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Scenes from the recession
The state of our global economy: foreclosures, evictions, bankruptcies, layoffs, abandoned projects, and the people and industries caught in the middle. It can be difficult to capture financial pressures in photographs, but here a few recent glimpses into some of the places and lives affected ...
Cheney: Obama using recession for liberal ends
politico.com — Cheney blasts Obama as having used the recession to justify an expansion of federal authority.... (more) Cheney: Obama using recession for liberal ends
Obama On AIG Anger, Recession, Challenges
Obama On AIG Anger, Recession, Challenges
cbsnews.com — Also Tells 60 Minutes How He Is Adjusting To The Job, And His Family To The White... House Comments Comments 1391 | Page 4 of 6 March 22, 2009 (CBS) One of those difficult decisions is Afghanistan. Asked what that mission should be, Obama said, "Making ... (more) Obama On AIG Anger, Recession, Challenges
Recession Villains: Who Will Be Blamed Next?
abcnews.go.com — PHOTO With the economy mired in a 15-month long recession, government bailout programs marred by fraud, executives... at ailing banks collecting million-dollar bonuses, and investors irate with money lost to ponzi schemes (more) Recession Villains: Who Will Be Blamed Next?
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The econopocalypse, in pictures.
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Let's Party
BAGnewsNotes — ... (image: Daniel Barry/Getty Images via Boston.com/Big Picture: caption: Katie Kupferschmid (left) and Lisa Arata test gold jewelry at a gold party March 12, 2009 in West Orange, New Jersey. Gold parties are a growing trend in the United States where a hostess invites friends and family to bring their unwanted gold to sell for extra income. The price is based on karat content, weight and the market price of gold that day.) ...

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