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Good signs. >> mike: people are giving up looking for work. thats one thing. >> august unemployment rate dropped to 7.3%. what exactly does that mean? is that good news? bad news? peter morici on this morning. he is an economics professor from the university of of maryland. he put it all in context for us. listen. the number of americans that are not seeking work, that dont have employment is up by half a million in one month alone. mr. obamas most effective job program is to convince itself tha...

Number one priority. >> now u.p.s. becomes one of the highest profile employer barring working spouses from the company plan. u.p.s. says 397,000 workers worldwide, most in the united states, many require employees to pay a surcharge for their working spouse medical coverage, others a bonus, if your spouse, for example if your spouse could get something through her job you get a bonus on your insurance because companies are trying to really limit their exposure and coverage. they want to cover y...