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Recovery

Obama's Second-Year Potential

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.07.2010 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Cap and Trade, Congress, Census, Recovery, Potential, President Obama, Economy, Jobs, Iraq, Democratic, Immigration, Reform, Obama, Scotus, Democratic Party, Withdrawal, Bush Tax Cuts, Republican, Politics, Troop Withdrawal, 2010, Unemployment, Latino, Tax Cuts, Midterms, Republican Party, Health Care, Energy, House, Democrat, Politically, Democrats, Election, Barack Obama, Elections, Midterm, Chris Weigant, Health, Sotu, State of the Union, Party of No, Senate, Healthcare, Politics News
Chris Weigant

There are quite a few positive things scheduled for 2010. This doesn't automatically mean the president is guaranteed to have a great year, but it certainly sets the scene.

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The Kids Are All Right -- They Didn't Become Addicts

Stanton Peele | Posted 12.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Recovery, Substance Abuse, Addiction & Recovery, Dependence, Living News
Stanton Peele

The Kids Are All Right is a joint memoir by four Welch children after their parents died in the 1980s. The book is spearheaded by the second eldest daughter, Liz, a journalist who now lives in Brooklyn.

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GDP Up 2.2% In 3Q, But Recovery Is Much Slower Than Previously Thought

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 12.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Jobs, Gdp, Economic Growth, Gross Domestic Product, 2009, Recovery, GDP 3Q, Business News

WASHINGTON — All signs suggest the economic recovery will end the year on firmer footing despite a report Tuesday that the economy grew at a 2.2...

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Among Other Obstacles on the Road To Recovery: A New Consumer Behavior

Prune Perromat | Posted 12.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Columbia Business School, Recession, CNNMoney.Com, Consumer Spending, Economy, Recovery, Ben Bernanke, Business News
Prune Perromat

The future of the American economy will depend to a great extent on consumers' attitudes, which have changed deeply and perhaps permanently in this recession.

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Perfectionism And Addiction

Hillary Rettig | Posted 12.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Hillary Rettig, Perfectionism, Compulsive Overeating, Recovery, Addiction & Recovery, Living News
Hillary Rettig

The link between perfectionism and addiction has been well documented, but I believe that perfectionism plays a more central role in addiction than is generally thought -- that perfectionism itself can be addictive.

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Communicating With An Addict: Hitting The Pause Button

Carole Bennett, MA | Posted 12.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Denial, Recovery, Addiction & Recover, Codependence, Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcoholic, Dependency, Aa, Al-Anon, Withdrawal, Communication, Living News
Carole Bennett, MA

When you stay neutral, you turn the decision over to the addict; you are empowering them with their own choice, and at the same time empowering yourself with a commitment to neutrality.

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How Happy Is... Losing A Baby

Sophie Keller | Posted 12.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Birth, Recovery, Dying, Baby, Pregnant, CVS Test, Pregnancy, Losing, Death, Miscarriage, howhappyis.com, Sophie Keller, How Happy Is, Losing a Baby, Ktla, Living News
Sophie Keller

Many of you reading this will have experienced something similar or know of someone who has. The question is how can you get through the turmoil of losing a baby and turn it in to a healing experience?

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Economic Reports Raise Hopes For Global Recovery

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 12.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Economic Reports, Recovery, Capital Economics, Commerce Department, Jared Wadley, Shoppertrak, Recession, Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Business News

WASHINGTON — Just in time for Christmas, the fragile economic recovery is showing signs of strengthening: Consumers are spending, companies are ...

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The Benchmark For A Jobs Recovery: 300k New Jobs Per Month

New York Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 12.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Economic Recovery, Recovery, Unemployment, Financial Crisis, Jobs, New Jobs, Unemployment Rate, Recession, Business News

Here we are, having suffered huge job losses, and needing to make up the lost ground -- and a report showing that we're still losing jobs, but not as ...

