| | Provisions of housing-mortgage relief bill |
| | | Provisions of the housing bill that President Bush signed into law Wednesday: --Gives the Federal Housing Administration $300 billion in new lending authority and relaxes standards to provide affordable, fixed-rate mortgages to an estimated 400,000 debt-ridden homeowners. Any losses will be covered by an affordable housing fund financed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , the government-sponsored companies that finance ... | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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| | | A curb on gay marriage will fall |
| | | In a major victory for advocates of same-sex marriage rights, the House voted by a wide margin yesterday to repeal a 95-year-old law that prevents gay and lesbian couples from most other states from marrying here, setting the stage for Massachusetts to join just one other state, California, in allowing same-sex couples to marry regardless of residence. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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| | | More deals for DiMasi's friends |
| | | Software company Cognos ULC hired House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi's law associate, and a key Cognos sales agent hired DiMasi's personal accountant during a period when the firm was winning millions of dollars in state contracts. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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| | | UBS agrees to pay state $1 million for investments |
| | | Banking and financial services firm UBS will pay state authorities $1 million to settle claims that it sold auction-rate securities to local agencies in violation of Massachusetts law. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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