Greenspan Warns of Inflation Risk Amid Tight Labor Market
Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan told a congressional panel that labor demand could outpace supply, signaling potential inflation if unchecked. The Dow dipped but stayed above 8,000 as he linked the stock market sobriety to broader economic cautions. He urged restraint on surpluses and noted Medicare and Social Security face unsustainable tracks.
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Fed
Greenspan
Capitol Hill
Alice Rivlin
Congress
Chicago Tribune
American rabbi’s Beijing mission on China and religious freedom
Aimed at freeing Rev. Xu Yongze, Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein traveled to Beijing to press for religious liberty. The effort sparked backlash as Xu received a 10 year hard labor sentence and other church leaders faced detention, prompting resignations and disassociation from Eckstein’s group.
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China
Yechiel Eckstein
International Fellowship of Christians and Jews
Beijing
Xu Yongze
Eckstein
Su Zhimin
Hebei
New York Times
Ye Xiao Wen
Communist Party In
United States
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
JTA
Nina Shen
Center For Religious Freedom At Freedom House
Shea
Joseph Assad
Fellowship
Chris Gersten
Center For Jewish and Christian Values
Gersten
Bush Administration
Ned Graham
Evangelist Billy Graham
North Korea
Graham
Pyongyang
National Council of Churches
America
Forbes 400 reveals wealth gap widens among billionaires
The piece notes billionaires like Gates and Winfrey growing fortunes while the top 5 percent capture a rising share of national income. It cites 170 billionaires, poverty thresholds, and disparities since 1981, arguing that real wages for average workers declined as wealth concentrates.
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Microsoft
Bill Gates
Gates
Central America
Ireland
Egypt
Nigeria
Oprah Winfrey
Wal-Mart
Sam Walton
Rockefellers
DuPonts
Steve Forbes
Forbes Inc
Forbes
Fortune Magazine
United States
Forbes Magazine
Census Bureau
New York University
Edward Wolff
Living water at the well of life in The Hotel New Hampshire
The excerpt blends biblical parable with modern faith talk. It contrasts the Samaritan woman’s thirst with the living water Jesus offers, urging readers to choose spiritual nourishment over worldly substitutes. Personal anecdotes anchor the message, ending with a call to drink and act. The author identifies as pastor of First Baptist Church of Aiken.
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John Irving
Jacob
Jesus
Christ
E. Stanley Jones
Jesus Christ
Robert Raines
Kirkridge Retreat Center
Chris
Alice
John Wesley
Wesley
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