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Presidential candidates are weighing in on how to address the subprime mortgage crisis. Hillary Clinton is calling for a freeze on adjustable mortgage rates. Barack Obama wants to eliminate predatory lending. And Mitt Romney wants the FHA to help more homeowners. But that's just one of the economic issues addressed by the candidates.

Pakistan's Supreme Court has reinstated Pakistan's top judge, ruling that his suspension by Gen. Pervez Musharraf, the nation's president and military ruler, was "illegal." Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry's March suspension sparked protests by lawyers and opposition parties.

The apparent stampede outside of a stadium in Cameroon has renewed the focus on prior warnings that the nation was ill-equipped to host the continent's biggest sporting event.

At a time when there is so much good TV around, NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says, any Top 10 list says as much about the critic as about the shows he is picking.

Brig. Gen. Mark Martins says he hopes the decision will drain some of the politics out of the position.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we catch up with a Tulane University epidemiologist for tips on how to stay safe from viruses this winter. We also take a look at a citywide art triennial, and hear about Gov. Landry’s plan to relocate New Orleans’ unhoused population ahead of the Super Bowl.

New Orleans food writer Ian McNulty on an effort to bring St. Roch Market back up to its potential.

New Orleans food writer Ian McNulty on the social space created at wine shops that double as wine bars.

New Orleans food writer Ian McNulty on the ongoing revival of the St. Roch Market food hall.