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HELPING CASH STRAPPED AMERICANS.
KYLEE MORRIS REPORTS, ON THE NEW ECONOMIC STIMULUS PLAN.
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CAPITAL HILL IS PUSHING FOR ANOTHER STIMULUS PLAN. BUT THE WHITE HOUSE HAS CONCERNS THAT THE PLAN WOULD NOT STIMULATE THE ECONOMY.
FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMAN BEN BERNAKE DOESN’T THINK THE COUNTRY’S ECONOMIC PROBLEMS ARE GOING ANYWHERE.
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CG: (Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve Chairman)
“With the economy likely to be weak for several quarters, and with some risk of a protracted slowdown, consideration of a fiscal package by the Congress at this juncture seems appropriate.”

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BEATEN DOWN BY HOUSING, CREDIT, AND FINANCIAL CRISES, THE ECONOMY IS IN THE WORST CONDITION SINCE THE GREAT DEPRESSION.
MORE PEOPLE ARE LIKELY TO BE OUT OF WORK AS THE ECONOMY GETS WORSE.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE NANCY PELOSIN CHIMES IN ON THE STIMULUS IDEA.
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“I call on President Bush and the congressional Republicans to once again heed Chairman Bernanke’s advice and as they did in January, work with the Democrats in Congress to enact a targeted, timely and fiscally responsible economic recovery and job creation package.”

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ONE OUT OF THREE AMERICANS ARE WORRIED ABOUT LOSING THEIR JOBS. WHILE OTHERS AGONIZE OVER NOT BEING ABLE TO PAY THEIR MORTGAGE AND CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS.
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----SOT---- CG: (Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve Chairman)
“If Congress proceeds with a fiscal package, it should consider including measures to help improve access by credit consumers, home buyers, businesses and other borrowers.”

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IMPROVING THE CREDIT AND HOUSING MARKETS WILL PLAY A KEY ROLE IN THE RE- STIMULATION OF THE ECONOMY. KYLEE MORRIS, NEWSTEAM BOULDER
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THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER TOP ECONOMIC POWERS ALSO HAVE ADOPTED A FIVE POINT ACTION PLAN.

Statistic Story

Crime Statistic; Boulder, Co., vs. Tampa, Fl.,
In 2007, the population in Tampa, Fl., Hillsborough County, was estimated to be at 1,192,861.

Hillsborough County is a typical urban area with a higher population density and a population that has a higher proportion of young people.

Hillsborough’s crime rates tend to higher than the state average which includes rural areas and areas with a high number of retired people.

With dense urban population Hillsborough County’s crime rate is among the highest in the state.

There were 8,822 total violent crimes in 2007, 67 of which were murders.

Forcible sex offenses were among the lowest in over 10 years, with 324.

As most big cities like Tampa stem high crime rates, smaller cities tend to have lower crime rates. However violent crimes, once mainly the purview of big urban cities, are now growing in many small and mid-size cities.

Boulder, Co., a mid-size town West of Denver, is no exception to the rule. Although the population in Boulder has decrease from 103,216 in 2003 to 102,659 in 2007, the number of assaults has increased by more than 100 since 2007.
Boulder has a high youth population, stemming from the students who attend the University of Colorado.

It is not unfamiliar to hear a headline about a murder or a sexual assault. Boulder tries to hold on to its small town roots by making safety a top priority and over the years have decreased the total number of violent crimes by 1,519.

Every year since 2003, burglary, larceny, vandalism, assault and DUI have the highest reported crime rate.

The numbers are available for anyone to look at through either the Hillsborough County website or city of Boulder Website.