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American-Made Index: Which Automakers Affect the Most U.S. Workers?
KickingTiresCars.com's American-Made Index gauges how American a car is on a model-by-model basis, but there are lots of other ways to determine just how American a car is. If you look at raw employment figures, Detroit automakers have a larger......Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Labor Markets, Manufacturing and Engineering, Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities
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Cars.com's 2012 Mock Draft: Top Car Prospects
KickingTiresThe 2012 NFL Draft kicks off tonight, which means tomorrow will see millions of hours in lost productivity as Americans wonder why, God, why their team drafted the next JaMarcus Russell. We got to thinking: If we had to draft......Tags: Science and Technology, Manufacturing and Engineering, Physiology, Andrew Luck, Science
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Bush: U.S. 'turning inward,' world wary
The Swampby Mark Silva President Bush, who talks to a lot of world leaders, says they are "amazed and, two, very concerned that the United States is turning inward.'' In an interview of Bush by FOX Business Network's Neil Cavuto that......Tags: Hillary Clinton, Economy, Business and Finance, National Government, Economic Policy, Harley-Davidson Inc.
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Bush: 'Slow economic growth'
The Swampby Mark Silva "This is a time of turbulence in the housing market and slow growth for the overall economy,'' said President Bush, today acknowledging another monthly loss of jobs. "It is clearly a sign that is consisent with slow......Tags: Wildlife, Economy, Business and Finance, Natural Resources, Environmental Issues, Texas
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Obama: Willing to defer some new taxes
The Swampby Mark Silva Sen. Barack Obama says he could be persuaded to "defer'' some of the tax increases he is proposing for wealthier Americans - higher taxes on capital gains and dividends, for instance - depending on economic conditions at......Tags: Golf, Warren Buffett, Health, Personal Income, Financial Markets
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Boehner: Americans want to drill
The Swampby Matthew Hay Brown Congress left Washington last week for the Fourth of July break, but gasoline prices take no holiday - and neither does the campaign by congressional Republican leaders to push for more domestic drilling. House Republican Leader......Tags: Credit and Debt, Natural Resources, Travel, Alaska, Water Pollution
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Economy's job losses meet expectations
The Swampby Frank James It was a bad news, good news morning for economy watchers. The bad news was that the economy shed 62,000 jobs in June, the sixth straight month in which employers cut their payrolls. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate......Tags: Job Layoffs, Homes, Economy, Business and Finance, Prices, National Government
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McCain, Obama, job-losses: 'Tough times'
The Swampby Mark Silva "These are tough times... tough times,'' Republican John McCain said on the campaign trail in Wisconsin today, relaunching his bid for the White House with Sarah Palin by his side. Democrat Barack Obama, waging his own......Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Career and Workplace, Unemployment, White House, Wisconsin
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Policy I: McCain speech
Spin CycleA day after Obama announced policy initiatives on Wall Street, McCain comes out with his, in the midst of a speech with some fairly blistering attacks on Obama. The full speech is after the jump, but here's the gist of......Tags: Colorado, Homes, Health, Crime, Law and Justice, Prices
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McCain: Obama 'gaming the system'
The Swampby Mark Silva "If Gov. Palin and I are elected in 46 days, we are not going to waste a moment in changing the way Washington does business,'' John McCain is telling an audience this morning in Green Bay, Wis.,......Tags: Colorado, Homes, Health, Lobbying, Financial Markets
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Paulson says China's role critical
The Swampby James Oliphant As the credit crunch has struck markets worldwide, one lingering question has been how the turmoil will affect China's burgeoning economy. Tuesday evening in New York, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson spoke about China's economic...Tags: Henry Paulson, Economy, Business and Finance, Weather, Executive Branch, Financial Markets
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Jesse Jackson Jr., Obama-seat: 'Ready'
The Swampby Mark Silva CNBC's Donny Deutsch last night asked Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. of Illinois if he'd be interested in an appointment to the opening seat of Sen. Barack Obama, who will be sworn in as president on Jan. 20.......Tags: Satellite and Cable Service, National Government, Barack Obama, Automotive Equipment, Jesse Jackson
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