Strauss-Kahn not to run for president elections

Former IMF chief, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who was charged with sexual assault on a hotel maid, said in an interview on the French TV-channel TF1 that he will not run for presidency in 2012.

Strauss-Kahn was considered French President Nicolas Sarkozy's greatest rival until May when the sexual assault case against Strauss-Kahn was opened.

The case was opened on May 14 after 32-year-old maid Nafissatou Diallo alleged that the man had assaulted her sexually at the Sofitel New York Hotel. Strauss-Kahn, 62, pleaded not guilty and said any sexual contact had been with mutual consent.

The case was closed after prosecutors had filed papers to drop all the charges against Strauss-Kahn, citing the alleged victim's lack of credibility. Diallo later admitted lying to a grand jury about the events surrounding the alleged attack.

"I would like to be a candidate," he said. "I thought my post in the IMF gave me a new view of the situation in France, and on its difficulties and benefits against the background of globalization. But it is all in the past, I am definitely not a candidate any longer. However, I still believe that the victory of the left-wing is essential for our country."

Strauss-Kahn also commented on the sexual encounter with the maid saying that "what happened was more than an inappropriate relation" and called it a "moral failing."

After spending a few days in prison upon his arrest, Strauss-Kahn was released on a $1 million bail and put under house arrest.

In early July, prosecutors said Diallo had lied to the authorities when obtaining refugee status, and also lied to tax and social security officials and to the grand jury after taking an oath.

The judge intended to close the case, but Diallo's lawyers said they had proof of Strauss-Kahn's guilt.

Starauss-Kahn reiterated that Diallo lied. He said there was "no act of aggression, no violence."

Former IMF chief has also dismissed a French journalist's claims he tried to rape her during a 2003 interview calling them "imaginary."

Eleanor Mondale, daughter of former vice president, dead at 51

Eleanor Mondale, the vivacious daughter of former Vice President Walter Mondale who carved out her own reputation as an entertainment reporter, radio show host and gossip magnet, has died at her home in Minnesota. She was 51.

Mondale family spokeswoman Lynda Pedersen said she died Saturday. She had been diagnosed with brain cancer years earlier.

Mondale had been off the air at WCCO-AM in Minneapolis since March 19, 2009, when she announced that her brain cancer had returned a second time. She had surgery to remove the tumor Aug. 12, 2009, at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and a posting on her CaringBridge website declared the surgery a success.

Mondale, the middle of three children born to Walter and Joan Mondale, stumped for her father in his failed campaign to unseat President Ronald Reagan in 1984. She also made calls in 2002 in her father's last campaign, when the former vice president took the ballot slot of Sen. Paul Wellstone, who died in a plane crash just days before the election.

A striking blonde known on the party circuit when she was younger, Eleanor Mondale also attracted gossip. Her dalliance with the late rock musician Warren Zevon was detailed in "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon," a posthumous biography published by Zevon's ex-wife in 2007.

In 1998, CBS News reported that Mondale was one of four women Monica Lewinsky expressed resentment toward in taped conversations because of attention President Bill Clinton paid to them. (Mondale issued a statement saying her relationship with the president and his wife, Hillary, was "purely a friendship.")

Mondale started as an aspiring actress, with bit parts in TV's "Three's Company" and "Dynasty." She got her start in broadcasting as an entertainment reporter at WCCO-TV in Minneapolis in 1989, but left after only eight months when a Twin Cities magazine was about to publish an article called, "Walter and Joan's Wild Child." The Star Tribune reported that Mondale denied she was forced out.

In the article in Mpls.St. Paul magazine, Mondale was quoted as saying "I like to get wild. But it's not murder, and I don't do drugs."

After stints at Minneapolis radio station WLOL-FM, on cable television at E! Entertainment and ESPN and network TV on CBS' "This Morning," she returned to Minnesota in 2006 to co-host a weekday morning show on WCCO-AM with Susie Jones.

In 2005, Mondale was diagnosed with brain cancer after she suffered two seizures during a camping trip. The tumor nearly disappeared after Mondale had chemotherapy and radiation, but her cancer returned in 2008. She underwent surgery that time and was able to return to WCCO but eventually had to take disability leave to treat the recurrence.

Mondale was married three times: to Chicago Bears offensive lineman Keith Van Horne, to fellow DJ Greg Thunder and to Twin Cities rock musician Chan Poling of The Suburbs. Mondale and Poling married in 2005, shortly after her cancer was diagnosed, and lived on a farm near Prior Lake in the southern Twin Cities.

Main news of September 18

Russia:

* The captain of the Tu-134 plane that crashed in June, 2011 in northern Russia killing 47 people was drunk, Russian Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said in Vesti Nedeli program on Rossiya TV-channel

* Firefighters and rescuers have extinguished all forest fires in Siberia as they put out the remaining 16 wildfires on an area of 46.45 hectares in the region in the past 24 hours, the regional emergencies center said

 

World:

* Former IMF chief, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who was charged with sexual assault on a hotel maid, said in an interview on the French TV-channel TF1 that he will not run for presidency in 2012

* U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday will propose a higher tax for individuals making more than $1 million a year in a bid to cut the budget deficit, The New York Times reported, referring to administration officials

* The Syrian leadership firmly intends to move along the path of radical reforms, Russia's Federation Council Deputy Speaker Ilyas Umakhanov said after his meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad

* Libya's interim government forces have taken control of the airport and a major air base in Sirte, the hometown of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and one of the last strongholds of his loyalist forces, the BBC reported, referring to rebel fighters

* Release of the two U.S. men arrested in Iran in 2009 on spying charges is delayed as a judge who must sign bail papers is on vacation, world media reported

* Somali pirates have released a Vietnamese-owned cargo ship with 24 crewmembers seized in January this year, Chinese news agency Xinhua reported, referring to a regional maritime official

* At least 11 people died, with dozens received injures as an earthquake hit northeastern India, world media reported

* At least 10 people died with another 22 are missing after a landslide caused by heavy rain in northwestern China, Chinese official news agency Xinhua said

* At least eight people were killed and over 50 injured after two trucks used to carry passengers fell into deep ravines in two road accidents in the north and north-west of Guatemala, a spokesman for the local rescue service said

* A Russian minority party won 1/3 of the vote in the Latvian early parliamentary elections, the country's central election commission confirmed

 

Business:

* German engineering and industrial giant Siemens will withdraw entirely from the nuclear business in response to the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan in March this year, chief executive Peter Loescher said in an interview with Spiegel magazine

Federal Security Service officer killed in North Caucasus

A Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officer has been killed in the capital of the Russian North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, investigators said on Monday.

