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Segregation of African-Americans in cities and towns across the United States has dropped to its lowest level in more than a century, according to a recent study.

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Fortune: State pension plans in crisis: underfunded by $1 trillion?updated: Fri Jun 18 2010 12:01:00

When the majority of the country's 225 state-sponsored pension plans release their annual reports this month, the numbers will paint a bleak picture. Unfortunately, the reality may be even worse.

Commentary: Immigrants melting into the pot as usualupdated: Tue May 27 2008 20:36:00

On the question of whether recent immigrants assimilate as quickly as previous waves, many Americans exhibit short fuses -- and even shorter memories.

CNNMoney: Will shoppers take the tax-free bait?updated: Tue Aug 31 2004 09:19:00

New York is rolling out the red carpet all over again this week, but it's not for the VIPs from out of town.

Fortune: LEGAL ALCHEMY IN AMERICAupdated: Mon Oct 07 1991 00:01:00

In Galileo's Revenge: Junk Science in the Courtroom (Basic Books, $23), Peter W. Huber, a senior fellow at the conservative Manhattan Institute, skewers the growing willingness of gullible juries, ...

Fortune: UP IN ARMS OVER THE AMERICAN WAY OF LAW An outraged critic launches a passionate and eloquent assault on the U.S. legal system. updated: Mon May 20 1991 00:01:00

Everyone who has ever nursed a grievance against lawyers -- and who hasn't? -- will find solace in The Litigation Explosion (Dutton, $24.95). Author Walter Olson lays down a barrage of hostile fire...

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