:: blame the extended gestation.... ::

:: Friday, August 13, 2004 ::

Tax Burden Shifts to the Middle (washingtonpost.com):

"Since 2001, President Bush's tax cuts have shifted federal tax payments from the richest Americans to a wide swath of middle-class families, the Congressional Budget Office has found, a conclusion likely to roil the presidential election campaign. "

:: Jim Nichols 8/13/2004 06:28:00 PM [+] ::
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Unemployment rises in region - 2004-08-13 - Sacramento Business Journal:

"Sacramento, Placer and El Dorado counties hit 5.7 percent unemployment in July, with the area losing 5,600 wage and salary jobs, according to preliminary data released Friday by the state. "

:: Jim Nichols 8/13/2004 06:18:00 PM [+] ::
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California unemployment rate declines to 6.1 percent - 2004-08-13 - Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal:

"The percentage of people jobless in California dropped to 6.1 percent in July, down from 6.3 percent in June, the state Employment Development Department said Friday."

:: Jim Nichols 8/13/2004 05:48:00 PM [+] ::
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Just saw Paul Krugman and Bill OReilly on msnbc. It was funny. Bill got all pissed off and just threw around a bunch of slurs attacking Krugman and his "leftist" pals.

:: Jim Nichols 8/09/2004 06:01:00 PM [+] ::
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Current Electoral Vote Predictor 2004

:: Jim Nichols 8/09/2004 05:08:00 PM [+] ::
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New US strategy: 'lily pad' bases | csmonitor.com:

"US forces are repositioning overseas forces, opting for smaller, transitory bases in places like Kyrgyzstan."

:: Jim Nichols 8/09/2004 04:40:00 PM [+] ::
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Just got John Zallers The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion. I think I may have found what I want to do in grad school.

:: Jim Nichols 8/08/2004 07:12:00 PM [+] ::
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