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Tuesday, August 28, 2007

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Music brings a sparkle to the Emerald City

Buskers at Pikes Place Market, Seattle

The housing market might be down nationwide, but in Seattle it's riding high. So the Emerald City is working hard to keep its sparkle -- it hired 25 buskers to make music in the city's open spaces. Jamala Henderson reports.

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