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Jaime Fuller

Jaime Fuller is the associate editor at The American Prospect.

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Opposites Attract

Jaime FullerApr 25, 2012

In an interview with Rolling Stone, President Obamasaid that the 2012 election will be "as sharp a contrast between the two parties as we've seen in a generation." While this may be true on the policy front, the campaigns have one key thing in common: Both have hired attack dogs as chief advisors, adding some bite to their candidates' even keel.

iPhones Bring in the Cashmoney

Today's Balance Sheet

Jaime FullerApr 25, 2012

While the global economy is still on shaky terrain, Apple is having a good 2012. In the first quarter, the tech behemoth sold 35 million iPhones—an 88 percent increase from last year, representing 59.7 percent of Apple's overall sales—and 11.8 million iPads. These sales nearly doubled Apple's profits, and sent Apple's stocks up 7 percent, up $40.55 to $600.83 yesterday.

Social Security and Medicare Don't Look So Hot

Today's Balance Sheet

Jaime FullerApr 24, 2012

Social Security will run out of funds in 2033—sooner than forecast last year—according to a new government report. Medicare's hospital insurance fund will be gone by 2024. Together, the programs account for 35 percent of all federal spending, and if the trust funds—which are made up of the difference between the payroll taxes paid toward the programs and the benefits doled out—were depleted, benefits would be automatically cut by 25 percent. Social Security's disability insurance faces the soonest expiration—it is now scheduled to run out of money  in 2016, two years earlier than projected last year.

France Reacts Against Austerity

Jaime FullerApr 23, 2012

François Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy will face off in a May 6 runoff election after the Socialist challenger won 28.6 percent of the vote in the first round of the French presidential elections yesterday.

Budget Battle Royale

Today's Balance Sheet

Jaime FullerApr 19, 2012

 

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