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02 Feb 2009 07:50

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U.S.: Despite tough economic times, welfare numbers are down

  • 18 states cut their welfare numbers in 2008; welfare was cut back in the ’90s in favor of encouraging work source
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02 Feb 2009 01:23

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Biz, U.S.: Sky-high rents in NYC aren’t looking so sky-high anymore

  • We had a truly un-New York experience with our old landlord begging us to stay.
  • Tom Botts • a 39-year-old New York City resident who found a drastically different landscape for renting when he and his wife, Libbie Rice, went apartment-hunting. Deals were all over the place, and his old landlord even offered to cut the rent if they stayed. Tenants like Botts are finding significant deals, even free months of rent, in a recession-belabored market. • source
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02 Feb 2009 01:15

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Biz, U.S.: Did bailed-out banks hire foreign workers over U.S. citizens?

  • The numbers suggest it. Just before the economic collapse that required hundreds of billions of dollars in bailouts, banks were attempting to hire foreign workers en masse, an Associated Press investigation recently found. The dozen banks getting the biggest chunks of the $150 billion set aside just for them applied for 21,800 visas in the last six years. That number only increased over time; in fiscal 2008 alone, it was 4,163. source
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01 Feb 2009 16:11

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U.S.: Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn: Look at the future with “new eyes, no grudges”

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01 Feb 2009 14:29

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U.S.: The ice storm has kept the lights off in Kentucky

  • 400,000 people are still without power source
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01 Feb 2009 14:08

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U.S.: Kentucky’s in a scary, frozen state, and the National Guard’s helping

  • 92 counties have declared states of emergency in the wake of last week’s ice storm. That’s more than ¾ of the 120 total counties. source
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30 Jan 2009 16:21

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U.S.: Finally! A new Republican National Committee chair is elected

It only took six rounds, but Michael Steele is the first African-American RNC leader. source
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30 Jan 2009 15:23

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Biz, U.S.: The economy had its biggest freefall in 26 years recently

  • -3.8% decline in GDP in the 4th quarter of 2008 source
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30 Jan 2009 15:06

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U.S.: Who won the RNC chairman job? Nobody.

  • There was no majority victor. The guy who got the closest was former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele, who got 51 votes, but you need 85 to lead the Republican Party. The guy who’s currently the chair, Mike Duncan, only got 44, and as Bush’s handpicked choice during an era where George W. Bush was incredibly unpopular, he might have the stink on him which prevents him from keeping his job. They’ve already gone through three rounds of balloting. Maybe the fourth time’s the charm. source
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30 Jan 2009 09:11

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U.S.: Alaskans, get your eye goggles; a volcano’s about to blow!

  • Every time this happens, we do get a run on dust masks and goggles. That’s the two main things for eye and respiratory protection.
  • Phil Robinson • manager of an Alaska Industrial Hardware store in Anchorage, on preparations being taken for the impeding eruption of the Redoubt Volcano 100 miles southwest of Anchorage. Volcanoes generally give off warning signs allowing people time to prepare. • source
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