Today's headlines...

[Gary - K7GLD]

News headlines of the day...



Mukesh Ambani's $2 billion home world's most expensive: Forbes-Intl Business-Business-The Times of India



China builds its large-scale future - International Herald Tribune



Bloomberg.com: News



Exxon Mobil 1Q profit up 17 pct, Marathon edges up 2 percent: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance





MEANWHILE:





GM to cut truck production, negotiate union layoffs-Intl Business-Business-The Times of India



My Way News - Airlines slow down flights to save on fuel



Home Depot to close 15 underperforming US stores: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance



"O, how we mourn for thee, and thy children, America, as we daily see thy past glory fade and your future become dark with storm clouds of misery and disappointments, as others build castles upon thy ashes... "

 

[JDiepstra]

Dont forget that Bush asked for an additional $700 million for food aid for foreign countries, and Ron Paul was the only one to vote that our medical information should be made available to insurance companies and employers.

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

Here's another one:



Rich/Poor Income Gap Widening To Chasm, Evidence Shows Impact On Those At Lower End Of Wage Scale Continues To Grow - CBS News



Interesting quote from the above:

"A little-known secret is that, over the past seven years, the United States has lost one in five manufacturing jobs," he said. "Those are usually jobs that pay good wages, middle-class wages, usually provide middle-class benefits on health and pensions, and the United States seems not to be paying attention to this huge problem that has lost 3. 5 million manufacturing jobs, and I think the government and industry have to work together to figure out how to preserve jobs. "

OR, more importantly, well skilled jobs with decent pay - a nation at 100% employment is meaningless, if all those workers are burger flippers at the local fast food joint...