Starting Over.

Discusses how worker retraining programs are popular in the U.S., but fall short of solving the job shortage. How some Michigan workers have turned to federal retraining to broaden their skills for a changing economy; Observation that funds for such programs are limited, and many report difficulty finding jobs in new fields; View that neither President George W. Bush nor Senator John Kerry have addressed the plight of the workers; Why the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program has had little political support; Criticism of the TAA program; Struggles of displaced workers; Impact of regional economics on those looking for new jobs.