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Across our screens today:

• across metropolitan areas — San Francisco generally pays the most. Hawaii ranks the 14th highest out of the 77 metro areas listed.
• “Economic insecurity has increased over the last quarter-century,” says the author of a for the Rockefeller Foundation. The study finds that one in five Americans has gone through a decline of 25 percent or more in available household income.
• Seven of Europe’s banks a stress test meant to show whether banks could survive an unexpected economic decline.
• What happens when a city goes .
• Congress is currently debating whether to extend the Bush administration’s tax cuts. What will happen if the cuts expire? The Wall Street Journal a handy tax calculator to figure out the tax burdens in all scenarios.
• More than just a stamp: the of a 2-cent postal increase.
• : An in-depth look at gambling addiction in Las Vegas.
• Gas prices stable, while hotel occupancy .

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