Fannie Mae is revving up their PR machine again. Target: the new Congress. This Sunday the Fannie Mae PR arm is sponsoring  the 2006 Fannie Mae Foundation Help the Homeless Walkathon on the national mall  in Washington. To promote her current concert tour 90s vintage singer songwriter Jewel has signed up to serve as the honorary chair of the 2006 the Homeless Walkathon.  The press release says "Jewel brings a powerful and personal perspective when she speaks on this issue."  Perhaps this refers to a brief youthful freeloading period once used as compelling fodder for her bio. A book of poetry published at the apogee of her popularity recounted her harrowing homeless experience with a poem tilted "Sleeping in my Van." Let's just say  Walt Whitman she's not.  Fannie Mae is still recovering from a  massive scheme perpetrated by its politically well connected management to manipulate financial results to trigger huge bonuses paid out to senior...(Read Full Post)