"The incident occurred at about 11 p.m. Moscow time [1900 GMT] Sunday. An unknown assailant shot FSB Lieutenant Colonel Magomedov on a Makhachkala street," a spokesman said.

"The officer died of the wounds he received. The criminal escaped," he said.

An investigation is underway.

More that a decade after the end of a federal war against separatists in Chechnya, Russian security forces continue to fight militants, who stage frequent attacks on security forces, police and civilians, in other regions in the area, including Dagestan.

Obama to propose new tax for millionaires

President Obama on Sunday will urge Congress to impose a new minimum tax rate for millionaires, a White House official said Saturday.

The aim of the proposal, first reported by the New York Times, is to ensure that individuals making more than a million bucks pay at least the same percentage as middle-income taxpayers.

The measure will be dubbed the Buffett Rule, a nod to billionaire investor Warren Buffett's public complaints about the uber-wealthy paying less in federal income taxes than middle-income workers.

Obama plans to announce the new tax rate as part of his long-term deficit reduction plan. It would be in addition to the $447 billion in new tax revenue that Obama is seeking to cover the costs of his new jobs plan.

The proposal will come as a special joint congressional committee works to hammer out a bipartisan budget deal by the end of November.

Obama will not specify a rate or provide other details, The Times reported. The new rate will affect only 0.3% of taxpayers, administration officials said.

The tax is likely among the most contentious changes Obama will propose in seeking an overhaul of the federal income tax code.

Obama's plan is expected to face stiff opposition from Republicans unwilling to raise taxes.

In a speech on Thursday, House Speaker John Boehner reiterated that he would oppose any tax hikes.

With News Wire Services

Armenian PM to hold talks in Brussels

An Armenian government delegation led by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan will start a working visit to Brussels on Monday, the government press service reported.

During the visit, Sargsyan is expected to meet with European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fule, Valery Safaryan, the head of the Belgian-Armenian Chamber of Commerce, and other officials.

The delegation also comprises Armenian Finance Minister Vache Gabrielyan, Economy Minister Tigran Davidyan and other officials.

Russian Press at a Glance, Monday, September 19, 2011

POLITICS

After his dramatic resignation from the Right Cause party last week, billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov has backtracked by saying he is not challenging the country's leadership but just one of two competing Kremlin camps.

(The Moscow Times)

Former Mayor Yury Luzhkov offered a voice of cautious dissent in a rare interview, denouncing all political parties but Yabloko and saying the Kremlin still owes him an explanation for his ouster.

(The Moscow Times)

Ex-Right Cause party leader Mikhail Prokhorov said the key reason for party split was probably the desire of new party leaders to get control of the party's money he provided.

(Kommersant)

A regular round of association talks between Ukraine and the EU kicks off in Brussels. The trial of former premier Yulia Tymoshenko could hinder Kiev's integration plans.

(Moskovskiye Novosti)

ECONOMY & BUSINESS

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin disagreed with his deputy Alexei Kudrin that taxes will be raised. Kudrin enjoys more trust from businesspeople.

(Vedomosti)

Russian regions struck deals worth 900 billion rubles ($29.5bn) at the international investment forum in the southern Russian city of Sochi.

(Rossiiskaya Gazeta)

SOCIETY

A criminal case dating back four years led to serious differences between the Supreme Court and the Moscow City Court.

(Kommersant)

Jailed former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky said that if Prime Minister Vladimir Putin remains at Russia's helm, hopes for reform will be extinguished and the country's brightest people will emigrate in droves.

(The Moscow Times)

OIL & GAS

The lineup of partners to build the huge and controversial South Stream pipeline took its final shape Friday as Germany's BASF and France's EDF agreed to join Gazprom and Italy's Eni in the project, in a critical step toward its accomplishment.

(The Moscow Times)

IT

The Federal Service for Registration, Cadastre and Carthography will create a large database of high-resolution photographs of the Earth.

(Vedomosti)

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Gov. Cuomo: Shut state prisons

Gov. Cuomo bemoaned the city's recent spate of gun violence Sunday and made a pitch for his plan to shutter state prisons.

"This recent rash of gun violence should concern us all, because it's frightening and it's only getting worse," Cuomo said at a Harlem breakfast to kick off the African-American Day Parade.

He said closing some prisons would allow more funding for local programs.

"Guess how much it costs per year to keep a person in a juvenile justice facility? Over $200,000 per year.

$200,000! You could've sent that person to Harvard University and it would be cheaper," the governor said. "We're going to take that money and provide it in community- based services so the problem doesn't happen in the first place."

Cuomo also pushed for stricter gun control laws from the federal government.

"It has been decades where we have been fighting Washington for sensible laws controlling guns and we need those laws passed and we need them passed now. We're losing too many people out in the streets," he said.

Paradegoers joined the governor in decrying the recent shootings.

"The city and the state really need to understand that there's a culture that brings violence. They need to understand that the problem is systemic," said Iesha Sekou, 53, a Harlem resident and executive director of the local anti-violence group Street Corner Resources.

"I'm ecstatic has come forward, because we've been waiting for him."

Russian transport minister likely to keep job after plane crash

Russia's ruling party, United Russia, will not raise the issue of Transport Minister Igor Levitin's resignation in parliament, despite a string of recent fatal disasters involving ships and aircraft, lower house speaker Boris Gryzlov said on Monday.

The State Duma will hold an emergency "government hour" session on Tuesday following a plane crash this month that killed almost the entire Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ice-hockey team.

Levitin is to report on the condition of Russia's civil aircraft fleet at the session.

