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Around the Nation
'Strategic Defaulters' Skip Mortgage Payments as Home Values Tumble
Paul Solman tells the story of some homeowners who have stopped paying their mortgages even though they can still afford them.
Among Florida Retirees, Anger Over Health Care ReformClermont, Fla. - Mike Glantz has never been particularly politically involved. But the 70-something decided he was bothered enough by what's going on in Washington to organize a "tea party" meeting in this central Florida community.Florida's Economic Dilemma: Change We Need, Or Not?Economic times are hard in this small town in the center of the Florida peninsula. Unemployment in Lake County hovers around 13 percent, and home foreclosures look to be close to that number or higher this year, local officials say. But as Clermont struggles to rebuild its economy, the town ...Biden’s Florida visit outlines challenges for ‘Emptying Nests’On Monday, Vice President Joe Biden stopped in Clermont, Fla., to call attention to a local stimulus project: the widening of a four-mile stretch of US Route 27. “More shovels are going to be going into the ground this spring and this summer than anytime last year,” Mr. Biden told ... For Dairy Farmers, a Glass of Milk Looks Half-EmptyWisconsin dairy farmers keep hearing about an economic recovery, but business costs are consistently higher than what they can get for milk, leaving them wondering how they’ll make it through the next month. |
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