Judging Mark Kelly: Gabrielle Giffords Would Want Him to Fly the Shuttle
Filed under: House, Woman Up, Congress, Arizona ShootingSome critics are saying that Mark Kelly's decision to go ahead with his April shuttle flight is selfish, he's ego-driven, he cares more about his career than he does his wife. They should think ag...
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the State of the Union, and the Empty Chair
Filed under: House, State of the Union, Woman Up, Congress, Arizona ShootingThe congresswoman's husband says his wife will recover from her wounds stronger that ever. But as all survivors of trauma learn, the only certainty is that she'll emerge as a d...
99ers and the Bum’s Rush
Filed under: Humor, Chaos Theory, Unemployment, Jobs, EconomyPawn shop is across the street, by the way. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Next Stop, Obamaville. Everybody Off!
Filed under: Democrats, Republicans, Economy, Humor, Obama Administration, Chaos Theory, Congress, UnemploymentWe're in the funny money. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Obama in Ohio: 10,000th Road Project a ‘Big Deal’
Filed under: Barack Obama, Obama Administration, 2010 Elections, Unemployment, Jobs, TransportationIt's a "big deal," President Obama said in Ohio as he marked the 10,000th road-work project that the White House says has been financed by federal stimul...
Retail Sales Slump in May; Biggest Drop in Eight Months
Filed under: Economy, Obama Administration, Unemployment, JobsConsumers put the brakes on spending last month as retail sales dropped 1.2 percent compared to April. It was the steepest decline in eight months. Permalink | Email this ...
Ben Bernanke: Economy ‘Appears to Be on Track’ Despite Debt Crisis
Filed under: Economy, Obama Administration, Unemployment, JobsDespite discouraging news from Europe and the weak U.S. job market, the economic recovery is on track, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke says. Permalink | Email this | Linki...
How’s the Economy Shaping Up for the Out of Work?
Experts were, it is reported, surprised by the latest unemployment figures released by the Department of Labor Thursday. The consensus view was that first-time claims for unemployment benefits would drop slightly to 550,000 after last week’s modest rise. Instead they clocked in at 576,000. And the four-week running average, which smoothes out the volatility...
Economy Surged Upward in Final Quarter of 2009
Filed under: Economy
The U.S. economy grew sharply at the end of 2009, posting its best quarterly numbers in six years, the Washington Post reports. The country's gross domestic product grew 5.7 percent, more than a percentage point beyond what forecasters expected, providing the strongest evidence yet that the recession ended last...Top Economists Say Recovery is ‘Firmly on Track’
Top forecasters are encouraged by the U.S. economy, according to a new survey of 48 economists by the National Association for Business Economics, CNN Money reports. The group predicted that the economy will grow 3.1 percent in 2010 and 2011 -- just slightly lower than their...
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