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Unemployment Soars in Elkhart, Indiana; Experts Call for Economic Makeover

Few objects represent the change in America's economy like a "for sale" sign on a parked RV. Spending $500 to fill the gas tank of a custom "rolling castle" isn't much of a priority for families these days. And nowhere is that more evident than in Elkhart, Ind., the RV manufacturing capital of America. In the last year, this place gained a painful new distinction; no other county in the nation has seen unemployment jump so high so fast, from 4.4 percent to 12.4 percent. One in nine Elkhart... Full Story
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