According to Fannie Mae, the government-sponsored mortgage-lending agency, up to half the people who take out sub-prime loans could qualify for a prime loan, which charges as much as four percentage points less interest, a huge saving over the 30-year life of a mortgage.

ECONOMIST: Lawmakers, state and federal, are mounting an attack

Police sub-inspector Mostofa Chowdhury told the AFP agency that some workers had complained that emergency exits from the building were locked.

BBC: Bangladesh clothes workers die in factory fire

There are too many people on temporary work, agency work, working for a sub-contractor, who don't actually have the rights for which we've legislated enforced, and they're not getting the protection that they need.

BBC: INTERVIEW WITH: PETER HAIN

On July 17th, Moody's, a credit-rating agency, gave warning that it was considering downgrading South Africa's sovereign debt to sub-investment grade, a move that would deter much-needed foreign investment.

ECONOMIST: South Africa

An agency would have to make thirty ads for thirty sub-niches.

NEWYORKER: Streaming Dreams