A Dragon in Sheep’s Clothing

From Newsweek’s Jan. 25 edition: No Rational Exuberance – Op-Ed by George F. Will Today’s unemployment rate is 10 percent; the underemployment rate—the unemployed, plus those employed part time, plus those discouraged persons who have stopped looking for jobs—is 17.3 percent. Almost 40 percent of the unemployed have been so for seven months or more. [...]

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Among other things being discussed and negotiated, AP reports this: On another high-profile issue, the negotiators are discussing a hybrid of a proposed national insurance exchange contained in the House bill and the state-by-state approach favored by the Senate. House Democrats are pressing for a national system to apply pressure to the insurance industry after [...]

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In Portsmouth, W. Norfolk Bridge lanes reopen after blockage This accident was on the bridge about a mile or so past my exit. All the eastbound traffic was being diverted off I-164 on my exit, and routed around to London Blvd or to the Downtown tunnel. The container came off the trailer and crushed some [...]

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“President Barack Obama on Monday vowed to use ‘every element of our national power’ to keep Americans safe.” (from “Obama vows to use power to thwart terrorists” AP via Yahoo! News) “President Barack Obama warned Monday that the United States would respond aggressively to terrorism such as last week’s botched attempt to blow up a [...]

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