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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (561516)	4/8/2004 8:56:25 AM
From: CYBERKEN	Respond to of 769670

Oh! That AWFUL DEFICIT! Oh! That AWFUL Bush and his "outsourcing"! No doubt more and more lefties are choosing starvation over filing for unemployment-just to SPITE us ALL... biz.yahoo.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (561516)	4/8/2004 11:15:36 AM
From: JakeStraw	Respond to of 769670

Jobless Claims in Three-Year Low By Glenn Somerville Thursday April 8, 10:51 am ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing initial claims for jobless aid dropped sharply last week to the lowest in more than three years, the government said on Thursday in a further sign of a reviving employment market. First-time claims for state unemployment insurance fell an unexpectedly steep 14,000 in the week ended April 3 to 328,000 -- the lowest level since just before President Bush took office -- from 342,000 the prior week, the Labor Department said. The unexpectedly large fall surprised analysts and led many to predict that a trend toward more hiring was in place, especially after last month's pickup in job creation. biz.yahoo.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (561516)	4/8/2004 11:17:08 AM
From: Bill	Respond to of 769670

Where in the world is Kenny?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (561516)	4/8/2004 11:25:11 AM
From: JakeStraw	Respond to of 769670

US manufacturing outlook rises to record high [08 Apr 2004] WASHINGTON (AFP) A barometer of the US manufacturing outlook shot to a record high in March, and factory job prospects improved, a survey of industry executives showed. The business outlook barometer, compiled from a survey by the Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI research group, edged up one point to 78, the highest in the survey's 32-year history. Any figure above 50 indicates expanding future activity. "The significance of the March survey results is that the surprising strength shown in the previous quarter's survey was repeated for a second straight quarter," said Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI economist Donald Norman. "This adds confidence to expectations that manufacturing sector activity will expand in 2004."