All other parliamentary parties have said they will push for Levitin's dismissal, while the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia has demanded all of his deputies be fired as well.

"Needless to say, the discussion will be serious enough. But United Russia will not bring up the issue of Levitin's dismissal," Gryzlov said.

There are also "problems with the aircraft industry and pilot training," he added.

Forty-four people died when the team's Yak-42 plane went down near the Volga city of Yaroslavl shortly after takeoff on September 7. The team was flying to the Belarus capital of Minsk for its first match of the Kontinental Hockey League season.

In June, the RusAir Tupolev Tu-134 plane crashed in northwest Russia's Karelia region killing 44 people.

On July 10 the Bulgaria cruise ship sank during a storm in the Volga River in the Republic of Tatarstan, killing 122 people. There were over 200 passengers on board the heavily overloaded vessel when it went down.

Ex-Marine given Medal of Honor at White House

WASHINGTON - A young Marine who defied orders so that he could save his buddies from an Afghan killing field was awarded the Medal of Honor on Thursday.

Retired Sgt. Dakota Meyer, a 23-year-old Kentuckian, received the nation's highest award for military valor in an East Room ceremony at the White House.

An unassuming young man, just 21 when he found himself in a fierce firefight, Meyer is the first living Marine to receive the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War.

President Obama brushed aside Meyer's guilt over the death of four Marine comrades in Afghanistan's Kunar Province on Sept. 8, 2009.

"Because of your honor, 36 men are alive today," Obama said. "Because of your courage, four fallen American heroes came home.

"You did your duty, above and beyond."

Meyer was a member of a Marine team training Afghan soldiers that walked into a predawn Taliban ambush.

Despite being ordered to hold his position, he and a fellow Marine drove into the firestorm five times to evacuate trapped comrades and retrieve the bodies of the fallen.

Meyer was promoted to sergeant but later left the Marine Corps and is a construction worker.

When Obama called him to inform him of the award, he asked to have a beer with the President. The two had their brews Wednesday on a White House patio.

Prokhorov is Russian party pooper

The Russian government accomplished what Garden boss James Dolan couldn't: pressuring Mikhail Prokhorov out of its territory.

Just three months after Prokhorov was introduced as the leader of a fledgling Russian political party, Right Cause, the billionaire Nets owner has abandoned his position while accusing the Kremlin of sabotaging his aspirations.

According to reports, the Kremlin felt Prokhorov was getting too ambitious and infiltrated his pro-business party with "fake" candidates. Prokhorov didn't like that.

In a meeting Thursday with his followers, Prokhorov said his party was "bought by the Kremlin" and then insulted a Kremlin political strategist, Vladislav Surkov - a bold tactic considering the last tycoon who got involved in Russian politics and criticized the system, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, sits in prison.

"There is a puppeteer in the country who long ago privatized the political system and who has long misinformed the country's leadership," Prokhorov said about Surkov, although he stopped short of criticizing Russia's bigwigs, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and President Dmitry Medvedev.

As long as Prokhorov, 46, stays out of prison, his departure from politics theoretically frees up more time for him to focus on the Nets - a $200 million investment he has largely ignored this offseason. Prokhorov didn't attend a home game after January last season, and hasn't sat through any of the post-lockout CBA meetings. On Tuesday, coach Avery Johnson - who recently was in Moscow to teach and promote basketball - said Prokhorov's political ambitions will cause "a shifting" of the organization. But that was before Prokhorov pulled away.

"I got a sense from (Prokhorov) that he's still just committed to Nets basketball and obviously he's put himself out there in terms of (predicting a championship by 2015). He's still behind that. He understands it's a process," Johnson said. "At the same time, I think there was a window of opportunity for him to do what he's doing now and get into the political realm and things he shared with me that he's really convicted about and convicted about how he wants certain things changed about how things are done politically there."

It is unclear how Prokhorov's political dabblings will affect his enormous wealth, reported between $14 billion and $23 billion. He recently resigned as president of two companies - investment group Onexim and Polyus Gold, Russia's largest producer of gold - saying he wants to concentrate on politics.

Prokhorov may also encounter new obstacles with his current businesses, courtesy of the Kremlin.

- With the Associated Press

Romney: Cheney is the 'kind of person I'd like to have' as my vice president

Mitt Romney has a vice presidential muse: Dick Cheney.

The Republican presidential hopeful sang the praises of President Bush's right-hand man this week, declaring Cheney has the qualities he'd like to see in a running mate.

Romney made the declaration at a town hall meeting in Arizona when asked if he'd consider having a Tea Partier on his ticket.

The former Massachusetts governor didn't answer the question directly, but said, "I think it was last weekend I was watching C-SPAN, and I saw Vice President Dick Cheney, and he was being asked questions about a whole host of issues: following 9/11, the affairs in various countries in the world."

Romney continued, "And I listened to him speak and said whether you agree or disagree with him, this is a man of wisdom and judgment, and he could have been President of the United States. That's the kind of person I'd like to have - a person of wisdom and judgment."

Romney's remarks have raised speculation that he's angling for an endorsement from Cheney.

Cheney hasn't said whom he'll throw his support behind in the 2012 Republican primary, but has previously slammed Rick Perry for his "over-the-top talk" on Social Security.

He acknowledged on Fox News earlier this week that he liked Romney but insisted he hasn't made up his mind.

The benefit of an endorsement from Cheney - a controversial figure dogged by sagging poll numbers - is up in the air. Even he admits that.

"Not all the candidates are necessarily interested in my endorsement, probably," Cheney recently told USA Today while on a book tour for his new memoir, "In My Time."

"Probably some \[would\] just as soon I stay away."

Wyclef: I'm a 'huge fan' of Sarah Palin because she's 'rad' and 'shrewd'

If Wyclef Jean has his way, Sarah Palin won't be gone till November 2012 - and even then she'll be on her way to the White House.

The Grammy-award winning Haitian artist sang the former Alaska governor's praises earlier this week, telling Women's Wear Daily that he's "a huge fan" of the Republican.

Why?

"Cause she's rad. She's shrewd. She's cool … Anyone should have the right to say, 'Look I can do the job and this is what qualifies me to do the job,'" he said of the presidential flirt.

