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December 7, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama called the news conference in the face of Democratic criticism of the agreement, which still needs…
December 6, 2010
OPINION - Isn't the American dream about achieving success through hard work and building your assets so that you can…
December 3, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Employers added only 39,000 jobs last month, a sharp decline from the 172,000 created in October, the…
December 2, 2010
OPINION - Facing the holidays without a job is bad enough; but to face them without any income can be…
December 1, 2010
(AP) - Unless Congress changes its mind, benefits that had been extended up to 99 weeks will end this month...
November 29, 2010
VIDEO - Housing and manufacturing reports are expected, but all eyes will be on the jobs report....
November 24, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level since July 2008, a…
November 23, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Velma Hart said that the recession had taken an enormous toll on her family and left her…
November 22, 2010
OPINION - Since the 19th Century, African-American-owned banks have played a vital role in the economic development of our communities...
November 22, 2010
VIDEO - General Motors had its I.P.O. after declaring bankruptcy last year, and earned more than $20 billion...
November 19, 2010
OPINION - The best restoration plans will come from the Gulf to Washington, not from Washington to the Gulf...
November 11, 2010
OPINION - Every month of delay in settling the outstanding broadband issues delays the economic recovery that Americans crave...
November 6, 2010
MUMBAI, India (AP) - President Obama announced a host of new trade deals with India supporting tens of thousands of…
November 5, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The unemployment rate, measured by a separate survey of households, remained stuck at 9.6 percent for the…
November 4, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - A gain of 60,000 jobs is far below the 200,000 jobs a month needed to keep up…
November 3, 2010
OPINION - This election was not about socialism, a president who was illegitmate, or black, or any of the other…
October 28, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week than in any week since July, a hopeful sign…
October 27, 2010
theGRIO REPORT - President Obama and his administration is trying to show women voters that they're invested in keeping them…
October 25, 2010
theGRIO REPORT - For some of the city's 415,000 African-American residents, 62 percent of all Memphians, consolidation efforts have a…
October 20, 2010
VIDEO - "They thought this was some kind of joke, looking like Hulk Hogan with a the beard...," says Jimmy…