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Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn (Free subscription) | yesterday
On Monday: Cobble Hill Fall Meeting to Feature Panel Discussion: "Surviving the Economic Downturn in Cobble Hill" The Cobble Hill Association's Fall meeting, Monday, November 9, at 7:30 pm, will feature a panel discussion on coping strategies for this difficult economic environment. With New York City's unemployment rate at a reported 8.9% and with under-employment estimated at 17%, many...
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The Cult of the Dead Fish (Free subscription) | yesterday
As Washington reels from the news of 10.2 percent unemployment, the Center for Responsive Politics is out with a new report describing the wealth of members of Congress. Among the highlights: Two-hundred-and-thirty-seven members of Congress are millionaires. That's 44 percent of the body - compared to about 1 percent of Americans overall. CRP says California Republican Rep. Darrell Issa is the richest...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
&$ &$U.S. President Barack Obama makes remarks about the mass shooting at the sprawling Fort Hood army base in Texas and the rise in the unemployment rate in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, November 6, 2009.(Xinhua/Agencies Photo)&$ &$ U.S. national flags will be flown at half staff to honor killed soldiers in a military base in Texas, said President Barack Obama on...
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Random Thoughts from Reno (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Yes, it is true many members of "our" Congress are rich, some of them absolutely filthy rich . There are 237 millionaires residing in the chambers you and I pay for, or 44 percent of the entire body. Here is a snip showing who the richest of these people are: CRP says California Republican Rep. Darrell Issa is the richest lawmaker on Capitol Hill, with a net worth estimated at about $251...
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feminist blogs (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
From our friends at the National Women’s Law Center, this news about the extension of unemployment of insurance benefits, signed into law today: Unemployment rose to 10.2 percent in October, reaching a 26-year high, according to data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. While the unemployment rate among men is higher than among women, [...]
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Unemployed Rhode Islanders can now collect jobless benefits for up to 99 weeks. President Barack Obama on Friday signed a $24 billion economic stimulus bill into law that gives 14 more weeks of benefits to the unemployed, and an additional 20 weeks of benefits to people out of work in high-unemployment states like Rhode Island.
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NC Media Watch (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Russ Steele This is a Department of labor graphic of how California's unemployment rate is tracking the US rate. There was a 2.4 point difference between California and the US rate in September, with what appears to be a growing...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Nidal Hassan snapped, like many of us could do. His Palestinian roots are simply irrelevant What will Americans make in the coming days of the horrifying murder by Major Nidal Hassan – a Palestinian-American who was born in Virginia but whose parents migrated from near Jerusalem – of 12 of his fellow soldiers and one civilian? We should begin by noting that there is no powerful "anti-Muslim...
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mostly common sense blog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Unemployment hit 10.2% nationwide, a number not seen since 1983. In some states, like California and Michigan, it is much higher. And for those unfamiliar with the "US method" of calculating unemployment, or those eager to compare unemployment across different countries, it is good to point out that real unemployment in the US is much higher than 10.2%. The real number probably hovers well...
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The Sixth Ward (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
An important story to consider, especially if many seek to keep Chatham a middle-class enclave especially for Blacks: The cold fact, however, is that this deep recession is hitting African-Americans more severely than the overall population, due largely to the staggering levels of unemployment for this segment of the population. When October unemployment data come out Friday, the nation's seasonally...
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NC Media Watch (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Russ Steele In October, the US unemployment rate rose to 10.2 percent, the highest since April 1983, and nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline (-190,000). The largest job losses over the month were in construction, manufacturing, and retail trade. Without...
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
European stocks fell and Wall Street was expected to drop on the open Friday after data showed the U.S. unemployment rate jumped to 10.2 percent in October, more than expected, as 190,000 jobs were cut.
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The Observer (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
British Airways reported a £292m pretax loss for the first half this morning and its chief executive Willie Walsh cited predictions that industry would lose $11bn this year. Revenues fell 13.7% in the six months to the end of September. The airline has slashed costs and said there would be further structural change in the second half to ensure the long-term future of its business. Walsh said:...
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PRWeb - Daily News Feed (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
The Wall Street Fraud Watchdog, is warning all US & Global investors to use extraordinary caution in dealing with the US Stock markets, stock brokers, and or bank investment advisors in late 2009 & 2010. The group is saying, "We have a cash for clunkers economy, we have a White House & US House of Representatives House Speaker, who never saw a tax, or government program they did not...
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
New Hampshire's two senators are hailing Senate passage of a bill that would extend unemployment insurance benefits to workers in every state who are in danger of seeing their benefits run out in the coming weeks.
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72jag | 02/26/2009
President Obama spoke on Capitol Hill on Tuesday about the urgency of the situation that America is in; spiraling health care costs, a less than optimal educational system, dependence upon unsustainable energy sources, not to mention the failing economy, rising unemployment, a collapsing housing market, and rampant unethical behavior on Wall Street were all on his mind and in his speech. In stark contrast
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gotube | 02/25/2009
Gov. Jindal refuses stimulus money!Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana announced that he will refuse the Unemployment portion of the stimulus that was allocated to Louisiana, on grounds that it would be costly for businesses in the l...
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weblomaniac | 01/22/2009
More doom an gloom today as latest figures just released show that the number of people losing their jobs surged to 225,000 in the 3 months to November 2008, bringing the jobless total in the UK to 1.92million, the highest it’s been for over a de...
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