economy
Fishermen take a beating from oil spill
May 14, 2010NEW ORLEANS - Chet Held, 48, has been fishing the waters here off the Gulf Coast since he was a little boy.
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Steelworkers lobby for jobs, jobs, jobs — good, green and safe
May 14, 2010WASHINGTON — "Our people want to work!" Rep. Betty Sutton of Ohio declared at the 1,000-strong Steelworker Rapid Response Conference here on May 6.
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New foreclosures down, repossessions rise in April
May 14, 2010With over 12 percent of current mortgages in danger of default - close to 7 million homes - foreclosure notices made a slight drop in April signaling a potential bottoming out of the housing crisis.
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Socialism in North Dakota
May 14, 2010The Bank of North Dakota, the only state-owned bank in America, earned a record profit last year even as private-sector banks lost billions.
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From Gulf Coast: We are more than fishermen, we are farmers of the sea
May 14, 2010YCLOSKEY, La. - Brad Robin has been an oyster fisherman all his life, like four of his six brothers and his 84-year-old father.
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