Come Bloomsday, Apple admits mistake over ‘Ulysses’ app
As literary apps go, Apple knows when to admit a wrong and replay the situation — when, in hacker’s terms, to take a Mulligan. Still, the incident is plump, if not stately, with irony. Bloomsday – Apple – James Joyce – Ulysses – Author

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Wonkbook: Barney Frank pushes financial reform; EPA was unprepared for oil spill
Some Congressional Democrats are opposing key spending bills that they say drive the country deeper in debt. Meanwhile, Barney Frank is pushing for the financial reform conference committee to be televised on C-SPAN; would public opinion toughen the bill even further? And all evidence suggests the EPA was unprepared for an oil spill of the scale of the BP incident.

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This Week: A treasure trove of new data on home sales
Lots of new housing data will come out this week, among other key indicators. Business – Planets – Salesmanship – Marketing and Advertising – Arts

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Senators debate tighter restrictions on bank investments
Nearly two dozen Democratic lawmakers are looking to tighten restrictions already included in the Senate’s financial regulatory overhaul bill to bar banks and some other firms from making investments with their own money. Business – Financial Services – Banking Services – Banks and Institutions – United States

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No rest for Making Home Affordable head as foreclosure-prevention effort evolves
By the time Phyllis Caldwell signed up to lead the Treasury Department team overseeing the government’s massive foreclosure-prevention effort six months ago, the federal program had reached a precarious point. Making Home Affordable – Foreclosure – Real estate – Business – Consulting

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