Lewis Carroll, call your office. Or, better still, the author of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" should call Washington, where the government's determination to solve the housing "crisis" produced this lead paragraph in a recent New York Times story: "Federal agencies are intensifying a criminal investigation of the mortgage industry and focusing on whether some lenders turned a blind eye to inflated income figures provided by borrowers."

NEW YORK -- A dissident investor stepped up pressure on The New York Times Co. Friday, formally proposing its own slate of four directors and saying the company needs to take more drastic action to compete online.

Who is this muscleman with the sword who wants to fight his way onto the board of the New York Times Co.?

NEW YORK -- A pair of investors disclosed plans Monday to name their own slate of four directors at The New York Times Co., saying the current board hasn't acted aggressively enough to meet the demands of the rapidly changing media industry.

A report to be released on Friday finds the U.S. Food and Drug Administration does very little to ensure the safety of patients who help test drugs in clinical trials, The New York Times reports.

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In Credit Crisis, Large Mortgages Grow CostlyNew York Times, United States - 56 minutes ago“In California, it has shut down the purchase market,” said Jeff Jaye, a mortgage broker in Northern California. “It has shut down the refi market.”Credit crunch could squeeze Michigan's auto industry, too Detroit Free Pressall 2 news articles

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