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Across our screens today:

• Need an explanation of the financial crisis? The Congressional Research Service offers a of causes.
• The New York Times takes a look at for new college graduates. Twenty-four percent of 2010 graduates who applied for a job have one lined up. There are 5 percent more job offers this year than last, but the average starting salaries are down by 1.7 percent.
• In the recession, lower rents allow local retailers a .
• The Hollywood stock exchange provides some .
• Points of contention: where the U.S. House and Senate must reconcile plans for reform.
• How Harry Potter and Victoria’s Secret helped .

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