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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (131808)	5/4/2012 3:32:55 PM
From: TopCat	5 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 224756

"So, stop lying!" About what..???

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (131808)	5/4/2012 4:39:50 PM
From: locogringo	3 Recommendations Respond to of 224756

Wall Street ends worst week of 2012 on weak job growth (and reports that Obama is a Muslim) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street ended its worst week this year with a sharp selloff on Friday after a slowdown in job creation in the world's top economy raised the biggest question mark yet about the prospects for U.S. growth. finance.yahoo.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (131808)	5/4/2012 4:45:53 PM
From: locogringo	7 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224756

NOBODY can make this stuff up about braindead liberals.............. WI Dem Civil War May Derail Effort to Recall Walker A funny thing has happened to the Democrats' plan to oust Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker in next month's recall election; they've decided to have themselves an all-out civil war. breitbart.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (131808)

5/4/2012 4:49:42 PM

From: Hope Praytochange

2 Recommendations Respond to of 224756

Stocks finished deeply in negative territory Friday, after the government reported that hiring slowed in April, fueling worries over the strength of the economic recovery.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted their biggest weekly drop this year.

Major U.S. Indexes

	Last	Change	Today's % Change	1 Week % Change	YTD % Change
Dow	13038.27	-168.32	-1.27%	-1.44%	6.72%
NASDAQ	2956.34	-67.96	-2.25%	-3.68%	13.48%
S&P 500	1369.10	-22.47	-1.61%	-2.44%	8.87%
Russell 2000	791.84	-14.75	-1.83%	-4.07%	6.87%
CBOE VIX	18.96	1.40	7.97%	16.18%	-18.97%

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell for a third-consecutive session, tumbling 168.32, or 1.27 percent, to close at 13,038.27, led by BofA [BAC 7.74

-0.26 (-3.25%)

] and Cisco [CSCO 19.12

-0.60 (-3.04%)

] .

The S&P 500 fell 22.47, or 1.61 percent, to finish at 1,369.10. The Nasdaq plunged 67.96, or 2.25 percent, to end at 2,956.34.

The CBOE Volatility Index, widely considered the best gauge of fear in the market, surged to close near 19.

For the week, the Dow erased 1.44 percent, the S&P 500 shed 2.44 percent, and the Nasdaq dropped 3.68 percent. BofA was the biggest laggard on the Dow for the week, while Merck [MRK 38.84 -0.33 (-0.84%) ] gained.

Nine out of the ten key S&P sectors ended lower, led by techs, while telecoms eked out a small gain.

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Non-farm payrolls rose much less than expected, with employers adding just 115,000 jobs in April, well below expectations for 170,000 according to a Reuters survey. Still, the unemployment rate slipped to 8.1 percent, hitting the lowest since January 2009.

“It’s crystal clear that the economic recovery is in doubt—you have an economy that is in need of organic growth and you’re not getting it from these reports,” said Todd Schoenberger, managing principal at The BlackBay Group. “Participation rate dropped and average working hours are down—if you’re lucky enough to have a job, your spending power is still down.”