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August 28, 2010

Q2 GDP overstated by 50%! Revised downward to 1.6% from 2.4%

Imports stifle 2nd-quarter growth Economic growth was revised down to a sluggish 1.6 percent annual rate in the second quarter, pointing to an even softer performance in the third quarter. . . . Gross domestic product growth previously was estimated at 2.4 percent and analysts had feared it would be pushed down even more sharply.…
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August 27, 2010

Nettleton school district votes to eliminate racial election preferences . . . in middle school

Photo from MSNBC MSNBC Reports – Miss. school reverses race-based rules for student elections According to a memo sent home with students last week, African-American students could not run for class president in Nettleton Middle School this school year. However, the board voted at an emergency session Friday to drop that policy Nettleton School Board…