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Forget the stuttering he does as the video begins as he laments how no one in Washington is doing their job except him.Who knew the sort of comedic talent Obama turned out to be. He's funny making quotes about how hard he works, doing his job, but the funny part ends up solely as self defecating humor.

In the last couple of decades, corporate profits and executive salaries have soared. But for many workers, the only thing that has increased is insecurity. In “The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker,” Steven Greenhouse, a labor and workplace reporter for The New York Times, examines the difficulties faced by workers at companies like FedEx and Wal-Mart, and points to Patagonia and Costco as models for corporate America. The book was published by Knopf on April 15. Chapter One is excerpted here. Excerpted from “The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker,” by Steven Greenhouse (Knopf, 2008)....

Katie Couric's admiration for Europe shot down by Jack Welch. During an interview on Monday's Today with former GE Chairman Jack Welch, on to plug his new book, Winning, Couric complained that Americans are overworked and asked: "I mean is there something wrong with this picture? Are we too obsessed with work because the Europeans sure have a very different attitude don't they?" Welch retorted: "And, and their economy is some trouble. And I don't think people are obsessed with this in China right now and, and you just came back from China. You, you didn't see a lack of...

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