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November 10, 2009 6:00 AM

Warren Buffett, railroads and retraining

Warren Buffett sees a future in railroads. How about you?

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November 9, 2009 11:00 AM

When the economy makes you move home

Joys and frustrations of being a young adult and moving back home in this economy.

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November 9, 2009 2:30 AM

Health care overhaul: Will the solutions fit the needs?

For the first time in my life, I think, I watched C-SPAN on a Saturday night. I watched the vote on the massive health care insurance overhaul. I don’t know what to make of it and I’m still unsure if the final product (the Senate will take a crack at it next) will match up…

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Little impact seen from Feds’ foreclosure-lease option

November 6, 2009 10:07 AM

Little impact seen from Feds’ foreclosure-lease option

A new federal home-lease plan likely won't help many Minnesotans facing foreclosure.

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November 6, 2009 2:00 AM

Jobless aid, housing credit extensions today

President Obama today signs into law a bill that extends jobless benefits and also gives potential homeowners another crack at a tax credit. In Minnesota, it means as many as 14 more weeks of jobless aid to people who’ve exhausted state and federal benefits. That’ll be good news to a lot of people. It comes…

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November 5, 2009 1:15 PM

Will new lease option by Feds ease foreclosures?

The Feds offer a lease as a housing life line. Will it work?

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November 5, 2009 10:00 AM

Picking health coverage for 2010? Good luck

Wading through your coverage options? Do you have options?

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November 4, 2009 12:00 PM

The path to a new job

A retraining plan gets approved, a new chapter begins.

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November 4, 2009 4:15 AM

Hope and worry in manufacturing

Do numbers and reality match up in Minnesota's economy?

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November 3, 2009 11:00 AM

The short sale mess

The Twin Cities housing market won't recover without fixing the short sale mess.

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