Mitt Romney wins Maine caucuses straw poll

latimes 12-FEB-12

Romney wins prized straw poll at conservative gathering

cnn 11-FEB-12

Romney's pitch to conservatives

cnn 10-FEB-12

Gingrich Shows What He Knows on the Campaign Trail

IHT 10-FEB-12

Feds Announce $25B Foreclosure Deal

ABCnews 09-FEB-12

Will Nevada give Romney a second straight victory?

cnn 04-FEB-12

Senate OKs insider-trading bill

cnn 03-FEB-12

Romney targets Obama after Florida win

aljazeera 01-FEB-12

Obama seeks to broaden reach of housing assistance (AP)

news 01-FEB-12

US Republicans prepare for Florida primary

RTERadio 31-JAN-12

Consumer confidence posts surprise decline (Reuters)

news 31-JAN-12

US election 2012: Newt Gingrich turns to Ronald Reagan's son to burnish conservative credentials

telegraph 30-JAN-12

The Calculations That Led Romney to the Warpath

IHT 29-JAN-12

Newt Gingrich: 'I will go all the way to the convention'

latimes 28-JAN-12

Republican rivals clash over immigration

aljazeera 27-JAN-12

Romney favourite to win Florida primary after debate

euronews 27-JAN-12

Romney Embraces Attack Style Against Gingrich

IHT 26-JAN-12

Obama calls for reform to US tax system

aljazeera 25-JAN-12

Candidates to face off in Florida

bbc 24-JAN-12

Gingrich and Romney set for Florida showdown Monday night

msnbc 24-JAN-12

Q&A: What next for the Republican race?

independent 23-JAN-12

$25B nationwide mortgage deal goes to states (AP)

news 23-JAN-12

Gingrich wins Republican poll in S Carolina

aljazeera 22-JAN-12

Gingrich takes lead in South Carolina polls

aljazeera 21-JAN-12

DealBook: Bank of America Swings to a Profit, Mostly From One-Time Items

IHT 20-JAN-12

South Carolina in spotlight after Romney win in N.H.

cnn 12-JAN-12

Rate on 30-year mortgage drops to record 3.89 pct. (AP)

news 12-JAN-12

Foreclosures expected to rise, pushing home prices lower

latimes 12-JAN-12

Billionaire Gives $5 Million to Pro-Gingrich Group

ABCnews 08-JAN-12

Gingrich slams "elite" media over food stamp flap

CBSnews 06-JAN-12

Gingrich assails Romney's political past (AP)

news 04-JAN-12

Newt Lashes Out: Politics Is 'Nasty, Vicious, Negative'

ABCnews 30-DEC-11

U.S. fixed mortgage rates end 2011 near record lows

xinhuanet_en 30-DEC-11

Fixed mortgage rates rise above record lows

AP 29-DEC-11

Obama gets belated Christmas present as Gallup approval rating hits highest level since July

dailymail 27-DEC-11

House GOP leaders yield on payroll tax

latimes 24-DEC-11

Republicans pass payroll tax extension

telegraph 23-DEC-11

Top Senate Republican offers payroll tax compromise

cnn 22-DEC-11

Congress leaves, no deal on payroll taxes

cnn 21-DEC-11

As Romney criticizes Obama, Gingrich alleges smear (AP)

news 21-DEC-11

In Iowa, Gingrich lashes back after attacks from rivals

latimes 20-DEC-11

Congress OKs massive spending plan

cnn 18-DEC-11

French are felled by triple whammy: Now it's Sarkozy who's out on a limb as UK banks pull funds, Germans side with Cameron and CLEGG attacks their PM

dailymail 17-DEC-11

Negotiations continue on tax cut

cnn 17-DEC-11

Gingrich says rivals' criticism taking a toll

CBSnews 17-DEC-11

Romney warms up tepid South Carolina campaign (Reuters)

news 17-DEC-11

Summary Box: Ex-Fannie, Freddie execs charged (AP)

news 17-DEC-11

Republicans target Obama as primaries loom

aljazeera 16-DEC-11

US Congress deal averts shutdown

bbc 16-DEC-11

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bosses charged with misleading the public over mortgage risks

dailymail 16-DEC-11

The Road Less Traveled: Newt's Positive Play

ABCnews 15-DEC-11

U.S. tax fight gets nastier, government shutdown looms

montrealgazette 14-DEC-11

Rick Perry Kicks Off Iowa Bus Tour In Lead Up to Caucuses

ABCnews 14-DEC-11

Newt and Romney Go At It

ABCnews 13-DEC-11

Iraq PM in US as withdrawal looms

bbc 12-DEC-11

Is Romney Still the GOP Favorite?

