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Tag Archives: Economy
Iowa Debate Round Up
Summary: This was a really difficult debate to watch, and while some would say the questions asked were not softballs, the moderators were throwing gotchas, something which Newt Gingrich took issue with. Chris Wallace: Tonight’s villain in the moderator stakes was Wallace, and at times it was hard to hard to tell if Chris used the [...]
Posted in 2012 Presidential Election Coverage, Debates, GOP
Tagged as: Ames Straw Poll, Cain, Chris Wallace, Economy, Fox News, Gotcha Moments, Herman Cain, Iowa Caucuses, Iowa Debate, Jon Huntsman, Jon Huntsman Jr., McCotter, Newt Gingrich, Pawlenty, Rep. Michele Bachmann, Rep. Ron Paul, Republican Presidential Nomination, Rick Santorum, Romney, Ron Paul, The Washington Examiner, Tim Pawlenty
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Regional factories rebound, jobless claims up
Factory activity in the Mid-Atlantic region bounced back in July, lifting hopes of a pick-up in economic growth in the third quarter. However, a rise in the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits suggested the reacceleration in output would not be as strong as had previously anticipated. The Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank [...]
Posted in Business, Economy, Federal Reserve
Tagged as: Business, Economy, Federal Reserve, Unemploymnet
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McConnell Sends Another Invite For Conversation Obama Deemed Not Worth Having
In light of last Tuesday’s White House ‘Snub’, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has again sent another invite to President Barack Obama to meet on solving the debt ceiling debate. Read Full Story ‘McConnell rallies, invites Obama to Hill again’ at Politico – Click Image to open link in a new window/tab Further Reading: Obama [...]
Posted in Debt Ceiling, Deficit Spending, Democrats, Mitch McConnell
Tagged as: 2012 Presidential Race, Congress, Debt Ceiling, Democrats, Economy, GOP, Mitch McConnell, Obama, Politico, Republican Party, Republicans, White House
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Australia Closer to Carbon Tax
Australia: Julia Gillard’s Minority Labor Government has pushed forward with it’s plan to introduce a carbon tax. Independent MP Tony Windsor has given his strongest signal yet that he’ll back a carbon tax. CLICK IMAGE FOR FULL STORY (opens in new window/tab) Further Reading: Australia carbon tax plans spark protests – BBC News Recommend [...]
Posted in Economy, Energy Issues, Environment, Extremists, Foreign Politics, Global Markets
Tagged as: Australia, Cap and Trade, Carbon Tax, Economy, Julia Gillard, Prime Minister Julia Gillard
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Sluggish Hiring Seen as a Threat to Recovery .
By PHIL IZZO The potential for a persistent slowdown in hiring is the biggest threat to the U.S. recovery, according to economists in the latest Wall Street Journal economic forecasting survey, as they sharply cut the number of jobs they projected the economy would create in coming months. “If jobs don’t grow fast enough, the [...]
Posted in Business, Economy, Wall Street Journal
Tagged as: Economy, U.S. economy, Unemployment, WSJ
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The 2012 GOP Bashing Race
Photoshop Image: Craig Edwards There is no doubt the mainstream press have protected Obama since gaining the White House. After all, they were ones who helped convince the America public to vote for a junior Senator from Illinois. Even when Obama adopted and extended Bush era policy mannerisms it gained no ire from the same press, [...]
Posted in 2012 Elections, 2012 Presidential Race, Double Standards, Editorial
Tagged as: 2008 Presidential Primary Campaign, Bush, CBS, Comedy Central Roast, Deficits, Donald Trump, Economy, Energy costs, Gaffe, GOP, Hope and Change, Inflation, Joe Biden, Mainstream Media, McCain, NBC, New Hampshire Primary, Obama, Romney, Rudy Giuliani, Sarah Palin, Unemployment, War on Terrorism, Washingston Post, White House
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