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State of the Union? More Like State of the Campaign – New York Times
Los Angeles Times State of the Union? More Like State of the CampaignNew York TimesRepublicans have good reason to believe that when President Obama delivers the State of the Union address on Tuesday night, his goals are more partisan than presidential. Mr. Obama has shifted into full-bore campaigning. He expects little from Congress …Writing... »
dane101 will go dark to protest SOPA January 18 – Dane101
TIME dane101 will go dark to protest SOPA January 18Dane101The Board of Directors of dane101 has unanimously voted to join numerous websites across the Internet, such as Reddit, in protesting the poorly written anti-piracy bills in the Senate and the House of Representatives. On January 18, 2012, …Online Piracy Legislation Outcry Prompts White House... »
Nation adds 200000 jobs in December hiring surge – BusinessWeek
Los Angeles Times Nation adds 200000 jobs in December hiring surgeBusinessWeekBy PAUL WISEMAN and CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER Four painful years after the Great Recession struck and wiped out 8.7 million jobs, the United States may finally be in an elusive pattern known as the virtuous cycle — an escalating loop of robust job growth... »
At Ft. Bragg, Obama welcomes troops home from Iraq – Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times At Ft. Bragg, Obama welcomes troops home from IraqLos Angeles TimesPresident Obama celebrated the soldiers who fought the Iraq war on Wednesday, marking the fulfillment of a campaign promise to bring home all US forces following a nearly nine-year conflict that killed more than 4400 US soldiers. …Analysis: Up for re-election,... »
Unemployment rate falls to 8.6 percent, lowest in 2½ years, with good signs … – Washington Post
The Guardian Unemployment rate falls to 8.6 percent, lowest in 2½ years, with good signs …Washington PostWASHINGTON — The unemployment rate, which has refused to budge from the 9 percent neighborhood for two and a half frustrating years, suddenly dropped in November, driven in part by small businesses that finally see reason to hope... »
A Small Tax Change Can Bring US Veterans Needed Jobs: View – Bloomberg
Politico A Small Tax Change Can Bring US Veterans Needed Jobs: ViewBloombergBy the Editors Fri Nov 11 00:00:09 GMT 2011 Comments It's admittedly difficult to argue for jobs legislation that costs more than $1 billion, won't produce many new jobs and will clutter an overly complex tax code. Yet when it comes to veterans,... »
Juiciest Bits From the Jobs Bio – msnbc.com
USA Today Juiciest Bits From the Jobs Biomsnbc.comBy The Daily Beast Jobs and Obama had a tense meeting just last year, according to the biography. Jobs was upset that his wife had arranged the meet-up, telling her husband that Obama was "really psyched" to meet him. But the Apple founder thought that …Jobs Admired... »
Obama: Wall Street protests like Tea Party – USA Today
The Hindu Obama: Wall Street protests like Tea PartyUSA TodayPresident Obama today likened the anti-Wall Street protests to the Tea Party protests that helped Republicans in last year's congressional elections. "In some ways, they're not that different from some of the protests that …Obama: Occupy protests 'not that different' from tea partyChicago TribuneThe corporate... »
Environmentalists Join The ‘Occupy Wall Street’ Fray – Forbes
Reuters Environmentalists Join The 'Occupy Wall Street' FrayForbesA supporter cheers from the pedstrian overpass as police arrest demonstrators affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement on October 1, 2011. (Image by Getty Images via @daylife) Occupy Wall Street may be “leaderless,” but it's far from …Obama, Cantor spar over Occupy Wall StreetCNNWall Street protest... »
Wall Street protesters fed up with both parties – CBS News
Sydney Morning Herald Wall Street protesters fed up with both partiesCBS News(AP) NEW YORK — Their chief target is Wall Street, but many of the demonstrators in New York and across the US also are thoroughly disgusted with Washington, blaming politicians of both major parties for policies they say protect corporate America at …Obama... »