Drawing Lines on Doing Favors
At what point is it ethically proper to use connections and do favors?
This is an easier call when you are the favor seeker. If you are unemployed and have family and friends who can put in a good word for you, why not ask them to do so? Their
Italian PM: Stop spreading bad economic news
It?s fear that?s driving down consumption. ... Today, we don?t think there?s anything to fear.
Let?s avoid editorial groups that feed the crisis.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, the host
State Welfare Rolls Feel Impact Of Recession
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All Things Considered, July 3, 2009 · Welfare caseloads have been going up in most states over the past year, but not in every state. In fact, cases are going down in some of the hardest-hit areas.
Unemployment reaches 9.5 percent
Even as economists and pundits talk wistfully about the barest hints of recovery, the nation's payrolls continued to disgorge workers: 467,000 of them in June.
Contact staff writer Jane M. Von Bergen at 215-854-2769 or jvonbergen@phillynews.com.
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Globe, union reach tentative deal
The Globe & Mail newspaper reached an eleventh-hour agreement on a new labour contract with its union Thursday night, averting a work stoppage at the 165-year-old daily.
The agreement is tentative and will be voted on by the 480 or so unionized
Frank Beckmann: Climate bill gives huge powers to government
Independence Day has always been observed in the United States as a celebration of our freedom from rule of the United Kingdom.
Our Founding Fathers created a Constitution that insured that Americans would live freely, able to pursue their own
Older job seekers struggling with age barrier
WASHINGTON - Like many unemployed older workers, 64-year old Allan Kellum fears his age has made it harder to find a new job. At a recent job fair, Kellum expressed interest in a supervisory role coordinating an international health assistance program.
