Daily Archives: November 19, 2003

Why the Astros lose

Posted on November 19, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

The Astros, for reasons that make sense only to themselves, have resigned 34-year-old Brad Ausmus to two a two-year contract, reported by Giff Nielson (who was so ecstatic I thought he was going to wet himself) as being $2 million … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Ratliff to retire?

Posted on November 19, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

The Quorum Report notes a press release (Word doc) by Sen. Bill Ratliff in which he will announce his “future plans for public office” tomorrow. They obviously believe that he’s about to hang up his spikes, because they wrote an … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Local boy makes good

Posted on November 19, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Can you imagine how proud this guy‘s parents must be? The United States National Republican Congressional Committee has selected Amit Pradhan, an ex-student of St Vincent’s School and Nowrosjee Wadia College, for its prestigious National Leadership award. Pradhan, who is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Meanwhile, in the domestic job market

Posted on November 19, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

The “high tech industry” lost half a million jobs last year and will be down another 300,000 before things start to get better. About 12 percent of the nation’s high-tech jobs have evaporated during the past two years, but the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NAFTA ten years after

Posted on November 19, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s a little fuel for the free-trade fires. As the North American Free Trade Agreement nears its 10th anniversary, a study from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace concludes that the pact failed to generate substantial job growth in Mexico, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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