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Sacramento Kings Hire New Coach Eric Musselman
The Sacramento Kings have found their new head coach in Eric Musselman. This former Memphis Grizzlies assistant is now replacing the former Rick Adelman. It is clear that the Kings have elected to hire a former Bear to run the show. With a short list of merely three candidates and a lengthy four week span, they finally made it clear who they want running the bench. At the time of the hiring, there was only one vacancy for a coach in the entire NBA. The owners of the Kings Joe and Gavin Maloof, wasted no time in signing Musselman, once they found their man. They have hired what is to be one of the best young minds in the league that carries a lot of respect with him. The owners are already very comfortable with their decision, and feel that they are going to be the best-prepared team in the league, come the new season?s arrival. Eric Musselman already carries a lot of clout as he led the Golden State Warriors to two surprisingly successful seasons from 2002-04. Furthermore he was a minor league coach and is considered a veteran NBA assistant. There are contract details that still need to be worked out, yet there is no regrets on the hiring that replaces the most winningest coach in the Kings history in Adelman. What basically sold the Maloofs, was the 100 page scouting report that Musselman wrote on the Kings, that he presented on his second interview. The Kings believe at this time they will have an edge and an opportunity to make a serious impact in the league.
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Economic Growth Continues - More Than 5.3 Million Jobs Created
Since August 2003
On June 2, 2006, The Government Released New Jobs Figures –
75,000 Jobs Created In May. The economy has created about 1.9
million jobs over the past 12 months – and more than 5.3
million since August 2003. The unemployment rate fell to 4.6 percent
– lower than the average of the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and
1990s.
The Economy Remains Strong, And The Outlook Is Favorable
Revised Report Shows Fastest Real GDP Growth In Two-And-A-Half
Years. Real GDP grew at an annual rate of 5.3 percent for the
first quarter of this year. This follows our economic growth of
3.5 percent in 2005 – the fastest rate of any major industrialized
nation.
Productivity Increased At A Strong Annual Rate Of 3.7 Percent
In The First Quarter.
Real Hourly Compensation Rose At A 3.2 Percent Annual Rate In
The First Quarter.
Personal Income Increased At An Annual Rate Of 6.7 Percent In
April. Since January 2001, real after-tax income has risen by
12.9 percent, or 7.3 percent per person.
Real Consumer Spending Increased At An Annual Rate Of 5.2 Percent
In The First Quarter.
Employment Increased In 47 States Over The Past 12 Months Ending
In April. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 41 states in
April.
Industrial Production Increased 4.7 Percent Over The Past 12
Months. Over the past 12 months, manufacturing production has
increased by 5.5 percent.
President Bush Has An Aggressive Agenda To Keep The Economy Growing
This Week, President Bush Nominated Henry Paulson As Treasury
Secretary. Paulson has an intimate knowledge of financial markets
and an ability to explain economic issues in clear terms. For
the past eight years, Paulson has served as Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of the Goldman Sachs Group, one of the most
respected firms on Wall Street.
The President Has Expanded Tax Relief And Is Working To Make
His Tax Relief Permanent. Two weeks ago, President Bush signed
into law a bill that extends the tax cuts on dividends and capital
gains. This legislation also contains an Alternative Minimum Tax
(AMT) patch enabling millions of middle-income families to avoid
paying higher taxes in 2006.
The President’s Tax Relief Has Helped Spur Growth By Keeping
$880 Billion In The Pockets Of American Taxpayers. The Administration
reduced taxes for every American who pays income taxes, doubled
the child tax credit, reduced the marriage penalty, created investment
incentives for small businesses, and put the death tax on the
road to extinction.
Growing The Economy And Reducing The Deficit Depend On Controlling
The Spending Appetite Of The Federal Government. Every year since
the President took office, the Administration has slowed the growth
of discretionary spending that is not related to the military
or homeland security. The President's last two budgets cut discretionary
spending that was unrelated to the military or homeland security,
and we are on track to cut the deficit in half by 2009.
If The Emergency Supplemental Bill – Which The President
Has Requested To Help Fund The War On Terror And Hurricane Recovery
– Includes Non-Emergency Or Wasteful Spending Or Exceeds
The President's Set Limit Of $92.2 Billion Plus Funding To Prepare
Our Nation For A Pandemic Flu Emergency, He Will Veto It.
In The Long Run, The Biggest Challenge To Our Nation's Budgetary
Health Is Entitlement Spending On Programs Such As Social Security
And Medicare. We call on members of both parties to join us in
a bipartisan commission to address this critical issue.
The President Will Continue Working With Congress To Restrain
Spending In Other Ways, Including Passing A Line-Item Veto. A
line-item veto would allow us to cut needless spending, reduce
the budget deficit, and ensure that every taxpayer dollar is spent
wisely – or not at all.
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