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17 hours ago ago from Eight Days to Amish
I experienced a momentary hiccup of dismay upon reading the list of least/most happy states. It said I’d spent nearly all of my most happy years in some of the most miserable states. Understand, it didn’t ruin my day. I learned years ago that I’m genetically disposed to happiness. It’s a sort of character defect along the lines of being cheap, lazy or naturally unkempt (I’m three-for-three on those, too). Yet, a foolish happiness is my ...
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18 hours ago ago from The Politics of Jamie Sanderson
This week, we found out that our state's jobless rate rose from 12 percent in October to 12.3 percent. Locally, Georgetown reached 14 percent. Add the underemployed and you could see a figure of about 17-19 percent statewide. However, the jobless rate fell to 10 percent nationally - meaning other states are increasing jobs . Thirty-six states showed decreases exactly. South Carolina’s unemployment rate rose sharply in November to 12.3%, ...
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‘Thank You, South Carolina’
15 hours ago ago from The New York Times
It was only when Fred R. Shapiro, the editor of the Yale Book of Quotations , reviewed his annual list of the year s most notable utterances that he detected an unexpected pattern a disproportionate number of South Carolinians. Three of the Top 10 most famous or important or revealing quotations of 2009 came, he realized, from the same relatively small state. Coincidence? Probably not after the year that South Carolina has endured. Measured ...
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18 hours ago ago from The New York Times
NEW ORLEANS It is no accident that three of Louisiana's best-known politicians have been at the center of the national health care debate. Last month, Anh (Joseph) Cao, the congressman who represents New Orleans, created a ruckus as the sole Republican to vote for the health care bill in the House. Shortly afterward, Senator Mary L. Landrieu , a Democrat, became a crucial vote in support of health care after winning $300 million in Medicaid ...
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