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Unemployed? Retrain!
-Robert and Donna TrussellThose old jobs aren't coming back, you know. Time to get off your duff.
Mitt Romney in New Hampshire: Lots of Buzz but No Announcement -- Yet
-Tom DiemerRomney, who was governor in next-door Massachusetts, ran a close second in the 2008 New Hampshire Primary. Winning the state's 2012 contest will be a must, if he chooses to run again.
Jobless Rate Dips Below 9 Percent but White House Holds the Applause
-Tom DiemerThe economy added 192,000 jobs in February, but an Obama administration spokesman cautioned that the country still has a long way to go in its recovery.
Wisconsin Protests: Far From the Madison Crowd
-Robert and Donna TrussellI doth protest. I really do.
Wisconsin Protesters: Can You Spare Some Solidarity?
-Donna TrussellIf unions want public support, they've got to support the public by broadening their horizons and championing the cause of all workers, not just their members.
Ireland's Ruling Party Crushed at Polls in Fallout From Failed Economy
-Tom DiemerThe opposition Fine Gael Party is likely to form a coalition government and then try to renegotiate terms of a $92.8 billion international loan that put Ireland on a rugged four-year austerity program.
Wisconsin Workers Get Support from Poland's Solidarity Trade Union
-David GibsonThe Polish trade union Solidarity has embraced the cause of Wisconsin's protesting public workers.
Poland in 1980 and Wisconsin in 2011: History Rhymes
-Gerald J. BeyerA historian of the Solidarity trade union protest against Polish communism sees parallels in the struggle in Wisconsin.
Two Ohios: Obama Talks Jobs in Cleveland, While Workers Rally in Columbus
-Tom DiemerThousands in Columbus protested threatened restrictions on state workers' rights, while Obama stayed on message up the road in Cleveland, addressing a forum for small business owners.
Fed Predicts More Economic Growth but Says Unemployment Will Remain High
-Christopher WeberThe Federal Reserve also voted to continue a plan announced in November to buy $600 billion in Treasury bonds to help jump start the economy.
Boehner: If Spending Cuts Cost Federal Workers Their Jobs, 'So Be It'
-Tom DiemerBoehner said President Obama has added 200,000 employees to the federal payroll since taking office.
Four Mysteries That Will Shape the Fate of Centrist Democratic Senators in 2012
-Jill LawrenceJim Webb and Kent Conrad are retiring, but five other centrist Democrats are running for reelection to the Senate. Can they possibly win?
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