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Calculated Risk: Google Maps Shows Foreclosure Status You can get data on just about anything these days. Amazing maps. Almost scary. Fannie Mae seeks $US10.7b in aid after loss Here's a thought: if Citi were in government hands…

Apple's new low: censoring a dictionary The anti-Apple backlash is on. Ten mysteries of you - New Scientist Very good series on the science behind human eccentricities. Xabi Alonso completes move to Real Madrid If Madrid…

What You Get for ... $250,000 - NYTimes.com The house in Portland, ME is very nice. 'High Risk, High Reward' - washingtonpost.com McCain's Palin pick explained China’s growth figures fail to add up - FT Yet more reason to doubt…

Unconscionable Math - Taunter Media The math of denying health insurance retroactively The scope -- and dangers -- of GE's control of NBC and MSNBC - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com This is what happens when corporations control media…

I am actually on holiday in Canada for the next two weeks. So posting is apt to be light.  I apologize if I don’t respond diligently to e-mails. I am looking forward to this because the weather here (Simcoe County, Ontario) is amazing…

Kinder, Gentler Banks? It Wasn’t in the Deal - NYTimes.com Good effort on what banks owe taxpayers. But, still not quite there. Hat tip Yves Smith. Financial Armageddon: Jenga Time in CRE CRE is the next big writedown time bomb.…

Sorry for the lack of posts today. I have been travelling. Have a great weekend. Edward. Vacancy rate for offices reaches an 18-year high - Independent.ie CRE is a major problem in Ireland too HSBC May Post Loss on $15 Billion Bad…

As U.S. recession bites, Ohio hopes fade for Obama | Politics | Reuters Yet another piece of bad news for Obama Obama Ratings Slide Across the Board -- Taegan Goddard's Political Wire Will this change anytime soon? Ambassadorships…

I am switching the links pattern to a nightly post to accommodate a new automated e-mail newsletter delivery.  Let me know if this works.  Cheers. Edward Swimming pools on foreclosed properties could harbor West Nile virus…

Rio Tinto executive arrested in China 'was protester in Tiananmen Square’ – Telegraph worked for a state-run company, was forced to quit over Tiananmen Square. Harvard Professor Says Some Stupid Things – 538 Differences…