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Matthew Jacob, a senior leisure analyst at Majestic Research, is more cautious. "They're trying to overcome people's reluctance by making staterooms bigger and showing that they have more amenities than shuffleboard, with the onboard water parks," says Jacob. "But when it comes down to it, you're still on a ship. And that's not for everybody. And it never will...
...unlike the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which many accused of being an agglomeration of pork-barrel projects, Obama’s new proposals have a national focus. They represent efficient use of federal funds to provide much-needed stimulus to an economy that still isn’t back on its feet...
Although the 2009 federal stimulus plan helped prevent a global depression, America still feels the pinch of hard times. Unemployment hovers around 10 percent and the country’s GDP remains significantly below 2007 levels. With this in mind, the Congress should welcome Obama’s recent suggestions for renewed efforts to stimulate the economy...
Summers basically said that he thinks the debate should not be about whether the economy is still in a recession (it's not), but how fast it is growing: "The question is what the pace of the expansion is going...
...estranged wife has formally called it quits. Jenny Sanford, a high-powered investment banker before becoming the Palmetto State's First Lady, announced on Dec. 11 that she was filing for divorce after 20 years of marriage. "This came after many unsuccessful efforts at reconciliation, yet I am still dedicated to keeping the process that lies ahead peaceful for our family," she said in a statement. The split doesn't come as a surprise: the former Lazard bigwig conspicuously declined to stand by her husband while he disclosed his dalliance, rebuked him several times during interviews and moved...