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Chelsea Clinton's wedding sets a new record for the most media coverage gaining the least amount of information.

U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) sent out a news release the other day stating that $700 million in mortgage guarantees is on its way to the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Development program.

Big deal here in the natural state? You'd better believe it. Rural Development loans are available all over the state through private lenders and exist as one of he few "zero down" mortgage programs available. To say that program has helped boost housing markets here in the Natural State is an understatement.

You can read about Lincoln's announcement here.

As Americans, we love the heck out of cars. Always have and probably always will.

These days, we're hanging on to them a bit longer than usual due to an economy that's been rotten for a few years now. There's a problem with that, however -- older vehicles tend to have mechanical problems.

Taking care of those problems can get expensive, so it's best to approach a car repair with some knowledge. For example, let's say you've got a bad timing belt. Wouldn't it be handy to know what repairing one entails and an estimated cost for your particular vehicle?

If you're in the market for, say, San Francisco auto repair, wouldn't it be handy to research some mechanics in the area? Or, if you're looking to buy that wonderful used Honda Accord, how about doing some research on how well that particular model has held up over the years, common problems, etc.?

You can do all of that research -- and more -- for free by clicking the aforementioned links. Have fun researching.

The numbers are in and they're, well, not great.

The June housing market report for central Arkansas is available and you can read all 'bout it here.

Cheer up, ace. Things will get better.

I used to make my living as an attorney and filed a lot of bankruptcies.

While a bankruptcy is one of the worst black marks a person can have on a credit report, the changes are good there are a lot of people wandering around out there with unfavorable credit reports. That's a terrible thing these days as lending requirements are tightening all over the place -- a few smudges on a credit report might not have been a big deal a few years ago, but they sure matter now.

That being the case, credit repair has become a big deal lately. Fortunately, you can find all manner of credit repair services such as creditrepairpeople.com out there than can help improve & fix your credit score.

Good luck!

There's no arguing that golf has gained in popularity over the past few years.

That's great news on a number of levels, but it can be a drag on another one -- tee times can be hard to come by unless you set them up well in advance. That's doubly true if you're talking about some of the more popular courses.

But setting up a tee time in advance isn't always possible, is it? What if you find yourself with some unexpected time on your hands and set up a quick vacation to, say, Myrtle Beach?

That's where 48 hour tee times (48HourTeeTimes.com) is handy. That site makes it possible to set up those short-notice tee times in Myrtle Beach easily. Head on over the site and give it a look.