http://breezecourier.com en-us Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:17:35 GMT Daily feed of articles http://breezecourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=32&SubSectionID=358&ArticleID=122356 The story is grisly: a husband and wife murdering their three young daughters, ages 19, 17 and 13, by drowning them along with their stepmother. The couple was assisted by their 21-year-old son. All were found guilty of first-degree murder in Ontario, Canada. They were sentenced to life in prison. Opinion Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:38:00 GMT http://breezecourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=32&SubSectionID=358&ArticleID=122326 WASHINGTON (AP) — The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage fell this week to a record low, the ninth time that has happened in the last year. Even with the cheapest rates in history, the housing market remains depressed. Opinion Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:20:00 GMT http://breezecourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=32&SubSectionID=358&ArticleID=122325 WASHINGTON (AP) — Ben Bernanke is urging lawmakers to balance their desire to cut deficits with policies that could help boost the weak economy in the short run. Opinion Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:19:00 GMT http://breezecourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=32&SubSectionID=358&ArticleID=122324 WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday voted to freeze the wages of federal workers for a third straight year and put members of Congress on record as opposing a boost in their $174,000 annual salaries. Opinion Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:18:00 GMT http://breezecourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=32&SubSectionID=358&ArticleID=122276 WASHINGTON (AP) — Women abandoned Newt Gingrich in droves Tuesday and helped fuel former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s triumph in Florida’s Republican presidential primary, according to data from an exit poll of voters. Opinion Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:38:00 GMT http://breezecourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=32&SubSectionID=358&ArticleID=122274 WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans on Tuesday welcomed Richard Cordray to his first Senate hearing as director of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a polite warning: Your time on the job could be short. Opinion Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:37:00 GMT http://breezecourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=32&SubSectionID=358&ArticleID=122275 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is trying to fix a stubborn drag on the economy by making it easier for millions of additional homeowners to refinance their mortgages at lower interest rates even if they owe more than their homes are worth, tackling a difficult issue of vital concern in states key to President Barack Obama’s re-election. Opinion Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:37:00 GMT http://breezecourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=32&SubSectionID=358&ArticleID=122231 The Romney campaign has been hitting Newt Gingrich hard over the 1990s ethics case that resulted in the former speaker being reprimanded and paying a $300,000 penalty.  Romney mentions it often, and his campaign made the ethics case the focus of the most widely viewed attack ad of the Florida primary. Opinion Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:27:00 GMT http://breezecourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=32&SubSectionID=358&ArticleID=122167 HIALEAH, Fla. (AP) — If Mitt Romney wins Tuesday’s primary, a sliver of the GOP electorate in Florida may be one of the big reasons. Cuban-Americans are deeply committed voters who can have an impact in competitive races, and Romney has strong support among the influential Cuban-American establishment. Opinion Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:25:00 GMT http://breezecourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=32&SubSectionID=358&ArticleID=122166 BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum said Sunday his daughter Bella remains in the hospital with pneumonia but is recovering after a rough 36 hours. Opinion Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:23:00 GMT http://breezecourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=32&SubSectionID=358&ArticleID=122165 WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Fla. Gov. Jeb Bush, whose endorsement would be a prize for any of the Republican presidential candidates, has remained neutral. Opinion Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:22:00 GMT http://breezecourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=32&SubSectionID=358&ArticleID=122164 WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ income rose in December by the most in nine months, a hopeful sign for the economy after a year of weak wage gains. But consumers didn’t spend any more than they had in November. Opinion Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:21:00 GMT