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Slow Growth, Boehner Weeps, Icelandic Wind

Friday, January 4, 2013

National: The economy added 155,000 jobs in December, slow but steady growth. Other signs point to economic growth, but higher payroll taxes as a result of the Cliff deal may slow recovery. Congress: The 113th Congress was sworn in, including …

Taliban Hit, Jersey Aid, Hillary Hospital

Thursday, January 3, 2013

World: The US claims a drone strike killed a senior Taliban leader inside Pakistan. Eight other people also died when the missile hit a house. Jersey Sore: New Jersey’s Republican Gov. Chris Christie is mad at House Speaker John Boehner …

Kicking the Can, The Apartment Plot

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Clifftomania: The stock market jumped this morning on news of Congressional action. The House late yesterday approved the Senate tax bill to pull back from the Fiscal Cliff, which technically the country already fell off at midnight yesterday. The vote …

Over the Cliff, Hillary Hurt, Coaches to the Showers

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Wheeeeeee!: The US fell over the Fiscal Cliff at midnight even though Congressional leaders had reached an agreement on tax issues. The Senate approved the deal 89-8 in a post-midnight vote, but the House will not take it up until …