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...last several weeks have also seen the emergence of the slogan that "things are not getting bad as fast as they were." Some of that relied on slowing weekly unemployment figures and better-than-expected consumer sentiment. For a brief period, all of the statistics on the economy were read as being good. The first set of numbers that let nagging doubt worked its way into optimistic minds was the sharp increase in foreclosure rates. In March there was a 46% increase in filings compared with the same month last year. That news was followed quickly by unexpectedly poor numbers...
...figures which caused the market to rise and the average person to feel better about his prospects where a short dodge in the wrong direction, the economy will have played a cruel trick. Cruelty and tricks are part of the fiber of daily living at this point, so perhaps the shocks will begin to hurt less...
...world. The core of the story was not just taken from the Free Press by the news aggregation service at Google. It was taken from the Free Press by the mainline media whose editors understood that the mayor's behavior was too good to be true. It was better than fiction. And, traditional media were digesting it and putting it on the internet, the airwaves, and the presses as quickly as they could...
...We’re discussing legal and real estate matters and it’s better to keep it confidential,” Flores said...
...site features a little-known tool for students trying to decide between the two programs. The “Planning Worksheet (Gen Ed vs. Core)” is a downloadable PDF file that students can fill out based on prospective concentration possibilities, allowing them to see which program better suits their needs. The worksheet asks students to find courses that fulfill the requirements in each of the programs, check off completed requirements, and evaluate their findings...