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There's nothing like being shown the light. If you work in the blinds-and-drapery business, that should come with the territory. But on Friday's episode of "Undercover Boss," Chad Hallock, CEO of Budget Blinds, the country's largest window-covering franchisor, fought enlightenment as long as he could. "I take ...

By PAUL WISEMAN and CHRISTOPHER LEONARD WASHINGTON (AP) -- The job market is even worse than the 9.1 percent unemployment rate suggests. America's 14 million unemployed aren't competing just with each other. They must also contend with 8.8 million other people not counted as unemployed - part-timers who ...