Today's Situation Room:
Wolf Blitzer delivers the most important breaking news and political, international, and national security stories of the day. Tune to The Situation Room weekdays 5-7pm ET on CNN.
Street musician lugs around 450-lb piano
From the redwood forest to the New York island, a traveling piano player beats the tough economy by doing what he loves.
Wanted: Voters with foreclosed homes
Both political parties are rushing to find and re-register those who have been displaced by foreclosures.
'Better off' poll shows partisan split
CNN's John King explains poll results on a key campaign question, which reveal a deep partisan divide on the economy.
RELATED STORY: CNN Poll: Are you better off than four years ago?
Jobs numbers' role in pres. elections
CNN's Tom Foreman takes a look at the July jobs report and compares it to jobs numbers during election years in the past.
City workers' wages cut to minimum wage
Firefighters, police and other city workers have seen dramatic pay cuts in cash-strapped Scranton, Pennsylvania.
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Post by: Filed under: Brian Todd • Economy • Pennsylvania |
Cash-strapped towns canceling fireworks
Some cash-strapped U.S. towns are canceling 4th of July firework celebrations. CNN's Lisa Sylvester reports.
Related video: Gotta Watch: Bizarre fireworks celebrations
CNN poll: America's view on economy
In a new CNN Poll, President Obama and Mitt Romney are in a dead heat on the number one issue with voters.
Related story: CNN Poll: Economic optimism jumping
Town has plenty of jobs, nowhere to live
CNN's Dan Lothian reports on a North Dakota town where jobs are plentiful, but living quarters are scarce.
Moody's bank downgrade: What it means
CNN's Ali Velshi talks to Wolf Blitzer about what it really means for account holders amid the recent Moody's downgrade.
RELATED STORY: Major banks downgraded by Moody's
Net worth drop due to housing market
CNN's Lisa Sylvester talks to a retired paramedic who struggles to make ends meet as family net worth drops.
RELATED STORY: Family net worth plummets nearly 40%
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The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer is the command center for breaking news, politics and extraordinary reports from around the world. Tune in weeknights from 5-7pm ET on CNN.
