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Should governments encourage alcohol sales for tax revenue?

Local governments across the country are taking a hard look at whether to accept the social policy challenges of increased alcohol consumption to generate new tax revenue.

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Have troubled times dented your faith in the American Dream?

With Independence Day approaching, many people's thoughts turn to the question: What does it mean to be an American? But this holiday weekend, times are likely to be tougher for a large number of citizens.

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Does financial stress send you snacking?

Excess financial worries are weighing on many stress eaters.

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Have you ever refused medical care because of the price tag?

Amid a lingering recession, doctors say more patients are refusing tests, procedures overnight stays and other emergency care because they're afraid they can't afford it.

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MSNBC.com's Elkhart, Ind., project on the economy

MSNBC.com photojournalists, videographers, reporters and editors will spend the next year covering economic conditions in Elkhart, Ind. The Midwest town where President Obama signed his economic stimulus package has been especially hard-hit by the recession.

Hardship in the heartland

Hi all - Mara Schiavocampo here, reporting from the road on how people across the Midwest are being affected by the struggling economy.

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