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    Economy

    Published: 11/6/09

    It's Crunch Time on Jobs, and Time for Obama to Make His Move

    By  Jill Lawrence
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    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 the actual problem, or at least seem like he's trying extremely hard. The Labor ...

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    Published: 11/6/09

    Beneath the Ugly Signs, Fear and Frustration Dominate 'House Call' Protest

    By  Patricia Murphy
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    In front of the steps where President Obama was sworn into office in January, one protester's sign at the Capitol Hill House Call on Thursday asked, "Ken-ya Trust Obama?" Another featured a pile of lifeless bodies from the Dachau concentration camp under the banner, "National Socialist Health Care." ...

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    Published: 11/6/09

    Unemployment Tops 10 Percent for First Time Since 1983

    By  David Sessions

    The U.S. economy shed 190,000 jobs in October, sending the unemployment rate to 10.2 percent, the highest number in 26 years, the Department of Labor said Friday. The jobless rate is up from 9.8 in September, and the Department of Labor revised the number of jobs slashed in September from 213,000 to ...

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    Published: 11/5/09

    Old Truck for New Truck the Most Common Cash-for-Clunker Trade

    By  Christopher Weber

    Of the thousands of Americans who took advantage of the government's $3 billion Cash for Clunkers program, most reportedly replaced old pickup trucks with new ones. A high percentage of the new trucks purchased in the program, designed to put more fuel-efficient cars on the road, get "only ...

    Published: 11/5/09

    Another Poll Weighs In on Outlook for 2010 Congressional Elections

    By  Bruce Drake

    In a generic poll on next year's congressional elections conducted by Ipsos/McClatchy Oct. 29-Nov. 1, Democrats lead 48 percent to 41 percent, with 2 percent preferring another choice, 3 percent not planning to vote and 6 percent undecided. ...

    Published: 11/4/09

    House Committee Votes To Boost SEC's Power

    By  Christopher Weber

    The House Financial Services Committee has voted to give federal regulators more power and resources to seek out and prevent abuses on Wall Street. The vote was 41-28. As part of the new legislation, the Securities and Exchange Commission will get money to pay bounties to tipsters on fraud cases. ...

    Published: 11/4/09

    Next Year Looking Less Friendly for Democrats

    By  Bruce Drake

    A day after the off-year elections which produced glimmers of hope for the GOP, Gallup has dug into its data and sees a political climate in 2010 that is less hospitable for Democrats than it was in the 2008 presidential contest and the 2006 midterms. ...

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    Published: 11/3/09

    Public Turns Negative on Obama on Key Issues

    By  Bruce Drake

    President Obama's overall job approval rating has dropped from 58 percent in September to 54 percent, and Americans have turned negative on him in three key areas -- his handling of the economy, health care policy and Afghanistan, according to a CNN/Opinion Research poll conducted Oct. 30- Nov. 1. ...

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    Published: 11/2/09

    Goldman Sachs Pursues Another $1 Billion Federal Tax Benefit

    By  Joann M. Weiner
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    As if $22 billion in bonuses were not enough, Goldman Sachs would now like to obtain another $1 billion in tax benefits from the federal government. As with the $12.9 billion that Goldman Sachs received from the U.S. government via payments made to the American International Group, Goldman Sachs ...

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    Published: 11/2/09

    'Cash for Caulkers' Program, Infrastructure Bank Proposed

    By  Joann M. Weiner
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    Riding on the recent success of the Cash for Clunkers program that gave U.S. consumers an incentive to replace their gas-guzzling cars with fuel-efficient ones, the president is considering a program that would encourage Americans to improve the energy efficiency of their homes. John Doerr, a ...

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