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Discord takes root as garden recovers
Growth sprouts from scorched earth, along with disputes over the future of the Santa Barbara site.

Jobless rate is awful, but it's not a good stock market barometer

Wall Street headhunter becomes a hand-holder
Laid-off executives, investment bankers and hedge-fund wizards look to Jeanne Eslinger Branthover for golden jobs. She used to be flush with multimillion-dollar offers. Now she doles out sympathy.


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Another wave of foreclosures is poised to strike
Mortgage defaults have surged to record levels amid rising unemployment and falling home prices. Lenders are expected to move quickly to clear up backlogs as moratoriums on foreclosures expire.

Maxine Waters job-training center caught in funding ban
Congress moves to ban earmarks for projects named after sitting lawmakers, including the Maxine Waters Employment Preparation Center in Los Angeles. Waters is furious.

Jobless rate is awful, but it's not a good stock market barometer