VIA “rawstory.com” by Patricia Zengerle and Doina Chiacu U.S. President Barack Obama has sent Congress his text for an authorization to use military force in the campaign against Islamic State, limiting operations against the militants to three years and barring use of U.S. troops in “enduring offensive ground combat.” According to the text, obtained by […]
VIA “npr.org” by Krishnadev Calamur Kayla Mueller, the American woman taken hostage by the self-declared Islamic State, has died, her family and the White House said in separate statements. As we reported Feb. 6, the Islamic State said Mueller, 26, died after Jordanian airstrikes against the militant group targeted the building in Syria where she […]
VIA “npr.org” by Quoctrung Bui *We used data from the Census Bureau, which has two catch-all categories: “managers not elsewhere classified” and “salespersons not elsewhere classified.” Because those categories are broad and vague to the point of meaninglessness, we excluded them from our map. 1978 1996 2014 Alabama Ala. Machine operators, n.e.c Truck, delivery, and […]
Domestic Economic Indicators 2/2/15-2/6/15 Monday 2/2 Personal Income and Personal Spending Personal Spending fell 0.3% which miss expectations of a 0.2% decline Personal Income rose 0.3% which was better than expected For the full year personal income is up 2.5% which is the biggest increase since 2006 PCE (Personal Consumption Expenditure) […]
