With the recession easing, so are tensions over a jobs bill
Like the first fragile buds of spring, tentative auguries of economic revival appear to be breaking through the depressed national economy. The indicators are maddeningly mixed, and business leaders are wary of overreacting until they see whether a consistent pattern emerges. But for the first time since the recession began in mid-1981, higher levels of production and of new orders were reported in January, according to the monthly survey of 250 industrial companies by the National Association of Purchasing Management. There was also...
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