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Sigh… I love, love, love Mad Men. I’m a huge fan. I look forward to it salaciously all week long during the season. And now I’m sad because it’s just been revealed that Vincent Kartheiser is a nut job. Sure, he’s Hollywood and it is to be expected– but he takes wack to a whole new level. In this clip, he reveals on MSNBC that he has no car, eats only veggies and has chosen not to have children– all in the name of the Green god. He goes on with such modesty, “What I have done isn’t miraculous…” No,...

Trouble for Obama in 2012, Brooks: I think they vastly underestimate the dangers they face here, in part because, in Ohio, it's hard to win without winning Ohio. they are so far down, I could beat Barack Obama in Ohio, anybody could"

Bank Chief Seeks to Rein In Risky DealsAs the real estate market slows, some mortgage lenders are trying to prop up profits by relaxing lending standards for certain types of loans, endangering borrowers and financial institutions, a top banking regulator said yesterday. Speaking to the New York Bankers Association, John M. Reich, director of the Office of Thrift Supervision, warned that some lenders are making it too easy for unsophisticated borrowers to take on risky nontraditional mortgages that they may not fully understand. * * * But a regulatory crackdown on the loans, known as interest-only and option mortgages, could...