Monday, September 14, 2009

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2009-09-14/poverty-america

Poverty in America

10 a.m. (ET)

How the recession has cut across race and income levels to push millions more Americans into poverty.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2009-09-14/robert-spector-mom-pop-store-walker-company

Robert Spector: "The Mom & Pop Store" (Walker & Company)

11 a.m. (ET)

They are as American as baseball and apple pie. But today, big-box retailers and an uncertain economic climate threaten their existence. A business journalist explains why local mom-and-pop stores are the unsung heroes of the U.S. economy.

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