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Making Job Creation a Priority

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 12.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: White House, Jobless Recovery, Recovery, Small Business, Stimulus Bill, President Obama, Finance Sector, Employment, Copenhagen, Jobs, Ecomomic Stimulus, Nobel Peace Prize, Joblessness, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, Layoffs, Unemployment, Bailout, Job Summit, Party Crashers, Climate Change, Americans, Business Closing, Job Creation, Politics News
Lincoln Mitchell

If you commissioned an ad firm to come up with a two word description of the economy that would provoke great feelings of anger and resentment, they'd have a tough time coming up with something better than "jobless recovery."

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America Needs a Jobs Bill, and the Federal Deficit Shouldn't Stand in the Way

Robert Creamer | Posted 12.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Breaking News, Obama Jobs Bill, Jobs, Recovery, Job Program, Federal Budget Deficit, Economic Expansion, Politics News
Robert Creamer

Last month's drop in the unemployment rate is certainly good news. But without additional action, there is little likelihood that the economy will return to anything resembling full employment.

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Communicating With An Alcoholic/Addict -- Part 2

Carole Bennett, MA | Posted 12.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Denial, Alanon, Recovery, 12 Steps, Relationships, Health, Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcoholic, Aa, Addiction & Recovery, Acohol, Family, Living News
Carole Bennett, MA

Whether your loved one is in their addiction or new to recovery, sometimes a well meaning, simple discussion can turn futile. Too often you can't help but get sucked into a conversation that turns heated.

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10 Reasons I Quit Smoking

Therese Borchard | Posted 11.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Smoking, Bad Habits, Recovery, Nicotine, Cigarettes, Prevention, Addiction and Recovery, Well-Being, Health, Addiction, Quitting Smoking, Cancer, Cigarette Tax, Wellness, Living News
Therese Borchard

You're almost there. You want to quit. In fact, 80 percent of your brain is sure you can. But 20 percent insists that you can't. How do you make it over to the other side without falling SPLAT on your face?

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The Art of Communicating with the Alcoholic/Addict - Part 1

Carole Bennett, MA | Posted 11.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Drug Addiction, Recovery, Addiction & Recovery, How to Talk to an Addict, Alcoholism, Addiction, Addict, Carole Bennett, Living News
Carole Bennett, MA

In this series of blogs I will discuss concepts that can help the family member or friend find new communication tools when relating to their loved one; the alcoholic/addict.

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Economist Predicts Just 2% Growth In 2010

New York Times | GRETCHEN MORGENSON | Posted 11.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Mortgage Purchase, Earnings, Cost Cutting, Walmart, Recovery, Lending, Credit Crisis, Economic Growth, Mcdonalds, Dubai, Gdp, Federal Reserve, Fed, Bernanke, Financial Crisis, Wall Street, Productivity, Business News

A Robust economic recovery in 2010 is certainly on most investors' wish lists as this year draws to a close. A return to prosperity would not only mea...

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Economists Predict Job Losses Will Stop In Early 2010

AP | EMILY FREDRIX | Posted 11.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Job Losses, 2010 Economic Outlook, Recovery, Unemployment Benefits, Economy, Consumer Spending, Nabe, Job Cuts, Gdp Growth, National Association for Business Economics, Stimulus, Recession, 2010 Predictions, Layoffs, 2010, Gdp, Financial Crisis, Economists, Consumer Confidence, Economic Stimulus, Great Recession, Nabe Survey, Business News

Economists expect the joblessness that has weighed down the nation's economic recovery will start to slowly abate in 2010, but they predict consumers ...

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Dems Want Unspent TARP Funds For Main Street Bailout

Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Small Business Loans, Wall Street Bailout, Recovery, Congress, Unused Tarp Money, Federal Deficit, Leftover Tarp Funds, Peter DeFazio, Jobs, Homeowners, Obama, Democrats, Defazio, Main Street, Barney Frank, House, Deficit, Earl Blumenauer, Senate, Unemployment, White House, Financial Crisis, Extra Tarp Money, Bank Bailout, Leftover Tarp Money, Tarp, Republicans, Politics News

Democrats in Congress want to use unspent TARP funds to support homeowners and struggling workers, according to The Hill. More than half of the Democ...

