Local Headlines
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Special project: Mortgage Meltdown
Jul 2, 2008 | via Star Tribune
Government officials across the southern metro area are being warned that the home-foreclosure mess is deepening, creating serious questions as to what they can or should do about it in a year when they ...
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'A new sense of desperation in the people we're seeing'
Jun 8, 2008 | via Star Tribune
More residents are broke and hungry in Washington and Dakota counties, with signs of their distress appearing in sheriff sales, overdue bills and a scramble to find money for food and rent.
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Training session focuses on foreclosure prevention
May 21, 2008 | via Isanti County News
By Rachel Kytonen rachel.kytonen@ecm-inc.com If a 2008 projection rings true, Isanti County's foreclosure rate will have increased from 2.32 percent in 2007 to a projected 2.91 percent in 2008.
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Regional Headlines
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Minnesota Poll: A nagging feeling of economic angst
21 hrs ago | via Kara McGuire
Ignoring the brokers assuring him he could obtain a larger mortgage, Mackey Harris and his wife were careful to buy a home in Minneapolis that they could afford.
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"Suburbs will decide the election&...
8 hrs ago | via Free Republic
"As of now, polls suggest McCain, who lagged in the suburbs into the summer, has pushed back some of the Democratic momentum.
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Wells Fargo: Like Wachovia used to be
Friday Oct 3 | via Charlotte.com
When banking insiders talk about the corporate culture of Wells Fargo, they use the same adjectives that cropped up in descriptions of Wachovia two decades ago.
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Kline issues statement on bailout by Congress
Friday Oct 3 | via Shakopee Valley News Newspaper and online community for Shakopee, Minnesota
" With the economy on the brink and elections looming, Congress approved an unprecedented $700 billion government bailout of the battered financial industry on Friday and sent it to President Bush for his ...
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Friday Oct 3 | via Timberjay Newspapers Online
The credit crunch that has gripped Wall Street has yet to leave its mark on borrowers or lenders in northeastern Minnesota.
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National Headlines
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Wild swings start 4th week of uncertainty
3 min ago | via UnionLeader.com
After a breathtaking plunge that took the Dow Jones industrial average down 800 points -- its biggest drop ever during a trading day -- ending with a loss of 370 didn't seem so bad.
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5 min ago | via The Capital-Journal
The $700 billion bailout legislation was one of the anti-Republican focuses of a recent column by Bill Roy and a recent letter to the editor from former Congressman Jim Slattery.
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Credit Squeeze Spreading from Wall Street to Main St...
5 min ago | via NewsChannel 8
The credit squeeze has spread from Wall Street to Main street, affecting everything from new home and car loans to student loans, credit card availability and even short-term loans to help businesses expand or ...
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James Horrigan: Bailing out 'Wall Street' helps 'Mai...
6 min ago | via UnionLeader.com
Voters who want a real contrast between two candidates for high office have no better place to turn than to the U.S. Senate race here in New Hampshire./p> James Horrigan: Bailing out 'Wall Street' helps 'Main ...
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Nervous markets take heart from big Australia rate cut
6 min ago | via MSN Money
Governments and central banks around the world grasped at measures to contain the fast-spreading financial crisis on Monday but global stocks still plummeted as investors bet a recession was inevitable.
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