Posts Tagged ‘ jobs ’

Private Sector Republican Job Prospects Boosted Ahead of Elections

September 9, 2010
By Christopher Weber
Private Sector Republican Job Prospects Boosted Ahead of Elections

Filed under: Republicans, Polls, 2010 Elections, Jobs, LobbyingRepublican lobbyists, consultants and contractors are polishing their resumes, expecting their job prospects to turn around as more polls point to GOP wins in the November elections. P...
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Wanna fix the economy? Take a pay cut

September 9, 2010
By Daily Kos

Leave it to somebody from the American Enterprise Institute to figure out what's really wrong with the economy. Kevin Hasset, AEI's director of economic-policy studies, was an adviser to John McCain in his bid for the presidency. He writes, Your Fat Paycheck Keeps Your Neighbor Unemployed:

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Next Stop, Obamaville. Everybody Off!

September 5, 2010
By Robert and Donna Trussell
Next Stop, Obamaville. Everybody Off!

Filed under: Democrats, Republicans, Economy, Humor, Obama Administration, Chaos Theory, Congress, UnemploymentWe're in the funny money. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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Another Depression? The Fed and Ben Bernanke to the Rescue!

September 2, 2010
By Robert and Donna Trussell
Another Depression? The Fed and Ben Bernanke to the Rescue!

Filed under: Democrats, Economy, Humor, Obama Administration, Chaos Theory, UnemploymentHi-Ho Blunder! Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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Congress Extends Unemployment Handouts

July 23, 2010
By Robert and Donna Trussell
Congress Extends Unemployment Handouts

Filed under: Republicans, Economy, Humor, Chaos Theory, Unemployment, JobsCongress has the patience of Job Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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Obama Signs Unemployment Benefits Extension

July 22, 2010
By Patricia Murphy
Obama Signs Unemployment Benefits Extension

Filed under: The Capitolist Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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GOP Filibuster on Unemployment Benefits Defeated on Fourth Attempt

July 20, 2010
By Patricia Murphy
GOP Filibuster on Unemployment Benefits Defeated on Fourth Attempt

Filed under: Senate, House, Democrats, Republicans, Economy, The Capitolist, Congress, Unemployment Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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Jobs bill weakened to appease centrists

May 27, 2010
By Jed Lewison
Jobs bill weakened to appease centrists

No verbs in this sentence. Or this one. Taken out to pass muster with "moderates" in Congress. Nouns, prepositions next up for cuts.

Democrats have chopped more than 25 percent out of the jobs bill, which is actually an amalgam of economic relief measures. The objective: collect "moderate" votes from other Democrats...
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Open thread for night owls: jobless benefits

May 25, 2010
By Jed Lewison
Open thread for night owls: jobless benefits

Naturally, the deficit hawks aren't too keen on the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010. The fact that so many millions of Americans are out of work or employed in part-time jobs because they can't find full-time positions doesn't bother those for whom deficits are the most important matter. Never...
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Summers makes the case for the jobs bill

May 25, 2010
By Jed Lewison
Summers makes the case for the jobs bill

The New Dem/Blue Dog/ConservaDem core in Congress has already started raising hell over giving more money to people who have become so lazy because of their unemployment benefits that they just won't look for jobs. Because, as digby sez "I guess living in your car and digging in trash cans is the...
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