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May 03, 2007 06:22 PM EDT --
Illiteracy Also Poses An Economic Problem In An Increasingly Competitive Global Economy
According to a new report, one in five Americans is functionally illiterate. The National Coalition . . .
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June 07, 2007 10:45 PM EDT --
While Many Argue the Merits and Value of the Bush Tax Cuts, Perhaps Those Cuts Should Also Be Measured Against the Benefits Derived From Government Spending
The wisdom of President Bush's 2001 and . . .
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May 25, 2007 03:05 AM EDT --
According to a new report issued by the Commonwealth Fund, a non-profit group that studies healthcare issues, America has the least efficient, most expensive healthcare system compared to five other industrialized . . .
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April 12, 2007 05:18 PM EDT --
National Association of Realtors Predicts 0.7% decline in 2007 -- the First Annual Drop on Record.
For months, the news in the housing market has been, at best, mixed. The good news is that mortgage . . .
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April 19, 2007 10:39 PM EDT --
U.S. Trade Deficit Sets Fifth Consecutive Record
It has many economists worried. It has politicians worried. We’ve been warned of the resulting dangers. And still it gets bigger and bigger.
Last . . .
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June 21, 2007 06:45 PM EDT --
The list of fastest growing metropolitan U.S. cities, since 2000, is topped by Los Angeles. Of the 50 fastest growing metropolitan cities, all but five are in the South, Southwest, or West. In terms . . .
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April 26, 2007 11:36 PM EDT --
As the Dow Jones industrial average crossed the 13,000 milestone for the first time on Wednesday, it marked yet another record closing on Wall Street. Over the past six months, record-setting days have . . .
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May 11, 2007 02:58 AM EDT --
Between skyrocketing gas prices, global warming, national security issues, and economic concerns, almost everyone has a reason to reduce our use of fossil fuels and seek energy independence.
With . . .
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June 01, 2007 02:10 AM EDT --
By now, most Americans are not only convinced that global warming is real, but also that we are largely responsible for it as well.
As a result, some people have taken pro-environmental steps, such as . . .
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March 14, 2008 03:45 AM EDT --
Right now it appears as if the US is in the middle of an e conomic perfect storm; an eroding dollar, high budget and trade deficits, a mortgage fallout resulting in a spreading . . .
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September 03, 2006 04:32 AM EDT --
Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid cost U.S. taxpayers more than $1 trillion a year, or 9% of the US gross domestic product. Some economists predict the cost will rise to 30% by 2050. Author Charles . . .
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September 19, 2008 01:36 AM EDT --
Have you heard the news?
The amount of money the Federal government has ponied up to bailout U.S. banks and other businesses this year is absolutely staggering; nearly $1 trillion. . . .
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March 18, 2008 06:44 PM EDT --
Many experts say we are in the midst of the biggest housing bubble ever and are worried that the ensuing banking and credit crisis could spread like a virus. . . .
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July 06, 2007 02:55 AM EDT --
Jingoism can be defined as chauvinistic patriotism. And unfortunately, many Americans suffer from it.
We hear it all the time; Americans proudly proclaiming the U.S. as the "greatest country on earth." . . .
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December 05, 2008 09:43 AM EST --
On November 10, Bloomberg News reported that the Federal Reserve is refusing to identify the recipients of almost $2 trillion of emergency loans from American taxpayers, nor would it identify the . . .
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February 15, 2007 02:27 AM EST --
Credit Card Companies are Sneaky and Will Make Money Off You in Any Way Possible.
Penalty Fees Account for a Third of the Industry's Revenue, Twice the Figure 10 Years Ago. In Fact, Card Issuers Make . . .
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March 26, 2007 01:08 AM EDT --
Last month, the Commerce Department reported that the nation’s personal savings rate for 2006 was negative 1 percent, the worst showing since the Great Depression. Simply put, this means that people . . .
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February 06, 2007 02:13 PM EST --
The Drop in Personal Savings to a Historic Low, Just as 78 Million Boomers Near Retirement, May Spell Trouble.
As expected, consumer spending in December showed its biggest increase in five months, rising . . .
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March 29, 2007 09:07 PM EDT --
In an effort to reassure American consumers, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told a concerned Congress yesterday that he doesn’t foresee the $13 trillion U.S. economy slipping into recession. . . .
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April 03, 2006 04:55 AM EDT --
Things haven't been good at General Motors in quite some time. And now, perhaps, they are about to get worse.
GM's troubles are many, and cumulatively, they are potentially leading to a once unimaginable . . .
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