NYC Police Commissioner Ray Kelly booed offstage at Brown over 'stop and frisk'
(AP)
Only 42 percent of Americans approve of Obama's job
performance, five points down from early October. And for the first time
in the poll's history, Obama's personal approval ratings were lower
than his disapproval ratings with just 41 percent approving of him on a
personal level and 45 percent disapproving.
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October 30, 2013 at 3:31 pm
Study says 'Cash for Clunkers' created few jobs
Washington — The nearly $3 billion
“Cash for Clunkers” program approved by Congress in 2009 did little to
boost the environment and created few jobs, a new study released
Wednesday found.
A Brookings Institution
study found the $2.85 billion program “provided a short-term boost in
vehicle sales, which were pulled forward from sales that would have
occurred in subsequent months. There was a small increase in employment
but the implied cost per job created ($1.4 million) was far higher than
other fiscal stimulus programs.”
Budget Deficit in U.S. Narrows to 5-Year Low on Record Revenue
By Kasia Klimasinska -
Oct 30, 2013 4:30 PM ET
Spending exceeded receipts by $680.3 billion in the 12 months ended Sept. 30, the narrowest gap since 2008, compared with a $1.09 trillion shortfall in fiscal 2012, the Treasury Department said today in Washington. In September, the U.S. recorded a $75.1 billion surplus, little changed from the surplus in the same month a year earlier.
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