Archive for October, 2009
If You're Gonna Compromise, At Least Get Something in Return
Posted on 03. Oct, 2009 by Michael Preston.
On Friday, the Labor Department released its jobs report and the results were, in a word, depressing. While the economy shed jobs at a much slower rate than it had earlier in the year, the unemployment rate inched up to 9.8 percent in September as the economy lost 263,000 jobs, exceeding economists’ expectations. Notably, 53,000 […]
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Chicago, Obama Lose Olympic Bid: Mass Media Hysteria Ensues
Posted on 03. Oct, 2009 by Collin Orcutt.
The sky is falling, the sky is falling! Yesterday, Chicago lost its bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games. One of four finalist cities, Chicago was cut in the first round of voting (receiving only 18 of a possible 94) by the International Olympic Committee, despite the presentations delivered by President Obama, wife Michelle and […]
