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Posts by Chantil Thomas

STATE OF PLAY: The Great Housing Slump

By | 04.24.08 | 5:31 pm

While gas prices continue to soar through the roof, the sale of new homes is steadily dropping — hitting the lowest point since the 1990′s. Starbucks is not the only thing people are having to cut back on buying, they are cutting back on buying houses too. The following headlines More…

STATE OF PLAY: Pennsylvania Buzz

By | 04.22.08 | 5:56 pm

CNN calls it a showdown in Pennsylvania; The New York Times calls it a battle. Whatever the headlines shout, everyone is buzzing about the Pennsylvania primary today that has Democrats registering in record numbers. Clinton says she has to pull a big win while Obama says he is counting on More…

STATE OF PLAY: McCain Talks Economy

By | 04.15.08 | 5:38 pm

<p>With gas prices rising and home values falling, Sen. John McCain sought to assuage voters’ economic worries in a speech in Pittsburgh today. Most major media outlets hit at least one of his two big points in their headlines: slash corporate taxes and suspend gas-taxes for the summer. McCain attempted More…