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A case study in housing collapse

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

St. Petersburg Times - By Michael Van Sickler - Nov. 30 (Investigative Report) - Thousands of miles from the trading floors of global stock markets, an abandoned house in one of Tampa's poorest neighborhoods is an improbable place to learn about why the world's financial system is collapsing. But if you want to understand how we got into this mess, the stucco house at 4809 N 17th St. isn't a bad place to start.

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How Will Treasury Pick the Banks to Save? Just Trust Them

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

ProPublica - By Paul Kiel - Oct. 22 (Special Report) - Lacking clear criteria, the process lacks crucial transparency, said Ross Levine, a professor of economics at Brown University. "It seems an essential part of the U.S. approach to government that we don't trust the angelic behavior of anybody."

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Maverick Misleads

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

FactCheck - By Lori Robertson, D'Angelo Gore - Sep. 09 (News Analysis) - McCain's campaign launched a TV ad touting his running mate, Palin, and offering a comparison to Obama. Some of its claims are off the mark

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Whatever Happened to Iraq?

Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

American Journalism Review - By Sherry Ricchiardi - May. 28 (News Analysis) - During the early stages of shock and awe, Americans were glued to the news as Saddam Hussein's statue was toppled in Baghdad and sweat-soaked Marines bivouacked in his luxurious palaces. It was a huge story when President Bush landed on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln on May 1, 2003, and declared major combat operations were over. By March 2008, a striking reversal had taken place

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The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Sun, 11 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Council on Foreign Relations - By Eben Kaplan, Jeremy Sherlick - May. 11 (Special Report) - An in-depth, multimedia look at the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its geopolitical repercussions. This interactive, graphical overview covers this crisis from a variety of angles, with a detailed timeline of events and extensive documentation.

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