Economy
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Md. lawmakers to debate new casino; Region braces for cuts; Voter ID Laws
CommentToday on NewsTalk, we sat down with Del. Luiz Simmons, Jim Dinegar and Ryan Reilly.
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The European economic meltdown--what does it mean for your money?
CommentThe European economic troubles are taking a toll on everyone. We'll tell you what it could mean for American investors
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"Rush Plus" Begins; DC Politcs; Treating Migraines; "Heist"
CommentToday on NewsTalk, we spoke with "Dr. Gridlock" of the Washington Post, Dr. Ivica Ducic, Frances Causey and Alan Blinder of the Washington Examiner
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Euro-worries & Alexandria's waterfront makeover
CommentBanking industry analyst and Alexandria local discusses issues far and near.
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The business implications of creating a 37-mile D.C. streetcar system
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Will mom and pop stores survive as our expensive property becomes even more expensive with the promise of new transit? The District needs to preserve affordable housing but investors are studying our streetcar plans with money in their eyes.
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The Affordable Gas Coalition continues to slam station mogul Joe Mamo
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A group of independent gas stations continue to attack the mogul who owns nearly half the District's stations. Is he responsible for the high prices in our city?
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Overworked train operators; U.S. Economy; Brought back to life
CommentToday on NewsTalk, we spoke with Adam Tuss from WTOP, Dr. Deborah Allen Hewitt on the economy, and a woman who was brought back to life.
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Is the local economy in for a jolt?; Vote 2011; Ron Moten
CommentThursday on NewsTalk we spoke with Jim Dinegar, the head of the Greater Washington Board of Trade, DC Council Candidate Ron Moten, and Eric Clingan.
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Copper, aluminum thefts plague the D.C. region, boost scrap metal business
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Air conditioners are being plucked from windows in Washington County by thieves who, presumably, are selling the units as scrap metal. This is not unusual. In this horrible economy, people have resorted to stealing all sorts of weird, boring things.
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Bill Clinton to write book on economy, saving us all from certain doom
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Bill Clinton is diving into the world of policy punditry with a book titled Back to Work, about how to fix our economy. We're just glad he didn't call it It's the Economy, Stupid, because President Obama is probably hearing that phrase enough already from campaign advisers.
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D.C. area's confidence in politicians, economy is abysmal
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Proximity breeds familiarity, and we all know what familiarity breeds. The percentage of residents here who trust our national elected officials to do the right thing, and to somehow fix this economy, is even lower than the national average.
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Strategists spar over the jobs plan
CommentRepublicans and Democrats have very different views on what the President needs to do to fix the economy.
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Labor Day travel forecast reflects our bleak economy
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An overwhelming dimension of transportation is the fun and possibility it affords. Transportation is travel — it's recreation, vacation, a ride to the beach or a flight to a new city or even continent. Yet traveling also requires money, and as our economy continues to flail weakly, our ability to enjoy our long holidays such as the coming Labor Day weekend has decreased.
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Recession forces grown men and women to live with their parents
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We knew this recession was rough — the murder-suicides, lost libidos, ruined marriages, and the hope that Sticky Fingers will somehow save us — but we never thought it would come to this. We, the grown men and women of Washington, have become so poor that we're moving back in with our parents.
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Sticky Fingers bakery will save the U.S. economy, Canada says
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Who knew that Sticky Fingers Bakery was our economic savior? Or, at least, the Columbia Heights business could help us rebound, if only investors were in the investing mood, reports the Canadian Broadcasting Company's Chris Brown. "If the U.S. is going to get out of the economic funk, it might come to people like Doran Pedersan and her vegan bakery," he says in this video.
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Hairdressers, barbershops thriving in weak economic times
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These are bleak times in America, economically speaking. More of us are losing our jobs, causing us to cut back not only on extravagances like triple-ply toilet paper, but sleep and sex, too. One thing we still cannot do without, however, is a frequent haircut.
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On the job front: job creation can't come fast enough
CommentThe fight over jobs gets political.
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Watch out Wall Street: the local organization targeting top execs
CommentThe group called The New Bottom Line is going after Wall Street for crashing the economy and still taking huge bonuses each year.
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