20 Things On Tuesday

This Weeks Topic: Current Events 6-7-2k11

1. Almost 40% of homeowners who took out second mortgages in the form of home equity loans are underwater on their loans.
2. Banks, investors and companies are scrambling to cope with uncertainty.
3. Bill Gross's Pimco took a bath in loading up on Lehman debt before the investment bank cratered, new court documents show.
4. Nobel peace winning economist Peter Diamond withdrew his name from consideration to become a Federal Reserve governor.
5. Obama's top economic adviser. Austan Goolsbee, has decided to resign later this year to return to the University of Chicago.
6. Rep. Anthony Weiner admits to sending pictures of his penis to women online.
7.The White House holds talks with Israeli and Palestinian negotiators as it tried to jump-start Mideast peace talks.
8. The State Department plans to spent close to $3 billion to hire a private security force to protect diplomats in Iraqi's U.S. troops pull out.
9.Five U.S. troops were killed by a rocket barrage in Baghdad, the largest one-day toll for U.S. forced in Iraq in 2 years.
10.Syria vows to retaliate after forces were ambushed.
11.NATO launches a series of air strikes against Tripoli as it seeks to build pressure on Gadhafi.
12. Chinese companies embark on shopping spree in Europe.
13.Former Sen. Santorum entered the race for the GOP presidential nomination with a harsh critique of Obama.
14. Apple's Steve Jobs takes a break from medical leave to show off the company's new online music service ITunes Match.
15.AZ Governor declared a state of emergency in two counties where a massive wildfire has forced evacuations and threatens New Mexico.
16. Alabama county aims to slash 33% of its workers.
17.Japan concedes severity of blast.
18.Bargain hunting continues in Greece.
19.Riskier behavior is seen in gay teens, study finds. Survey conducted on 156,000 anonymous teens via the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
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