| Maria Arellano (C) and others rally to ask state lawmakers to stop home foreclosures and help modify loans at the State Capitol in Sacramento, California November 25, 2008. The US Federal Reserve threw a massive life-line to consumers on Tuesday with two new programs aimed at making it easier for them to obtain loans for homes, cars and on credit cards. The new mortgage-support facility was intended to strike at the collapsed housing market, the core of the United States' economic woes. [China Daily via Agencies] |