ABCnews 12-DEC-11

Home sales figures from 2007-10 to be lowered (AP)

news 12-DEC-11

US election 2012: Mitt Romney risks alienating struggling American voters with $10,000 bet remark

telegraph 11-DEC-11

Gingrich Comes to Debate With Front-Runner Status

ABCnews 10-DEC-11

Pro-Romney Iowa ads hit Gingrich

bbc 09-DEC-11

Pipeline showdown escalates payroll tax cut fight

cnn 09-DEC-11

The clock is ticking on eeny, meeny, miny, Mitt

cnn 08-DEC-11

Democrats offer payroll tax cut compromise

cnn 06-DEC-11

Fitch reaffirms U.S. AAA credit rating, but outlook now negative

latimes 29-NOV-11

Rep. Frank to retire after 16 terms

washtimes 28-NOV-11

Newt's big moment

CBSnews 28-NOV-11

Gingrich: Make illegal immigrants reapply to US

msnbc 26-NOV-11

The Note’s Must-Reads for Wednesday, November 23, 2011

ABCnews 23-NOV-11

Much at stake for Gingrich, rivals in CNN debate

cnn 22-NOV-11

The Note’s Must-Reads for Monday, November 21, 2011

ABCnews 21-NOV-11

Gingrich trying to count Freddie money

CBSnews 18-NOV-11

Lawyer to Supreme Court: Anat Kamm 'is not a public risk'

jrep 17-NOV-11

Fannie, Freddie Executives Say They Need Big Paychecks to Protect Taxpayer Money

ibtimes 17-NOV-11

Prop 8 Sponsors to Defend Marriage

ABCnews 17-NOV-11

Bullets found on White House grounds

RTERadio 16-NOV-11

Report: Gingrich took almost $2M from Freddie Mac

CBSnews 16-NOV-11

Video: Perry: We need a "part-time" Congress

CBSnews 15-NOV-11

Cain again denies harassment allegations in GOP debate

cnn 10-NOV-11

Freddie Mac Loses $6 Billion in Third Quarter

IHT 03-NOV-11

Freddie Mac CEO to Resign, Regulator Says

ibtimes 26-OCT-11

Obama to bypass Congress on mortgages

CBSnews 25-OCT-11

Obama to bypass Congress on mortgages

CBSnews 24-OCT-11

The cheapest home loans on record... if you can get one

dailymail 30-SEP-11

Europe markets open up following Asia losses

aljazeera 06-SEP-11

Stocks fall sharply as Europe worries deepen

washtimes 06-SEP-11

Europe's markets slump on economy and debt fears

euronews 05-SEP-11

Hiring standstill points to growing recession risk (AP)

news 04-SEP-11

RBS to defend US mortgage claims

bbc 03-SEP-11

US housing agency to sue banks

euronews 02-SEP-11

Fixed mortgage rates up a bit; 5-year hybrid loan at record low

latimes 25-AUG-11

Barack Obama is 'greatest threat to US', says Rick Perry

telegraph 16-AUG-11

U.S. credit downgrade pummels market

washtimes 09-AUG-11

Romney [-said]: Freddie Mac was paying Speaker Gingrich $1.6 million at the same time Freddie Mac was costing the people of Florida millions upon millions of dollars,

AP 01-FEB-12

Mitt Romney [said:]: Speaker Gingrich was hired by Freddie Mac to promote them, to influence other people throughout Washington, encouraging them not to dismantle these two entities. That was an enormous mistake. I think instead we should have had a whistle-blower and not a horn-tooter.

