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<title>EIN News: South Central U.S. Economy News</title>
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<title>Turning a blind eye while crooks rob the bank</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=186906042</link>
<pubDate>7 Sep 2008 10:56 GMT</pubDate>
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...  pictures of the big bend in the Mississippi, the limestone bluffs, the capitol and cathedral,  ...  chairman of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, which is responsible for investigating, among other  ...  who were traveling business class instead of economy; meanwhile money was pouring out of the  ...
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<title>Fort Bend median income levels some of state&apos;s highest</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=186905849</link>
<pubDate>7 Sep 2008 10:38 GMT</pubDate>
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...  are separated by nearly 300 miles of Texas landscape, but they share a common link.  ...  state with an income level of $49,936. Economic leaders and demographers cite similar reasons for  ...  are tight deed restrictions that protect people&apos;s investments, so they know when they move in  ...
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<title>Troubled subprime borrowers hit record 9% at end of June</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=186904409</link>
<pubDate>7 Sep 2008 10:17 GMT</pubDate>
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...  said in a research note. As the economy falters and home prices keep falling, concern  ...  and rampant speculation by homebuilders and small investors alike. &quot;We are unlikely to see a  ...  and Ohio. New foreclosures actually declined in Texas, Massachusetts and Maryland. Both Maryland and Massachusetts  ...
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<title>Beer holds up as vice that&apos;s not too pricey</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=186903009</link>
<pubDate>7 Sep 2008 09:37 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Life&apos;s guilty pleasures usually thrive during tough economic times. Though we may forgo new frocks  ...  said Dan Ahrens, author of the book &quot;Investing in Vice.&quot; He put it on par  ...  professor at Sam Houston State University in Texas, published a report in 1998 titled &quot;Beer  ...
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<title>WVU, MU gearing up to turn trust fund into &apos;brain&apos; magnet</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=186902556</link>
<pubDate>7 Sep 2008 09:35 GMT</pubDate>
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...  private and corporate donations. The money is invested in an endowment, and only the interest  ...  started in 1997 in Kentucky. Since then, Kentucky has invested more than $400 million in  ...  Curt Peterson, vice president for research and economic development at WVU. The point is to  ...
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<title>FEATURES The Reformer</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=186901624</link>
<pubDate>7 Sep 2008 09:28 GMT</pubDate>
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...  enormous head start.&quot; Douglas Holtz-Eakin, McCain&apos;s top economic policy adviser, says the program review absolutely  ...  says Desenberg. In an address to the Oklahoma legislature in May 2007, McCain said the  ...  in key contracting debates, including heading the investigation that led the Air Force to recompete  ...
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<title>Economic development experts talk about local workforce (with AUDIO)</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=186901080</link>
<pubDate>7 Sep 2008 09:19 GMT</pubDate>
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...  in the manufacturing sector during the last economic downturn in 2000 and 2001, the Athens  ...  plant here. Solvay is reportedly going to Alabama and Novartis went to North Carolina. One  ...  a major competitor in the state of Mississippi, and in the last 10 years (the  ...
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<title>Retirement account surprises: Some don&apos;t want to take their money out at 70 1/2</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=186901060</link>
<pubDate>7 Sep 2008 09:19 GMT</pubDate>
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...  a retired telephone worker in Fort Worth, Texas, said he and his wife, Priscilla, didn&apos;t  ...  ready for the RMD. According to the Investment Company Institute, a trade group, about $4.7  ...  bill failed to gain traction after government economists estimated it would have cost billions of  ...
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<title>Historic presidential race alters political landscape, breaks mold</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=186899326</link>
<pubDate>7 Sep 2008 08:04 GMT</pubDate>
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...  a chance to make history, too. The economy is a driving issue in the election,  ...  Hills, Michigan, who lost their real estate investments in the bad housing market,&quot; McCain said,  ...  be Sept. 26 at the University of Mississippi, with domestic policy as the sole subject.  ...
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<title>Tailgaters hope to score more business</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=186899162</link>
<pubDate>7 Sep 2008 07:59 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Tech, West Virginia University, the University of Tennessee and the University of Virginia. During football  ...  and Rowland started out with a $15,000 investment and a cart at Valley View Mall.  ...  haven&apos;t yet been finalized. And though the economy has strapped some restaurants, Blue 5 hasn&apos;t  ...
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<title>Daily Market Commentary for September 5, 2008</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=186898839</link>
<pubDate>7 Sep 2008 07:54 GMT</pubDate>
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...  several states including but not limited to Texas and Massachusetts. We&apos;ve heard from Federal Reserve  ...  the storm warnings for the Gulf Coast. Economic data released today: Employment Situation: U.S. August  ...  of a drop by 75K; U.S. August Unemployment Rate came in at 6.1% as compared  ...
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<title>Art critic&apos;s picks 2008: Fall art exhibits in Kansas City</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=186898437</link>
<pubDate>7 Sep 2008 07:43 GMT</pubDate>
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...  the 1970s and 80s, a period of economic and social transition. Although often copied from  ...  of Jeff Shore and Jon Fisher. The Texas-based artists have come up with a surreal  ...  video works exploring the group dynamic. Billing investigates themes of becoming, learning, and transformation in  ...
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<title>When storms batter islands, taxpayers pick up tab</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=186898241</link>
<pubDate>7 Sep 2008 07:41 GMT</pubDate>
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...  least 100 miles. Fragile barrier islands from Texas to New England take a beating, especially  ...  taxpayers who are willing to subsidize that economy. Though Hurricane Gustav spared New Orleans the  ...  island has flushed unwanted saltwater into the Mississippi Sound north of Dauphin Island, threatening fish  ...
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<title>Last dance: Ga. town closes its only strip club</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=186898222</link>
<pubDate>7 Sep 2008 07:41 GMT</pubDate>
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...  million in interest payments. We&apos;re in an economic turndown and here we decide to spend  ...  use of funds? shrugs Fesperman. It&apos;s an investment, and it&apos;s something we had to do.  ...  a $20 bill. If I ever left Texas, and I won&apos;t, your city is where  ...
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<title>ON FILM : More Pitt, fewer indie finds in Toronto</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=186896367</link>
<pubDate>7 Sep 2008 07:31 GMT</pubDate>
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...  the river. She&apos;s not going because of economic reasons  the price of jet fuel  ...  media credential because, I guess, we&apos;re from Arkansas instead of New York or California. Without  ...  I&apos;ll be doing more interviews and less investigative moviegoing. I&apos;ll probably see fewer odd little  ...
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