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August 9, 2010

House returns from recess to pass new jobs bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - House members are giving up a couple of days reconnecting with folks in their districts this week…
August 6, 2010

Obama: Job creation continuing, must come faster

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama says the country is now consistently adding jobs instead of losing them in huge numbers...
August 6, 2010

Black teens suffer the most in hiring drought

WASHINGTON (AP) - Overall, the economy lost a net total of 131,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department said Friday,…
August 5, 2010

Senate approves jobs bill to stop teacher layoffs

WASHINGTON (AP) - Legislation long sought by Democrats to save the jobs of up to 300,000 teachers, police and other…
August 5, 2010

Obama boasts saving auto industry ‘on the brink’

CHICAGO (AP) - President Obama declared Thursday that the U.S. auto industry is not just rebounding from its problems but…
August 4, 2010

Obama seeks to rally US labor ahead of elections

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama also described the plight of the unemployed in personal, labor-friendly terms...
August 2, 2010

Obama grades his own presidency as ‘incomplete’

VIDEO - In recent weeks, the president has been making stops around the country explaining what he's done so far…
July 30, 2010

Recovery loses speed as consumers turn cautious

WASHINGTON (AP) - Consumers spent less, companies slowed their restocking of shelves and the nation's trade deficit dragged more on…
July 28, 2010

Obama pushes business bill as an all-American goal

EDISON, N.J. (AP) - The bill in question is designed to help small businesses get the capital they need to…
July 24, 2010

Obama: GOP economic plan will take US backward

WASHINGTON (AP) - In turn, House Republican leader John Boehner said the president had stooped to partisan attacks because he…
July 23, 2010

Obama praises wins, says businesses need help

WASHINGTON (AP) - In the midst of a sleepy, steamy day in Washington, Obama went before the cameras to try…
July 22, 2010

Checks are coming: Obama signs jobless benefits bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal checks could begin flowing again as early as next week to millions of jobless people who…
July 22, 2010

More blacks cut savings, investing during economic downturn

A recent survey found that half of all blacks, compared with 31 percent of whites with household incomes of at…
July 22, 2010

Study: Recession tougher on black middle class

Nearly half of all blacks making at least $50,000 a year dipped into savings and retirement accounts over the past…
July 22, 2010

Additional jobless benefits hinge on House vote

WASHINGTON (AP) - At issue are jobless payments averaging $309 a week for almost 5 million people whose 26 weeks…
July 21, 2010

Obama signs sweeping financial reform into law

WASHINGTON (AP) - Reveling in victory, President Obama on Wednesday signed into law the most sweeping overhaul of financial regulations…
July 20, 2010

Jobless benefits battle holds millions of Americans hostage

OPINION - Either these politicians in Congress do not understand the depths of people's pain, or they simply don't care...
July 19, 2010

Critics believe Calif. prison release will spark crime

VIDEO - Over 70 percent of prisoners in the California penal system are likely to be reincarcerated for committing a…
July 17, 2010

Dog walker reinvents self as a walking search engine

VIDEO - The marketing idea is gaining momentum. Now Rodney is walking quite a few dogs, all the way to…
July 16, 2010

80 Oakland cops become casualty of crippled economy

OPINION - As police departments downsize in order to meet budgetary needs, perhaps it's time for police departments to reconsider…