Housing Policy

HOUSING AUDIT PLANNED: Financial bailout watchdog Neil Barofsky will examine how 10 states were selected for a $2.1 billion Obama administration plan to assist areas hit by the housing bust.

WASHINGTON - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel has the right to build in Jerusalem, saying the city is "not a settlement." Speaking to pro-Israel activists, Netanyahu said Monday night that Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem will remain part of Israel in any peace deal, so building there does not compromise an agreement.

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton accused Israel of undermining U.S.

MOSCOW - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton suggested Friday that the United States and Israel have found a way around the worst disagreement the two allies have faced in years while international diplomats set goals for new U.S.-backed peace talks aimed at establishing an independent Palestinian state.

CHICAGO - When federal officials studied housing discrimination based on race, the setup was simple: They sent in testers of different backgrounds and gauged how landlords and real estate agents treated people of color compared with whites.