National
U.S.-Mexico anti-drug plan sparks uproar
November 30, 2007A hullabaloo has arisen over a secretly negotiated anti-drug proposal that would include new U.S. funds for Mexican and Central American security forces. The deal, finalized in a meeting in Merida, the capital of Mexico’s Yucatan...
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EDITORIAL: Shopping & dropping
November 30, 2007“Black Friday” has become a peculiar American institution. Retailers have promoted the day after Thanksgiving as the opening of the holiday shopping season, counting on this day to roll in a good percentage of their yearly...
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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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