B*sh Econ Team in Wellstone Country Today

I'll be trapped in cubicleland myself, so I can't personally give them a big Wellstone Country Welcome (I'm sure there's plenty of others who can, however). So in the meantime, let's a take a good at the fabulous work they're doing for the Minnesota economy. These are just today's news stories:

http://www.startribune.com/stories/535/4014877.html
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Eagan factory will close, taking 130 jobs
Mai Hoang, Star Tribune

Published July 30, 2003 HOME30

Home Products International, Inc., a Chicago-based consumer housewares manufacturer and designer, said Tuesday that it will close a manufacturing and warehouse facility in Eagan when its lease expires in January.

The shutdown will lead to layoffs for 130 people who work at the plant, which produces kitchen and storage items. Production at the Eagan facility will be moved to other company facilities or done through outsourcing
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yeah, those jobs are coming back just a soon as this second tax cut takes hold. Right.

http://www.startribune.com/stories/535/4014831.html
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CEO defends St. Louis Park-based Onvoy
Steve Alexander, Star Tribune

Published July 30, 2003

Janice Aune, CEO of St. Louis Park-based Onvoy Inc., said Tuesday that her company has been wrongly accused of helping MCI cheat other phone companies by avoiding access fees connected with the delivery of long-distance calls.

"We did not do anything wrong; we did not commit any fraud," Aune said
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suuuuure ya didn't, Janice! :evilgrin:

and then of course, there's our fabulous new Puke administration cutting secret deals with companies that defrauded seniors:

http://www.startribune.com/stories/587/4014765.html
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In an unusual move, Minnesota insurance regulators agreed in January not to disclose a legal settlement with a Texas insurance company that was accused of deceiving senior citizens to buy policies that they didn't need.

In addition to not disclosing to the news media the $103,703 settlement with United American Insurance Co., state Commerce Commissioner Glenn Wilson Jr. also agreed not to comment about it to other state insurance agencies or to an information clearinghouse used by regulators nationwide.

The secrecy clauses in the 34-page legal agreement sparked yet another disagreement Tuesday between the offices of Gov. Tim Pawlenty and state Attorney General Mike Hatch over who was responsible for it and what it meant.
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and of there's our fantastic national economy:
http://www.startribune.com/stories/535/4014687.html
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Consumers turning wary due to lackluster economy
Mike Meyers

Published July 30, 2003

Star Tribune National Economics Correspondent

Drubbed by news of growing unemployment, consumers turned more wary this month, lowering their expectations for a better job market and rising incomes, the Conference Board reported Tuesday in its latest reading of consumer sentiment.

"Labor market conditions remain lackluster and that, in turn, is making consumers cautious looking ahead," said Lynn Franco, director of the Consumer Research Center of the New York-based business group.
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funny, I thought those huge tax giveaways to people who are just going to sock the extra money into their offshore accounts was going to turn all that around. Gee, what happened?

to let these creatures know how Minnesota feels about them and that the sooner they get their carcasses back inside the beltway the better?

I guess all of their "events" are closed to the public, especially the one behind closed doors where Governor Timmy and abNormal Coleman whip out their handy GOP kneepads and....