Democrats Raise Heat« Thread Started on Aug 7, 2007, 7:38am » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Democrats Raise HeatOn Mortgage OverhaulBy CHRISTOPHER COOPERAugust 7, 2007; Page A2read at source> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1186441 ... WASHINGTON -- As a wave of mortgage foreclosures buffets financial markets and feeds voter economic anxiety, Democratic presidential candidates are jockeying to get ahead of the emerging issue. The latest, Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton, is scheduled to unveil today a plan to combat "mortgage lending abuse" -- another example of the Democratic Party's increasing willingness to explore new regulations on business and markets.