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Angelides Commission Staff Announced Before Probe Into 2008 Meltdown

Los Angeles Times | Michael Hiltzik | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Congress, Recovery, Meltdown, Bradley J. Bondi, Investigation, Recession, Mortgage Crisis, Thomas L. Krebs, Angelides Commission, Martin Biegelman, Dixie Noonan, Thomas Greene, Financial Crisis, Housing Crisis, Wall Street, Angelides, Politics News

The Angelides commission, convened by Congress to investigate the financial meltdown of 2008, today announced a passel of "senior staff" appointments....

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Internet Addiction: Dealing With Withdrawal

nytimes.com | Wyatt Mason | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Internet, Recovery, Addiction & Recover, Internet Addiction, Email, E-Mail, Travel, Technology, World Wide Web, Wi-Fi, Withdrawal, Unplug and Recharge, Living News

Shortly after my girlfriend and I decided to rent a New Hampshire summer house together in 2007, we made a vexing discovery: Internet access wasn't go...

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Pelosi Shifts Focus To Unemployment After Push For Health Care Bill

The Hill | Mike Soraghan | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Bill, Gop, Recovery, Nancy Pelosi. Jobs, Unemployment Extention, House, Unemployment Benefits, Economy, Afl-Cio, Democrats, Stimulus, Unemployment Rate, Trumka, Pelosi, Unemployment, Kuttner, Health Care Reform, Harry Reid, Richard Trumka, Ben Cardin, Senate, Republicans, House Health Care Bill, Politics News

House Democratic leaders, worried they've appeared unresponsive to rising unemployment because they were absorbed by healthcare, are aiming for a legi...

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Memo to Warren Buffett: Put Down the Pom-Poms and Tell Us the Truth About the Economy

Arianna Huffington | Posted 11.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Warren Buffett Goldman Sachs, Recovery, Nouriel Roubini, Homeless Children, Homelessness, Economy, Warren Buffett Recession, Warren Buffett, Economic Recovery, Las Vegas, Business News
Arianna Huffington

Difficult times need wise men to tell difficult truths. And, for many years, Buffett has done just that. So it was deeply distressing to listen to him last week joining in the economic victory lap the Obama administration is taking.

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AA: The Magic Of Bill Wilson

Jeff Witzeman | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Religion, Recovery, Depression, 12 Steps, Twelve Steps, Ego, Addiction, Bill Wilson, Psychology, Aa, Withdrawal, Addiction & Recovery, Carl Jung, Alcoholics Anonymous, Faith, Spirituality, Living News
Jeff Witzeman

Many know Bill Wilson as the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, but few realize his brilliance as it relates to healing the human condition, alcoholic or not.

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White House Looking To Cut Deficit With Extra TARP Cash

wsj.com | By DEBORAH SOLOMON and JONATHAN WEISMAN | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Recovery, House, Bush, Federal Deficit, Afghanistan, Economy, Deficit Reduction, Budget Deficit, Tax Breaks, Troubled Asset Relief Program, Recession, Deficit, Politics, Bailout, Spending Cuts, Spending, Tim Geithner, Iraq War, Tax Cuts, The Fed, Treasury, Hank Paulson, Ben Bernanke, Senate, Tarp, Tax Increases, Politics News

The Obama administration, under pressure to show it is serious about tackling the budget deficit, is seizing on an unusual target to showcase fiscal r...

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Recovery For Introverts

Dr. Andrew Lange | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Recovery, Health, Kurt Cobain, Health Care Reform, Psychology, Rainier Maria Rilke, Introverts Anonymous, Adam Sandler, Wellness, C.G.Jung, Relationships, Happiness, Living News
Dr. Andrew Lange

We often think of introversion in the negative sense. However, introversion produces the results similar to finely cooked meal. A meal that has been carefully planned.

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Banks' 2008 Stock Options Turning Out To Be Most Lucrative Payouts Ever

The New York Times | LOUISE STORY | Posted 11.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Recovery, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Economy, Lloyd Blankfein, Obama, Compensation, Tim Geithner, Wells Fargo, White House, American Express, Finance, Treasury, JPMorgan Chase, Banks, Capital One, Ken Feinberg, Wall Street, Kenneth Feinberg, Wall Street Bonuses, Executive Pay, Citigroup, Business News

Banks cut bonuses last year and shifted more pay into stock and options from cash, a tactic that lawmakers supported for its emphasis on long-term per...

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