Jean, who made an unsuccessful bid for president of Haiti last year, added, "I'm not saying she could be the next president, you know, but there's something about her...people think I'm crazy, but I like her, I do. I can like whoever."

Palin has come under the microscope this week after salacious allegations surfaced in the new book "The Rogue" by best-selling author Joe McGinniss. The scribe claims Palin dabbled in cocaine and had a one-night stand with hoops star Glen Rice.

As for Jean, he doesn't play party favorites.

In 2009, the 41-year-old Fugee threw his support behind Obama, insisting to MTV that he was a "groupie from the very beginning."

Russian minority party leads in Latvian polls

A Russian minority party won 1/3 of the vote in the Latvian early parliamentary elections, the country's central election commission confirmed.

This is the first time in 20 years since the tiny Baltic state restored independence that a party defending interests of the country's largest ethnic minority is leading in parliamentary polls.

The center left leaning Harmony Center party is supported by 28.7% of the vote, the anti-corruption Reform party by ex-president Valdis Zatlers is the runner-up, with 20.82% of the vote, followed by the business-backed Unity bloc with 18.83% of the vote.

Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis triggered the elections after he dissolved the legislature for not backing a corruption probe of a businessman. Zatlers lost his re-election bid, but voters supported his decision to form a new legislature by passing a referendum.

At least 11 die in nearly 7.0 magnitude earthquake in India

At least 11 people died, with dozens received injures as an earthquake hit northeastern India on Sunday evening, world media reported.

An earthquake measuring 6.9 magnitude on the Richter Scale hit the Sikkim-Nepal border region, jolting large parts of India, Bangladesh and Nepal.

Local buildings are damaged.

No tsunami warning was issued.

Turner vs Weiner: How do they compare

Anthony Weiner and Bob Turner are the political odd couple - and polar opposites in personality, too.

Weiner lost his congressional gig representing Brooklyn and Queens in disgrace amid a sexting scandal - and Republican Bob Turner won the seat last week in a special election by letting his rival implode on the campaign trail.

Voters in the 9th Congressional District better buckle up for a major change in their representative's cult of personality.

Weiner was a lithe, liberal lightning bolt, full of passion and arrogance - and never shy about seeking out a TV camera to denounce what he saw as the latest Republican scheme.

Turner is a soft-spoken and mild-mannered grandfather, a 70-year-old conservative businessman whose tenure in the House of Representatives may be short-lived.

"Weiner was one of the most visible members of Congress even before the scandal," said Larry Sabato, a University of Virginia political science professor. "In Washington, visibility equals influence. Will Turner have that?"

Weiner carved out a niche as a firebrand and over the years emerged as one of the Democratic Party's leading - and loudest - voices. He was a natural on television, becoming a popular guest on left-leaning shows hosted by the likes of Rachel Maddow and Keith Olbermann, and some of his impassioned speeches on the House floor - including his defense of the Zadroga bill - became YouTube hits.

"He was the Democrats' attack dog du jour and was very effective in that role because he combined substance with antics," said political pundit Bob Liff.

Turner also knows his way around a television set, but in a behind-the-scenes role.

A former cable executive, he helped steer giant personalities - including Jerry Springer and Rush Limbaugh - to the small screen, but his own charisma doesn't light up a room. Turner's admirers say he projects a fatherly competence and a steady hand, and he's someone who will work hard without generating much controversy.

Pundits suspect Turner's voice won't carry as far as Weiner's for reasons outside his control.

Weiner's 12 years of seniority did not translate into many legislative accomplishments - none of the bills he authored became law - but they did lend a gravitas to his impassioned defense of President Obama's health care plan.

Turner, however, is the rookie who may be destined for a quiet seat on the back bench - and he may not even be able to stay there long. Many political observers believe his seat will be cut as part of a census-mandated redistricting.

"So what if he's 'congressman' 14 or 15 months?" quipped Sabato. "He'll always be called 'Congressman'; it's a great club. Considering how he won this special election, he'll always be a hero in GOP circles."

There is a chance that the unique circumstances surrounding his election could pay big dividends for residents of his district.

"He comes in loved by the party in power, and if he will be in another election, the GOP has incentive to prop him up and help him get things passed," said Liff. "That may produce results."

jlemire@nydailynews.com

Jury a challenge in ex-Bloomy consultant case

Manhattan prosecutors will have their hands full Monday keeping potential jurors in a grand larceny case from getting distracted by the alleged victim: Mayor Bloomberg.

Jury selection is set to begin in the trial of political consultant John Haggerty on charges of stealing $1.1 million from the mayor during Bloomberg's 2009 reelection bid.

The case opens a window into how politicians work around complex election laws and presents a challenge in keeping the jury's focus on Haggerty and away from Hizzoner.

"If a witness is a sitting mayor the jury may be instructed to ignore it - but how can they?" said Mark Bederow, a defense lawyer and former Manhattan prosecutor.

Haggerty is accused of duping Bloomberg into paying for a bogus poll-watching operation and using $600,000 of the funds to buy his brother out of a home they co-owned in Forest Hills, Queens.

Haggerty's lawyers - among them former Attorney General Dennis Vacco - argue the money was obtained legally from the Independence Party, which got the cash as a donation from Bloomberg.

They argue that the real issue is the roundabout way Bloomberg paid for the poll-watching service - allowing him to avoid reporting it as a campaign expense.

Jury selection experts said Bloomberg's star wattage may blind some potential jurors, and it may be impossible for prosecutors to weed out anyone with a grudge.

"The most important part of the trial is jury selection - without the right jury you might as well go home," said a Manhattan prosecutor who is not involved in the case.

Margaret Bull Kovera, author of the upcoming book "Jury Selection," said it will be impossible to protect against juror bias unless there is a change of venue.

The billionaire mayor's wealth will make it hard to portray him as a sympathetic victim, observers said.

