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With the recession apparently over, the White House is eager to credit the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 that it pushed through Congress in February with putting the economy on the road to a full turnaround.

Skyrocketing gas prices are wreaking havoc on pocket books. We asked some of our listeners about what they’re doing to cope with the soaring prices.

The county of San Diego paid employees more than $100 million during the past few years for special benefits like car and uniform allowances -- and most of these add-ons can count toward their retirement.

As the recession apparently wanes, the effect the stimulus program had in the turnaround is up for debate. Among other things, the White House claims to have saved hundreds of thousands of jobs, but economists are skeptical.

Households' net worth rose 2.1 percent last quarter -- the four straight quarterly gain. Yet tumbling stock prices have reduced their wealth since then. Some economists say Americans' net worth may now be down slightly for the year. That helps explain why many say it will at least 2012 or 2013 before Americans' wealth returns to pre-recession levels.

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If the West Antarctic Ice Sheet were to melt, global sea level could increase by an average of 11 feet, a new study finds. This prediction is about half the rise scientists had estimated 30 years ago, but still enough to create a global disaster. The key question is how much sea level rise could occur in the coming decades?

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The security screen meant to stop potential terrorists from boarding commercial airliners failed on Christmas Day when a man with explosives tried unsuccessfully to detonate a bomb on an international flight bound for Detroit, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano conceded Monday.