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News Quiz continued from page 1 Who is in your corner when it comes to dealing with financial products and services? Do you know your rights? A. Amanda Marshall C. Kenneth Walker B. Robert Stoll 5. You can enter a complaint to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau about: A. Credit reports and debt collectors B. Mortgages and student loans C. Overseas money transfers D. All of the above and any other financial services com- pany ______________________________________________ D. Amy Margolis 3. An attorney from Portland is one of 25 people appoint- ed by President Obama to the Consumer Financial Protec- tion Bureau advisory Board. Who is it? A. Amanda Marshall B. Robert Stoll C. Kenneth Walker D. Amy Margolis ______________________________________________ 4. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was creat- ed two years ago. Since then, how much money has it given back to consumers because of illegal practices? A. $100 million B. $175,000 C. $25 million D. $430 million ______________________________________________ paying nine consecutive on-time payments, based on your income. You only need to make a payment that is reason- able and affordable for your situation. D. All of the above. ______________________________________________ A. Sen. Jeff Merkley D-OR B. Sen. Maria Cantwell D-WA C. Sen. Patty Murray D-WA D. Sen. Mark Begich D-AK 6. How many complaints about financial products or serv- ices has the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau received in the last two years? A. 175,000 B. 7,500 C. 90,000 D. 23,000 ______________________________________________ 7. A college education is one of the most important path- ways into higher paying jobs. But the economic downturn has left 1 in 8 student borrowers in default. Which of the following is an option for student loan borrowers? A. Spending a year as a Americorps Vista volunteer allows you to earn a small living allowance and at the end of your service receive up to $5,500 (in 2013) to pay off your education debt. B. The Pay as You Earn program allows borrowers to pay 10 percent of whatever they make above the federal pover- ty line, and then have the balance of their debt forgiven after 10 or 20 years. C. If you are in default you can rehabilitate your loan by 8. Which Senator from the Northwest has championed consumer financial rights as a member of the Senate Bank- ing Committee? A. Sen. Jeff Merkley D-OR B. Sen. Maria Cantwell D-WA C. Sen. Patty Murray D-WA C. Sen. Patty Murray D-WA ____________________________________________ See ANSWERS on page 6 See ANSWERS on page 6 Griffey continued from page 1 Griffey entered through center field as the outfield walls parted. He walked across a `24’ painted in the outfield grass, and with each stride closer to his seat in front of home plate, the roar only grew. The roof of Safeco Field was closed about 10 minutes before the ceremony began due to storms in the area, but the roof only amplified the adula- tion. There were no boos, even when the Mariners’ polarizing ownership was briefly introduced. If Griffey was nervous about his recep- tion, the response from the fans showed there was no reason for worry. ``I can honestly say I am thankful to be Pull Quote goes here part of the Seattle Mariners,’’ Griffey said. The pregame ceremony capped a two-day celebration of Griffey’s career. He spent 13 of his 22 seasons in the majors with the Mariners and was the face of the franchise for most of the 1990s. He was drafted by Seattle in 1987 with the No. 1 overall pick, made his debut at the major league level two years later and went on to have one of the finest careers in baseball his- tory. Griffey finished with 630 home runs, sixth all-time, and was a 13- time All-Star and the 1997 Amer- ican League MVP. As during his playing days, Griffey tried to direct the attention away from himself during Saturday’s ceremony. He talked about all the other members he was joining in being honored by the club rather than putting the focus on his playing career. He cracked jokes about Johnson and Davis, called Martinez the best right-hand- ed hitter he ever played with and marveled at Wilson’s fire playing the game. But his most heartfelt messages were for Niehaus’ wife, Marilyn, and Buhner. Grif- fey said he was honored that Niehaus called home run No. 1 and homer No. 630 in his career. He then turned to Buhner and brought both men to tears talking about their close bond developed playing in the same outfield for much of the 1990s. in North Korea since 2009. The others were eventually allowed to leave without serving out their terms, some after prominent Amer- icans, including former presidents Bill Clin- ton and Jimmy Carter, visited North Korea. The government of young North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who took power in late 2011 after the death of his father, Kim Jong Il, may also be using Bae’s alleged missionary work in the North to shore up domestic support by highlight- ing a perceived outside threat to the country. ``This provides a good narra- tive for the North to show its people that the regime’s very existence is still under threat’’ from the United States, Chang said. Bae, a father of three, was born in South Korea and immigrated to the U.S. with his parents and sister in 1985. For the past seven years he has been living in China, and a couple of years ago began leading small tour groups, mostly of American and Cana- dian citizens, into a ``special economic zone’’ designed to encourage commerce in the northeastern region of Rason in North Korea, Chung said. Several years ago, Bae gave a sermon in which he advocated bringing Americans to North Korea for a mass prayer session to bring about the reunification of North and South Korea. The charges against him included ``hostile acts’’ against the govern- ment. The U.S. State Department has called for his release on humanitarian grounds. Korea continued from page 1 Sweden represents American interests in North Korea because the U.S. has no offi- cial diplomatic relations with the country. North Korea, analysts say, has previously used detained Americans as bargaining chips in a standoff with the United States, which has long pressed Pyongyang to aban- don a nuclear program esti- mated to have a handful of crude atomic weapons. Although there have been some tentative recent signs of diplomacy, tensions are still high on the Korean Peninsula after an April and March that saw Pyongyang unleash a torrent of warlike threats at Washington and Seoul in response to tightened U.N. sanctions over a February nuclear test by the North. North Korea wants to use Bae’s imprison- ment and health problems to get a visit from a senior U.S. envoy in the hopes of eventu- ally restarting talks with a reluctant Wash- North Korea wants to use Bae’s imprisonment and health problems to get a visit from a senior U.S. envoy in the hopes of eventually restarting talks with a reluctant Washington ington, said Chang Yong Seok, a North Korea expert at Seoul National University. Bae is at least the sixth American detained August 14, 2013 The Seattle Skanner Page 3
