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Fred Thompson

Candidate for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination by Beth Rowen Fred Thompson Related Links Fred Thompson’s campaign website Profile of Tennessee…

Economy 101

The vocabulary of recession Related Links Business Basics QuizPersonal FinanceNobel Prize for EconomicsLabor and Employment As the U.S. financial system stumbles,…

April 2009 Current Events: Business/Science News

U.S. News | World News Here are the key events in business and science news for the month of April 2009. Unemployment Rate Reaches 8.5%; 663,00 Jobs Lost in March (Apr. 3): The government reports…

March 2009 Current Events: Business/Science News

U.S. News | World News Here are the key events in business and science news for the month of March 2009. A.I.G. Posts $61 Billion Loss, Receiving More Bailout Funds (March 2): Insurance giant…

November 2004

WorldKarzai Declared Official Winner (Nov. 3): Afghanistan's electoral board announces Hamid Karzai won October's presidential election, taking 55.4% of the vote.Arafat Falls Gravely Ill (Nov…

Historical Allusions

Benedict Arnold: Benedict Arnold (1741–1801), was a successful general for the American colonies during the Revolutionary War before switching sides and fighting for the British. His name has…

Employment Status by Race, 1975–2008

YearEmployment rate1Unemployment rate2WhiteBlackHispanic3WhiteBlackHispanic3197556.7%50.1%53.4%7.8%14.8%12.2%198060.052.357.66.314.310.1198561.053.457.86.215.110.5199063.756.761.94.811.48.2199563.857…

Ronald Wilson Reagan

Ronald Wilson ReaganBorn: 2/6/1911Birthplace: Tampico, Ill. Ronald Wilson Reagan rode to the presidency in 1980 on a tide of resurgent right-wing sentiment among an electorate longing for a…

Economic Indicators for Consumers

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Web: www.rich.frb.org/ Investors should follow economic news, since the health of the economy affects individual investments. Yet, sometimes press reports…