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News Highlights (from NPR)
State Welfare Rolls Feel Impact Of Recession
Welfare caseloads have been going up in most states over the past year, but not in all of them. In fact, cases are going down in some of the hardest-hit areas. That's raised questions about whether the program is an adequate safety net for families in need.
Global Downturn Hits Mexico Harder Than Most
The global recession has hit Mexico harder than most other countries in the region. Mexico is suffering a drop in exports to the United States, a decline in remittances from Mexicans living and working in the United States, the continuing impact of swine flu on tourism, and the shrinking of the oil sector.
Risks, Benefits Of Securitization Under Scrutiny
As part of its plan to reform financial markets, the Obama administration will turn its focus to the securitization industry. These days, almost anytime someone borrows money, the debt gets repackaged into a security that can be bought or sold like a stock.
Television
Highlights
Tonight:
Antiques Roadshow
Friday 9:00 pm
Appraisers unearth a rich vein of objects, including a valuable set of samurai swords brought back from Japan in 1898 by the owner's grandfather and a mid-19th-century heirloom Bennington pottery lion valued at $4,000 to $8,000.
This Month :
American Masters: Garrison Keillor The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes
