims the 3-7 th is the tip of the spear.

FOX NEWS: Major Garret Reports that POWS Were EXECUTED, by being SHOT in head

DJ: Turkish Govt Won't Ask Now [sic] To Allow US Troops on Soil DJ: Turkish Govt Asks Parliament to Let US Use Airspace ***** Only headlines so far. I cannot link to my Dow Jones newsfeed.