Welcome to the Baby Boomer countdown (Daily American: Wed, 03 Jan) Happy New Year and welcome to the Baby Boomer countdown. The Boomers-products of the post-war population explosion from 1946 to 1964-are no longer rock 'n' rolling or rebelling or reordering the universe to protect their offspring.
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Sanford budget gets frigid reception (The State: Thu, 04 Jan) House leaders, angered by perceived attacks in Gov. Mark Sanford's $6.5 billion budget released Wednesday, said it would be quickly shelved when the Legislature writes its own plan.
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Procreation does not result in wealth creation (Financial Times: Wed, 03 Jan) This time last year I wrote a column to celebrate the decline of the Japanese population. I wanted to debunk the idea that countries with falling numbers of inhabitants were heading inexorably towards social and fiscal disaster or even extinction.
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WA economic growth to continue: ACCI (ABC via Yahoo!7 Finance: Wed, 03 Jan) The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) is forecasting the Western Australian economy to continue growing rapidly in 2007.
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Priced out (Hemel Hempstead Gazette: Thu, 04 Jan) Berkhamsted is now among the 20 most expensive places to live in the UK as average house prices nudge £400,000.
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SOLMONS GOVT URGED TO ESTABLISH UNIVERSITY (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance: Thu, 04 Jan) Education Solomon Islands Governor General Sir Nathaniel Waena has urged the Manasseh Sogavare-led government to seriously consider developing a university for Solomon Islanders.
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