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To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (31053)	11/5/2003 12:09:34 PM
From: tonka552000	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

And how the Brass hated McNamara...I remember that one well...very much the way the Brass hated Rummy with Ford and now with Dubya......

To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (31053)	11/6/2003 9:25:27 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 89467

Jobless claims at pre-recession level www2.marketwatch.com <<...The number of Americans who've been out of work longer than six months rose to 2.1 million in September, representing 23.2 percent of all unemployed workers. Both figures are highs for this business cycle. The jobless claims figures show significant improvement in the labor market in the past two months, with the four-week average of initial claims falling by about 30,000 over that time. However, the initial claims figures capture only the patterns of layoffs, not the trend in hiring. With the continuing claims figures still at high levels, hiring remains anemic. In September, about 57,000 jobs were added to U.S. payrolls, the government has said. That was the first increase since January, but falls short of the 150,000 to 200,000 new jobs needed each month to absorb the growing adult population. The Labor Department will report on the October employment situation on Friday. Economists expect about 56,000 jobs to be added in October, with the jobless rate expected to remain at 6.1 percent, according to a survey conducted by CBS MarketWatch...>>