Bushs job pledge sparks skepticism from experts
Independent economists and Republican advisers doubt George Bush can deliver 30 million jobs in eight years. They warn of looming labor shortages from a declining birth rate and point to immigration, training, and policy changes as factors shaping future employment prospects.
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New York
George Bush
Bush
Ben Wattenberg
American Enterprise Institute
Pharos Books
United States
Wattenberg
Electronics
National Academy of Engineering
China
India
Ireland
al Miller
Federal Employment and Guidance Service
The
New York Times
United revamps baggage handling cuts mishandled bags
United Airlines and O Hare operations deploy high speed laser sorters and expanded staff to speed unloading and intergate connections. Aimed at reducing baggage complaints from 15 to 4 5 per 1000 passengers, the program includes 7 miles of conveyors and 480 bags per minute sorting capacity.
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United Airlines
Chicago
O'Hare International
United
Transportation Department
Stephen Steers
Steers
O'Hare
Teen Inventor Aims High With Windshield Wiper Venture
Alonzo J. Haney II, 18, of North Chicago runs HMI Inc backed by over 1 million in investment and aims to have GM test his improved wiper. He sketched ideas, built a prototype from a garden hose, and patent work led to a GM pitch after high school graduation. He plans a contract with Alofs Manufacturing while pursuing 28 other inventions.
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Chicago
Alonzo J. Haney II
Haney
General Motors Corp
HMI Inc
Detroit
Alofs
Eugene DeFouw
DeFouw
Real estate values rise over centuries and decades
The piece argues that real estate has appreciated since 1650 at about five percent annually. It notes a hypothetical 1850 purchase turning $1,000 into roughly one million today and claims real estate has appreciated in forty eight of the last fifty years, with leverage amplifying gains.
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Abe Lincoln
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Chicago Tribune Graphic
Chip
Thomas Edison
Alofs Manufacturing Co
Grand Rapids, Mich
Polo
Joseph N. Stephenitch
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Gurnee
Alonzo J. Haney III
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