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		<title>When your state goes bankrupt . . .</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:23:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Washington Post claims Schwarzenegger is changing &#8220;gold to dross,&#8221; which is changing gold into something that&#8217;s crappy. And that our beloved state is in for a beat down that will also involve most of the country. (Did you know &#8230; <a href="http://laidoffjournal.com/2009/07/03/when-your-state-goes-bankrupt/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=laidoffjournal.com&amp;blog=5302433&amp;post=175&amp;subd=mylaidoffjournal&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[In case you were wondering what&#8217;s going on around the country, a list from CoStar. Company Address Closure or Layoff # Affected Impact Date Rigid Building Systems 1305 Airport Industrial Drive, Gadsden, AL closure 73 6/26/2009 United States Steel Corp. &#8230; <a href="http://laidoffjournal.com/2009/06/22/more-jobs-lost/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=laidoffjournal.com&amp;blog=5302433&amp;post=173&amp;subd=mylaidoffjournal&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Misery Loves Company (June 16, 2009)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:36:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UCLA Anderson Forecast Says We&#8217;re Screwed Economists say Silicon Valley experiences &#8220;nerd bird&#8221; flights to other similarly economically screwed places like Seattle, Boston, Austin and North Carolina. It&#8217;s no different, so deal with it, you babies! MySpace to Lay Off 30 &#8230; <a href="http://laidoffjournal.com/2009/06/20/168/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=laidoffjournal.com&amp;blog=5302433&amp;post=168&amp;subd=mylaidoffjournal&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Misery Loves Company (April 10)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:12:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OptiSolar Folds, PessiSolar Would Have Been Better Name OK, solar was a pipe dream. We get it now. Silicon Valley Jobless at 1990 Level, Prompts Resurgence of the Legging Yes, 1990 is making a comeback, and the cotton-spandex legging under &#8230; <a href="http://laidoffjournal.com/2009/04/10/156/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=laidoffjournal.com&amp;blog=5302433&amp;post=156&amp;subd=mylaidoffjournal&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why you may not be getting your unemployment check</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 22:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, I don&#8217;t know this for sure, but it&#8217;s a holiday weekend and I can&#8217;t check with State Controller John Chiang. And unemployment checks are definitely aid given to &#8220;the needy.&#8221; From the Mercury News: Controller John Chiang, who is responsible for &#8230; <a href="http://laidoffjournal.com/2009/01/17/why-you-may-not-be-getting-your-unemployment-check/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=laidoffjournal.com&amp;blog=5302433&amp;post=152&amp;subd=mylaidoffjournal&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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