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spanone

(135,855 posts) Thu Oct 11, 2012, 02:04 PM Oct 2012

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U.S. jobless claims fall to lowest in four and a half years ....this should be the national headline

should be.....

fuck the american media

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U.S. jobless claims fall to lowest in four and a half years ....this should be the national headline (Original Post) spanone Oct 2012 OP

Headlines are reserved for bad news. russspeakeasy Oct 2012 #1

You do know the numbers are essentially useless, right? Indydem Oct 2012 #2

Only if you want the fallout of a comparably bad number next week.. girl gone mad Oct 2012 #3

russspeakeasy

(6,539 posts)

1. Headlines are reserved for bad news.

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Thu Oct 11, 2012, 02:09 PM

Oct 2012

Indydem

(2,642 posts)

2. You do know the numbers are essentially useless, right?

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Thu Oct 11, 2012, 02:28 PM

Oct 2012

A major state is not included in the numbers. They don't mean anything. When they get adjusted, those who use them as an axe will get called a liar.

girl gone mad

(20,634 posts)

3. Only if you want the fallout of a comparably bad number next week..

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Thu Oct 11, 2012, 02:34 PM

Oct 2012

when CA gets added back in.

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