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1. Pingback by Barack Obama » WV Senator Byrd Endorses Obama on 20 May 2008:

   [...] Plunderbund wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Shown below getting ready for a big weekend, former clansman Robert Byrd of West Virginia, the longest running Senator in US history, just announced he will endorse Barack Obama. Comic Jay Leno, during the monologue for his late night show Monday, broached the Byrd endorsement. “That’s got to make Hillary feel good, huh? Even the Klan guy is going, ‘I’m going with the black guy.’” Photo from MotherJones [...]

2. Comment by admin on 20 May 2008:

   Germany’s economy, in fact, grew at its fastest rate in nearly 12 years. During the first quarter of 2008, Deutschland GDP grew by 1.5% — an annual rate of 6%. German economists cited a surge in corporate investment and strong export growth. France’s economy chugged along at 0.6%, twice its fourth-quarter growth rate and well above expectations.

   The 15 nations of the ‘eurozone’ grew at a collective 0.7% — higher than expected and on track for a decent year.

   The Japanese booked their third consecutive quarter of growth. In fact, Nipponese GDP growth surged twofold, to 0.8%, from the 0.4% booked in the fourth quarter of 2007.

   Meanwhile back in the US…
   –Foreclosure filings increased in April to 243,353… 65% higher than this time last year. Filings increased 4% from March, reports Realtytrac, and now stand at the highest level since Realtytrac started keeping records.
   –The national average home price fell 7.7% year over year during in the first quarter… the worst quarter since the National Association of Realtors began keeping track.
   –Bank of America — the U.S.’s biggest consumer bank — announced this morning that losses on home equity loans would be ever greater than the bank had previously predicted.