Need for results drives Obama’s domestic juggle - The Associated Press
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Need for results drives Obama's domestic juggleThe Associated PressWASHINGTON ? President Barack Obama's intense juggling of domestic issues reflects all the realities he faces: a vast agenda, a smaller window for results …Obama lobbied on black unemployment, immigrationReutersA frustrated caucus keeps complaints quietWashington PostObama asks Black Caucus members for specifics in jobs meetingThe Hill [...]
Time Running out Jobless benefits for many may wind down unless … - Courier-Journal
Kentuckians and Hoosiers who have been out of work longer than six months might soon lose the extraordinary amount of unemployment aid made available during the recession. Unless Congress acts when it returns this week, the federal programs that have …
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Spain, Down the Drain
At Pajamas Media, Soeren Kern chronicles the sad case of Spain under the leadership of Socialist Prime Minister José Luis RodrÃguez Zapatero. The hapless Zapatero presides over Europe’s second-worst economy, with nearly 20 percent unemployment and a crumbling GDP. Zapatero and his minions have blamed the collapse on anything other than their own [...]
Helping the Hardest Hit Housing Markets
Today, President Obama is announcing $1.5 billion in funding for innovative measures to help families in the states that have been hit the hardest by housing market stress and unemployment. States where house prices have fallen more than 20% from their peak will be eligible for this funding. Such price declines, coupled with the effects [...]
Worth a Thousand Words
The President’s Economic Report, authored by the Council of Economic Advisers but with political objectives in view, was issued a few days ago. I haven’t tried to read it all; it made headlines mostly for its prediction of high unemployment for several years to come. The report included several charts that struck me [...]
Where We Are and Where We Were
Along with a massive snowstorm, Friday brought a blizzard of new info on the job market. From the perspective of our work at the White House, two points stand out, one about where we are and the other about where we’ve been.
First, while there are encouraging signs regarding jobs, they are early signs and must [...]