euronews 31-JAN-12

Romney [-said]: I think the real reason he hasn’t done so well connecting with the people of Florida is that people actually saw him in those debates and listened to his background, his experience and learned for, instance, that he was paid $1.6 million to be a lobbyist for Freddie Mac and they said, ‘That’s not what we want in the White House,’

ABCnews 30-JAN-12

Romney [-said]: Your problem in Florida is that you worked for Freddie Mac at a time that Freddie Mac was not doing the right thing for the American people,

ABCnews 30-JAN-12

Romney [-told]: Your problem in Florida is that you worked for Freddie Mac at a time when Freddie Mac was not doing the right thing for the American people, and that you're selling influence in Washington at a time when we need people who will stand up for the truth in Washington,

CBC 30-JAN-12

Romney [-said]: The idea that someone running for president was getting paid by Freddie Mac at the time that was going on -- $1.6 million -- that just irks people and I think that's the real reason why Speaker Gingrich has had such a hard time,

cnn 30-JAN-12

Romney [-said]: So Mr. Speaker, your trouble in Florida is not because the audience is too quiet or too loud, or because you have opponents that are tough. Your problem in Florida is that you worked for Freddie Mac at a time when Freddie Mac was not doing the right thing for the American people, and that you're selling influence in Washington at a time when we need people who will stand up for the truth in Washington,

msnbc 29-JAN-12

Romney [-said]: What he was doing was clearly promoting Freddie Mac,

usaToday 27-JAN-12

Romney [-said]: What he was doing was clearly promoting ... Freddie Mac to the tune of $1.6 million. That is one of the reasons we're in the trouble we're in,

reuters 27-JAN-12

Gingrich [-said]: Here's a guy who owns Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae stock,

news 27-JAN-12

Gingrich [-told]: Here’s a guy who owns Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae stock,

AHN 26-JAN-12

Romney [ said]: But one thing I know he was doing, is he was standing up as the former Speaker of the House and someone who many people respected as a conservative leader, he was standing up and defending Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. And so conservatives in Congress and conservatives around the country, instead of arguing to get rid of these entities, to scale the market back and get rid of these guys, they said, ‘Well, if Newt Gingrich thinks it’s a good idea, why, we ought to go along with it,’

ABCnews 25-JAN-12

Romney [ said]: These government-sponsored enemies in the case of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae are a large reason our housing crisis has occurred,

ABCnews 25-JAN-12

Romney [ said]: I am running against a guy in this primary, who was out working for one of these guys, Freddie Mac,

ABCnews 25-JAN-12

McCain [-said]: I don’t think that historians are well-enough paid, but I’m impressed that a historian would be paid by Freddie Mac some $25,000 a month, totaling about $1.6 million,

WashingtonPost 25-JAN-12

Romney [-said]: You were hired by the chief lobbyist of Freddie Mac, not the CEO, not the head of public Affairs -- by the chief lobbyist at Freddie Mac,

cnn 24-JAN-12

Gingrich [-maintained that]: it was the head lobbyist with Freddie Mac with whom he had a contract.

ABCnews 24-JAN-12

Romney [-said]: Well, Mr. Speaker, you were -- on this stage, at a prior debate, you said you were paid $300,000 by Freddie Mac for an historian -- as an historian. They don't pay people $25,000 a month for six years as historians. That adds up to about $1.6 million,

CBSnews 24-JAN-12

Romney [ said]: It said that you were as a consultant. And you were hired by the chief lobbyist of Freddie Mac, not the CEO, not the head of public affairs. By the chief lobbyist at Freddie Mac,

CBSnews 24-JAN-12

Romney [-said]: We just learned that his contract with Freddie Mac was provided by the lobbyists at Freddie Mac. I don't think we can possibly retake the White House if the person who's leading our party is the person who was working for the chief lobbyist of Freddie Mac,

guardian 24-JAN-12

Romney [-said]: He said in a debate, actually, that people who profited from the failed model of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae ought to give back their money,

WashingtonPost 23-JAN-12

Romney [-told]: I’d like to see what he actually told Freddie Mac,

bloomberg 23-JAN-12

Gingrich [-repeated]: Well, the speaker made $1.7 million in his enterprises from providing services to Freddie Mac. He ought to give it back.

upi 23-JAN-12

Pawlenty [ said]: The notion that he was paid $1.7m dollars as a historian for Freddie Mac is just BS,

bbc 23-JAN-12

Romney [-said]: What was his work product there? What was he doing at Freddie Mac? Because Freddie Mac figures very prominently into the fact that people in Florida have seen home values go down. It's time to turn that around!

