Weird juxtaposition of headlines at NYTimes.com

BurtWorm

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Thu Sep-16-04 05:06 PM
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Weird juxtaposition of headlines at NYTimes.com

BUSINESS

Consumer Prices Climb; Jobless Claims Up

United Airlines Sees More Job Losses

Stocks End Higher on Upbeat Economic News

:wtf:

Can anyone explain what is "upbeat" about the economic news? Is it that Kerry actually stands a chance of beating Bush?

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The_Casual_Observer

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Thu Sep-16-04 05:18 PM
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1. "upbeat" is a bush keyword, used by him on the night of the

selection regarding how things were going in Florida. Anymore, it seems to be used when they are trying to sell you a pile of shit.

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dogtag

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Thu Sep-16-04 05:42 PM
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2. Has he stopped using FABULOUS?

Fabulous was his fave for quite some time. I haven't been paying much attention lately...don't have enough meds right now.

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