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Miserable In The USA: America’s Worst Cities (Forbes.com)
Cleveland leads a slew of Midwestern towns on our annual list, but thanks to high taxes New York and Chicago make it too.
The city of Cleveland has had a colorful history. The Cuyahoga River, which runs through the city, famously caught fire in 1969 thanks to rampant pollution, and it wasn’t the first time. In [...]
NOT SO FAST MR. OBAMA: New Jobless Claims Surge Unexpectedly, Producer Prices Up, Wall Street Opens Weak (Reuters/Yahoo! News)
The number of U.S. workers filing new applications for unemployment insurance unexpectedly surged last week, while producer prices increased sharply in January, raising potential hurdles for the economic recovery.
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 31,000 to 473,000, the Labor Department said on Thursday. That compared to market expectations for 430,000.
Another report from the department [...]
WAR UPDATE: In Blow to Taliban, 2 More Senior Leaders Are Arrested (New York Times)
KABUL, Afghanistan — Two senior Taliban leaders have been arrested in recent days inside Pakistan, officials said Thursday, as American and Pakistani intelligence agents continued to press their offensive against the group’s leadership after the capture of the insurgency’s military commander last month.
Afghan officials said the Taliban’s “shadow governors” for two provinces in northern [...]
FACT CHECKING THE STIMULUS ACT: JOBLESS RATE HIGH, GROWTH SLOW (AP/YAHOO!)
Did the stimulus work or not? A year after Congress passed President Barack Obama’s huge economic revival plan, the results are mixed — and hardly final.
Despite Obama’s bold promises, unemployment remains stubbornly high. But job losses have slowed dramatically.
And the nation’s recent economic growth is real, even though the government has spent just one-third of [...]
UNCLE SAM ALERT!: Looking For $$$ The IRS Has Increased Audits – Easy Ways To Avoid Them (CNNmoney.com)
Worried about a tax audit? Maybe you should be. More Americans than ever may be subject to unwanted attention from the Internal Revenue Service this season as the government pumps billions of dollars into tax collection.
More than 1.4 million Americans were audited last year, the most in a decade. Even more audits are expected as [...]
PHIL KERPEN/OPINION: Please, Mr. President, No More Stimulus! (Fox News)
On the one year anniversary of the stimulus bill, the verdict is clear: Obama and the Democrats were wrong, and the American people were right.
One year ago today the Democrats forced a huge, bloated, pork-barrel spending bill through Congress that they called an “economic stimulus.” When the legislation was conceived they thought it would sail [...]
Obama Declares Stimulus A Success (Yahoo!/AP)
President Barack Obama hailed Wednesday’s one-year-old economic stimulus law as an accomplishment that staved off another Great Depression and kept up to 2 million people on the job.
Still, with millions still out of work and losing patience, Obama acknowledged that to them, “It doesn’t yet feel like much of a recovery.”
Marking the anniversary of the [...]
Obama’s Nuclear Power Policy: A Study In Contradictions? (The Christian Science Monitor)
President Obama has followed up on his support for “a new generation of safe, clean nuclear power plants,” laid out Jan. 27 in his State of the Union speech, by proposing to triple public financing for nuclear power.
The Department of Energy recently proposed $36 billion in new federal loan guarantees on top of $18.5 billion [...]
10 Resume Mistakes (Investopedia.com)
Searching for a job is not always easy, no matter what state the economy is in. And when you’re on the hunt, your best weapon is your resume. This document must emphasize the best of your experience, education and skills and sell you to your future employer. It’s a lot to ask, but it is [...]
24 Tips For Being Happy At Work (Healthy Living on Shine)
Of course, being happy at work depends mostly on how much you like your job. But there are also smaller steps that can boost your happiness, as well.
Your work space:
? Check for eyestrain: put your hand to your forehead in a salute. If your eyes feel relieved, your space is too bright.
? Get a good [...]
