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Scott Budnick works in the dining room as customers arrive for a free meal at the Mathewson Street Friendship Breakfast in Providence, R.I.

Scott Budnick serves breakfast – with a side order of respect – to the homeless

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Topic: John Lekas

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Is US now stuck with irrational pessimism?

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How $700 billion Paulson-Bernanke plan may help house prices

Wall Street woes: why world's investors sit on sidelines

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