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Affluent families take on more college debt

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Amy Scott
Aug 9, 2012
More upper-middle-class families are borrowing for college so their children can attend high-tuition prestige schools.
Posted In: college, student loan debt, middle class
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When unemployment runs out -- what's next?

by
Mitchell Hartman
May 31, 2012
More long-term unemployed workers turn to food stamps and other government programs.
Posted In: food stamps, Unemployment
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Obama plan to help homeowners spur housing recovery

by
John Dimsdale
Feb 1, 2012
President Obama announces a new program to help eliminate what he calls a stubborn drag on the economy.
Posted In: Housing, foreclosure, mortgage, refinance
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Reaction to Obama's State of the Union

Interview by
Kai Ryssdal
Jan 25, 2012
Jai Damian, a 41-year-old working part time, shares her thoughts on the president's State of the Union address and how much time she's willing to give him to get something done.
Posted In: State of the Union, Barack Obama
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Can good unemployment numbers be bad?

by
Robert Reich
Jan 11, 2012
Commentator Robert Reich says they can be for President Obama.
Posted In: 2012 election, Unemployment
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Minimum wage raise for lowest paid

by
Jeff Tyler
Jan 2, 2012
Eight states raised the minimum wage on Jan. 1. For one worker on the receiving end, it's the difference of being able to buy toothpaste.
Posted In: minimum wage
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On the brink of government shutdown -- again

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David Gura
Sep 22, 2011
This time Congress is fighting over how to pay for disaster relief. If they can't agree, the lights go out Oct. 1. Businesses worry this might be the new normal.
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President Obama announces $3 trillion deficit plan

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Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Sep 19, 2011
Obama called for $1.5 trillion in new taxes, mostly targeting the rich. We walk through the numbers behind the president's 10-year plan.
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The Republican debate: Social Security and minimum wage

Sep 8, 2011
The GOP candidates spent much of the evening debating their economic policies. Candidate Ron Paul called for the end of the minimum wage, while Rick Perry called Social Security a 'Ponzi scheme.'
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Sen. Mark Warner: 'It's time for us to do the right thing'

Jul 20, 2011
Sen. Mark Warner of the "Gang of Six" discusses how he feels about the debt ceiling negotiations, and whether the group's proposed deficit-reduction plan can pass.

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