"It's not a little old lady who was hit over the head and had her purse snatched," said defense attorney Earl Ward. "He's got more money than God. They're not going to think, 'Poor Mike Bloomberg.'"

mgrace@nydailynews.com

Lupica: GOP keeps pressure on Obama

Sometimes you think that Barack Obama's job has been Candidate in Chief, as if he went straight from the last campaign to this one, never stopping in between to actually be President of the United States. It is one of the reasons why he is in the trouble he is in, and not only because of an economy that has gotten worse on his watch.

But there is another problem for Obama, even if you are one of the people who believes he was and is a much better candidate than he has been a President, the way Jimmy Carter was:

Obama is a reasonable man in an increasingly toxic and unreasonable political world, where the only plan from the other side, from the time he got into office, has been to get him out of office. Mitch McConnell said it early for the Republicans, and nothing has changed since.

"The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term President," McConnell said.

Not fix the economy, or health care, or Iraq. Fix this guy in the White House, but good.

It is why Obama better step it up now if he wants to keep his job. That doesn't mean he has to go at his opponents the way they go at him, in Congress, on cable America, in the radio world of the Limbaughs, and with anybody else with the crackpot idea that this President has some anti-American agenda.

But one of these days he needs to come hard at the people constantly coming at him, and not merely with a jobs plan that sounds more like the first draft of one. Really the President needs to say this about his opponents, and without TelePrompTing:

"They would rather beat me than help you."

He has no chance of saving himself with a jobs plan that sounds like some kind of slapped-together first draft. But what he needs to sell is something that will work, and that means the new tax he is expected to propose this morning - what is being called the Warren Buffett Rule - on people in this country making more than a million dollars a year.

Unless you think that spending cuts alone are going to get America out of the fix it is in. Unless you now think it is now against the law in America for the rich to pay their true fair share.

Obama is jumped for this tax plan before it is even formally announced, of course. As if the idea of added taxes for the rich make him even more of an enemy of the state than he already is. But that is the reality of Obama's situation. He is up against people who think their job is to make sure he loses his. No matter what the cost.

"A political move," Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) says on CNN Sunday.

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Let's really save Half Dome

Environmentalists everywhere are concerned with saving stuff. They are conservationists; they want to conserve things, like mountains and peaches. They are true conservatives, battling with an overreaching government and its allies in private business in an effort to keep the land the way it was.

Talk about original intent! Environmentalists are all over it.

But now along comes this organization called SaveHalfDome, and it wants to save Half Dome by anchoring another cable into its bare and lovely flanks. In what sense does that save Half Dome? It makes it easier for more people to daily flock to the summit, each person degrading the experience of all the other people.

Or such is my experience. When I want to go out into the wilderness, I do not want to do it with seven tour buses full of strangers. I want a few close friends, maybe just one close friend, and a lot of quiet hiking and gazing. It ain't no movie premiere, if you know what I mean.

Environmentalists, in my experience, wish to be far from the madding crowd, particularly when that crowd is, in addition to being as crazy as a rabid Jack Russell terrier, mad.

Half Dome is, as I understand it, a schlep. Were it an ordinary sort of place, you'd go there to see the view and to say that you had done it. But there are two cables in the mountain already. People swarm up and down those cables. It's a 17-mile round trip, and people are often tired, thirsty and questioning their decision-making ability before they even reach the rock. Reports have reached me of snappish behavior.

Snappish behavior and wilderness appreciation - not a great combo.

Plus: Death lurks on every side. The drop-offs on either side of the cables are sheer in places, and the number of useful handholds smaller than would be ideal. In other words, it's a place where fewer people, not more, should be encouraged to spend their leisure time.

And yet, according to a story by Peter Fimrite in this very newspaper, SaveHalfDome exists in order to lobby for a third cable, which would, as it sees it, permit more people on the dome every day.

The problem here, I think, is frustration with the reservation system. You have to buy a spot on the mountain - I think that's where the whole wilderness-experience thing begins to break down - and the ticketing mechanism is subject to manipulation by the unscrupulous. Buy in bunches, sell on Craigslist, good old American capitalism at work. It's unfair, of course, but most things involving tickets in this country are unfair. If you're a regular person and you don't know any rich people and you can't afford those what-the-market-will-bear prices, then probably you're going to see your favorite entertainer from row QQQ - unless your favorite entertainer works Tuesday nights at Freight & Salvage.

But here's the thing about Half Dome - it's sort of like star-boffing. Yosemite is a big place, and it's surrounded by the Sierra, which has miles of unoccupied trails and mountain peaks for every taste. Why do Half Dome? Yes, in the abstract, it's a great climb and a great view, but we don't live in the abstract. We live in a world where mobs of people attempt to ascend the summit of Half Dome every day.

It's like Everest, in a way. Everest has lots of ladders and bridges made of ladders and rope lines and everything to help the traveler along, plus Sherpas who are on hand with advice and drayage, and people still die every year. Put more people on Half Dome, even with a third line, and more people will die.

Make it easier for the marginally fit to attempt a climb way above their pay grade; bad things will happen. This is not a particularly arcane prediction.

Anyway, it's not going to happen. The Park Service won't even consider a third cable. Part of its job is to preserve and maintain wilderness areas, and a third cable is more like a tourist value. There are plenty of perfectly lovely places in the Sierra for people to go without endangering themselves or others. Half Dome has been saved.

Let's save Mount Rushmore by putting an elevator up Lincoln's nose.

The sea, which such a storm as his bare head, in hell-black night endured, would have buoy'd up and quencht jcarroll@sfchronicle.com.

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Yoko talks candidly about John Lennon's death to Anderson Cooper

In a very candid conversation with CNN's Anderson Cooper, Yoko Ono talks about her last day with John Lennon, what is was like at the hospital when he died, how she went into denial after his death and how he should be remembered. You can see excerpts of the conversation in the video at left. 

Cooper even brings up the name of John's murderer, mentioning the autograph he got from John and discusses with Yoko her feelings about him being paroled. Yoko, of course, says she doesn't want that.

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Liam Neeson Replaces Mel Gibson for Hangover 2 Cameo

How do you cure a hangover? Call in the A–Team.

Liam Neeson is now doing a cameo in The Hangover 2 after Mel Gibson's appearance got canceled due to complaints by cast and crew. Neeson was invited by his A-Team costar Bradley Cooper, who's also in the Hangover sequel.

