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In Monterey California, It's Slow-Growth Advocates Versus Developers and Immigrants

What to do with an area that produces some 80 percent of the nation's lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, and spinach that lacks in housing for migrant workers? Why build more housing of course. Not so fast say "slow-growth" advocates.

August 31, 2006 - Wall Street Journal via The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Will Pay Cash For Babies: How Industrialized Nations Hope To Boost Birth Rates

Hoping to guard against future labor shortages and protect their national identity, many countries with low birth rates are trying to entice couples into having more children with a variety of financial incentives -- including cash payments.

August 22, 2006 - Wall Street Journal via The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

South Koreans Investing Heavily In U.S. Real Estate

Part of a world-wide boom in cross-border investment, investors from South Korea are pumping a flood of money into the real estate markets of many U.S. cities.

July 13, 2006 - Wall Street Journal via The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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