CBSnews 23-JAN-12

Romney [ said]: The speaker made $1.7 million in his enterprises from providing services to Freddie Mac. He ought to give it back,

ABCnews 23-JAN-12

Coulter [-said]: He took $1.6 million from Freddie Mac,

ibtimes 23-JAN-12

Romney [-said]: Well, what's he been doing for 15 years? He's been working as a lobbyist, yeah. He's been working as a lobbyist and selling influence around Washington. He's been working for Freddie Mac. Heard of those guys?

CBSnews 23-JAN-12

Pawlenty [ said]: The notion that he was paid $1.7 million dollars as a historian for Freddie Mac is just BS,

CBSnews 23-JAN-12

Romney [-said]: I'd like to see what he actually told Freddie Mac,

usaToday 22-JAN-12

Romney [-told]: I'd like to see what the report was that he provided to Freddie Mac. I'd like to see what he advised. He said he was an historian and just provided historical information, then he said he told them what they were doing was somehow not going to work. I'd like to see the report,

msnbc 21-JAN-12

Romney [-said]: I'd like to see what he actually told Freddie Mac. Don't you think we ought to see it?

AP 21-JAN-12

Romney [-said]: I'd like to see what the report was that he provided to Freddie Mac, I'd like to see what he advised,

usaToday 21-JAN-12

Romney [-said]: I’d like to see what the report was that he provided to Freddie Mac, I’d like to see what he advised,

ABCnews 21-JAN-12

Gingrich [-said]: And we had JC Watts who was the chair of the Freddie Mac watch committee who said in seven years I never once approached him,

ABCnews 03-JAN-12

Gingrich [-said]: I think I should have explained the Freddie Mac thing, because we have a great explanation,

ABCnews 03-JAN-12

Gingrich [-says that]: What did you do for Freddie Mac for $1.6 million?

npr 31-DEC-11

Gingrich [-suggested]: I do in fact favor breaking them both [Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac] up. I've said each of them should devolve into probably four or five companies and they should be weaned off the government endorsements because it has given them both inappropriate advantages and because we now know from the history of how they evolved that they abused that kind of responsibility.

CBSnews 18-DEC-11

Bachmann [-said]: He had made those accusations before that my facts weren’t right, but the fact is my facts were right and he did not have an answer for the $1.6 million he took to bring about undue influence regarding Freddie Mac. That’s a very serious issue and then also on partial birth abortion as well. This is a top issue for the Republican Party. It’s one that we certainly can’t get wrong and I am not a student of his. I am a serious candidate for the presidency, and I think it’s important that I be treated

ABCnews 17-DEC-11

Bachmann [-said]: We can't have as our nominee for the Republican Party someone who continues to stand for Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. They need to be shut down, not built up,

independent 16-DEC-11

Bachmann [-said]: We can’t have as our nominee for the Republican Party someone who continues to stand for Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. They need to be shut down, not built up,

scmp 16-DEC-11

Bachmann [-said]: He cashed paychecks from Freddie Mac,

npr 16-DEC-11

Romney [-said]: He said anyone who profited from Freddie Mac should give the money back,

latimes 14-DEC-11

Romney [-said]: It was wrong to defend Freddie Mac at a time when its actions were contributing to a housing bubble that eventually popped and precipitated our nation's financial crisis,

usaToday 13-DEC-11

Romney [added:]: If he was there because of his political connections and then if Freddie Mac fails, I think a fair question is asked — why did he profit if Freddie Mac failed?

latimes 13-DEC-11

Gingrich [-said]: Freddie Mac paid Gingrich Group, which has a number of employees and a number of offices a consulting fee, just like you would pay any other consulting firm,

msnbc 19-NOV-11