Obama supported the federal government takeover of the mortgage insurance giants, since they're central to the housing market.
· Wants to void any inappropriate windfall payments to outgoing CEOs and senior management.
· Says shareholders should not benefit in takeover.
· Had said companies should either operate as goverment agencies or as private businesses.
"I recognize that intervention is necessary to maintain liquidity for the housing market so that homeowners can continue to get affordable mortgages and homes can be bought and sold in neighborhoods across the country." -- Obama*
The iPhone App Store launched a year ago with 500 applications. Today it has more than 55,000. Some are useful - many are plain stupid. With help from Krapps.com's Alex Miro, we've picked out some of the dumbest. More