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Posted by LuckyTheDog in General Discussion (1/22-2007 thru 12/14/2010)
Thu Sep 24th 2009, 02:15 PM
If surveys and statistics are to be believed, the job market is beginning to show a pulse, which means some laid-off workers will need to adjust to the nine-to-five routine again.

The number of layoffs announced by major U.S. corporations dropped by 21 percent in August - below July levels and 14 percent below a year ago, according to the executive recruiter Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

A telephone survey by recruiter Robert Half International and online job site CareerBuilder, found more than half of the employers polled expected to hire full-time employees in the next 12 months.

For job seekers who have been out of work since the first throes of the recession, going back into the work force comes with a new set of challenges. Many will have to adjust to workplaces that have changed dramatically during the downturn.

More: http://www.wral.com/lifestyles/story/60623... /
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Bush: Getting crazier
This radio address shows, as much as anything, just how out of touch with reality he has become:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...800...

On the eve of the third anniversary of the Iraq invasion, President Bush today promised to "finish the mission" with total victory, urging the American public to remain steadfast but offering no indication when victory might be achieved.

"More fighting and sacrifice will be required," Bush said in his weekly radio address. "For some, the temptation to retreat and abandon our commitments is strong. Yet there is no peace, there's no honor and there's no security in retreat. So America will not abandon Iraq to the terrorists who want to attack us again."

Bush's address comes at a time when confidence in the administration's Iraq strategy appears to have reached all-time lows. A Washington Post-ABC News poll this month found that 65 percent of Americans surveyed thought Bush had no plan for victory, while 35 percent -- the lowest level ever recorded by the poll -- said he did.
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