That sadly already looks too optimistic.

ECONOMIST: Britain's economy

Sadly, it looks more likely that extra money will trickle away, in wage increases and other inflated costs.

ECONOMIST: Strikes

Sadly, it looks as if that too will be denied.

ECONOMIST: America, Israel and the Palestinians

Sadly, that looks more like an aspiration than a prediction.

ECONOMIST: Economic crisis

Sadly, it looks like Don Cheadle wasn't able to erase whatever's printed on his jacket (seriously, uh, cool jacket, Cheadle) and poor Shannon Elizabeth didn't seem to be able make anything happen at all.

ENGADGET: Microsoft and Harrah's confuse B-list celebs with Surface

There's no word on a possible release date yet -- which means, sadly, that it looks like the U.S. Army is stuck with its Celio REDFLYs for the time being.

ENGADGET: Raytheon's iPhone app will track enemy combatants in real time

For the time being, sadly, rising productivity in America looks a far safer bet than rising employment.

ECONOMIST: The outlook for jobs in America

Sadly for Dr Gruys and his team, their project looks like being a victim of the downturn in fortune that has overtaken Monsanto in the wake of scares about genetically modified crops intended for human consumption.

ECONOMIST: Evanescent or evergreen?

Sadly, the United States, where innovation-intensive industries account for one third of GDP, looks set to keep taking one step backward for every step forward in that drive.

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