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August 30, 2006Hudson Index: IT Sector
  
Worker confidence among IT professionals fell substantially in August, as the sector’s 
    
      Hudson Employment Index
    
       (SM) dropped 9.4 points to 103.1 in August. 
August 30, 2006D.C. Worker Confidence Reaches All Time High
  
    Hudson Employment Index (SM) for Washington, D.C. continued to rise in August, as local worker confidence gained 8.3 points to hit an all-time high of 122.1. 
August 30, 2006Los Angeles Worker Confidence Rebounds
  
Los Angeles' 
    Hudson Employment Index (SM) rebounded 3.5 points to 102.2 in August
    .
  
August 30, 2006Chicago Worker Confidence Continues to Fall
  
The Hudson Employment Index (SM) for Chicago fell 2.4 points to 93.9 in August. The decline brings the local reading nearly 10 points lower than June, when the city’s Index hit a record high of 103.3. 
August 30, 2006Accounting & Finance Workers Report Record Low Layoff Expectations
  
Worker confidence among accounting and finance professionals rose in August as the group's 
    Hudson Employment Index (SM) increased 5.9 points to 112.5. 
August 30, 2006Worker Confidence Improves Among Hispanics and African-Americans
  
After both reported declines in July, confidence among Hispanic and African-American workers improved in August.
August 30, 2006FL Worker Confidence Rebounds as Layoff Expectations Fall
  
Worker confidence improved in Florida, as the state’s 
    Hudson Employment Index (
    SM) increased 4.4 points to 122.3.
August 30, 2006Dallas Worker Confidence Up
  
The
     Hudson Employment Index (SM) for Dallas rebounded this month, as worker confidence climbed 7.1 points to 110.3 in August.
August 30, 2006CA Worker Confidence Rises Despite Decreased Hiring Expectations
  
California improved in August, as the state’s 
    Hudson Employment Index
     SM rose 2.1 points to 110.8. 
August 30, 2006Hudson Index: Boston
  
      Hudson Employment IndexSM 
    for Boston continued to fall in August as confidence dropped nearly four points to 93.9, marking the fourth consecutive decline.
August 30, 2006Atlanta Worker Confidence Reaches Record High
  
    Hudson Employment Index (SM) for Atlanta jumped 5.5 points to 121.1 in August. 

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                            August 29, 2006A Year After Katrina: Recovery Too Slow, Most Say
  
As governments, news bureaus and the public mark the anniversary of the day Hurricane Katrina drowned New Orleans, just 36% of Americans think emergency services are now better prepared to cope with disasters of comparable scale.

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                            August 29, 2006eBay Tops with Online Shoppers
  
Forty-one percent (41%) of American adults have a favorable opinion of eBay while 16% have an unfavorable view.

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                            August 29, 200626% of Baseball Fans Think Yankees will Win 2006 World Series
  
American baseball fans think the New York Yankees are most likely to win the 2006 World Series but the Detroit Tigers have more people pulling for them.

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                            August 28, 2006Small Business Owners Rate Economy Strong but See Worsening Business Conditions Ahead
  
Discover Business Card released the results of the inaugural Discover® Small Business Watch (SM) today, a new monthly Index of economic confidence of the nation’s 22 million small businesses with five or fewer employees.

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                            August 28, 2006Emmy Update: TV Fans' Picks Grey's Anatomy & House Squashed at Emmys
  
The Emmy winners have officially been announced. With Conan O’Brien as host, Sunday ’s award ceremony brought bouts of laughter and some Emmy surprises. Unfortunately for TV fans, most of their picks weren’t the winners. 

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                            August 28, 2006Discover ® Card Survey Finds 67% of Small Business Owners Happy to Remain Small
  
Nearly 67% of owners of businesses with five or fewer employees are quite happy to have their companies remain small and 61% don’t expect to work for anyone else before they retire. 
August 27, 2006Ohio Governor: Strickland Lead Widens to 25 Points
  
During the past several months, Democratic Congressman Ted Strickland's edge over Republican Secretary of State Ken Blackwell has ranged from four to seventeen percentage points. 
August 26, 2006Ohio Senate: Brown (D) 45% DeWine (R) 42%
  
Once again, the challenger in Ohio's highly competitive race for U.S. Senate has edged out the GOP incumbent in the Rasmussen Reports election poll. Democrat Sherrod Brown now leads Republican Senator Mike DeWine 45% to 42%.
August 26, 2006And the Emmy Award Goes to…
  
This year’s Emmy actor and actress nominations spurred some surprising choices. Several actors were nominated for the first time, like Christopher Meloni (
    
      Law & Order: SVU
    ), Denis Leary (
    
      Rescue Me)
    , Peter Krause (
    
      Six Feet Under
    ), Kevin James (
    
      King of Queens
    ) and Charlie Sheen (
    
      Two and a Half Men
    ). In the best actress in a drama category, Kyra Sedgwick (
    
      The Closer
    ), Francis Conroy (
    
      Six Feet Under
    ) and Geena Davis (
    
      Commander in Chief
    ) also picked up their first nomination.