Can Sen. Warren help my sister's foreclosure?

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Sunday March 03, 2013 · 8:08 PM PST

2013/03/03 · 20:08

Tonight I called my sister in MA to see how she was doing upon her upcoming birthday. She told me she was in foreclosure on the house she had been paying on the mortgage for 10 years.
I was the first person in the family she told. I’m in FL. The rest of the family is in MA & she was too embarrassed to let them know yet.
At the end of the conversation, I suggested that she send communications (email, phone, U.S. mail) to Senator Elizabeth Warren & to her representative. (Milford, MA 01757)
She worked for Fashion Bug for six years, but was unemployed for 1 & 1/2 years when that store was closed. She now works at a doctor’s office. Her husband works two jobs, one as a pizza deliverer and another in health care.
Their two children (now adults) live at home. My 20-year-old niece, a bright student, attended college in Vermont, but recently had to leave due to the financial circumstances. My other lovely niece, 33 years old, lives there & works a variety of jobs, including pet-sitting.
I believe my sister said the short sale price was $20,000. I didn’t take exact notes, but I think that’s what she said. They don’t know why they can’t pay a certain amount monthly for the house they’ve lived in for 10 years rather than have the bank sell it for $20,000, way more than what they have already put into it.
Can someone enlighten me & give advice to my sister?
Thanks!!

Tampa Bay Times endorses Obama: second diary

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Saturday October 20, 2012 · 4:51 PM PDT

2012/10/20 · 16:51

I wrote this in a comment, but thought it deserved the attention of my second diary.
I am a journalist, who worked for the paper before iPads were available. I wrote on old-fashioned computers in the office at the time, when it was named The St. Petersburg Times.
I have always loved this independently-owned newspaper. Here goes to see if my diary posts. Others have not.

http://www.tampabay.com/....
It's a lengthy article. Has been online for a couple of days, but will be published in the Sunday print edition of the Tampa Bay Times.
Here are a couple of excerpts:

Although he came to the job with limited foreign policy experience, Obama has been reasonably sure-footed. His appointment of Hillary Clinton as secretary of state reflected the Democrat's self-confidence to invite a former rival and wife of a former president to join his administration. Obama followed through on his promise to withdraw troops from Iraq, which Romney called a mistake. The president's temporary troop surge in Afghanistan stabilized the country and checked the Taliban's momentum. Yet the president recognizes Americans have no appetite for a never-ending war for diminishing returns. He pledges to pull combat forces out of Afghanistan in 2014, while Romney remains fuzzy about his intentions.
Romney suggests Obama has been too timid on foreign policy, but it took courage to order the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. The Republican's saber-rattling about the violence in Syria and Iran's efforts to develop a nuclear weapon is particularly concerning. This nation has neither the resources nor the appetite for another discretionary military adventure. Obama's mix of diplomacy, coalition-building and tough economic sanctions remains the smarter approach.

Here's another segment of this very long editorial:

The stakes for women in this election are even clearer. Obama has a particularly strong record on issues important to women, from equal pay to access to health care to education. In stark contrast to Romney, the president steadfastly supports abortion rights. The next president could appoint perhaps two Supreme Court justices, and those appointments could determine whether a woman's right to control her own body is overturned. Romney, who supported abortion rights as Massachusetts governor and now opposes them with limited exceptions, cannot be trusted to stand up to social conservatives who view overturning Roe vs. Wade as a litmus test for prospective justices.

And the final graph, with my ending comment:

We wish the economic recovery was more vigorous, and we would like the president to present a sharper vision for a second term. But Obama has capably steered the nation through an incredibly difficult period at home and abroad, often with little help from Congress. The next four years will not be easy for whoever occupies the Oval Office, but Obama has been tested by harsh circumstance and proven himself worthy of a second term.
For president of the United States, the Tampa Bay Times recommends Barack Obama.

I knew the Tampa Bay Times would endorse President Obama for another term, but I was a bit surprised at how long the endorsement ran. It was online since last night and will run in the print edition tomorrow. I'm so proud of the paper, independently owned since its start.

Possible solution to IE7/8 rec problems/first diary

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Tuesday September 11, 2012 · 8:24 PM PDT

2012/09/11 · 20:24

Here are some instructions from ROGMN, which solved my problem with not being able to rec, tip, participate in polls, etc. since July 24. I received lots of advice, mostly regarding Compatibility View Settings, which I tried both ways. But these intructions gave steps regarding checking the three boxes at the bottom.
I posted this to the Help Desk, but Elfling says it didn't work in their versions of IE8. It did work for my version of IE7, and I am very grateful.

In IE8 * under "Tools" go to "Compatibility View Settings"
Remove daily kos from "Compatibilty View"

Regarding the three check boxes at the bottom of the "Compatibility View Settings" dialog box:

Check the box "Included updated websites from Miicrosoft"

Check the box "Display Intranet sites in Compatibility View"

Please step beyond the orange croissant for a tiny bit more.

DO NOT Check the box "Display all websites in Compatibilty View"

Caveat: This worked for me after a month of frustration.

A DK administrator really ought to write a Diary on this; I have never checked this "help" section and did so just before giving up on the site.

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