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January 19, 2006

"Rove's Rapid Response Team -- GO!"

80% of US workers hit by inflation in 2005

The 0.5 percent drop in inflation-adjusted hourly earnings last year followed a 0.7 percent fall in 2004 for the 80 percent of the U.S. work force that is employed by the private sector in nonsupervisory jobs.

The main culprit in last year's increase in inflation was a 17.1 percent surge in energy prices, the biggest advance since 1990, as gasoline prices topped $3 per gallon for a time.

The rise in energy accounted for 40 percent of the overall rise in prices last year.

At the White House, presidential spokesman Scott McClellan said that energy prices were still too high and that the president was committed to addressing that problem.

Fear not, BushCo.'s all over addressing that problem:

Bin Laden warns of US attacks

DUBAI (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden warned that al Qaeda was preparing new attacks inside the United States, but said the group was open to a conditional truce with Americans, according to an audio tape attributed to him on Thursday.

Al Jazeera television, which aired the tape, said it was recorded in the Muslim month that corresponded to December.

(hat tip Americablog)

Posted by Jeff at January 19, 2006 09:32 AM