May 31, people gathered in Raleigh to hear Tavis Smiley and learn about ways to empower themselves and enhance their financial future. The event, held at the Sheraton Hotel, was the second stop of a five-city campaign called the On Your Side Tour with

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The bleak, nail-biting drama known as “The Tempest… In the U.S. Credit Market” has played out as one terrible scene after another: The once formidable Titans of Finance fell from an over-leveraged grace, triggering $300 billion in write downs, massive layoffs, losses, government bailouts, record-high foreclosures, and pretty much every economic setback around.

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Unemployment in DeSoto, Marshall, Tate and Tunica counties climbed 3.5 percent in April compared to a year ago, according to data released Friday by the Mississippi Department of Employment Security.

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June could be crazy month for stocks

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Passing up gondolas and water buses, a writer and his girlfriend take a do-it-yourself tour of the city’s canals in an inflatable kayak.

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Azerbaijan News.Net May 31 2008 5:14PM GMT

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Charlie Sheen Marries Real Estate Agent Brooke Mueller by Jim Brogan Brooke Mueller Marries ‘Two and a Half Men Star’ – Charlie Sheen, star of TV’s “Two and a Half Men,” has married fiancee Brooke Mueller in …

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Foraging | Amsterdam: Boekie Woekie

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Full of places that only sell a particular item, from antique light fittings to used sewing machines, the Dutch capital revels in the joy of random discovery.

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Philadelphia International Airport is getting 800 new ‘economy’ parking spaces. The Philadelphia Parking Authority broke ground for the new lot on Thursday.

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Slowly but visibly, the air is getting cleaner. But there’s one problem: the city is built on dust that seeps and creeps everywhere.

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