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Merkel Goes From Glories To Disgrace
KIRSTEN GRIESHABER | 05/29/10 04:42 PM | AP
BERLIN — It was only nine months ago that Forbes magazine named German Chancellor Angela Merkel the world’s most powerful woman for the fourth year in a row.
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For a second, I wondered if this were a “When did you stop beating your wife?” question. Then I noticed it was on
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL site.
Rather than go through the pages of ads to find the careers, I decided to use logic, experience and current events to offer my own list.
1) Telephone Collection Agent
2) Bankruptcy Attorney
3) Food Stamp Clerk
4) Automobile Re-Possessor
5) Major Appliance Re-Possessor
6) Shepherd
7) Crime Scene Cleaner
8) Copper and metal thief
9) Human Test Subject
10) Masochistic Street Performer
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Op-Ed Columnist
Rewarding Bad Actors
By PAUL KRUGMAN
Published: August 2, 2009
The New York Times
Americans are angry at Wall Street, and rightly so. First the financial industry plunged us into economic crisis, then it was bailed out at taxpayer expense. And now, with the economy still deeply depressed, the industry is paying itself gigantic bonuses. If you aren’t […]
The Savvy Networker
by: Liz Ryan
Here are the worst 10 boilerplate phrases — the ones to seek out and destroy in your resume as soon as possible:
* Results-oriented professional
* Cross-functional teams
* More than [x] years of progressively responsible experience
* Superior (or excellent) communication skills
* Strong work ethic
* Met or exceeded expectations
* Proven track record of success
* […]
Recession started in December 2007: panel
By Emily Kaiser
Reuters
Monday, December 1, 2008; 4:28 PM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy slipped into recession in December 2007, the nation’s business cycle arbiter declared on Monday, and the downturn could be the worst since World War Two.
The National Bureau of Economic Research said its business cycle dating committee members […]
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