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The economy is entering a two-layoff cycle. Managements examined their 2009 prospects late last year and prepared layoffs based on their knowledge that the current year would be rough. They made their job reductions based on those assumptions. But, many executives were completely wrong about the length and severity...
I'm reminded now of the prediction one hard-nosed political veteran had for the Clintons after those first ugly weeks had passed in early 1993. "They'll learn," Barbara Bush told friends, watching the chaos from the safety of a new house in Houston.
Every day is Groundhog Day for zookeeper Doug Schwartz. Schwartz has been working with animals for over 15 years, but his main charge is Staten Island Chuck, the 10-pound, two-year-old groundhog who serves as New York City's answer to Punxsutawney Phil. Chuck has a knack for...
So what happens on Groundhog Day? The crowd gathers around 7 a.m. and Chuck makes the prediction at 7:30. We had 800 people last year because it was a Sunday. This year falls on a Monday so it'll be a little quieter, we'll have maybe 400 or...
Woodward, Bob • prediction by about Obama administration calls for more nanny- and household tax-related scandals