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- Why It's Not 1929. DeBoer, Larry // Indiana Business Magazine;Nov2008, Vol. 52 Issue 11, p80
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- Call it like it is-a recession. Burke, Erin // Materials Management in Health Care;Jan2009, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p3
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The author reflects on the economic condition in 2008 in the U.S. According to the author, the state budget will be a major challenge when the Legislature convenes in January 2009. The author said America has overcome major challenges in the past and 2009 should be the beginning of a period of...
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