| Buzz Briefs: James Brown, Ted Koppel (CBS News) |
| New trustee named in James Brown estate saga. Ted Koppel departs Discovery Channel early. Kanye West boldly considers new album "great art." Vanity Fair to resume annual Oscar party on a budget. |
| 11/25/2008 |
| AP IMPACT: They warned us, but US eased loan rules (AP via Yahoo! News) |
| The Bush administration backed off proposed crackdowns on no-money-down, interest-only mortgages years before the economy collapsed, buckling to pressure from some of the same banks that have now failed. It ignored remarkably prescient warnings that foretold the financial meltdown, according to an Associated Press review of regulatory documents. |
| 12/01/2008 |
| Administration Ignored Meltdown Warnings (CBS News) |
| The Bush administration backed off proposed crackdowns on no-money-down, interest-only mortgages years before the economy collapsed, buckling to pressure from some of the same banks that have now failed. |
| 12/01/2008 |
| Bankers throw lifeline to B&B (The Age) |
| Babcock & Brown expected to extend share suspension as it final details of fresh funding agreement are decided with banks in a deal to deliver a lifeline. |
| 11/30/2008 |
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