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...protein in his urine, results that were confirmed in another round of tests in December. Soon after that, Pat discovered that his urine had turned brown and foamy. In the middle of all this, he was laid off from his job, and finding a new one while doing temp work was his most pressing concern. Finally, last July my brother's doctor insisted that he see a specialist, who quickly ordered a biopsy. That's when Pat, who is now 54, learned that his kidneys were failing...
...will not be replaced. These reductions are accelerating a trend: before they began, there were already 100,000 fewer postal workers than there were about seven years ago, with automated sorting technology picking up much of the slack. Meanwhile, part-time employees will be limited to working fewer hours, temp hiring will be cut back, and contract employees may be eliminated altogether...
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...nationwide shed 159,000 jobs; thousands of additional layoffs have been announced by major employers around the country since then. Tracey says many of her clients seeking employment are already getting desperate. One lost a home recently and is living with relatives. Some clients are scrambling to accept even temp positions that pay far less than the jobs they held before the layoffs. Others reveal a growing sense of fear simply in their voices when talking on the phone with Tracey, who says that most people eventually find some kind of employment. "It's not completely a black hole here...
...mortgage-backed securities but also plain old faltering home loans with local banks, without vacuuming up every loan in the country. If these approaches don't work, Kashkari and the rest of Paulson's team will need a Plan B. And fast. It's a tough assignment for a temp...