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Most anybody in the mortgage business will tell you that August was a month that will live in infamy: The market was in turmoil, as doubts about the stability of subprime loans spread to other sectors of the mortgage world. How bad was it? A survey of mortgage brokers suggests that one in three consumers who recently signed purchase contracts canceled in August -- up from just 4 percent three years ago, according to the research firm that conducted the survey for Inside Mortgage Finance, a trade journal. The cancellation rate undoubtedly was fed by two scenarios playing out: Many...

I walked down the street in Barcelona, and suddenly discovered a terrible truth - Europe died in Auschwitz. We killed six million Jews and replaced them with 20 million Muslims. In Auschwitz we burned a culture, thought, creativity, talent. We destroyed the chosen people, truly chosen, because they produced great and wonderful people who changed the world. The contribution of this people is felt in all areas of life: science, art, international trade, and above all, as the conscience of the world. These are the people we burned. And under the pretense of tolerance, and because we wanted to prove...

Just hours before Iran's first World Cup match in Nuremberg, prominent German politicians and Jewish leaders marched to protest against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahamdinejad, who denies the Holocaust and questions Israel's right to exist. The protesters want to keep him from visiting Germany if Iran's team advances. "Israel is on the Map to Stay!" A boy participates in a major demonstration against the policies of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Participants in the demonstration against anti-Semitism carry signs, with the one on the left reading "red card for Ahmadinedschad," which uses a soccer term signifying dismissal from a match, to allude...

I just happened to be cruising eBay, and look what I found. http://cgi.ebay.com/DVD-of-me-saying-GO-YOURSELF-to-DICK-CHENEY_W0QQitemZ7712584996QQcategoryZ4104QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem The guys name is Ben Marble, M.D. Must be a doctor in the Howard Dean vein! I thought it would be funny for a freeper to bid and win it and then tell the guy what to do when he came to collect his cash!

A Glimpse Ahead Timothy Snodgrass The Impossible Will Come Alive In 2005 01/28/05 In January of 2004, as we began to intercede for the New Year the Holy Spirit gave us the prophetic slogan, "The Seas will Roar in 2004". This year we were given a new slogan, "The Impossible will come Alive in 2005". As the veil of darkness begins to come down over nations and regions, along with great shakings will come great breakthroughs; signs, wonders, healings and a spectacular release of miracles in impossible circumstances. This year, although we are ultimately poised to gain much ground, there...

New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) has long been rumored as desperately seeking the democratic nomination for president in 2008. And while many political observers fully expect the power hungry former First Lady to hit the campaign trail within only a few months of being re-elected as a US Senator in 2006, US News & World report claims to have a confirmation of sorts. From USNews.Com's Washington Whispers: Hillary's in… You don't have to take it from us about Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton 's desire to run for president. Her brothers, Hugh and Tony Rodham, say it's true. Friends...

In the wake of voter approval of a constitutional amendment banning same sex marriage in Oklahoma and controversy within the Episcopalian Church concerning the consecration of a gay bishop last year, the Rev. Dr. T. Lee Stevens of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Bartlesville took on the subject of "Homosexuality in the Scriptures" during a public forum held Tuesday. The forum, sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville, was the latest in a series on a variety of subjects held regularly at the church. Stevens began the discussion by describing that he and some members of St. Luke's began...

Bronson Arroyo got an extra day to think about the biggest start of his career, and the biggest game of the Boston Red Sox's season. After Curt Schilling and Pedro Martinez couldn't get the Red Sox a win against the New York Yankees in the first two games of the AL championship series, Arroyo will take the hill for Game 3 at Fenway Park. Stumbling home in an 0-2 hole and with Schilling possibly done for the series, the Red Sox are hoping the familiar surroundings of Fenway Park help get them back in the ALCS. Arroyo was set to...

Cursed Reshoots; Baker Quits Wes Craven, director of the troubled werewolf movie Cursed, told SCI FI Wire that many of the film's scenes will have to be reshot—and possibly recast—when the film resumes production in November. Craven also made the surprising announcement that Oscar-winning makeup effects maven Rick Baker has retired, turning over responsibility for the film's werewolf makeup to KNB. "I haven't seen that hit the news yet, but he shut down his studio," Craven said in an interview. "All of the elements have been taken over by KNB for us." Craven shot Cursed for 11 weeks before Dimension...

<p>Top 1st: J Damon grounded out to shortstop. T Walker singled to right center. N Garciaparra flied out to right, T Walker to second. M Ramirez flied out to right.</p> <p>Bot 1st: A Soriano struck out swinging. N Johnson walked. D Jeter fouled out to first. B Williams singled to shallow left, N Johnson to second. H Matsui flied out to center.</p> <p>Bot 3rd: K Garcia flied out to center. A Soriano struck out swinging. N Johnson flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 3, NY YANKEES 0.</p>