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Top 10 metros for job growth
Some metropolitan areas have a booming jobs market, thanks to energy, manufacturing, or sometimes just the right mix of highly diversified industries. Here's a look at the 10 metros that have seen the largest percentage increase in jobs over the past 12 months:
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Election 101: 11 questions about Rick Perry and his White House bid
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Great Depression icon meets the great recession
A modern visit to the nonfictional Sallisaw, Okla. – home of the fictional ‘Grapes of Wrath’ Joads
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Could cows heal the West?
By grazing them in a way that mimics the pattern of wild herbivores, advocates say, rangeland improves.
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Nova Scotia's pre-Jurasic park
The Canadian province is home to a surprising number of famous fossil discoveries that track Earth's history back hundreds of millions of years.
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Pickens: Oil production has peaked
Speaking at a Senate committee hearing, legendary Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens said that world crude oil production has topped out.
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Bush, Congress clash over economy
The president chastises Democrats for not addressing soaring gas and food prices and the housing crisis.
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New on DVD
'No Country for Old Men,' a violent Western epic, is deserving of its Oscar-darling status; 'Dan' exists in something less than 'Real Life'
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