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Rationing Gasoline as Market Manipulation?

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Posted on September 21, 2008 - 2:45pm at Cup of Joe Powell
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Short-term rationing, targeted in the Southeast, is being promoted by John Hofmeister, former president for Shell Oil.

"The analysis is based on 2007 data and thus does not reflect the full impact of the current foreclosure crisis. "

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Posted on August 8, 2008 - 7:09am at Stone Soup Station
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CSM buys into the hype coming from HUD as a result of their HMIS numbers.

"U.S. unemployment rate rose to the highest level in more than four years as employers cut jobs again in July, increasing the th

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Posted on August 1, 2008 - 8:45am at Stone Soup Station
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It's tough as hell for folks to find even the lousiest of jobs here in Nashville at the moment; doesn't look like it'll get much better anytime soon, either....

Bloomberg.com: Worldwide

Unemployment rates in Middle Tennessee continued to climb in June.....Jobless rate rises in all Tennessee counties

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Posted on July 25, 2008 - 6:58am at Stone Soup Station
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I love this: "most June-over-May hikes are minimal."

Yeah, right.

Harold Ford Jr. responds to Gramm's "nation of whiners" remark

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Posted on July 10, 2008 - 7:04pm at KnoxVIews
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Harold Ford Jr., appearing on David Gregory's MSNBC Road to the White House, responds to McCain top economic adviser Phil Gramm's remarks that the economic slowdown is a "mental recession" and that the United States is "a nation of whiners:"

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McCain adviser: Americans are “whiners” in a “mental recession”

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Posted on July 10, 2008 - 9:58am at The Donkey's Mouth
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Former U.S.

Declining Tax Revenues Are A Good Thing

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Posted on June 13, 2008 - 7:55am at Post Politics
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According to Bill Hobbs:

What Has He Done For You Lately?

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Posted on May 22, 2008 - 5:24pm at KnoxVIews
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We all know that Lamar Alexander is a fixture in Washington DC politics, but what has he done for you lately?

"...analysts are acknowledging that the US housing collapse and credit crunch have precipitated an economic slowdown that will l

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Posted on May 16, 2008 - 6:56am at Stone Soup Station
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"Meanwhile, real weekly wages have fallen compared to a year earlier in every month since October."

It's a bad time to be poor...

US workers paying the price for Wall Street’s debacle By Barry Grey

"People sign up for food stamps when they lose their jobs, or their wages go down because their hours are cut..."

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Posted on March 31, 2008 - 6:08am at Stone Soup Station
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No surprise here....

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