Obama administration bolsters homeowner lifeline (Reuters)

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• Obama administration bolsters homeowner lifeline (Reuters)
• "Barefoot Bandit" gets 6.5 years for federal charges (Reuters)
• St. Louis to host first major parade for Iraq War vets (Reuters)
• Should Undercover Video Be Banned at Livestock Farms? (Time.com)
• Tax Returns and Tithing: How Mitt Romney Gives Away 16% of His Income (Time.com)
• Connecticut killer sentenced to die for "unimaginable horror" (Reuters)
• Student charged in Utah school bomb plot (AP)
• Army chief lays out Army cuts in Europe (AP)
• Many Mo. farmers shut out of federal flooding aid (AP)
• Ex-Boston Mayor White, led in turbulent '70s, dies (AP)
• 'Barefoot Bandit' sentenced to 6 1/2 years (AP)
• Probe of NYPD boss' son puts DA in spotlight, too (AP)
• Long road ahead for Conn. home invasion survivor (AP)
• Actress' claim to be gay by choice riles activists (AP)
• Panetta cites key intelligence on bin Laden raid (AP)
• Friend says on 911 call Demi Moore was convulsing (AP)
• Iraq War veteran accused of posing as Ore. officer (AP)
• St. Louis hosts 1st big parade on Iraq War's end (AP)
• Workers hurt in collapse at Cincinnati casino site (AP)
• Justice unit to probe mortgage-backed securities (AP)

Obama administration bolsters homeowner lifeline (Reuters) Posted: 27 Jan 2012 04:07 PM PST Reuters - The Obama administration, in an election-year bid to help distressed homeowners, on Friday expanded its main foreclosure prevention program, and pushed for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to forgive mortgage debt.

"Barefoot Bandit" gets 6.5 years for federal charges (Reuters) Posted: 27 Jan 2012 05:58 PM PST Reuters - A serial burglar nicknamed the "Barefoot Bandit" was sentenced on Friday in Seattle to 6-1/2 years in prison for his guilty plea to federal charges stemming from a sensational, two-year crime spree as a sometimes-shoeless teenage runaway.

St. Louis to host first major parade for Iraq War vets (Reuters) Posted: 27 Jan 2012 06:35 PM PST Reuters - At least 1,000 Iraq War veterans and their family members are expected to march in St. Louis on Saturday in the nation's first major homecoming parade honoring U.S. soldiers who served in the war, a coalition of veteran groups, private citizens and local officials said.

Should Undercover Video Be Banned at Livestock Farms? (Time.com) Posted: 27 Jan 2012 05:35 PM PST Time.com - In a controversy raging in six states, lawmakers are debating whether to criminalize the covert filming of farm activity

Tax Returns and Tithing: How Mitt Romney Gives Away 16% of His Income (Time.com) Posted: 27 Jan 2012 05:35 PM PST Time.com - When Mitt Romney released his 2010 tax returns on Tuesday, the one number that stood out wasn't his 14% effective tax rate or his $20 million-plus annual income. It was the $7 million he gave to charity over the last two years

Connecticut killer sentenced to die for "unimaginable horror" (Reuters) Posted: 27 Jan 2012 12:12 PM PST Reuters - A judge ordered Joshua Komisarjevsky to be executed this summer for the 2007 murders of a mother and her two daughters during a brutal home invasion in Connecticut, saying on Friday that he committed a crime of "unimaginable horror."

Student charged in Utah school bomb plot (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2012 04:40 PM PST AP - The two teens had a detailed plot, blueprints of the school and security systems, but no explosives. They had hours of flight simulator training on a home computer and a plan to flee the country, but no plane.

Army chief lays out Army cuts in Europe (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2012 01:44 PM PST AP - The Pentagon's decision announced Friday to take two heavy armor brigades out of Europe in 2013 and 2014 will not necessarily force NATO allies to shoulder more of the load if ground forces are needed for a large-scale conflict in the region, Gen. Raymond Odierno, the Army chief of staff, said Friday.

Many Mo. farmers shut out of federal flooding aid (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2012 04:15 PM PST AP - Farmers whose land was damaged by Missouri River flooding expressed frustration Friday that a missed deadline will keep them from sharing in $215 million from one federal disaster program.

Ex-Boston Mayor White, led in turbulent '70s, dies (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2012 07:24 PM PST AP - Former Mayor Kevin H. White, who led the city for 16 years including racially turbulent times in the 1970s, died Friday, a family spokesman said. He was 82.

'Barefoot Bandit' sentenced to 6 1/2 years (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2012 05:17 PM PST AP - After a two-year international crime spree in which he survived a handful of crash landings, Colton Harris-Moore — the infamous "Barefoot Bandit" — says he's lucky to be alive.

Probe of NYPD boss' son puts DA in spotlight, too (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2012 03:09 PM PST AP - While the city's powerful police commissioner faced questions Friday about a rape allegation against his TV-anchor son, the probe has also put the district attorney in a delicate position.

Long road ahead for Conn. home invasion survivor (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2012 06:35 PM PST AP - How does a man move on with his life after losing his wife and daughters to two ruthless home invaders who tormented, then killed them?

Actress' claim to be gay by choice riles activists (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2012 03:16 PM PST AP - Cynthia Nixon learned the hard way this week that when it comes to gay civil rights, the personal is always political. Very political.

Panetta cites key intelligence on bin Laden raid (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2012 06:49 PM PST AP - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is acknowledging publicly for the first time that a Pakistani doctor provided key information to the U.S. in advance of the successful Navy SEAL assault on Osama bin Laden's compound last May.

Friend says on 911 call Demi Moore was convulsing (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2012 04:37 PM PST AP - Demi Moore smoked something before she was rushed to the hospital on Monday night and was convulsing and "semi-conscious, barely," according to a caller on a frantic 911 recording released Friday by Los Angeles fire officials.

Iraq War veteran accused of posing as Ore. officer (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2012 04:20 PM PST AP - Eugene Police Officer Dan Baker drove a blue SUV and set off sirens to clear cars in front of him at traffic lights. He pulled over motorists — though it's unclear if he ever gave out tickets. And when he stopped by a youth shelter as a volunteer, he came in full uniform.

St. Louis hosts 1st big parade on Iraq War's end (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2012 01:17 PM PST AP - Since the Iraq War ended there has been little fanfare for the veterans returning home. No ticker-tape parades. No massive, flag-waving public celebrations.

Workers hurt in collapse at Cincinnati casino site (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2012 05:44 PM PST AP - A floor collapsed into a V shape Friday at the construction site of a new Ohio casino, sending workers sliding to the ground, leaving one worker with serious injuries and hurting at least a dozen others.

Justice unit to probe mortgage-backed securities (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2012 02:12 PM PST AP - Federal and state law enforcement officials announced Friday they have launched a fraud-fighting unit, starting with 55 prosecutors and investigators, to root out wrongdoing in the market for residential mortgage-backed securities.

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