Gary Secondino: PoliticsGovernments, Elections, Economies"I trust Bush with my daughter, but I trust Clinton with my job."- January 15, 2003 For the first time since 911, Mr. Bush's ratings have slipped below 60 percent in a new USA TodayCNNGallup poll that reflects growing unease with his approach on the economy and taxes, domestic policy and international threats. Craig Patterson, a 45-year-old ironworker in St. Louis worried about dwindling construction jobs, summed it up for USA Today: "I trust Bush with my daughter, but I trust Clinton with my job."http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/15/opinion/15DOWD.html Fight Looms Over Who Bears the Biggest Tax Burden- January 14, 2003 Much of the looming battle over President Bush's $674 billion tax plan will be over two starkly opposed views about who bears the tax burden in America and who should. By Edmund L. Andrews. New York Times: Businesshttp://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/14/business/14ECON.html?ex=1043211600&en=7d0b363a6d9326... December Employment Losses Over 100,000- January 11, 2003 San Jose Mercury News - The nation continued to lose tens of thousands of jobs in December, the Labor Department reported Friday, jolting forecasters who had expected a modest upturn in employment and suggesting that American business remains highly pessimistic ...US economy loses 101000 more jobs in December San Francisco Chronicle Jobless rate stays at 6% after widespread Dec. cuts Chicago Sun Times London Free Press - New Republic - Voice of...http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/business/4924192.htm |