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The Democratic National Convention on Wednesday featured three speakers billed as “former employees of companies controlled by Bain Capital.” They each told compelling stories about jobs lost, allegedly because of the actions of Bain under Romney’s leadership. But it turns out one of those employees never actually worked for a company controlled by Bain Capital. David Foster was supposedly one of those former employees on the convention schedule. He told the story about 750 steelworkers who lost their jobs when the Bain-controlled company GST steel filed for bankruptcy in the early 1990s.

Worker Productivity Growth Slows Fri Aug 9, 9:07 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The productivity of U.S. workers grew in the second quarter, but at a sharply slower pace than at the beginning of the year, the Labor Department ( news - web sites) reported on Friday, reflecting the sluggish nature of the economic recovery. The Labor Department said worker output per hour in nonfarm businesses advanced by 1.1 percent in the second quarter, down from the upwardly revised 8.6 percent gain in the previous quarter and the weakest showing since the second quarter of 2001. The fall in productivity...

My sister-in-law (wife's sister) was diagnosed with a brain tumor early this morning after having a seizure and vomiting blood. She had no other prior symptoms. They are going to do an MRI this morning to get further informaiton. To make it worse, today is her daughters 13th birthday. Please keep them in your prayers. Thanks.

Intel CEO Says No Change to Second Quarter Outlook Mon May 6, 6:02 AM ET TAIPEI (Reuters) - The chief executive of Intel Corp , the world's largest semiconductor maker, said on Monday expectations that second-quarter revenues would be flat had not changed despite signs of an improving American economy. "I know we've seen relatively strong announcements of GDP growth in the United States, but as far as I can tell, that hasn't translated into corporate profitability or corporate IT investment growth," Intel CEO Craig Barrett told reporters. "We're looking at a relatively flat second quarter. I don't think you're...

Wednesday January 30 8:36 AM ET Economy Grew Unexpectedly in 4th Quarter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The recession-hit U.S. economy expanded slightly in the fourth quarter of 2001, the government said on Wednesday in a report that could add to beliefs the United States is turning the corner to recovery. Gross domestic product, the broadest gauge of the economy's health, increased 0.2 percent in the final three months of last year, the Commerce Department (news - web sites) said. That defied predictions from private economists that GDP (news - web sites) would shrink by 1 percent. Even though the economy has ...

These monsters have messed with wrong family BY LEONARD PITTS It's my job to have something to say. They pay me to provide words that help make sense of that which troubles the American soul. But in this moment of airless shock when hot tears sting disbelieving eyes, the only thing I can find to say, the only words that seem to fit, must be addressed to the unknown author of this suffering. You monster. You beast. You unspeakable bastard. What lesson did you hope to teach us by your coward's attack on our World Trade Center, our Pentagon, us? ...

THE LUSKIN REPORT In Crisis, Opportunity Donald L. Luskin Wednesday, September 12, 2001 The destruction of life and property in yesterday's terrorist attack on New York and Washington was horrendous, and we will pay its emotional and financial costs for years to come. But if America's leadership and the American people respond constructively -- as they always have in the past -- then from this crisis could emerge significant opportunities that could propel the economy and the markets into an important new growth phase. In the past, terrifying crises like this have ended up bringing out the best in ...

Weak Economy Ekes Out 0.7 Pct. GDP Gain By Caren Bohan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy turned in its weakest performance in eight years during the second quarter as businesses slashed spending on software and other investments and pared back bloated inventories, the government said on Friday. The Commerce Department (news - web sites) said gross domestic product, the broadest measure of the nation's economic health, increased at an inflation-adjusted annual rate of 0.7 percent in the April to June quarter. That followed a 1.3 percent gain in the first quarter, which was revised up slightly from a previously ...

On His Last Leg Posted: Tuesday May 29, 2001 5:52 PM Updated: Thursday May 31, 2001 10:29 AM The Supreme Court has just handed down its decision on PGA Tour, Inc. v. Casey Martin, so I wanted to update you on how Martin and his cart are ruining the game of golf. I caddied for Martin two weeks ago at the Richmond Open on the Buy.com tour and found out the cart is a huge competitive advantage for him. For instance, when he's in the cart, the pain in his diseased right leg stops for minutes at a time. Of ...

Neal Boortz just reported that Sen. Zell Miller will hold a press conference at 2 p.m. today. No reason was given as to why.

