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Minnesota Cuts $1 Billion Bill For Construction Down To $680 Million According to BusinessWeek, Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty criticized a Democrat legislated $1 billion construction bill after reducing its funding by almost a third on Monday. About 52 areas of funding were eliminated from the bill as a part of the reduction, including transit improvements, civic centers, and college buildings. ...

Wall Street Reform: 'Clock Is Ticking' CNN reports that the head of a key banking panel is expected Monday to release a draft bill of sweeping regulatory changes aimed at warding off future collapses in the financial system. While much of the attention has focused on battles over the creation of a new consumer regulator to ensure consumers get a fair shake with mortgages and cred ...

Kevin Eason on Sarah Palin's Oscar run Is Sarah Palin getting greedy? ...

More Than 170,000 Troubled Homeowners Get Aid More than 170,000 troubled homeowners have received permanent modifications under the Obama administration's foreclosure prevention program, CNNMoney reports. An additional 91,800 permanent modifications have been approved by servicers and are pending borrower acceptance. And more than 88,600 people have been denied lasting help because they did not meet the progra ...