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In Land of 43% Unemployment, Forgotten Gaza Crisis Rages On
©2015 Bloomberg News NRVZL66JTSEK (Bloomberg) — They roll by on flatbed trucks, 12-foot missiles bearing the names of Hamas commanders killed in an Israeli air strike: the Shamalah, the Attar. The scene is a parade through central Gaza City this month on the one-year anniversary of the most recent of
Chart: Louisiana’s Unemployment Rate During Bobby Jindal’s Governorship
©2015 Bloomberg News NQH4F46S9729 (Bloomberg Politics) — Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal swept into office in early 2008 on a message of fiscal conservatism and economic prosperity, and he delivered. During his first term, Jindal oversaw an increase in Louisiana’s credit rating from Standard and Poor’s, and the state’s unemployment rate stayed