Americans Not Expecting Quick Economic Turnaround; Majority do not expect recovery to begin for two or more years.
Byline: Jeffrey M. Jones Synopsis: A majority of Americans, 55%, think it will be two or more years before the U.S. economy starts to recover. Seventy-nine percent think the economy will get worse before it starts to recover, including 33% who believe it will get "a lot...

School transforming into elderly housing; Senior Living at Prouty groundbreaking.
Byline: Bradford L. Miner SPENCER - The landmark red-brick building at 195 Main St., witness to decades of this town's students graduating and moving on, "graduated" itself yesterday afternoon with the ceremonial start of its conversion to housing units for the elderly, Senior Living at Prouty. ...

The commencement of the Marshall Plan.
By George C. Marshall, Secretary of State (1947) Reviewed by Michael Hornblow, Associate Editor Text and audio: www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/georgecmarshall.html In April 1947, while visiting Moscow, Secretary of State George Marshall received a memo from Undersecretary of State for Economic Affairs Will Clayton. The memo...

From economics to Afghanistan.
Mr. Joe Fernandez ("Don't resort to Granatsteinian canards" letter in Volume 15 Issue 4) either misread or misinterpreted the contents of my article ("Canada in Afghanistan: Focus on the Message," Volume 15 Issue 2), which stated the need to portray the military mission in Afghanistan in terms of Canada's...

Italians' Confidence Before and During Prodi; Italians less pessimistic about economy in 2007 than in 2005.
Byline: Julie Ray Synopsis: Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi resigned last week, leaving Italy's political leaders to sort out what to do next. Gallup polling in Italy from 2005 and 2007 offers a look at Italians' attitudes before Prodi's election and during his term. WASHINGTON,...

Rumsfeld on meeting emerging threats.
"Refashioning Institutions for the Twenty-First Century" Donald H. Rumsfeld (former Secretary of Defense) Text:www.claremont.org/events/pageID.2525/default.asp Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's remarks at the Claremont Institute's Twentieth Annual Churchill Dinner on November 17, 2007, invoked the lessons of the immediate post-World War II years...

Recession, Economic Stimulus And Recovery To Be Examined In-Depth At The Greater Philadelphia Economic Outlook On January 8.
PHILADELPHIA -- The impact of the recession on the Philadelphia region, the measures being taken to stimulate the economy and the prospects of an economic recovery will be discussed at the Greater Philadelphia Economic Outlook Breakfast, which will be held on Tuesday, January 8, 2002, from 8:00 a.m. to...

The Iraqi impasse: sustaining economic reconstruction during war-time.
Economic recovery is important for stability and peace in Iraq. The Iraq Study Group proposed financial aid to Iraq of around $5 billion annually, while President Bush has increasingly stressed the importance of job creation in that country. Unfortunately, significant economic progress in Iraq is unlikely unless part of...

Text 100 Boston Focuses on Growth Within Tech Sector.
New VP Dan Mees Adds to Agency's Growing Base of Talent BOSTON, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston has long been seen as the high-tech capital of the East Coast, and in recent months, the rejuvenation of the technology sector has fueled the state's economic recovery. Text 100,...

Realities of perception; "The end crowns all, and that common arbitrator, TIME, will one day end it." - Shakespeare's "Troilus and Cressida".
Byline: HECTOR R.R. VILLANUEVA PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and senatorial candidates running under Team Unity, are staking their united reputation and chances of winning on the economic accomplishments of the Arroyo administration, and the evident positive economic indicators indicating a healthy economic recovery both here and in...