Halifax owner expects more falls in house prices (Daily Telegraph)
HBOS, Britain's biggest mortgage lender, warned homeowners to expect two years of falling house prices as it unveiled a 4bn rights issue to strengthen its capital position in the "deteriorating credit environment".
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Anti-anger class ticket to reuniting fired cop with his job, gun (The Eagle-Tribune)
MIDDLETON Ousted Middleton Patrolman Robert Peachey Jr. was compelled to take an anger management class before he could get back his job and his gun. According to a three-page settlement agreement between the officer and the town, Peachey also was required to be screened by a psychologist, Sam Migdole. The settlement agreement was released by the town of Middleton yesterday in response to a …
Source: www.eagletribune.com

Cold War Patriots Launches First National Network for Nuclear Weapons Workers (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Many workers exposed to radiation and toxins while serving their country during the Cold War feel frustration and anger over challenges accessing government benefits programs. A new nonprofit aims to connect them to healthcare, support and resources.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 22nd Sep 2006 11:16 UTC (OS News)
Internet overseeing organisation ICANN will become an autonomous body , free from any form of government control, on 1 October 2008, if plans drawn up between it and the US government go according to plan.
Source: www.osnews.com