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For-profit fundraisers collect loads, but nonprofits see a sliver
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersFor 24 years, Citizens Against Government Waste has exposed pork-barrel spenders and rallied tax critics. Its "Pig Book" and "porker" awards, meant to shame congressional leaders who exploit the public purse, have made the group a media darling and a...Tags: Campaign Finance, Government, Lawyers, Los Angeles, Research
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62,000 jobs lost, off nearly half-million for year
AP Economics WriterThe nation lost jobs for a sixth month in a row in June, a storm of pink slips drenching this year's July Fourth holiday for more than 60,000 Americans and leaving thousands more worried about the future. Weighed down by energy prices and the housing...Tags: Republican Party, Barack Obama, Productivity, Government, Family
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Economy's job losses meet expectations
The Swampby Frank James It was a bad news, good news morning for economy watchers. The bad news was that the economy shed 62,000 jobs in June, the sixth straight month in which employers cut their payrolls. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate......Tags: George Bush, Job Layoffs, Heads of State, Barack Obama, Productivity
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Tax-exempt aid for new Yankee Stadium raises questions
keith.herbert@newsday.com; michael.frazier@newsday.comMore than two years ago, New York City and its Major League Baseball teams seized upon an innovative way to use tax-exempt bonds to help fund construction of the New York Yankees' new stadium in the Bronx and the Mets' Citi Field in Queens. For the...Tags: New Jersey Nets, New York Mets, Baseball, Government, Economic Policy
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Stocks drop after new record for oil prices
AP Business WriterWall Street resumed its sell-off Wednesday after oil hit a new record and a bearish analyst report renewed concerns that General Motors Corp. could run out of cash. The stock market's pullback, which accelerated in the final hours of the week's last full...Tags: Commuting, Dwight David Eisenhower, New York Mercantile Exchange, Energy Saving, Market and Exchange
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Virginia unemployment rate 3.8 percent in May
Virginia's unemployment rate went up one-half of a percentage point to 3.8 percent in May. The Virginia Employment Commission said Wednesday the increase from April's rate of 3.3 percent reflects an influx of college graduates entering the job market...Tags: Danville (Danville, Virginia), Unemployment, Virginia
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Briefing - July 4
BOSTON BEER BEGINS TO BOTTLE SAMUEL ADAMS Boston Beer began Samuel Adams bottle production and distribution at its Pennsylvania Brewery in Upper Macungie Township on Thursday, a spokeswoman said Thursday. This is the latest production in the rebirth of...Tags: Macungie, Pennsylvania, Distilling and Brewing Industry, Beverage Industry, Freddie Mac
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Fragile economy takes toll on jobs
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe nation shed 62,000 more jobs in June, bringing total losses for the year to 438,000 and rekindling concerns that the United States is in recession. What's more, the Labor Department's unemployment report, released Thursday, showed job losses in April...Tags: Job Layoffs, University of Chicago, Industrial Production, Economic Indicator, Employees
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Nation's economy loses another 62,000 jobs in June
The nation lost jobs for a sixth month in a row in June as employers eliminated 62,000 positions, bringing total losses so far this year to 438,000, according to the Labor Department on Thursday. The unemployment rate held steady at 5.5 percent after...Tags: Job Layoffs, Employees, Moody's Corporation, Fourth of July, Employers
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Stocks tumble again
Of Bloomberg NewsStocks tumbled Wednesday, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average into a bear market, after oil rose to a record and steelmakers and coal producers retreated on concern the economic slump will worsen. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index slid to its lowest...Tags: Citigroup Incorporated, Weather Reports, Bankruptcy, New York Weather, Massey Energy Company
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