White House’s Romer: Too soon for spending clamp-downfeeds.reuters.com says: ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) – The gaping U.S. budget deficit is cause for concern but clamping down on spending immediately would be “pound-foolish” and derail the recovery, a top White House economic adviser said on Tuesday. Aer Lingus to make 670 job cutsnews.bbc.co.uk says: Aer Lingus announces plans to lay off 670 staff, including nearly a quarter of its cabin crew, as part of restructuring plans.Management Education on the Fly (BusinessWeek) us.rd.yahoo.com says: BusinessWeek – Who got us into this mess? It’s not just greedy mortgage lenders and irresponsible economists who are responsible for the current financial crisis. Leaders, so called, have played a role too, by not managing their companies and so being detached from what was going on in them. And behind much of this has been an educational process that encouraged such detachment. As I’ve argued at length in [...]

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