The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. March 26, 2010 Obama to Announce New Program to Help Homeowners ------------------------------------------------ The Obama administration is expected to announce today broad new initiatives to help troubled homeowners, potentially refinancing several million of them into fresh government-backed mortgages with lower payments. Part of the plan will help the jobless and those “underwater” with mortgages bigger than their home’s value. Many details of the administration’s plan remain unclear. .