President Lyndon B. Johnson (left) and Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara attend a Cabinet Room meeting in Washington, D.C., February 7, 1968.

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President Lyndon B. Johnson (left) and Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara attend a Cabinet Room meeting in Washington, D.C., February 7, 1968.

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Vietnam War's architect couldn't escape its shadow

Robert S. McNamara will be remembered most as a man who was instrumental in sending hundreds of thousands of Americans to fight in Vietnam, and who was haunted by his decision for the rest of his life. McNamara, who was defense secretary under presidents Kennedy and Johnson, died in Washington Monday at age 93. » read more

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Kim Gish holds her daughter outside her Sacramento homewhich she purchased for $109,000, after it had been foreclosed. The previous owner paid $350,000 in 2005.

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Foreclosures are remaking the real estate business

As the U.S. foreclosure crisis grinds on, the detailed work of processing, repairing and selling thousands of homes repossessed by banks has become real estate's new gold. In the past year, repo-related business has rapidly grown to national scale, fueling job growth in Colorado, Texas, Ohio and elsewhere to service the meltdown in markets in California, Arizona, Nevada and Florida. » read more

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