FOR WIRE TRANSMISSION: 8:30 A.M. EDT, FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2001 GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT: FIRST QUARTER 2001 (ADVANCE) Real gross domestic product -- the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States -- increased at an annual rate of 2.0 percent in the first quarter of 2001, according to advance estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter, real GDP increased 1.0 percent. The Bureau emphasized that the first-quarter "advance" estimates are based on source data that are incomplete or subject to further revision by the source agency (see the ...

Greenspan: Japan Needs to Boost Economy WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve (news - web sites) Chairman Alan Greenspan (news - web sites) said on Wednesday that Japan needs to improve its flagging economy, and that weak economic performance there was affecting the overall global economic outlook. ``You cannot have the second largest economy in the world essentially stagnating without ... impacting the rest of us,'' Greenspan said in response to questions at the Senate Finance Committee. Greenspan said that the effect of Japan ``moving from a major factor of growth to stagnation has created significant dampening in world economic activity.'' ...

Measures Against Malaise How to keep the good times rolling. By Steve Forbes, editor in chief of Forbes magazine April 16, 2001 Issue A growing number of observers say that we're in for a prolonged period of tough economic sledding: The NASDAQ has wiped away $4 trillion of wealth, and the rest of the stock market is being hammered as well; consumers and corporations are up to their eyeballs in debt; the rest of the world looks blah or even bleak. We went on a binge — dot-coms, this time — and now we are suffering the inevitable, head-splitting hangover. ...

REVIEW & OUTLOOK The Beltway Fiddlers Congress bickers over trivia while the economy burns. Friday, March 23, 2001 12:01 a.m. EST Last Friday the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 207 points. On Monday it fell another 135 points. On Tuesday the Fed cut interest rates a half-point, and the market fell another 238 points. On Wednesday, the market fell 233 points. And yesterday, after diving toward an intraday low of nearly 300 points, the DJIA finished the day off merely 97 points. There is probably not a single nook or cranny in America where people are oblivious to what is ...

Wednesday March 14 8:51 AM ET U.S. Business Inventories Rose in January By Barbara Hagenbaugh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Stockpiles on company shelves rose faster than expected in January, the U.S. government said on Wednesday in a report suggesting firms were still trying to adjust to slowing demand in the economy. Business inventories rose 0.4 percent in January to $1.225 trillion after being flat in December, the Commerce Department (news - web sites) said. Compared to a year ago, inventories were up 5.8 percent in January. Sales of goods were unchanged at $896.60 billion in January after a mere 0.1 percent ...

Marc Rich Calls Off Posh Pardon Party - Paper ZURICH (Reuters) - Billionaire Marc Rich, facing uproar over his pardon by former President Clinton (news - web sites), has called off a party in a posh Swiss ski resort that was supposed to celebrate his good luck, a newspaper reported Thursday. The ex-fugitive commodities trader and his wife, Gisela, last month invited friends to a ``Night in Las Vegas'' party at the St. Moritz ski area, the mass-circulation Blick paper said. But the couple then called their guests to tell them the party in the exclusive Chesa Veglia restaurant was ...

The Dark Side of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Memo To: Jesse Jackson From: Jude Wanniski Re: You’ve Been a Bad Boy! First of all, Rev. Jackson, I want to assure you that the good you have done in your life clearly outweighs your disgraceful behavior over the last several weeks. If you were to find yourself at the pearly gates today, St. Peter would ask you to spend several years in Purgatory, but I think he eventually would let you pass. Seriously, I have been an admirer of yours over the years, most of the time, and strenuously have defended ...

Friday December 15 3:25 PM ET Bush Says Worried About Slowing Economy WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect George W. Bush (news - web sites) said on Friday he was worried about a slowdown in the U.S. economy, adding Vice President-elect Dick Cheney (news - web sites) had echoed his own concerns when talking earlier this month about the risk of a recession. ``People are concerned about the economy. I think there is concern about some of the manufacturing base,'' Bush told reporters in Austin, Texas, adding that high energy prices and weakening demand for automobiles also provided warning signs over the ...

I apologize for the vanity but I have been away all day. Could I get a summary of what happened in Saul's courtroom today? What I have been able gather is that it did not go too well for Algore's team? Thought's, highlights, spin, talking head reactions would be apreciated.

My understanding is that neither Algore nor Bush challenged the results of the Broward County recount which netted Algore some 500 votes. My question revolves around the pending Supreme Court case regarding the Florida Supreme Court's rewriting the law after the fact thereby allowing Broward to complete this recount. If the SCOTUS reverses the FlaSC, thereby resetting the certification to November 14th, and since neither candidate contested Broward, would this mean that those votes are lost to Algore for good? Any help would be appreciated.