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ncarota wrote: Joe,I would like to add a little to your very accurate and much needed tutorial about the â??porkâ?� spending, and itâ??s all too often forgotten benefits, during the last Depression.When those projects were started, there was no Social Security or Unemployment Benefits like there are today. Could you imagine what this country would be like today if all those who lost their jobs in the last two years had no social safety net at all? Those â??cursed by many entitlementsâ?� came about because of the misery created when families had no means of support at all the day after the bread-winner lost his job. The WPA/CCC projects were the unemployment benefit. I think that is a better route to go than extending and re-extending todayâ??s unemployment benefits with nothing to show for it. Extension after extension does nothing for a workerâ??s self-esteem or a countryâ??s productivity and does more to create a precursor to generational welfare.Whatever â??pork

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Global leaders had a simple message for the world on Saturday: Keep trading. If nations instead choose to barricade their economies behind new commercial barriers, they risk making the global economic crisis even worse, leaders said. 'Trade is the best...

The dollar constantly fluctuates against other currencies of the world in today's marketplace. Due to the decline of the global equity markets and declining world interest rates, investors have been forced to pursue new opportunities.

US President Barack Obama told Chinese President Hu Jintao by telephone Friday that China must take action to redress its swelling trade surplus with the United States. 'President Obama stressed the need to correct global trade imbalances,' the White House said in a statement after the first direct contact between Obama and Hu since Obama assumed office 10 days ago....

Mumbai, Jan 31 : The 30-scrip sensex of Bombay Stock Exchange rose by 749.89 points or 8.64 per cent to 9,424.24 in the week ended yesterday on sustained heavy speculative demand from foreing institut...

PALESTINIAN TERITORIES. The UN will launch a US$610 million appeal to meet the 'massive' needs of those hit by Israel's 22-day war in Gaza, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said yesterday.

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Monday's session are Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Aflac Inc. and Humana Inc.

India won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the second One-day international cricket match here Saturday.

NEW YORK, NY - With Super Bowl XLIII only days away, the International Trademark Association (INTA) issued on January 28, 2009 a warning to the legions of fans hoping to buy official Super Bowl gear and offered tips on how to spot fake merchandise, a press release by INTA stated.This year, Super Bowl Sunday will be one of the biggest days of the year for sports fans around the world, as the Pitt...