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  1. Groovy economy group says Costa Rica's happiest. U.S. 114th /lc http://snurl.com/lt7c6
  2. Harvard guy's favorite employment stat, hours worked, hits historic low (tx, @reneerico) /lc http://snurl.com/lozc8
  3. Adult obesity vs. GDP, chart by @GWhit. And yes, Mississippi outpaces (outweighs?) West Virginia, @waitwait /lc http://snurl.com/lnrz8
  4. This guy is traveling around the world, trying to build a toaster from scratch. It's harder than you'd think /mk http://bit.ly/3oCDG5
  5. How to deduct Ponzi scheme losses on your taxes /mk http://bit.ly/cKPRq
  6. NPR's Adam Hochberg reports: South Carolina state law enforcement investigators find NO improper use of public funds by Gov. Sanford /lc
  7. AP says U.S. Marshal Service has taken possession of Madoff's $7 million Manhattan penthouse. Prompted by court order. No details yet /lc
  8. Personal finance according to South Park /mk http://bit.ly/Y97Rz
  9. looking to interview someone who has had an affair about the costs involved (financial and otherwise). no judging, just economics./cjw
  10. Operation Short Change: the FTC crackdown on scammers taking advantage of job-hungry folks. Kind of awesome. /mk http://bit.ly/1wgyo
  11. Four ways of looking at unemployment #s. Got a 5th? /c http://bit.ly/j51tu
  12. NYT on jobless #s: Unemployment almost "a way of life for millions" /lc http://snurl.com/lmukc (tx, @kmcatmull)
  13. Bad news: Taking longer to find new work -- 24.5 weeks /lc http://bit.ly/uJrah
  14. Still waiting for official, full BLS report /lc
  15. Good news: BLS headline says unemployment hit 9.5 percent in June, up just .1 percent and less than 9.6 percent economists expected /lc
  16. Waiting for the unemployment numbers. Due in 10 minutes. Last month, our dynamic chart updated first /lc
  17. Prepping a post for the unemployment numbers due out at 8:30 Eastern today. I'm hearing a consensus of 9.6 percent -- we'll see /lc
  18. New podcast up now: the economics of love - a cost-benefit analysis of cheating. /jg http://snurl.com/lfpdg
  19. Follow-up to our oil sands blogpost: Canada to adopt environmental rules in line with the US to avoid "green tariffs" http://bit.ly/1au8lT
  20. Scammed by Madoff? You have until tomorrow to file a claim /mk http://bit.ly/yDZeA