Archive for February 5th, 2010

The Senate

Friday, February 5th, 2010

Ok. It’s been a long week. Let’s have some fun:
Americans can be proud to live in a nation so well served by its elected bodies. In particular the Senate deserves praise for its resolute avoidance of anything resembling action. The nation has few opportunities to come together and make a collective statement, indeed it happens… »

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The Unemployment Rate Drops

Friday, February 5th, 2010

Well it drops a little: from 10.0% to 9.7%. Today’s report from the Bureau of labor Statistics is chock full of information – 42 pages of it – and after having read through it I end up pretty much where I began.
Here are the headlines:
Obviously it is good news that the unemployment rate fell, which… »

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