Regional economic contractions vs growth

Nice depiction of where the pain is being felt most:
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This is obviously having a political effect:
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Sources:

For Most Cities, Recession Has Arrived
BILL MARSH
NYT, October 4, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/05/weekinreview/05marsh.html

Economic Unrest Shifts Electoral Battlegrounds
ADAM NAGOURNEY and JEFF ZELENY
NYT, October 4, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/05/us/politics/05map.html