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He has been in the hotel room in Cleveland with them; not only that, he's been to the graduation; not only that, he got us our first contract in Rhode Island. And not only that, when he fined his players one year, he gave all the fine money to the foundation." Belichick didn't give a speech or a pep talk. "He was there to lend his support and credibility and allow the gang members to meet him," Brown said. "What happens is that when someone like that comes into my living room and sits down with them, it makes them feel that they have support. They read about this guy and all that, they never expect him to come and sit down with us and be a regular guy." • Russell joined Brown's Peacemakers initiative, a program to combat violence aimed at middle school and high school students, but his relationship with Belichick began after the 2001 season when New England won its first Super Bowl.
House passes economic recovery package but Senate add-ons may slow ...
WASHINGTON — The House voted Tuesday to rush rebates of $600-$1,200 to most taxpayers, but a partisan battle brewed in the Senate over Democrats' efforts to add jobless aid and help for the poor to the economic stimulus package. The House plan, approved 385-35 after little debate, would send rebates to some 111 million families and give tax breaks to businesses, costing $161 billion over two years. President Bush and House leaders urged the Senate to take the bipartisan agreement and pass it quickly. Sen. Max Baucus, the Senate Finance Committee chairman, planned a Wednesday vote in his panel on a $196 billion package that could face a slower path to passage. ‘‘The temptation is going to be for the Senate to load it up,'' Bush said in the Oval Office. ‘‘My concern is that we need to get this bill out of the Senate and on my desk.'' Baucus' measure adds $35 billion for senior citizens and the unemployed, and shrinks the rebate to $500 for individuals and $1,000 for couples.
Eligible Homeowners Might Not Receive Rate Freeze
Eligible Homeowners Might Not Receive Rate Freeze Mortgage Holders Complain Of Red Tape Lending Companies Do Not Have To Honor Plan WASHINGTON (CBS) ― Be ready to wait if you want to get information from a toll-free hot line about freezing the interest rate on your subprime mortgage. Minutes after President Bush outlined a plan to help strapped homeowners, callers were told to have patience until a counselor could answer their questions and "devote as much time to you as necessary." But, once they do get through, homeowners may not find the answers they sought. One caller to the hot line (1-888-995-HOPE) was told there would be "lots of hoops to jump through" to obtain the five-year freeze. The rate hold goes to the heart of the relief effort for people with subprime mortgages, which are loans offered to borrowers with tarnished credit or low incomes.
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