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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (498874)	11/26/2003 9:09:59 AM
From: JakeStraw	Respond to of 769670

All Kenneth can do is spin & spin and root for bad news... Very pathetic...

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (498874)	11/26/2003 8:27:17 PM
From: Raymond Duray	Respond to of 769670

If 8.2% GDP growth cannot get the unemployment rate under 6%, what can? Ummm, the draft?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (498874)	11/26/2003 9:15:34 PM
From: sea_biscuit	Respond to of 769670

Well, that 8.2% number is the result of so many tricks that would leave even a Houdini gaping in wonder!

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (498874)	11/27/2003 1:04:59 AM
From: DavesM	Respond to of 769670

Kenneth, And what if the unemployment rate falls below 6% for the month of November? BTW, have a Happy Thanksgiving "WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prospects for U.S. growth brightened on Wednesday as new unemployment benefit claims decreased to a nearly three-year low and durable goods orders posted a surprisingly strong jump, government reports showed...The Labor Department said first-time claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 11,000 to 351,000 in the week ended Nov. 22 -- the lowest since January 2001, before the economy slipped into recession..." biz.yahoo.com re: "These latest figures on new jobless claims will NOT result in any decrease in the unemployment rate. If 8.2% GDP growth cannot get the unemployment rate under 6%, what can?"