The economy adds many new jobs but the unemployment rate rises too.  Wall Street was more calm on Friday but still down.  Greek debt crisis still spooks investors, but Obama says help is on the way.  No British party wins a majority in parliament, triggering the first coalition government in decades.  All three Navy SEALs […]

 

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A bad stretch on Wall Street briefly descended into sheer chaos on Thursday as the Dow Jones Industrial average plummeted nearly 1,000 points before gaining much of it back.  So why were investors on edge to begin with?  How will Thursday’s problems be resolved?  How will the Greek debt crisis impact the markets?  And will […]

 

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British voters delivered a strong rebuke to the ruling Labour Party on Thursday, but while the Conservatives won the most seats, they did not win a majority.  How big of a disappointment is this for the Tories?  Will the party be able to find help in taking control of parliament?  When will all of this […]

 

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The Capitol Steps provide a double feature today as they wonder how Gulf Coast residents feel about the return of FEMA and speculate about why North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il visits China.  Our guest is Steps star Elaina Newport.

 

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The Department of Labor reports 290,000 jobs were created in April but the overall unemployment rate actually rose to 9.9 percent.  So how encouraging are the additional jobs?  What should the numbers look like now that the economy has grown substantially for the past two quarters?  What is the ‘real’ unemployment rate when factoring in […]

 

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