washingtonexaminer.com - 24 days ago
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Unemployment has hit 10.2 percent, the highest level since the 1983 recession. Obama administration officials will no doubt try to spin this latest bad economic news by noting that unemployment is typically a "lagging indicator." That was true in the old days, but it won't cut it in the age of ...
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IS UNEMPLOYMENT NOW a leading, rather than a lagging, indicator? “Unemployment may now be something…
Instapundit —
... IS UNEMPLOYMENT NOW a leading, rather than a lagging, indicator? “Unemployment may now be something of a leading indicator because business executives make decisions about whether to invest in new jobs much quicker and based on more accurate data.” ...
Uh Oh! Unemployment Hits Double Digits!
Stop The ACLU —
... metrics for jobs while unemployment rises unabated. Meanwhile, Obama pushed Congress to spend trillions of dollars we don’t have on efforts that have nothing to do with employment or revitalizing the economy. Even the latest CNN poll shows a 17-point swing to the worse for Obama on economics. This is now Obama’s economy. He owns the double-digit unemployment level, having bought it with the $787 billion stimulus plan that he promised would keep unemployment no higher than 8%. Mark Tapscott: It’s time for Obama and Democratic congressional leaders Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi ...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With a close vote looming in the House of Representatives, President Barack Obama's push for healthcare reform was boosted on Thursday by the support of powerful lobbies representing doctors and seniors.
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