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Midwestern and Southeastern states posted the strongest gains year over year, thanks to increased manufacturing, the AP's Economic Stress Index shows.

Economic stress index is lower than January 2010, but up from Dec.

At TiqIQ, our world revolves around the ticket market, and given the AP's lack of predictive success over the years, we decided to launch the TiqIQ Top 25 to see if it was a better predictor post-season glory.

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There is an article about the AP's decision, and some reactions to it, here at the New York Times.

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The AP's index calculates a score from 1 to 100 based on unemployment, foreclosure and bankruptcy rates.

Economic stress index is lower than January 2010, but up from Dec.

The AP's analysis of 26,000 emails—obtained through a legal settlement—showed otherwise.

Open-Records Laws Make Contacts by Officials the Public's Business, Too

You can also see a hotly argued comment thread at Books, Inq.: The Epilogue, which is where I first learned about this story, together with a link to Instapundit's "irony alert", pointing out AP's extensive quoting from blogs in its own coverage of the story it itself has generated.

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The AP's request set off howls of protests from gun owners and the state police, who said they feared criminals would use the information to steal guns or target those who aren't armed.

Ill. lawmakers say gun-permit holder names private

These records and open access to government officials help shine a light into the dark places where wrongdoing can occur, and historically always has, said Michael Oreskes, the AP's senior managing editor for U.S. news.

Ill. lawmakers say gun-permit holder names private

Tribal leaders and police officials declined the AP's interview requests.

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WTNQ-FM, an AP affiliate in Tennessee, received the legal threat over its YouTube channel, through which it makes its/AP's material available to its listeners.

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