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FHA boss: FHA is not the new subprime

Nov. 14, 2009
Federal Housing Administration Commissioner David Stevens said Saturday that concerns the agency is headed for the same financial trouble that snared Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the subprime sector are unwarranted. Stevens made the remarks during a speech at...
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A witness in the corruption trial of U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, told a federal judge that help from U.S. prosecutors changed his testimony.
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U.S. lists more claims against Stevens

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Claim: Oil group renovated Stevens' home

Claim: Oil group renovated Stevens' home

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Employees of an oil company renovated the home of U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, the head of the renovation project said.

TSA announces appointment

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. Transportation Security Administration has appointed a new general manager of Operational Plans and Programs for the Office of Security Operations.

Subprime crisis may worsen over next year

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. subprime mortgage crisis probably will worsen over the next 12 months before improving, a Federal Reserve governor said Monday.

FBI taped calls between senator and oilman

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Federal authorities taped conversations between U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, and an executive who pleaded guilty to bribing Alaska officials, CNN reported.

Feds probe lawmaker's ties to seafood

ANCHORAGE, Ala., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Federal agents reportedly are investigating the relationship between Alaska state Senate President Ben Stevens and the North Pacific seafood industry.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch