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Every time we turn around Liberal claims are shot down...

by Edward ODaniel Dec 1, 2003 11:28PM PST

Even that "unbiased" New York Times can't avoid reporting on it.

What is of even more interest is that this time the economy upswing is based on solid business models as opposed to the transient, overvalued dot coms of the Clinton economy.

Manufacturing at Highest Level in Two Decades
By EDMUND L. ANDREWS and FLOYD NORRIS

Published: December 2, 2003

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 ? American manufacturing activity rose to its highest level in nearly 20 years ...

The institute said its overall index of manufacturing activity climbed to the highest level since December 1983, an increase much greater than most economists expected. ...

Economists said the data provided evidence that growth would continue to be strong next year, long after the effects from this year's tax cuts and the Federal Reserve's recent most reduction in interest rates wear off.

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Any "bad news"? Yes, EVERYTHING the Times could possibly think of to try to counter the good news.

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/02/business/02ECON.html

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