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Robo-Signers, Foreclosures and the Battered Housing Market
Massive foreclosure fraud threatens economic recovery, and it’s exposed a disturbing question: who really owns the mortgage on your home? Also, talking with the Taliban, and a surprising call for press freedom in China.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenMassive foreclosure fraud threatens economic recovery, and it’s exposed a disturbing question: who really owns the mortgage on your home?
Also, talking with the Taliban, and as China's Communist Party starts its annual meeting, a surprising call for greater press freedom.
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In this episode
3 storiesTalking with the Taliban
There's new evidence that the US is supporting negotiations aimed at ending the war in Afghanistan. Senior Taliban leaders are being allowed to attend talks in Kabul. Julian Barnes is Pentagon correspondent for the Wall Street Journal .
Read the story8 minHome Foreclosures and Economic Recovery
For the first time in a single month, September saw more than 100,000 home foreclosures . Foreclosure sales are now one-third of the housing market. At the same time, the attorneys general of all 50 states are investigating claims of foreclosure fraud by the entire banking industry. Where is Washington?
Read the story37 minChinese Communist Party Elders Call for End to Censorship
When Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo won the Nobel Peace Prize this week, his government tried to censor the information. Now some party leaders, including a secretary to the late Mao Zedong, say it's time for greater openness.
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