"I just got a call to do a one-day shoot on Hangover 2 as a tattooist in Thailand, and that's all I know about it," Neeson tells Daily Variety. "I just laughed my leg off when I saw The Hangover, I was shooting in Berlin earlier this year and rented it on the hotel TV."

Neeson left his New York home on Thursday for the Hangover 2 set.

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Spanish World Cup team wins Prince of Asturias prize

In what is regarded in the Ibero-American world as an equivalent of the Nobel Prizes, the Prince of Asturias prize in sport went to the Spanish World Cup team.  Ethics as a basis for overcoming the economic crisis was the focus at the 30th annual awards ceremony in the northern Spanish city of Oviedo.  HRH Crown Prince Felipe encouraged his fellow Spaniards to strengthen their institutions, “to seek moderation where excess has reigned” and to observe “ethics where there has been abuse” in order to overcome the crisis.  The coach of Spain’s champion soccer team, Vicente del Bosque, said that his squad, has made “modesty a weapon as powerful as its own dazzling style of play.”  He also stated the following:

“The team that is receiving the Prince of Asturias Prize today is the repository of values that go beyond specific successes and their material value, but is also the legitimate heir of a tradition that does us honor.”

Del Bosque was accompanied by 10 players from the 23-man squad, including captain Iker Casillas, to accept the award.  The sports award is one of eight Asturias prizes granted each year in categories such as arts, literature, communications and scientific research.   Rafael Nadal is a previous winner of the award.  TRH the Prince and Princess of Asturias were on hand, as well as HM Queen Sofia.

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Alex McCord: Salahis Ruined Real Housewives of DC

After watching the second hour of the Real Housewives of DC reunion, I have to agree with Mary – this season was hijacked. The antics of the Salahis and their absolute refusal to take responsibility for any of their actions, was amazing.

Now that we've all seen the sit-down, now that there has been an opportunity for Tareq and Michaele to open up and try to redeem themselves, can we please pull the plug on them? When faced with direct statements from the Redskins, the Congressional Black Caucus, the White House, etc., this couple stated that everyone lied. You know, one person could lie. Perhaps even multiple people connected to one event could all stick to a made-up story. But when every single story you hear about a couple is dismissed as a lie or a smear, you stop believing them. I know I stopped a good while ago.

It's really sad that an entire season can be overshadowed by one couple's bad behavior. I wanted to see more fun events, more interpersonal drama, more of the minutiae of these women's lives. That's what makes the Real Housewives shows fun. I want to see more of Lynda and Ebong's relationship, and Rich and Mary dealing with the closet, the dog and the daughter. Let's watch Erika go after Cat, or Cat torture Republican lobbyists – all of that is much more fun than watching someone lie over and over again.

I think that by the time the show producers and Bravo figured the Salahis out, it was probably too late. The entire season revolved around everyone else's reaction to "Bonnie and Lied."

There is one silver lining here. The polarizing effect of the Salahis probably sped up the bonding among the other women. Stacie, Cat, Mary and Lynda had immediate common ground – and that's not something you can say about all the other shows. If the DC franchise is renewed, the ladies will come from a stronger place having been through the coup d'Salahi. I hope they get that chance, with a new Housewife and without Michaele.

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TJ Lavin Is Speaking, Breathing on His Own

TJ Lavin has taken some big steps on the long road to recovery.

The BMX rider and MTV host is now able to breathe and be fed without tubes, which were removed Thursday. And now he has started mumbling words to his family.

"He's answering questions," friend and business partner Chas Aday tells PEOPLE. "He'll say 'yes' a little bit and he knows where he is, but he's not opening his eyes yet."

Lavin, 33, has been in the trauma unit of a Las Vegas hospital since Oct. 14 following a horrific bike crash that led him to be put into a medically induced coma to reduce brain swelling.

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Though doctors don't expect brain damage from the crash, Lavin will likely need to attend rehab in order for his brain "to get it back to normal," says Aday.

Doctors have yet to set a timetable on when Lavin could be released from the hospital. First, the three-time X Games champion will need surgery on his shattered wrist.

"We're waiting on the orthopedic surgeon on when they're going to do that," Aday says. "Then we'll see when he'll be [released]. He may be there another week."

Still, Aday remains positive about Lavin's recovery, saying, "We're moving along and everything is looking up."

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Taylor Swift Stands by Her Songs

She's bitter toward Joe Jonas, apologetic toward Taylor Lautner and hateful of John Mayer .

Indeed, Taylor Swift is not shy when it comes to kissing, telling and singing about her ex-boyfriends.

But the artist insists her goal isn't to actually avenge former flings with her music. "I just write from my perspective about how it ended up and what I felt about it," she told Us Weekly this week in preparation for " Speak Now " to be released on October 26. Taylor adds that she's "proud" of her....

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My boyfriend proposed to me with the same ring he offered his ex-girlfriend

Send your 50-word dilemma to dearvickiandoctavia@telegraph.co.uk

My boyfriend recently proposed to me and I accepted. However, I know that the ring he gave me is the same one with which he proposed to his ex-girlfriend. I only know this because a mutual friend let it slip. It’s a beautiful ring, but I feel uneasy about it being 'second-hand’. What should I do?

VICKI Something jolly sensible for the next 10 minutes if I were you, before Mrs Rochester pops out of the attic and sets your veil aflame. Have a nice cup of strong builders’ tea and go and change the duvet; perhaps the 'uneasy’ feeling will go away. You knew he had an ex-girlfriend, I believe. Now you know that she returned his ring when they broke up, which is laudable behaviour. If you’re looking at the ring and seeing the ex-girlfriend, just stop. It’s far too gothic-novelettish for almost 2011. And why say 'second-hand’ inside those hissy quotes? Surely he gets green points for recycling?

OCTAVIA 'Second-hand’ is usually fabulous where rings are concerned – you get bigger gems, better settings and history, which you can always assume was a good one, rather than misery and divorce. But second-hand across one bloke’s girlfriend history is plain old creepy. Don’t have a fit at the man; there’s no need to chuck it back in a rage and tell him to stuff his engagement, but point out the creepiness and see if he has an explanation – or, if not, a solution. You’ll (hopefully) have this ring for life; it’s symbolic – you don’t want that tainted.

