Maximum Duration Of Unemployment Insurance Dropping
Nearly 30,000 people enduring long-term joblessness in Michigan are set to lose their unemployment insurance as a federal program that provides the final 20 weeks...
GOP Governor: Give Us Credit For The Economy
WASHINGTON -- Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell said Sunday that Republican governors deserve credit for the improving economy. "I'm glad the economy is starting to recover,...
Newt Gingrich Brushes Off SNL Moon Mockery
WASHINGTON -- Newt Gingrich is not chagrined over the "Saturday Night Live" mockery of his proposal to colonize the moon. If America doesn't go there,...
Newt Gingrich Not Worried Fewer Jobless Will Hurt GOP Chances
WASHINGTON -- Presidential aspirant Newt Gingrich isn't worried that declining unemployment will hurt Republicans' chances of retaking the White House in November. The Labor Department...
Rick Santorum Takes ‘Long’ View After Last Place Finish In Nevada
WASHINGTON -- After finishing in last place in the Nevada caucuses on Saturday, former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) laid out his strategy for the remainder...
Welfare Drug Testing Bill Withdrawn After Amended To Include Testing Lawmakers
A Republican member of the Indiana General Assembly withdrew his bill to create a pilot program for drug testing welfare applicants Friday after one of...
The Bad Things That Can Happen When You Lose Your Job
Lianne Valenti lost her job as manager for a company that makes portable power generators last July. Valenti, who is 46 and lives in Long...
Congress Takes Interest In Eccentric Philanthropist’s Jobs Plan
Philanthropist Gene Epstein says he donated $250,000 to assorted charities on behalf of businesses that hired unemployed people starting in 2009. Now he's trying to...
GOP Candidates Decry Extended Unemployment Benefits
Republican presidential candidates sharply criticized extended unemployment insurance during Monday evening's debate in South Carolina, where the unemployment rate is 9.9 percent. "I think we...
States Scramble To Prevent Unemployment Insurance Cutoffs
Alec Johnson of Delaware, Ohio, paid close attention last month as members of Congress fought over a bill to reauthorize the federal unemployment insurance he'd...
States Scramble To Prevent Unemployment Insurance Cutoffs
Alec Johnson of Delaware, Ohio, paid close attention last month as members of Congress fought over a bill to reauthorize the federal unemployment insurance he'd...
Socialist Party Derides Rick Perry ‘Fairy Tale’ Of Obama As Socialist
The Socialist Party USA is more than a little skeptical of Texas Gov. Rick Perry's claim Sunday that President Barack Obama belongs in their ranks....
