I think mitt romney botched a lot. Not miserably but 1 2 fined two benghazi . Once again disappeared. The drones . The perfect opportunity to say not only do i support them but mr. President a drone was videotaping every single second building up in benghazi you did nothing. Iran, al qaeda, what was going on . I think he gave a strong performance. The cheap shots it is not president ial to accuse people not to know about the aircraft carriers. Neil they were big in their day. But first who came up with the line of sequestration to have the Smallest Navy sends 14 and army and air force . The secretary of defense said that. Neil Golden Moment lost. When the president made fun of matte romney. The president said no sequestration . How you do that . We have been begging him to sit down with us. Neil how would he know . He is not a dictator. It requires the agreement of congress. It will be kicking in the first day january. Why did romney respond . I have been traveling with Lindsey Graham
Are those guys ganging up on that guy . And amid a global terror alert, what are the airlines doing to make sure we are safe in the air . Well explore that one, but, first, lets check in with sue at the nyse. Sue . Good to see you, ty. Stocks modestly lower today, and well cover the markets for you in just a second. First, as you mentioned, a big change in the housing market. Lenders are making a change in their standards. Diana olick is on the reality check for us and she joins us from washington. Hi, diana. Hi, sue, and youre right. Fewer people are applying for mortgages overall and refinances are positively plunging. That has banks looking for more business and easing up a little bit on that tight, tight credit that had become the norm during the housing crash. Take a look. Credit availability rose 2. 2 in july month to month and is up 3 from may, according to a new survey from the Mortgage Bankers association. May was when Mortgage Rates began to rise. The increase in availability
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