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Graham Norton's problem page

Dear Graham

Q My five-year-old daughter, brought up on Calpol and Tixylix, now flatly refuses to take any medicine that isn’t bright pink and so sugary you can stand a spoon up in it. This was a problem in the summer when she was stranded in Turkey with an ear infection; it also threatens to be a problem whenever she comes down with something that needs proper antibiotics. We have tried bribery, home-made syrupy admixtures, CIA-style pindowns and emotional blackmail: nothing doing. We threatened her with suppositories and she laughed insouciantly.

My ex-wife thinks our child’s flouting of doctorly authority is a transference of deep Freudian traumas about our divorce; I think she’s just a bit timid and fussy, and unable to process the idea that something unpleasant now might make things better later on. Whoever’s right, we need practical advice before winter brings with it the usual raft of infectious diseases. Joseph K, Birmingham

Dear Joseph

A The good news is that your five-year-old daughter is very clever and making fools of you and your ex-wife. The bad news is that unless you nip this behaviour in the bud, before you know it your daughter will be 27 and throwing herself to the ground in a sobbing heap because she doesn’t like the canapés being served at a party. There is no doubt that the divorce is at the heart of the problem, but it’s not because of the effect it is having on your daughter. You and your former partner are both so terrified of becoming unpopular with your little girl that she is running rings around you.

I’m afraid that you are going to have to break her, like some sort of horse or obstinate dog. You are the parent and giving in to a five year-old is not an option. Nobody wants to take medicine but we learn to do it because we have to. You and your ex-wife must put up a united front and be as strong as each other. I’m afraid the situation may get worse before it gets better, but be patient.

There is only one thing worse than a spoilt brat and that’s a spoilt brat with an infectious disease. You have the power to cure this.

Dear Graham

Q I’ve recently got engaged and am having some doubts. I’m 33 and am worried that if I were still in my early twenties there is absolutely no way I would be marrying this particular man. We have a great time together playing golf and going rambling, and have lived together happily for three months now. But it suddenly occurred to me the other day that actually he is a bit of a nerd. He already wears Hush Puppy shoes and thick geeky glasses, and he has a mild stutter. I can’t help thinking I’m just getting a bit desperate. Body clock ticking and all that. But perhaps if I waited a bit I’d meet someone more suitable. Please tell me I’m being crazy. Letitia B, London

Dear Letitia

A You aren’t crazy. There can’t be a bride alive who didn’t have some doubts before the big day. Even Cinderella might have debated if the whole Prince Charming slipper thing made him a sweet guy or a bit of a stalker. I haven’t met either of you so it is hard for me to judge, but just from reading your letter the positive seems to outweigh the negatives.

You have a great time together and you even enjoy living under one roof. It doesn’t really matter that you wouldn’t have married this slightly nerdy man when you were in your early twenties because you’re not that person any more. Sure, he’ll never go clubbing, but is that really what you want?

I think that you see your youth receding into the distance as you approach the aisle, and that’s never a pleasant feeling. The trick is to keep your eyes forward on the happy future you will have with this man.

Of course, you may have hooked up with some weirdo because you were so terrified of being left on the shelf, but that’s what divorce was invented for.

Dear Graham

Q Last year my wife and I invited all the family (eight in total) on holiday to a villa we had rented in Spain. However, after three days I made a comment about my son’s girlfriend during an evening meal as she was being very disrespectful to my son.

My wife told me that my son was not happy about my comments and although he never mentioned it while on holiday there was a strained atmosphere and they (son/girlfriend) became very distant until early this year, when matters all blew up and a family row resulted. The air is now slightly clearer, but I still feel things are not right.

Surely I am allowed to voice my opinion, and should not my son’s girlfriend have spoken to my son and sorted it all out? How can I create harmony between us all again or should I not bother? SG, Maidstone

Dear SG

A You criticised your son’s girlfriend in front of her and the whole family and you wonder why there is a bit of an atmosphere? I’m not saying you’re dim but if you were a light bulb I doubt you could illuminate the glove compartment of a car. I understand that you felt the need to defend your son but you must accept that he is a man now and must fight his own battles. If he wants to go out with some rude harridan that is his business. Since you started this it is up to you to finish it. You really won’t want to hear this but I’m afraid you must apologise. Sentences like “I’ve been a silly old fool …” will have to come out of your mouth if there is any hope of resolving this problem.

On the bright side they are young so she’ll probably break your son’s heart soon when she leaves him. Next time, remember Mum’s the word and Dad is the idiot who needs to learn when to shut up.

Dear Graham

Q My wife is very house-proud and (like me) a keen reader. But our tastes differ. We have recently redecorated and she insists that the copious bookshelves downstairs – where we had previously kept a collection of favourite volumes that I often read – should be occupied only by smart hardbacks with well-known authors. This means a preponderance of books that she enjoys, by writers such as Jeffrey Archer, Jilly Cooper, Barbara Taylor Bradford, Jackie Collins and so on. These will look smarter, she says. No disrespect to my wife – who is not dim – or these authors, who are in their own ways highly proficient, but I fear that if we display just these works and none of the battered but unmistakably highbrow books that I prefer, visitors will think we are morons. Any thoughts? MB, Cirencester

Dear MB

A For all your highbrow reading you are still a rather shallow snob aren’t you? Books on a shelf don’t make people clever or stupid. Holly Willoughby, sat in front of the complete works of Milan Kundera, is still Holly Willoughby. Perch Stephen Fry on a stack of Dick Francises and he won’t start talking about Corrie v. ’Enders.

Granted, someone’s home will tell you something about their taste; but with luck we demonstrate our intelligence in ways outside of interior décor. My other worry is that if you believe reading all these books makes one a moron, then you appear to have thought it was a good idea to marry one. It goes without saying that one should never judge a book by its cover or a man by his library, but I fear I must judge a husband by his letter. The end.

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Miss New York 2011 to be chosen Saturday

Miss New York 2010 Claire Buffie will crown a successor Saturday night time in the St. George Theatre at Staten Island.

