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To: RetiredNow who wrote (124249)	10/18/2012 11:33:25 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

Another Republican caught in a lie. US Senator Scott Brown apologizes for claim that Elizabeth Warren used paid actors in asbestos ad By Globe Staff US Senator Scott Brown on Wednesday night issued an apology for earlier saying that his opponent, Democrat Elizabeth Warren, had paid actors to appear as victims of asbestos-related illnesses in television advertisements defending her role in a lawsuit that has become a key issue in the campaign. Two of the victims, speaking through the Warren campaign, said that was not the case. “It was wrong for me to have jumped to those conclusions and I apologize to those I offended,” Brown said in a statement. According to the Gazette, Brown made his comments while visiting Taunton Fire Department’s central station Wednesday morning, when a firefighter asked Brown why family members of asbestos victims were appearing in her commercials. “A lot of them are paid,” Brown said. “We hear that maybe they pay actors. Listen, you can get surrogates and go out and say your thing. We have regular people in our commercials. No one is paid. They are regular folks that reach out to us and say she is full of it.” boston.com

To: RetiredNow who wrote (124249)	10/18/2012 11:38:25 AM
From: tejek	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

John F. English, who appeared in another one of Warren's ads talking about his father who died from mesothelioma, was more direct in his response to Brown's "actor" comment. "Let Scott Brown tell me to my face that I am nothing but a paid actor, and I'll set him straight on what it was like to watch my father suffocate to death," English said. Read more: tauntongazette.com

To: RetiredNow who wrote (124249)	10/18/2012 9:38:46 PM
From: Sr K	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

Last week you said you only pay attention to the Unadjusted Data. Did you see the UNADJUSTED DATA The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 359,048 in the week ending October 13, an increase of 29,129 from the previous week. There were 357,562 initial claims in the comparable week in 2011. While not great, it's a lot better than the headline "In the week ending October 13, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 388,000".