Official recession watchers at the NBER said today that the U.S. is recession, and it began in December 2007. Here is the text of their statement. The Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research met by conference call on Friday, November 28. …
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NBER Makes It Official: Recession Started in December 2007
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Obama eyes 'strong opinions' for security team
President-elect Barack Obama today announced Sen. Hillary Clinton as his pick for secretary of state, calling her an "American of tremendous stature who will have my complete confidence." Obama also confirmed that he is keeping Defense Secretary Robert…
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Obama Marks 20th Anniversary of World AIDS Day
Obama Marks 20th Anniversary of World AIDS Day The president-elect delivers taped remarks to the Saddleback Civil Forum on Global Health. Click above to watch, and read his remarks here. President Bush also addresses the forum, hosted by the Rev. Rick Warren and held at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. …
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This iPhone is “Touchier” Than Most
As wonderful as the iPhone is, it leaves out anyone visually impaired. This Silicon Touch iPhone case works in tandem with an app to allow special accessibility functions like text to speech and moon type tactile feedback. The case is engraved with modified bas-relief buttons each corresponding to a modified home screen on the iPhone. …
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Fujitsu Laptop4Life Program Gives You A New Laptop Every 3 Years, Forever
Fujitsu Laptop4Life Program Gives You A New Laptop Every 3 Years, Forever By Evan Ackerman Fujitsu computers is launching a program called Laptop4Life, that does just that: buy one of their Lifebook laptops, and then every 3 years, you’ll be able to get a brand new model, absolutely free. …
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SEAN MILKS IT
JAMES Franco says Sean Penn pushed the gay sex scenes in "Milk" further than he expected. "In the original script I read, there was only one real kissing scene," Franco tells next month's Elle. "A month after [director] Gus [Van Sant] asked me to...…
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James Jones: Obama's National Security Surprise
General James Jones, a former Marine Corps commandant with political savvy, will fill one of the most powerful positions in the country: National Security Adviser…
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Memeorandum runs rings around Google News
If you want to know what's happening in the world, then will tell you - at least in a couple of areas. It's an automated news clipping service, known in the trade as a "news aggregator". It provides headlines and short texts updated every few minutes,…
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