The sole goal of the freeze is to prevent owners of mortgage-backed securities, many of them foreigners, from suing U.S. banks and forcing them to buy back worthless mortgage securities at face value - right now almost 10 times their market worth.

Thomas has been the most vocal voice against Affirmative Action since he was given the spot on the court through the Affirmative Action plan of George Herbert Bush 16 years ago.

Medicare Advantage is being targeted for budget cuts by certain members of Congress who want to use the funding for other federal government projects. These cuts could total more than $50 billion.

The order followed an unusual series of events set off when a U.S. Army veteran filed a protest against the government practice of hiring what he calls mercenaries; the contract, worth about $475 million, calls for a private company-

The movie Shawshank Redemption came on TV and I heard Morgan Freeman's distinct baritone voice utter that haunting phrase: "Get busy living, or get busy dying."

October 1987: The Federal Election Commission fines Falwell for transferring $6.7 million in funds intended for his ministry to political committees.

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