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EDITORIAL: Mortgages & mayors
November 30, 2007The U.S. Conference of Mayors released a dramatic new report this week, predicting the mortgage foreclosure crisis will cause big economic losses in cities around the country. The report, “The Mortgage Crisis: Economic and Fiscal Implications...
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GOP recruits millionaires to replace those who fly the coop
November 30, 2007NEW YORK — Republicans are hoping to retake control of Congress by recruiting right-wing millionaires to run for office in districts now represented by pro-labor and antiwar representatives elected in 2006. Fearful of a historic shift...
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Home foreclosures are now at 2 million per year: What you can do to save homes
November 30, 2007Home foreclosures will remain at the rate of 2 million per year well into 2008. Before the crisis is over, 3 million families — homeowners and renters — may have been kicked out of their homes,...
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French strikes: the end or beginning?
November 30, 2007News Analysis PARIS — During France’s powerful public workers’ strikes of November-December 1995, the political waters were somewhat muddy. On the one hand, President Jacques Chirac had based his recent election campaign on the theme of...
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America is missing its middle
November 30, 2007Worker’s Correspondence If your Oreo didn’t have the sugary white middle, wouldn’t you notice? If, over time, your car tire middles collapsed, you would notice. So why for so long has our country’s middle been allowed...
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