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WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of people requesting first-time unemployment benefits dropped slightly last week, but remained near a 26-year high as companies lay off thousands of workers amid a deepening recession.

Among the many provisions of the $800–plus billion stimulus bill that were hotly debated and horse-traded behind closed doors, one that remained largely under the radar through the negotiations would have forced employers receiving stimulus money to use a controversial federal computer system to verify that all of its employees are legal U.S. workers. Although […]

The underlying assumptions in this interview with expert Christopher Leinberger can be questioned, but he brings up several interesting demographic points on the evolution and decline of the American suburban lifestyle, and how to end the sight of “skateboarders reclaiming the pools of abandoned McMansions.”

All the expressions of concern won’t do anything without dealing with the root of the problem. Either make China wholly responsible for the little weirdo and his nuclear stockpile, or cut them out of the equation. It looks like everyone’s hoping Kim will just die of cirrhosis and the whole mess will disappear.