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Economy Crisis Chronicle The Resident

In Buck we trust?

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Published 08 March, 2009, 11:12

As the global meltdown deepens, people's attitudes towards money is changing. The Resident, Lori Harfenist, takes to the streets of New York to find out whether the Big Apple believes in the dollar’s bright future.

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