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December 8, 2009
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Coming up this week on SoCal Connected
The downturn in housing prices - and sales - has now hit the high end. Find out why so many expensive mansions are sitting unsold. And why they'd really be a bargain, if you just had the money.
And, behind the big top at the Cirque du Soleil. You may have seen their shows. Now see what it takes to pull off all those tricks.
Plus, humor from our funny man, Brian Unger. This week he takes on a group that's really suffering. How the super-rich are learning to cope with the economic downturn.

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