Should U.S. taxpayers guarantee loans to build new nuclear plants?

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Loan guarantees recharge nuclear debate

President Barack Obama’s proposal to triple federal loan guarantees for the construction of new nuclear power plants has galvanized critics of the existing program, which they say is on the verge of throwing taxpayer support behind four projects facing untold costs and dependent on unproven technology.

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A city's mixed feelings about Obama's impact

ELKHART, Ind. - One year after President Obama thrust this hard-hit city into the national spotlight by using it as the launching pad for his economic stimulus proposal, positive signs abound.

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When officials reject stimulus, sparks fly

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was supposed to create jobs by the millions, but Debra Morgan of North Platte, Neb., says it got her fired.

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Similar counties, but stimulus impact miles apart

RICHLAND, Wash. - If you want to win the stimulus sweepstakes, it helps to have one of the planet's nastiest toxic waste sites in your back yard.

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Back home to Elkhart, "primed" for 2010

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Of bats and billions: Following stimulus funds

Halloween has come and gone, but your U.S. government is focusing some attention and a bit of money provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 on bats. Not the baseball kind, but the furry, flying, cave-dwelling creatures more often associated with trick-or-treating than federal spending.

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Stimulus targets stubborn foe — lead in homes

ELKHART, Ind. - Anthony and Carolyn Hunt don’t know how many jobs a $3 million federal stimulus grant to prevent lead poisoning in young children will bring to their county, but to them that’s beside the point.

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Have you ever used your concealed weapon to avert a threat?

For some stories I'm writing about concealed weapons and folks who carry them, I'm interested in interviewing people who have actually used their concealed weapons to avert a threat to themselves or others.

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No overflow crowd for free look at Moore's new film

Despite free tickets, rabble rouser filmmaker Michael Moore’s new indictment of capitalism failed to rouse a full house in Elkhart, one of the 10 down and out American cities where Moore arranged gratis showings.

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Work picking up for this 'Face of Elkhart'

    John Brecher / msnbc.com   Terry Gonyon in the kitchen of the eight-bedroom home he lost to foreclosure.   Terry Gonyon can’t explain exactly why jobs are picking up, but he’s not asking any questions.

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Grim new concerns for one of Elkhart's 'Faces'

  Jim Seida / msnbc.com file Jennifer Holderread is growing more concerned as her husband runs through his unemployment benefits and her own job seems less secure.  

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Dribble of donations takes wind out of Relief Sale

The region's severe economic downturn has cast a pall over one of its largest and most revered charitable events, the yearly Michiana Mennonite Relief Sale set for Saturday at the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds.

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Coast Guard debunks 'Russian sub' photo

A photograph purporting to show a Russian submarine surfacing off New Jersey actually shows dredging equipment, the Coast Guard says. Msnbc.com's Mike Stuckey reports.

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Guns near Obama fuel 'open-carry' debate

Images of gun-toting citizens near public appearances by President Obama have exposed subtlety and nuance in America’s ongoing debate over firearms. Msnbc.com's Mike Stuckey reports.

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In many states, young kids may hunt alone

Just before Tyler Kales was led from a Mount Vernon, Wash., courtroom to begin serving his sentence earlier this month, he apologized to the family of his victim.

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Chris Burkhead: Family firms making hay

ELKHART, Ind. - Chris Burkhead says there’s no secret to his family’s continued success in the battered manufacturing sector: Do quality work, respond to customers’ needs and constantly improve efficiency on the production line.

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Sergio Velasco: from high times to long hauls

GOSHEN, Ind. - Sergio Velasco is running on empty.

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Angie Recchio: banking on Elkhart's future

ELKHART, Ind. - Outsiders puzzled that a smart, career-oriented young woman would return after college to a place that many of her school chums couldn’t wait to leave should consider Elkhart native Angie Recchio’s story.

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Jennifer Holderread: Keeping her spirits up

Faces of Elkhart: Jennifer Holderread's family has been hard hit by layoffs in the RV industry, but she says townspeople are pulling together to make it through the tough times.

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Terry Gonyon: Hard times hammer handyman

ELKHART, Ind. - If you think Terry Gonyon is the kind of guy who has trouble being industrious or working hard, check out the stove he built.

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Adam Williams: redemption and resolve

ELKHART, Ind. - Adam Williams’ improbable journey to Elkhart began in a hail of bullets on a dark road in the Mississippi Delta at 2 a.m. one morning in 1992.

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As economy declines, so do divorces

To the list of cutbacks that Elkhart County residents are making in these tough economic times, add divorce.

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Channel your pain: Hard times haiku

Thanks to the media (yes, like us), we are buffeted by bad news: A steady drumbeat of articles about lay-offs, foreclosures, battered budgets, businesses in decline, more layoffs.

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