Leaders in Europe are trying to prevent another debt crisis with a new money plan. And this is needed, because some European countries are spending much more money than they are taking in. They are running on huge deficits. Because many of them share the same currency, the Euro, if one of these governments goes under it could hurt all of their economies, the U.S economy and others worldwide. Her..
Specifically, a look at U.S unemployment rate. This is something that a lot of people use to measure how the overall economy is doing. On the first Friday of every month, the government announces the current unemployment rate, so that came out this past Friday. The U.S has been at around 9 % unemployment for most of this year. In November, that number dropped to 8.6 %. so that's good news right?..
First up, today, A cermony in Bagdhad honors American and Iraqi forces. It happened in a palace that once belonged to Sadam Hussein, Iraq's former dictatar who was forced out of power by the war that started in 2003. The ceremony paid tribute to the sacrfices and the accomplishments that U.S and Iraqi troops have made during that war. U.S. vice presient was there. He said that troops from the tw..