latimes.com - 1/19/2009
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The sleek racing machine that was the U.S. economy is unlikely to return any time soon despite the huge repair efforts now underway. Instead, it probably will continue to sputter and threaten to stall for years to come. The prospects are so gloomy, according to a recent study, that unemployment ...
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... Rent-to-own home leases becoming more popular Jerusalem Post: Hamas: We will continue to smuggle weapons into Strip Jerusalem Post: Hamas leader Haniyeh: We have achieved victory Washington Times: Pelosi pushes Obama on repeal of tax breaks Eyes Bush anti-terror approach Denver Post/AP: Saudi Arabia pledges $1 billion to rebuild Gaza Houston Chronicle/AP: Mich. orders dad to pay for child s birth or wed mom Los Angeles Times: U.S. economy may sputter for years Washington Post: 400,000 Jam the Mall for Obama-Mania ...
Will economy stagnate for years?
The Swamp —
by Frank James
While much of official Washington is closed down for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday today and will be singularly focused on the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama tomorrow, the economy refuses to be ignored.
To that end, it's worth asking the question: are we fated to have a long period of economic stagnation in which the nation's economy just bumps along for years?
That's certainly a possibility as the Tribune Washington Bureau's Peter Gosselin reports.
An excerpt:
What most ...
WELL, THIS IS CHEERFUL: “Unemployment could be worse than now by the time President-elect Barack Ob…
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... WELL, THIS IS CHEERFUL: “Unemployment could be worse than now by the time President-elect Barack Obama’s first term ends.” ...
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