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July 5, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama will summon top Republican and Democratic leaders to the White House this week for another…
June 30, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits was mostly unchanged last week, evidence that the weak economy…
June 29, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Labor Department says the unemployment rate increased in 210 metro areas in May, a sharp reversal…
June 29, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The president said members of Congress needed to stay in Washington until budget negotiations are finished --…
June 29, 2011
OPINION - Don't banks have a moral obligation to keep their financial agreements -- and live with the consequences of…
June 28, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - The North Manhattan Perinatal Partnership has led an effort that reduced the black infant mortality rate from…
June 22, 2011
OPINION - So maybe we don't throw a parade. But maybe we find meaningful solutions to provide more educational and…
June 15, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Across the country, hundreds of churches are hosting and organizing their own employment ministries...
June 14, 2011
VIDEO - Destiny Mathis, a 26-year-old single mother of three, hopes to sell a letter from President Obama for $11,000…
June 13, 2011
MSNBC - More than half of all housing sales in the county so far this year have been properties in…
June 10, 2011
OPINION - Unfortunately, for many blacks, the American dream of homeownership is quickly fading...
June 8, 2011
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - President Barack Obama says the growth of the U.S. economy will depend in part on training…
June 7, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The president spoke about the new economic trouble in detail for the first time since a report…
June 6, 2011
VIDEO - Last week investors received quite a few negative reports on the economy: home prices declined, consumer confidence fell,…
June 3, 2011
OPINION - I feel like Bill Murray every single month when I receive the monthly unemployment reports...
June 3, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Labor Department report offered startling evidence that the U.S. economy is slowing, hampered by high gas…
May 31, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - "It is likely he will be re-elected, in my opinion," veteran Republican pollster Wes Anderson says...
May 30, 2011
VIDEO - The economy grew much slower than expected during the first quarter, new home sales rose more than 7…
May 23, 2011
OPINION - Throughout history black men have always been dealt a bad hand and despite that we have always risen…
May 23, 2011
VIDEO - In march, new home sales rose 11 percent, much more than expected. the median price of a new…