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Thursday, November 20, 2008

Your Morning News 11.20.08

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deflationWell, the economy still stinks. Yesterday the stock market fell to its lowest point in 6 years. The drop was fueled by fears of deflation, which is when the costs of goods and services actually go down. Why is deflation bad? It represents the fact that consumers arn’t spending money. Companies will begin to take in less money and react by slowing production and cutting jobs, which causes consumers to scale back spending even more. Deflation is often an indicator of a depression, but you know what else it is an indicator of? BARGAINS! With goods and services costing less, you paycheck (or unemployment checK) will spread further. But what should you spend your money on?

A shopping guide including Gay Marriage, Missouri, Childhood Obesity, Joe the Plumber, and Guns N Roses after the jump.

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Monday, May 12, 2008

Your Morning News: 5.12.08

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Though we only got a taste of it in Indiana, the issues of voting rights and voter fraud are expected to play a big role in the upcoming elections. Lawmakers in Missouri are expected to support a proposed constitutional amendment to enable election officials to require proof of citizenship from anyone registering to vote. People in favor of the amendment say that this is an attempt to stop illegal immigrants from influencing the election. People opposed say that it could stop tens of thousands of people who are citizens but can’t prove it from voting. I don’t know really where to come down on this issue nor what points you can raise to sound witty. However, if you lived in Missouri you couldn’t vote unless you could produce an original birth certificate, naturalization papers or a passport – I personally have none of those things (though probably could get them given a few months time).

Tornadoes, Cyclones, and Earthquakes after the jump.

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