Claire ran a ground-breaking campaign for a statewide Miss America contestant. With the platform, “Straight for Equality: Let's Talk,” she campaigned actively on behalf of similar-sex marriage throughout her reign. (See video at left)

While the stance made some uncomfortable and others look upon her as heroine, in the finish national online voters chose her as one of two semifinalists for the Miss America 2011 crown during the online balloting for people’s selection.

Her pronouncements went beyond gay rights, nevertheless, to embrace education.

“Claire aims to break the stigma of marginalized youth, eliminating discriminatory vocabulary and altering the climate in New York faculties,” according to her official biography on the Miss New York web site. “She celebrates diversity and the issues that make us all unique and strives to instill pride, dignity and respect in developing minds and compassionate hearts. This will be a yr of change in New York State and Claire is prepared to support this incredible movement.”

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Cameron Diaz attends 'Bad Teacher' German premiere (photos)

Cameron Diaz was noticed at the German premiere of Bad Teacher in Berlin, Germany on Friday night. The actress was out working for the newest release of her movie Bad Teacher with a stop for the German audience. Taking Europe by storm, Diaz also was seen recently in Moscow to introduce her film to Russia.

The fashion of Cameron Diaz showed off all of her beauty as she wore a beautiful black pant-suit with a plunging neckline. Posing for footage and greeting fans she took time to work together with the awaiting crowd. After the chatting with the followers it was time to preview the film in the Berlin theater.

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KIll Hannah on TV: Steven's Untitled Rock Show

No stranger to the street, or the radio or televison dial; Kill Hannah has appeared on exhibits from Carson Daly to news packages, local morning shows, and the music networks. Taking stage to play 'Believer' in its television debut a few years back on Steven's Untitled Rock Show on Fuse, the place vocalist, Mat Devine is also a featured columnist on the networks web site.

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AMC's "The Killing" Renewed for 2nd Season Watch This Semi-Exclusive Video

AMC's "The Killing" has been renewed for a second season and we have a semi-unique video clip.  The Killing, which has already turn out to be an awards favorite and debuted to great reviews, stars Mireille Enos as Detective Sarah Linden who is in cost of one last investigation before packing up and transferring to Sonoma. It also stars Brent Sexton, Billy Campbell, and Michelle Forbes, who has some critical Emmy buzz around her turn as grieving mother Mitch Larsen.

The show that The Killing is based mostly on, Forbrydelsen, ran for another season and if the adjustments applied to that show are also applied to The Killing, I assume it has the possibility of working. Regardless of what changes will be made, I think as lengthy as you have the fantastically moody atmosphere of the Pacific northwest and the pensive efficiency of Mireille Enos, a second season of The Killing will be a deadly good time.Are you happy that The Killing was renewed? Where do you suppose they'll go for a second season?

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Danny Elfman could possibly score 'The Hunger Games' movie

Though current reports stated that T. Bone Burnett had written a tune for Jennifer Lawrence to sing in The Hunger Games film, it seems he may not neccesarily be the man composing the whole score for the movie.

In truth, it sounds like Danny Elfman could be in talks for the venture.

At a recent event celebrating his years of collaboration with director Tim Burton, Elfman mentioned projects he had on the horizon.

"The Hunger Games popped up, which seemed like really interesting thing," Elfman mentioned. "Different -- and different catches my consideration in a way that’s like, 'Oh, I can’t ever go up a chance to do something different.' So that deal’s not even closed, it could not even happen, but we’re nicely along with that."

Elfman has a long and varied resume for his music work -- from "The Simpsons" theme song, to various Tim Burton films such as The Nightmare Before Christmas to Alice in Wonderland, and different movies such as Good Will Hunting, Men in Black, Terminator: Salvation, Spider-Man 2, and Chicago.

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Willow Shields wraps filming on 'The Hunger Games' movie

Young actress Willow Shields has wrapped filming her scenes in The Hunger Games film.

Shields plays Prim, younger sister to Jeniffer Lawrence's Katniss. Shields posted on her official Facebook web page Friday that she was flying residence from North Carolina, and confirmed that she had completed filming.

"I will miss all the great people I met in North Carolina! May the odds be ever in your favor!," Shields wrote.

As followers of The Hunger Games books will recall, Prim has comparatively few physical appearances in the first ebook. Her character is made more vital by the impact she has made on her older sister's actions.

What scene that includes Shields as Prim are you most trying forward to seeing in The Hunger Games film? Tell us in the comments under!

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If you are currently looking for a new home, chances are that in all the excitement you won't really give any thought to the type of home loan mortgage you take out, instead going with the first one offered to you.

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What with all the thrill surrounding spread betting, it will be of no surprise if you have already heard that you are able to make bundles of cash from it, but you might stol be unconvinced that you are able to actually become rich spread betting? That is really a loaded query of you must know.

Marketing And Business Success

Marketing, as we all recognize, is a key, vital area of any business. Its function is to ensure that your products or services are in the public eye, sought after and then purchased.

Auto Loans – How To Avail The Best Ones Online?

You must have definitely seen numerous websites offering attractive auto loans. But have you ever tried availing an online auto loan? No we're not trying to scare you, but are re-asserting their convenience.

Credit Report – Check Yours Regularly… And For Free

In the twenty-first century, there are few documents that have a greater impact on the lives of Americans then their credit report.

Buy Iraqi Currency Without Any Hassles

You can buy Iraq money when you are confident about the rate of exchange. You need to put your trust to the currency dealer, for the rate.

Cheap Car Insurance Policy: Feel Safe On The Drive!

Sometimes back, car insurance was regarded as a policy for the rich because of its high rate of premium.

Multi Family Property Living

If you've ever been married and going to school at the same time, chances are you've had the wonderful experience of living in a multi family apartment or house.

What to Look For in a Bank CD

These days, you'll often find a wide variety of options when it comes to buying a bank CD or Certificate of Deposit.

Apply For A Loan If You Need Financial Help

There are occasions when you can feel overwhelmed by all the bills that you have to pay. Life can certainly come fast and hard at you.