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• Film revisits the Battle in Seattle
  As debate continues over how police handled demonstrations in the Twin Cities during the Republican National Convention, a new movie opening this weekend examines incidents in Seattle in 1999 that helped to shape the way authorities now manage security at big protests.September 19, 2008
• Fed leaves key rate unchanged
  The Federal Reserve kept a key interest rate unchanged Tuesday, saying that strains in financial markets have "increased significantly" but the inflation outlook remains uncertain.September 16, 2008
• Stocks sink in early trading after AIG bailout
  Stocks skidded again Wednesday, with anxieties about the financial system still running high even after the government bailed out the insurer American International Group Inc. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped about 200 points.September 16, 2008
• The downfall of a Wall Street giant
  As Bank of America buys Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers files for bankruptcy, all eyes are on Wall Street for the depth of the impact caused by the collapse of these venerable investment banks.Midmorning, September 16, 2008
• Unemployment figures raise doubts about a 'soft landing'
  The unemployment rate stands at the highest in five years, and the home buying picture got more complicated, with the government takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.Midmorning, September 9, 2008
• Officials announce takeover of mortgage giants
  The White House candidates are weighing in on what appears to be an imminent federal takeover of troubled housing giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.September 6, 2008
• College students work longer hours to pay their tuition bills
  School work isn't the only thing on students minds this fall. College officials say students are working longer hours to pay their tuition bills.September 2, 2008
• My first recession
  Twin Cities artists worked with teens at the Neighborhood House in St. Paul to help them tell the story of how they and their communities are experiencing the recession.August 26, 2008
• Hormel 3Q profit falls 9 percent on higher costs
  Hormel said it raised prices in the quarter, but the increases weren't enough to offset a $53 million jump in fuel and feed costs.August 21, 2008
• Count all the numbers, and the job picture looks even bleaker
  The official U.S. employment rate for July is 5.7 percent. It's also 10.3 percent, and that higher number may be a more accurate reflection of the nation's job market.August 21, 2008
• Economic lookouts say the cost of inflation is finally starting to sink in
  Investors today are hoping inflation has hit its peak. Our economic lookouts say people are feeling the bite of inflation like never before.August 20, 2008
• Minnesota's unemployment rate jumps to highest in over two decades
  Minnesota's unemployment rate jumped to the highest level in 22 years last month and it doesn't look like the picture will get much better anytime soon.August 14, 2008
• Sun Country seeks financial help from state, MAC
  The airline has indicated it hopes to get up to $50 million in loans or other financial help, as the airline tries to cope with high fuel prices.August 6, 2008
• Help for the housing crisis?
  With the housing rescue bill recently signed into law by President Bush, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency Commissioner Tim Marx and University of Minnesota Law Professor Prentiss Cox join Midday to answer audience questions about the housing and mortgage industry crisis.Midday, July 31, 2008
• Homeowner rescue awaits President Bush's signature
  Congress approved mortgage relief for 400,000 struggling homeowners Saturday as part of an election-year housing plan that also aims to calm jittery financial markets and bolster the sagging economy.July 26, 2008

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