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Jimmy Carter Still a Presidential Outsider


Jimmy Carter Still a Presidential Outsider
Posted on April 23rd, 2008 by gestroud 69 views

Former American President Jimmy Carter had always been atypical president. His personal life, his presidency, his political and humanitarian services are totally different than the rest of the American presidents. He has been “cut from a different clay”. He has been, and is still considered, a presidential outsider. Yet this does not change the fact [...]


Communities The Only Level of Government That Can Combat Foreclosure Crisis


Posted on April 17th, 2008 by gestroud 17 views

Most of the debate about the government “doing something” to help homeowners in foreclosure has focused on what it should do. What kind of program should be passed, what the role of the FHA should be, how the Fed can manipulate interest rates lower, and so on. But none of these arguments gets to the [...]