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Economy
Unemployment Taxes for Companies Skyrocket in 35 States
By David SessionsGiven persistent job losses in the struggling economy, companies in at least 35 states are seeing their unemployment taxes jump an average of nearly 30 percent, CNN reports. Many of the hikes will happen automatically as prolonged unemployment triggers state laws governing unemployment insurance ...
Republicans May Skip White House Health Summit
By Patricia MurphyHouse Minority Leader John Boehner and the Republican whip, Rep. Eric Cantor, have notified the White House that Republicans may not participate in the president's bipartisan health care summit unless the ground rules of the meeting are changed. In a lengthy letter to White House Chief of Staff ...
Spending Hawks Not So Hawkish About Cuts in Home Districts
By Christopher WeberLawmakers who take a hard stand against federal spending are having a hard time reconciling that position when cuts are aimed at their home districts, The New York Times reported. It's a bipartisan problem, and a good example of how tough it is to control government spending and deficits. Many ...
Obama's Approval Rating for Handling the Economy Reaches a Low
By Bruce DrakePresident Obama's job approval rating for his handling of the economy has fallen to its lowest point since he took office with only 36 percent giving him positive marks on the issue, according to a Gallup poll conducted Feb. 1-3. Sixty-one percent disapprove of his performance. In March, 59 percent ...
Latest Round-Up of Obama Poll Ratings by State
By Bruce DrakeThe latest round-up of President Obama's job approval or favorability ratings by state updates or adds Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Kentucky, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, and Texas. One notable finding in this round of polls: Rasmussen has been asking voters whether their ...
Scenes from the Tea Party: A Reporter's Notebook in Nashville
By Mary C. Curtis
The Birther Movement Lives Joseph Farah, editor of the conservative Website WorldNetDaily, opened his speech at the Tea Party convention in Nashville with jokes and questions about President Barack Obama's U.S. citizenship. To loud approval from the crowd, Farah said his dream is that if Obama seeks ...
Obama to Congress: Main Street Needs More Help
By Tom DiemerPresident Obama urged Congress on Saturday to put politics aside and pass a package of incentives, tax credits and refinancing assistance aimed at helping America's struggling small businesses -- "the places where most new jobs begin." "If anyone has additional ideas to support small businesses and ...
AIG Bonuses: Why Those Pesky Contracts Can't Be Ignored
By Joann M. Weiner
The United States is a country that follows the rule of law. And it does so even if that means paying employees of AIG, the failed insurance company whose actions nearly caused a global economic collapse last year, millions of dollars in bonuses. U.S. taxpayers have paid more than $180 billion to ...
Unemployment Rate Drops Unexpectedly to 9.7 Percent
By David SessionsThe U.S unemployment rate unexpectedly dropped from 10.0 percent to 9.7 percent in January, according to numbers released Friday by the Department of Labor. Overall, employers cut about 20,000 jobs. The January rate was the lowest since August of last year. Two sets of numbers were released today, ...
European Economic Woes Could Prolong Worldwide Downturn
By David Sessions
Worries about the stability of the European economy sent worldwide markets into a slide Thursday and fueled worries that the Euro zone's struggles with debt could affect the rest of the world, the New York Times reports. The Dow Jones dropped 2.61 percent yesterday, dipping below 10,000 for the ...
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