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August 9, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - House members are giving up a couple of days reconnecting with folks in their districts this week…
August 6, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama says the country is now consistently adding jobs instead of losing them in huge numbers...
August 6, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Overall, the economy lost a net total of 131,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department said Friday,…
August 5, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Legislation long sought by Democrats to save the jobs of up to 300,000 teachers, police and other…
August 5, 2010
CHICAGO (AP) - President Obama declared Thursday that the U.S. auto industry is not just rebounding from its problems but…
August 4, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama also described the plight of the unemployed in personal, labor-friendly terms...
August 2, 2010
VIDEO - In recent weeks, the president has been making stops around the country explaining what he's done so far…
July 30, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Consumers spent less, companies slowed their restocking of shelves and the nation's trade deficit dragged more on…
July 28, 2010
EDISON, N.J. (AP) - The bill in question is designed to help small businesses get the capital they need to…
July 24, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - In turn, House Republican leader John Boehner said the president had stooped to partisan attacks because he…
July 23, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - In the midst of a sleepy, steamy day in Washington, Obama went before the cameras to try…
July 22, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal checks could begin flowing again as early as next week to millions of jobless people who…
July 22, 2010
A recent survey found that half of all blacks, compared with 31 percent of whites with household incomes of at…
July 22, 2010
Nearly half of all blacks making at least $50,000 a year dipped into savings and retirement accounts over the past…
July 22, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - At issue are jobless payments averaging $309 a week for almost 5 million people whose 26 weeks…
July 21, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Reveling in victory, President Obama on Wednesday signed into law the most sweeping overhaul of financial regulations…
July 20, 2010
OPINION - Either these politicians in Congress do not understand the depths of people's pain, or they simply don't care...
July 19, 2010
VIDEO - Over 70 percent of prisoners in the California penal system are likely to be reincarcerated for committing a…
July 17, 2010
VIDEO - The marketing idea is gaining momentum. Now Rodney is walking quite a few dogs, all the way to…
July 16, 2010
OPINION - As police departments downsize in order to meet budgetary needs, perhaps it's time for police departments to reconsider…