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We’re now up to 2.6 million jobs lost in 2008 and an unemployment rate of 7.2 percent, the kind of numbers we haven’t see since we pulled out of the early 1990s recession.
Obama Shelves Jobs-Credit Proposal
washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from... the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Obama Shelves Jobs-Credit Proposal
Apple CEO Steve Jobs to Take Medical Leave of Absence
Apple CEO Steve Jobs to Take Medical Leave of Absence
online.wsj.com — [Steve Jobs] Reuters Jobs spoke at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in June. But he did not... attend Macworld earlier this month. (more) Apple CEO Steve Jobs to Take Medical Leave of Absence
The Best and Worst Jobs in the U.S.
The Best and Worst Jobs in the U.S.
online.wsj.com — SARAH E. NEEDLEMAN Nineteen years ago, Jennifer Courter set out on a career path that has since... provided her with a steady stream of lucrative, low-stress jobs. Now, her occupation -- mathematician -- has landed at the top spot on a new study ranking ... (more) The Best and Worst Jobs in the U.S.
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Lawyers, Guns and Money — The fact that more than two and a half million jobs were lost in 2008 proves that upper-class tax cuts are great economic policy. And thank God we took the advice of the great ...

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