Congress Extends Unemployment Handouts
Filed under: Republicans, Economy, Humor, Chaos Theory, Unemployment, JobsCongress has the patience of Job Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Senate Extends Jobless Benefits; House Takes Up Bill Thursday
Filed under: Senate, Democrats, Republicans, Economy, The Capitolist, Unemployment, JobsThe Senate extends jobless benefits after breaking weeks-long filibuster by Republicans, who wanted budget cuts to offset the cost. Permalink | Email...
Democrats to Middle Class: Yes, We Can . . . Ignore You
Filed under: Democrats, Economy, Humor, Health Care, Chaos Theory, 2010 Elections, Congress, UnemploymentWho's gonna stop them? Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Unemployment Climbs to 9.8 Percent in September
Filed under: Breaking News, Economy
The Department of Labor released new employment numbers Friday that show 263,000 jobs were cut in September, driving the U.S. unemployment rate to 9.8 percent. The report wiped away any hope of job recovery this year, the New York Times concluded, and suggests high...Help Wanted: What’s the Best Way To Create More Jobs ASAP?
Filed under: Economy
That din you hear in the capital is not just arguments about health reform. As unemployment closes in on 10 percent and opinion polls reflect rising economic anxiety, there's an urgent debate going on about how to create jobs and do it fast.
It’s Crunch Time on Jobs, and Time for Obama to Make His Move
Filed under: Economy, Health Care
There's no way to spin your way out of the highest unemployment rate in 26 years. There's probably no way to blame it on your predecessor, either. The only way for President Obama to fix this political problem is to fix...
Is Dennis Kucinich Joining the Tea Party Movement?
Filed under: Woman Up
My time-space continuum warped when I heard that Dennis Kucinich had talked to tea partiers and found common ground.After the Democratic defeat in Massachusetts last month, Kucinich said, "There's nothing liberal about the bailouts. There's nothing liberal about...
At a N.C. Factory, Obama Touts Jobs Numbers: ‘We are Beginning to Turn the Corner’
Filed under: Democrats, Republicans, Barack Obama, Economy, Budget, Energy, Obama Administration, Woman Up, Jobs
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The last time Barack Obama visited Charlotte, it was the night before the 2008 election....Obama: Economy Is Much Better, ‘Heartbeat Growing Stronger’
Filed under: Economy, Taxes, Unemployment, Jobs
President Obama said word of more growth in the GDP shows the U.S. is on the "right track" even though unemployment remains too high.
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