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New Report: Pittsburgh --The Rest of the Story

Dave Johnson | Posted 09.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Manufacturing, Pittsburgh, Steel, Post-Industrial Age, Rust Belt, University of Pittsburgh, Campaign for America's Future, Pittsburgh in Transition, Business News
Dave Johnson

Pittsburgh, known as "Steel City," was a center of the Rust Belt -- so-called because so much of our manufacturing, once America's economic powerhouse, has been outsourced.

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How Obama Will Keep Michigan Blue in 2010

Susan J. Demas | Posted 07.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michigan Budget, Gop, John McCain, Sonia Sotomoayor, John Cherry, Gm, 2010 Election, Reagan Democrats, Government Spending, Macomb County, Anderson Cooper, Joe Biden, Stimulus, Ray Lahood, Barack Obama, Chrysler, Gary Locke, Pork-Barrel Spending, Oakland County, Michigan Republican Party, Unemployment, Hilda Solis, Jennifer Granholm, Sean Hannity, Michigan, Glenn Beck, Rust Belt, Recovery Act, Dennis Darnoi, Politics News
Susan J. Demas

If the Republicans win the governorship here, the national media will trumpet that as an Important Trend. And a sign of the president's impending doom in 2012.

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Commerce Secretary Locke: Rail Can Revive Auto Industry

Susan J. Demas | Posted 07.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Chrysler Bankruptcy, John McCain, Chrysler, Gm, Mitt Romney, Obama Administration, Commerce, Future of General Motors, 2008 Election, Ray Lahood, Transportation, Automakers, Gary Locke, Jennifer Granholm, General Motors, General Motors Bankruptcy, Chicago, Detroit, Rail, High Speed Rail, Joe Schwarz, Rust Belt, Auto Industry, Business News
Susan J. Demas

Linking up with rail makes perfect sense for a contracting industry, at a time when environmental and economic factors make expanding public transit a necessity.

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The Tear-Down (Detroit Edition)

Rev. Peter Laarman | Posted 12.20.2008 | Business

Read More: Auto Bailout, Wage Gap, Congress, Rust Belt, Economic Stimulus Package, Economy, Detroit Three, United Auto Workers, Automakers, Bailout, Automaker Bailout, Financial Crisis, Detroit Reaction, Auto Industry, Business News
Rev. Peter Laarman

The nation is said to be in need to some bottom-up economic stimulus. And now we're going to tear down what remains of the country's manufacturing core?

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Renewable Energy Now A Crucial Source Of Good Jobs In The Rust Belt

New York Times | PETER S. GOODMAN | Posted 12.03.2008 | Business

Read More: Renewable Energy, Environmental Jobs, Rust Belt, Green Economy, Green Jobs, Business News

Like his uncle, his grandfather and many of their neighbors, Arie Versendaal spent decades working at the Maytag factory here, turning coils of steel ...

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It's Already December Here: A Report From An Ohio Embed

David Murray | Posted 10.25.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Cincinnati, Ohio Vote, Rust Belt, Mccain Obama Ohio Polls, Ohio Economy, Obama Ohio, 2008 Presidential Election, McCain Ohio, Chicago News
David Murray

How exactly would I introduce myself to that old guy, on oxygen, asleep in his chair on his front porch in the middle of the morning? "Hi, I'm Charlie Murray's grandson, and I'm supporting Barack Obama for president ... "

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Why Ohio Needs China's Fertilizer

Rebecca Fannin | Posted 07.15.2008 | Business

Read More: Rustbelt, Silicon Dragon, Economy, Beijing, Ohio, Entrepreneurs, Innovation, China, Olympics, Chinese Culture, Chinese Exports, Rust Belt, Business News
Rebecca Fannin

What I sense in China is an optimistic spirit of millions of young people. It is uplifting to be around -- whereas as much as I don't like to admit it, Ohio is depressing and depressed.

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Clinton Campaign Looks Rusty In Gary, Indiana

Dan Treul | Posted 05.12.2008 | Home

Read More: Barack Obama 2008, 2008 Elections, Democratic Nomination, 2008 Democratic Primary, Clinton, Indiana, Obama, Rust Belt, Campaign 2008, Gary In, 2008 Election, Indiana Primary, SEIU Obama, Steel City Obama, Gary Obama, Change to Win Obama, Home News
Dan Treul

Despite a perpetual, misty cold, Genie Kastrup, political director for the SEIU Illinois Council, said more than 350 SEIU, Change to Win, and Obama campaign volunteers showed up to canvas the Steel City.

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Despite Economic Gains, Americans Wary Of NAFTA

Los Angeles Times | Marla Dickerson | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Lost Jobs, Rust Belt, Ross Perot, Nafta, American Workers, Mexico, Business News

Four campaign seasons have come and gone since presidential hopeful H. Ross Perot warned that NAFTA would create a "giant sucking sound" of jobs going...

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