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NDAA 2012 and SOPA: Do They Target the Tea Party and Wall Street Movements?

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The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012 and the Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA) seem to be two sides of the same coin. Both pieces of legislation are, apparently, aimed at eliminating any kind of attack or even the possibility of an attack on the U.S. government and its corporate allies, a statement made by the government themselves. Essentially, the former is viewed as an anti-terrorist law and the latter an anti-piracy tool.
An empty mail box is seen at the front door of a foreclosed house in Miami Gardens, Florida in this September 15, 2009 file photo.

Loan-Modification Blunders Bedevil U.S. Housing Recovery

The federal government's Home Affordable Modification Program is far from perfect, said Josh Zinner, an advocate with the Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project in New York, "but the biggest problem is servicers not doing their job."
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BofA lawyer says settlement challenger is Baupost

Walnut Place, a group of undisclosed investors who oppose Bank of America Corp's $8.5 billion mortgage bond settlement, is the Baupost Group, a distressed debt fund, according to an attorney for the bank.
Jerry Sandusky Will Not Plea Guilty

Sandusky Won't Plead Guilty: Lawyer's Defense Targets Victims

Joe Amendola, Jerry Sandusky's lawyer in the Penn State child sex abuse case, told reporters last week that his client may consider a guilty plea if more victims come forward. As new allegations surface, however, Amendola insists a plea deal was never on the table, instead outlining a defense strategy to undermine victim testimony and credibility.

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