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Jun 21, 2010
Nebraska law would crack down on illegal immigrants
A small town in Nebraska holding a special election on a law designed to make life harder for undocumented workers. Opponents of the law say it's a fear-based initiative.
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Jun 21, 2010
Leftists heat up Venezuelan tourism
Caracas, Venezuela touts brown outs, water shortages and one of the highest crime rates in Latin America. But tourism is on the rise, thanks to leftists conferences and other events promoted by the Venezuelan government.
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Jun 19, 2010
Who’s hiring at the Chicago job fair?
What jobs are on offer at this point in the so-called "recovery?" For our series on long-term unemployment — "Help Not Wanted" — reporter Mitchell Hartman dropped in on a job fair in suburban Chicago to find out.
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Jun 19, 2010
Resume review and revamp
Jason Ferrara of CareerBuilder.com reviews the resumes of Tess Vigeland and Marketplace listener Betsy Miller and shares tips on how to improve their resumes and yours.
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Jun 19, 2010
Grappling with a mid-life job crisis
When it comes to the job losses Americans are suffering through, it's been said that this has been very much a "middle-class" recession. That's because it's hit a broad number of industries. And many workers may never catch up to the career level they were before. Mitchell Hartman has the story of one worker who has had to start over.
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Jun 19, 2010
Sponsor puts a new spin on bike rally
If you own a motorcycle, you may have heard of Laconia Bike Week. The event is the oldest of the country's "Big Three" motorcycle rallies, and it used to be one of the wildest. But these days, a new corporate sponsor is part of a different scene. Shannon Mullen reports.
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Jun 19, 2010
Weekly Wrap: Obama and big biz
The Big Money's Heidi Moore and Visible Economy's Mike Mandel talk with Bob Moon about why BP CEO Tony Hayward is handing over day-to-day operations of the Gulf oil leak to his company's managing director and whether President Obama will be known for getting tough on big business.
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Jun 19, 2010
Singin’ the blues with Alligator Records
Tess Vigeland sits down with Bruce Iglauer, founder of Alligator Records, and talks about blues music that talks about unemployment.
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Jun 19, 2010
A life as a Lego master model builder
Former carpenter Daniel Morey followed a similar path as Lego's founder Ole Kirk Christiansen to become a master model builder.
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Jun 19, 2010
Older workers can’t get into job market
Sherri McClendon and many other older workers face the dilemma of being too old — and hence, too expensive — to be considered for many jobs and being too young to qualify for retirement benefits.
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