WASHINGTON, D.C. — As I write, Washington is still digging out from the historic blizzard that slammed the city on Friday, Jan. 22. The storm was predicted well in advance, and on Friday morning Washington largely emptied as the snowflakes started to fall in the afternoon.
I use the term "largely" because, as official Washington emptied out, a crowd descended on the city for the annual "March for Life" to protest the anniversary of the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision and to show support for the unborn.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy's growth slowed sharply in the final three months of last year to a 0.7 percent annual rate, the Commerce Department reported Friday. Consumers slowed spending, businesses cut back on investment and global problems trimmed exports.
The slowdown could renew doubts about the durability of the 6½-year-old economic expansion, though most economists expect growth to rebound in the current January-March quarter.
