Saturday, 05 February 2011 12:08 'Probably the last chart to bury any doubt about just how truly horrible today's employment data was, comes from a little observed data metric: that showing the number of people who are not in the labor force, but who want a job now. The number just hit 6,643K, a jump of 431K from December, and the highest number in history. These are people that would send the unemployment rate to about 12.8% if they were in the labor force (and, as indicated, looking for a job). Nothing else needs to be said.' Saturday, 05 February 2011 12:03 'Fury is building over rolling nationwide blackouts triggered by the Obama administration’s deliberate agenda to block the construction of new coal-fired plants, as local energy companies struggle to meet Americans’ power demands amidst some of the coldest weather seen in decades. - As we reported yesterday, four hospitals in Texas reacted furiously after they were hit with planned outages despite being promised they would be spared even as power to Super Bowl venues remains uninterrupted.' Read more: Fury Builds Over Blackouts Caused By De-Industrialization Of America
Saturday, 05 February 2011 10:37
'Britain's driving test centres are to be closed and examiners are to be located in variety of private firms, such as supermarkets, said Driving Standards Agency.'
Read more: Britain's Driving Test Centres to be Axed
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