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In Private Employment Reports, Firing Falls as Hiring Rises

By | 05.05.10 | 11:53 am

Today, two companies — ADP, a payroll processor, and Challenger, Gray & Christmas, an outplacement consultancy — both reported employment numbers that reinforce that the recovery is happening, but jobs are coming back slowly.

Here’s the topline figures from Challenger:

After a 61 percent increase in March, the number

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Former U.S. Attorney David Iglesias Reponds to Rove Attacks

By | 03.09.10 | 1:26 pm

Some of the least convincing score-settling in “Courage and Consequences” comes when Karl Rove attempts to rebut the charge that he politicized the appointment of U.S. attorneys — the chapter dealing with this is titled “Rove: the Myth.” For one thing, Rove admits filing three complaints about then-U.S. Attorney David More…

U.S. Attorney Scandal Figure Leads Big in Congressional Bid

By | 01.15.10 | 8:40 am

A Survey USA poll has Tim Griffin, the former U.S. attorney from Arkansas who resigned over the 2007 scandal over the politicization of appointments, up by 16 points over Rep. Vic Snyder (D-Ark.). The reason for Snyder’s trouble is, no surprise, the unpopularity of health care reform legislation More…

Emails, Transcripts Describe Involvement of Bush White House in U.S. Attorney Firing

By | 08.11.09 | 2:44 pm

Breaking news from The Washington Post:

The dismissal of New Mexico U.S. Attorney David C. Iglesias in December 2006 followed extensive communication among lawyers and political aides in the White House who hashed over complaints about his work on public corruption cases against Democrats, according to newly

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