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Economy may be tipping point for servers here
Chicagoans are some of the highest tippers in the nation. Zagat's 2008-2009 Chicago Restaurants survey found Chicagoans are tipping servers an average of 19.1 percent of food bills. That's just shy of the nation's highest tippers in Philadelphia, who tip 19.4 percent.... Full Article At Chicago Sun-Times
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PM: West must not give up on aid
Brown tells G8 that looming threat to global Economy requires a speeding up of the fight to tackle climate change and poverty... Full Article At Guardian Unlimited
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Random on the 4th: Because We Live in Interesting Times
WHERE’S FREDO? Join the hunt for Alberto Gonzales . Anyone can play. Condi Rice is proud —PROUD, I TELL YOU — that the US went to war in Iraq. And she’s sure that the world isn’t more dangerous as a consequence. Meanwhile, some Republicans are apparently in a state of alarm... Full Article At The Moderate Voice
Rising costs cancel 4th of July celebrations.
The rising costs of imported fireworks, local budget crunches, “high fuel and transportation costs,” and the tight Economy have canceled fireworks shows across the country. What you may not see tonight:... Full Article At Think Progress
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The Flip-Flop Flap
Noam Scheiber and Jonathan Chait Debate whether or not John McCain's flip-flop attacks against Barack Obama will work. Since Chait seems to... Full Article At The Atlantic - Matthew Yglesias
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The week ahead: It's the economy
(CNN) — Barack Obama plans to spend the week ahead focused on the nation's economic woes while making stops in several states President Bush carried in 2004. The Illinois senator begins... Full Article At CNN - Political Ticker
Economic Battle Royale
Obama campaign announces plans to match McCain focus on the Economy in upcoming week of events. The Senator will begin the week in Charlotte, then... Full Article At Time - The Page
Helms dead at 86: a harbinger of things to come
Conservative icon dies. Long live the Millennials : Today we celebrate the spirit of America, which always has been one of hope. It’s elusive this summer, with a war raging and the Economy plunging, but there’s always one promising place... Full Article At The Moderate Voice
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The Reason There is a Housing Crash in the U.K. is Because There Was a Bubble
Someone needs to tell that to the NYT. The NYT has an article on the current problems in the United Kingdom's Economy in which it fails the connect the current problems with the housing bubble that laid its basis. At one point the article refers... Full Article At The American Prospect - Beat the Press
Finance Camp: Parents Investing In Young Investors
This summer, droves of school-age children will attend summer camp, where they will paddle canoes, play tennis and make crafts from paste and yarn. Others, will go to finance camp, where they will take excursions to a local bank or delve into budgeting and investing simulations. Rather than singing around... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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Paul Krassner: Confessions of a Barista
Hi, my name is Paul. I'm a barista at Starbucks--or I should say that I *was* a barista--but I still feel that I *am* one, even though I've been given my walking papers, my pink slip, whatever you want to call it, I've been fired from my job. Just my luck, on Independence Day weekend,... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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Is the Labor Department Understating Job Loss?
The Labor Department's establishment survey includes an imputation for jobs created in new firms that are not included in its sampling universe. This imputation tends to miss turning points, understating job growth when the Economy picks up speed... Full Article At The American Prospect - Beat the Press
Trouble Brewing for Craft Beer Makers
Microbrewers are dealing with rising commodity prices and a slowing Economy by raising prices and consolidating... Full Article At Business Week
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Buyout Boom to Wear on Economy
The recent corporate-buyout boom is likely to come back and haunt financial markets and the Economy, as firms struggle to refinance billions of dollars in loans made to finance takeovers, the Bank for International Settlements said.... Full Article At Wall Street Journal: Politics and Policy
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Darling: Economy still in good shape
Business & money: Alistair Darling dismisses speculation that Britain is poised for its first recession since the 1990s... Full Article At Guardian Unlimited
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CNN's Roberts did not challenge McCain adviser's claim that McCain understands the economy by noting numerous dubious economic statements
On the July 2 edition of CNN's The Situation Room, guest host John Roberts asked Sen. John McCain senior adviser and ... Full Article At Media Matters for America
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Obama, McCain Work to Highlight Views on Key Trade Policies
With the Economy a top campaign issue, presidential hopefuls Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama are working to shape their stances on international... Full Article At Vote 2008 | NewsHour with Jim Lehrer | PBS
Belfast: Open for Business
A decade after the Good Friday peace agreement, Northern Ireland's Economy is blossoming... Full Article At Business Week
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Heard on the Hill: Porn Industry to Congress — Thanks!
When Congress passed economic stimulus legislation earlier this year, little did Members realize that the Economy wasn't the only thing about to be stimulated.... Full Article At Roll Call - News
Portfolio vs. Vanity Fair: Infighting At Condé Nast
Tongues are wagging yet again over the fate of Conde Nast's business magazine Portfolio, and this time it's not just embittered ex-staffers. The thin display of ads in this month's issue with Starbucks' Howard Schultz as cover art (32 ad pages, according to a spokeswoman) was shocking... Full Article At HuffingtonPost