In the News, October 4th, 2008

GUILTY!

O.J. Simpson could spend the rest of his life in prison.

It has been 13 years, to the date, since he was cquitted of killing his wife and her friend after a lengthy and eventful trial. This time around O.J. was found guilty of robbing two sports-memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a Las Vegas hotel room.

O.J. Simpson was found guilty on 12 counts of armed robbery and kidnapping. His sentencing is set for December 5th.


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Sarah Palin had a busy Friday

While lawmakers were busy rescuing the economy, Sarah Palin was mavericking around.

• Sarah Palin questioned Republican presidential candidate John McCain's decision to abandon efforts to win Michigan. She only learned about the move when she read it in the newspapers.
  
  
• Sarah Palin says that several of Barack Obama's comments about the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have been "reckless" and disqualify the Illinois senator for consideration as the next commander-in-chief.
  
  
• And, about Joe Biden
  

"Some of his comments that he has made about the war…I think, in my world, disqualifies someone from consideration as the next commander-in-chief," Palin told Fox News Friday. "Some of the comments he's made about Afghanistan, what we are doing there, supposedly just air-raiding villages and killing civilians — that's reckless."

• While she was on a toll, Palin also commented on her widely-panned series of interviews with Katie Couric, telling Fox interviewer she did not think the CBS News anchor asked enough issue-based questions.

  “I did feel there were a lot of things she was missing in terms of an opportunity to ask what a VP candidate stands for, what the values are that are represented in our ticket," Palin said. "I guess I have to apologize for being a bit annoyed, but that’s also an indication about being outside that Washington elite, outside that media elite also, and just wanting to talk to Americans without the filter and let them know what we stand for."

  
  

  
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  Fanny Mae to the Rescue
  
  
  

  Fannie Mae foreclosed on the Akron, Ohio, home of Addie Polk, 90, after acquiring the mortgage in 2007. Ms. Polk, 90, of Akron, Ohio, became a symbol of the nation's home mortgage crisis when she was hospitalized after shooting herself at least twice in the upper as a result. Now Fannie Mae says it will set aside the loan.
  

  On Friday, Fannie Mae spokesman Brian Faith said the mortgage association had decided to halt action against Polk and sign the property "outright" to her.

  "We're going to forgive whatever outstanding balance she had on the loan and give her the house," Faith said. "Given the circumstances, we think it's appropriate."