In the final jobs report prior to the election, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has announced that unemployment crept up in October to 7.9 percent, as 170,000 nonfarm payroll jobs were added. The broader "U-6" unemployment statistic is 14.6 percent (up a hair from 14.5 six months ago). August and September's numbers were both revised upward, which is a positive sign. As Jim Pethokoukis notes, average monthly job growth in 2012 has been nearly identical to the sub-par numbers of 2011, and hourly wages remain stagnant at best. The "worst recovery since the Great Depression" continues....
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MendiTeats Wrote: Nov 02, 2012 1:12 PM
and yes, Saddam did have WMD in the 1980's, and used them, when Ronald Wilson Reagan game them the green light to use them on his own citizens.
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gatorbait Wrote: Nov 02, 2012 1:13 PM
must be another disgrunted PAULETTO,.,, see you have been gettin Banned again
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nodeamass Wrote: Nov 02, 2012 1:19 PM
gaitorbait, you need a partial name adjustment, use "master' to reflect your true self.
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