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Concerning economic data pose issues for GOP down midterm stretch

Recent data paints a bleak picture of the economy, lending Republicans another blow as midterm early-voting is underway. Annual inflation, as measured by the consumer price index (CPI), rose from 3.4 percent in August to 3.7 percent in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported Wednesday. A day later, the BLS reported that wholesale...

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Income inequality at Obama Foundation, as brass thrives and rank and file seeks unionHalf of the Obama Foundation's reported workforce topped $100,000 in pay, outpacing five other presidential nonprofits examined in recent tax filings.

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