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Ruthless property investors are swooping on Victoria fires victims to buy their devastated land. Disgusted real estate agents are fielding calls from predators seeking cheap “scorched land for sale”.

WASHINGTON – As the economy continues to struggle, the public is growing increasingly concerned about losing jobs, not having enough money to pay the bills and seeing their retirement accounts shrink, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll.

Three months after Election Day, the Minnesota showdown between Al Franken and Norm Coleman continues, and the ever-changing storyline has now settled on a central question: Does Coleman have any real chance of retaining his Senate seat? The answer, according to state political and legal analysts, is that it would take a miracle.

(CBS/AP) A handful of Republican governors are considering turning down some money from the federal stimulus package, a move opponents say puts conservative ideology ahead of the needs of constituents struggling with record foreclosures and soaring unemployment.