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Marcus Baram is a news editor at the Huffington Post.

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HuffPost's Real Misery Index: Nearly One In Six Americans Are Jobless Or Underemployed

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Marcus Baram   |   November 9, 2009

Read More: Huffpost Real Misery Index, Misery Index, Real Misery Index, Underemployment, Underemployment Economy
The rise in unemployment continues to devastate Americans, according to the latest update of the Huffington Post Real Misery Index. The index rose to 32.9...
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Overall, Afghanistan More Lethal For U.S. Soldiers Than Iraq (CHART)

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Marcus Baram   |   November 2, 2009

Read More: Afghanistan More Dangerous, Afghanistan Vs. Iraq, Chart, Death Ratio In Afghanistan, Death Ratio Iraq, Ratio Of Deaths, Troop Deaths In Afghanistan, Troop Deaths In Iraq, Troop Levels, War Wire
Research assistance by Grace KiserScroll down for latest updates and charts How dangerous is it to be a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan? Until last year,...
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The Real Misery Index: Unemployment Increases The Hardship

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Marcus Baram   |   October 6, 2009

Read More: Chart, Economy, Financial Crisis, Misery Index, Real Misery Index, Unemployment
The rise in unemployment continues to prolong the hardship for millions of Americans, according to the latest update of the Huffington Post's Real Misery Index....
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Wells Fargo Accused Of Pocketing The Difference When Customers Make ATM Math Errors

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Marcus Baram   |   October 1, 2009

Read More: Brandi McLay, Wells Fargo, Wells Fargo ATM, Wells Fargo ATM Deposits, Wells Fargo Lawsuit
Three of the biggest banks in the country -- Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Chase -- all touted their decisions last week to reduce overdraft...
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Glenn Beck's Tweets -- Post-Modern Poetic Genius Or Apocalyptic Rantings Of A Madman: You Decide

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Marcus Baram   |   September 25, 2009

Read More: Glenn Beck, Glenn Beck Poetic Genius, Glenn Beck Tweet, Glenn Beck Twitter
In between crying, laughing, criticizing government spending, attacking czars, scribbling theories on chalkboards, going on comedy tours and more crying, Glenn Beck likes to tweet...
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Con Men Exploit Stimulus Program To Scam Thousands Of Americans, Say Government Auditors

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Marcus Baram   |   November 10, 2009

Read More: FTC Stimulus, GAO Stimulus, Google Money Tree, Stimulus, Stimulus Fraud, Stimulus Package
Scroll down for GAO report and FTC testimony Using postcards promising "free government money" and through companies with names like the "Google Money Tree," con...
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Report: Contractors Outnumber Troops In Afghanistan By Highest Ratio In U.S. History

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Marcus Baram   |   October 17, 2009

Read More: Afghanistan Contractors, Afghanistan Nude Contractors Pictures, Contractors, Contractors Afghanistan, Contractors In Afghanistan, Contractors More Than Soldiers, Contractors Troops, Mercenaries, Private Contractors Outnumber Soldiers In Afghanistan, Private Security, Privatization Of War Profits Afghanistan Contractors, Us Contractors In Afghanistan, We Dont Need Our Soldiers In Afghanistan
In the clearest sign that the Pentagon has become dependent on privatization, a new report reveals that today there are more defense contractors than U.S....
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The Real Misery Index: State Of The Economy Remains Gloomy

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Marcus Baram   |   October 6, 2009

Read More: Misery Index, Misery Index July 2009, Real Misery Index, Table
Consumer confidence is on the rise and home prices have rebounded slightly, but things are still pretty miserable for millions of Americans, according to the...
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How Conservatives Got The Facts Wrong On Their Latest Obsession: The "Death Book" For Veterans

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Marcus Baram   |   September 22, 2009

Read More: Death Book, Jim Towey, Sarah Palin Jim Towey, Va, Veterans, Veterans Administration, Veterans Health Care
***UPDATE*** Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs Tammy Duckworth appeared on Fox News Sunday this morning to combat the false allegations that the VA is using...
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Intelligence Director: Iran Covertly Supplying Arms To Taliban, CIA Closely Tracking Global Economic Crisis

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Marcus Baram   |   September 6, 2009

Read More: Declassified Q&A, Dennis Blair, Director Of National Intelligence
As the body count rises for U.S. troops in Afghanistan - four Marines were killed by a roadside bomb on Thursday, making August on track...
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Cambridge Police Union President Stephen Killion "Disgraced" That Obama "Is Our Commander-In-Chief"

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Marcus Baram   |   August 23, 2009

Read More: Cambridge Police Patrol Officer's Association, Gates Arrest Audiotape, Gates Arrest Obama, Henry Louis Gates, Obama Disgraceful, Obama Gates Comments Disgraceful, Police Union President On Obama, Skip Gates, Stephen Killion
The president of the Cambridge Police Patrol Officer's Association says that President Obama's statement that officers "acted stupidly" when they arrested black scholar Henry Louis...
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McCaskill's Twitter Mistake: "I Support The Pubic Option On Healthcare Reform"

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Marcus Baram   |   August 20, 2009

Read More: Claire McCaskill, Mccaskill, Mccaskill Health Care Reform, Mccaskill Twitter
Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) had a long night at her computer on Monday. Expressing her views on the health care debate late in the evening,...
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Credit Rating Agencies Spared Major Reforms In Obama's Overhaul

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Marcus Baram   |   July 18, 2009

Read More: Credit Rating Agencies, Fitch Agency, Issuer-Pay Model, Moody's, Obama Credit Rating Agencies, Obama Financial Overhaul, Rating Agencies Reforms, Standard & Poor's
They've been called the culprits of the financial crisis but their role has remained largely unexamined. And they were largely spared any major reforms in...
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Newly Declassified Report Reveals More Details About Lack Of Pre-9/11 Info-Sharing By FBI, CIA, NSA

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Marcus Baram   |   July 18, 2009

Read More: 9/11 Commission, Ashcroft Blames Clinton, FBI Mistakes, Fisa, Information Sharing, John Ashcroft, Lack Of Information Sharing, Wall In Law Enforcement, Zaccharias Moussaoui
A newly-declassified report prepared for the 9/11 Commission sheds more light on who was responsible for the lack of information sharing between U.S. intelligence and...
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Government Sachs: Goldman's Close Ties To Washington Arouse Envy, Raise Questions

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Marcus Baram   |   July 3, 2009

Read More: Goldman Sachs, Goldman Sachs And Government, Goldman Sachs Revolving Door, Government And Goldman Sachs, Government Bailout, Government Sachs, Slideshow
No wonder it's called "Government Sachs." It seems that every few weeks, another Goldman Sachs executive goes to work for a government agency, with bankers...
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