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See the link about an aging USA airline fleet and fewer orders to Boeing and Airbus from US airlines. Well here are some of the remarks and comments from employees who interact with customers every day and know their unhappiness and their trouble on planes in direct telling it like it is manner. At US Airways Doug Parker the CEO wants to hear what employees have to say and here is some of it.

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Criticism of China by Obama and Clinton ahead of Ohio primary March 4, 2008.

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Wholesale price inflation reached a 13 year high of 11% as India faces steep rises in the price of food and energy. The government's recent decision to remove some energy subsidies increased energy prices by about 10%. The central bank raised its key short term lending rate by 0.5 percentage points to 8.5% and increased the amount of cash banks must keep in reserve.

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Somalia where local self government is suggested to replace years of anarchy with central governments that are no more than a bunch of squabbling ministers with no civil service or government structures and only soldiers at the bottom, nothing in between, in a clan based society of 7 million people, where social order for generations is clan order by elders.

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Oil prices and the US war with Iran -Straits of Hormuz how much of it remains open, European supplies, and drop in production in Gulf region, how these risks are managed will have an impact on inflation. Inflation could end up at 2.9% instead of 2% says Greg Ip. Gep Ip does not take into acocunt new flexible oil policy under which India gets a waiver to buy oil supplies from Russia, China sources more of its supplies from Russia to make up for the supplies lost from the Middle East. Russia steps in for a temporary period to keep oil prices lower. US ramps up Venezuelan and its own oil production to meet the needs of other countries such as Japan and S. Korea, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Europe. Conservation measures are enacted to reduce oil use for the same level of GDP as taken in Japan and Germany.

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US March 2026 Jobs report 178000 jobs created unemployment at 4.3%. The economy is holding up better than expected.

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Develop calming evening routine letting go and be up at consistent time and don't obsess are 4 Must Do's for Sleepting Well. Olympic Athletes can have a tough time sleeping in a new environment far away from home, with the lack of quiet, and the tension of sports.

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Used EV sales up 12% in 1st quarter 2026 in US with increase in oil prices.

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The probability of rate cuts by the Fed increases with decline in core inflation even as inflation for the year is 2.9%. Higher inflation is because of 4% increases monthly of gas prices. The oil price increase is seen as a temporary factor with longer term inflation headed down.

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George Osborne, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, says he supports giving regulators powers to take action to split banks that do not ring fence their risky operations and separate deposit taking from risk taking activities. He says this as parliament considers legislation on banking regulation after the LIBOR investigations and problems in British banking following the 2008 financial crisis. Osborne said: "Irresponsible behavior was rewarded, failure was bailed out, and the innocent- people who have nothing to do whatsoever with the banks- suffered." Referring to the larger role of the financial industry in the British economy, Osborne stated: "Our country has paid a higher price than any other major economy for what went so badly wrong in our banking system." This comes as Britain feels the impact of a decline in growth in 2013.

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US sets up diplomatic ties to Venezuela March 6 2026. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum visits Caracas and is shown here with Delcy Rodriguez.

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This story in the NYT describes how the flawed effort to pass the Republican healthcare bill or repeal the Affordable Care Act passed under president Obama failed after another effort. Many developments killed it. In the end the president lost interest, especially when he saw Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky go on talk shows on the weekend before its collapse to complain about the bill. Senator Collins of Maine was exasperated by the way the bill was being rushed through Congress, and she voiced her strong opinions about this by talking to people back home in Maine and sharing her conversations with the media. The bill pushed by Senator McConnell, the Republican leader in the Senate, imposed annual caps on Medicaid spending. And did this without any discussion, shutting out committee debate, any public discussion, or formal drafting. Once this process was set in motion in this way the Republican Senators formed camps. Senator Grassley of Iowa and Jerry Moran of Kansas, normally conservative moved to the moderate side. Moran held a town hall meeting covered in the NYT, where older people voiced their concerns. Most of the patient advocacy groups, the hospital groups such as the American Hospital Association, and other medical groups also opposed it.  After Senator McCain of Arizona said he could not return following a surgery in Phoenix, Senators Lee and Moran announced their opposition. With this the bill's support crumbled including any effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act.  ...

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India is providing additional financing to Serum Institute of India and vaccine manufacturers to increase vaccine supplies. It is also importing Sputnik vaccine from Russia and approving production within India of Sputnik vaccine. These steps are being taken to accelerate vaccinations. By early May vaccination will be open to anyone over 18 years.