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September 3, 2010

Obama: New jobs numbers 'positive' but not enough

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama said he'd be proposing a broader set of ideas next week, when he travels to Milwaukee…
September 3, 2010

4 ways Obama can sell a second stimulus

OPINION - The administration should take control of the debate and not allow the opposition to define the issues. Play…
September 3, 2010

Unemployment rate rises as labor force grows

WASHINGTON (AP) - African-American unemployment increased to 16.3 percent, while black teen unemploymwnt jumped to 45 percent, the highest of…
September 2, 2010

Black vs. brown hate crimes may be spurred by bad economy

theGRIO REPORT - Hate crimes against blacks jumped 12.8 percent from 2003 to 2008. African-Americans suffered the largest proportion of…
September 1, 2010

Nation's economic woes jeopardize Dems' prospects

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Democrats are relying on a financial advantage, a robust get-out-the-vote operation and, mostly, the ghost of…
August 31, 2010

Obama ends Iraq combat effort: Time to turn page

WASHINGTON (AP) - From the Oval Office, where Bush first announced the invasion that would come to define his time…
August 31, 2010

War — what is it good for when people are out of work?

OPINION - Now, Barack Obama must decide what type of president he wants to become: A Herbert Hoover or a…
August 30, 2010

Obama: GOP should let small business bill through

WASHINGTON (AP) - In a week likely to be dominated by foreign policy, Obama is trying to show he's still…
August 30, 2010

Obama: There's 'no magic bullet' to rescue economy

VIDEO - "We should be passing legislation that helps small businesses get credit," says Obama calling for Congressional action...
August 27, 2010

Blacks begin to close the happiness gap with whites

Economists Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers from the Univ. of Pennsylvania found that the gap between black and white happiness…
August 26, 2010

1 in 10 Americans with a mortgage face foreclosure

WASHINGTON (AP) - In a worrisome sign, the number of homeowners starting to have problems with their mortgages rose after…
August 24, 2010

Jesse Jackson to march for jobs, justice and peace

VIDEO - Rev. Jackson's objectives are to have Congress end the wars in the Middle East and redirect funds toward…
August 24, 2010

GOP leader to Obama: Fire your economic team

CLEVELAND (AP) - House Republican leader John Boehner argues that 19 months of "government as community organizer" hasn't worked...
August 19, 2010

Jobless claims rise to highest level in 9 months

WASHINGTON (AP) - Employers appear to be laying off workers again as the economic recovery weakens...
August 19, 2010

Food stamps are latest casualty of Senate budget slashing

OPINION - They can agree to increase funding for an ill advised war in Afghanistan but vote to cut funding…
August 18, 2010

Obama: Economy coming back slowly but surely

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - "A lot of it is like recovering from an illness," the president said. "You get a…
August 17, 2010

Why Fannie and Freddie's failure will blow the roof off housing

OPINION - The prevalence of cheap credit and loans geared toward lower-income borrowers created a sense that home ownership was…
August 12, 2010

Housing voucher hysteria in Atlanta highlights national crisis

OPINION - On a grander scale, it's not just the indication of the nation's downturn economy but also the lingering…
August 11, 2010

Obama administration to provide $3B in housing aid

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Treasury Department says it will send $2 billion to 17 states that have unemployment rates higher…
August 10, 2010

House passes bill to help teachers, public workers

WASHINGTON (AP) - House members returned to steamy Washington in a rare August callback to clear a $26 billion jobs…