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Italy Deploys 20,000 Law Enforcement Officers to Protect Individuals and Sensitive Sites The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports Italy deploys 20,000 to protect sensitive targets Italy increased security Thursday at 14,000 sites, and assigned bodyguards to protect 550 individuals after a nuclear energy company official was shot and letter bombs directed to the tax collection agency.

Kid Dynamite submits: This announcement from HUD is starting to make its way around the interwebs. "WASHINGTON – The Obama Administration today announced additional support to help homeowners struggling with unemployment through two targeted foreclosure-prevention programs.

According to a CoreLogic’s report near 200,000 US estates owners came out of negative equity in Q4 of 2012. China expects to become the leader on the solar market in 2013 and it plans to implement reforms in its subsidies program. U.S building industry has started recovering, as in February constructors started more houses and apartments and received permits for future construction at the fastest rate in the last four and a half years. Cyprus rejected the EU bailout plan.  

"Section 8 rental subsidies have long been one of the most controversial federal social programs. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Obama administration is making a troubled program worse.

Richard Suttmeier submits: Housing Remains Weak as Mortgage Rates RiseThe Mortgage Bankers Association reported that its mortgage application index fell 18.6% last week led by a decline of 24.6% for the refinance index. The sixth consecutive weekly drop has happened as the 30-Year fixed rate mortgage rose to 4.85%.Existing home sales increased 5.6% in November to an annual rate of 4.68 million units.