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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
Professor: Myanmar Sees Its Identity at Stake Fri, 09 May 2008 20:08:00 -0400
Bridget Welsh, assistant professor of Southeast Asian studies at Johns Hopkins University, talks about the military government of Myanmar and why it's been so reluctant to accept outside assistance in the aftermath of the cyclone.
Can Obama Be Called the 'Presumptive Nominee'? Fri, 09 May 2008 19:37:00 -0400
Several more superdelegates threw their support behind Democratic presidential candidate Barak Obama on Friday, all but erasing the once-substantial lead of his rival, Hillary Clinton. Political analysts E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and David Brooks of The New York Times say the race is essentially over.
Groups Scramble to Get Aid to Myanmar Survivors Fri, 09 May 2008 17:06:00 -0400
Despite troubles with Myanmar's military rulers, U.N. World Food Program spokesman Paul Riley says the agency has 240 staffers on the ground hurriedly working with government ministries to get aid to survivors of the cyclone. The agency fears running out of time.
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