By all counts, the pre-Election Day polls suggested the 2012 presidential race would be so razor-thin close, it could even be a repeat of the 2000 Bush vs. Gore presidential election, in which the popular vote and the electoral college vote were at odds. Here's what appeared to have sealed the deal on the Obama …
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For all the talk of Wall Street reform and consumer protections the problem of predatory lending has not been eliminated. Subprime lending continues in the auto financing industry and elsewhere, and unlike conservatives' criticism of the housing market there are no federal subsidies to finger. Policymakers have, indeed, caused the problem but for reasons other …
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Sociologists followed a Wisconsin graduating class for over 45 years and found that when career circumstances change for the worse, social ties tend to break. Hard times may be temporary, but the isolation may be permanent. Learn how to fight back.
