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Call-In Program to Discuss the Economy
Monday May 12 at Noon
In the last year the price of milk has increased 80 cents, while the cost of a gallon of gasoline has increased $1.10. Yet according to UTEP economics professor Dr. Tom Fullerton, pay raises have occurred only in higher income households. That is not good news for the more than 200,000 people who lived in poverty last year.
Join us Monday at noon as we visit with Dr. Fullerton and Congressman Sylvestre Reyes to discuss the economy and its impact on El Paso.
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 National News
U.N. to Resume Aid Shipments to Myanmar
Fri, 09 May 2008 09:51:00 -0400
The U.N. said it is halting further aid flights to cyclone-stricken Myanmar, after the country's military leadership seized supplies destined for the estimated 1.5 million people affected by the storm. "The food aid and equipment that we managed to get in has been confiscated," WFP spokesman Paul Risley said.
Country Crooner Eddy Arnold Dies
Fri, 09 May 2008 12:22:00 -0400
Host Renee Montagne has a remembrance of singer Eddy Arnold. He died Thursday, days short of his 90th birthday. One of his most famous songs is Make the World Go Away.
House Approves Homeowner-Rescue Legislation
Fri, 09 May 2008 11:03:00 -0400
The U.S. House passed a huge homeowner rescue package Thursday to provide cheaper, government-backed mortgages to a half-million debt-ridden borrowers.
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