Unemployment
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Unemployment creates new role, and pain, for community colleges
McClatchy &bull Yesterday
WASHINGTON - On this Labor Day weekend, the unemployment rate is anchored near 10 percent, and experts of all stripes are trying to figure out how to create more jobs. There's consensus that community colleges help retrain workers for 21st… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Economy
- Education
- Unemployment
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Stocks move higher following jobs, housing reports
Deseret News &bull Yesterday
NEW YORK - Stocks rose Thursday, extending their gains from the day before, after reports on housing, manufacturing and jobs all indicated that the economy continues to grow. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 50 points, having jumped 254 on… Full Story »
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Will Election 2010 Bring Republicans Back to Power?
U.S. News & World Report &bull Yesterday
In a report issued this morning, University of Virginia politics guru Larry Sabato predicts that Republican candidates will pick up 47 House seats in this year's midterm elections, which is more than enough to restore them to majority status in… Full Story »
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The PowerPoint rant that got a colonel fired
Army Times &bull Yesterday
Sellin was fired because he didn't clear his remarks through public affairs and failed to clear "written or oral presentations to the media" through a designated public affairs officer. KABUL, Afghanistan - Throughout my career I have been known to walk that fine line between good taste and unemployment. I see no reason to change that now. I have been assigned as a staff officer… Full Story »
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Public sector pay raises: read it and weep
Capitol Confidential &bull YesterdayThe story de jure out of the state Capitol is shaping up to be the latest bit of bad economic news, this time from Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, who says that in light of the sagging return on the pension fund,… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Inflation
- Unemployment
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Mass. gov. declares emergency ahead of Earl
Washington Post-Videos &bull Yesterday
Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick has declared a state of emergency ahead of Hurricane Earl's arrival. Mass. gov. Sept. Sept. Governor: \'We\'re ready\' for Hurricane Earl","description":"North Carolina Governor Bev Purdeu declared the state ready for Hurricane Earl which is expected to side-swipe the state\'s coastline late tonight or early tomorrow." The storm is centered… Full Story »
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Summary Box: Stocks Extend Gains On Economic News
CBS News Poll &bull Yesterday
Summary Box: Stocks Gain, Helped By Modest Improvements On Unemployment And Home Sales Full Story »
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Stocks Rise, Treasuries Fall on Home Sales, Jobs; Oil Advances
Business Week &bull Yesterday
Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks rose, adding to the biggest rally in the Standard Poor's 500 Index since July, and Treasuries fell as an unexpected jump in home sales and a drop in jobless claims tempered concern the economic rebound is weakening. Oil advanced for a second day. The SP 500 climbed 0.6 percent to 1,086.50 at 3 p.m. Oil added 1.4 percent after a platform in the Gulf of Mexico was struck by an explosion. Nickel rallied… Full Story »
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Video: Facebook takes over DC
Washington Post-Videos &bull Yesterday
Sept. Sept. Governor: \'We\'re ready\' for Hurricane Earl","description":"North Carolina Governor Bev Purdeu declared the state ready for Hurricane Earl which is expected to side-swipe the state\'s coastline late tonight or early tomorrow." The storm is centered about 400 miles off Cape Hatteras, NC. Hurricane watches extend as far north as Massachusetts." The recession and… Full Story »
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Long-term unemployment reaches crisis level, says Michigan League for Human Services
Michigan Live - Politics &bull YesterdayAPLong-term unemployment has grown to crisis levels according to a report from the Michigan League for Human Services.People out of work for longer than six months make up a growing share of the unemployed in Michigan, and minority workers are… Full Story »
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Tactics and Strategy.
The American Prospect - Tapped &bull YesterdayOver at his blog, Brendan Nyhan has a nice critique of the "tactical fallacy," or the tendency among pundits and consultants to blame electoral losses on insufficiently savvy tactics, rather than outside forces like unemployment or voter enthusiasm. The problem is… Full Story »
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U.S. Stocks Rise to Extend Biggest S&P 500 Advance Since July
Business Week &bull Yesterday
Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks rose, with the Standard Poor's 500 Index building on its biggest rally in almost two months, after retail sales improved, initial jobless claims fell and pending home sales unexpectedly increased. Nordstrom Inc., J.C. Penney Co. and Limited Brands Inc. advanced at least 1.2 percent after reporting August same-store sales that beat analyst estimates. Burger King Holdings Inc. gained 24 percent after affiliates of 3G Capital offered $4 billion for the company. Mariner Energy Inc. sank 4.1 percent after… Full Story »
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NE Think Tank Has a Lot In Common With Pelosi
grassrootsne.com via @NewAmericaMovie &bull YesterdayThis assault on common sense and reasoning is not well received when coming from a Democrat, but most especially not from one who clearly believes she is Queen of the Universe. But, what about those who advertise themselves as promoting limited government and personal responsibility and who state a mission that includes researching economics and educating the public about it? On August 27th, the Platte Institute for Economic Research (Platte) sent out an email newsletter with a feature article entitled "The Economic Benefits of SNAP" in Nebraska. (Click HERE for a snapshot of the newsletter and see full text at… Full Story »
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Treasury Prices Slide On Unemployment Report
CBS News Poll &bull Yesterday
Traders Drop Treasury Debt For A Second Straight Day On News That Jobless Claims Fell Full Story »
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Topics:
- Unemployment
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Less Work, More Life
AlterNet &bull Yesterday
A few years ago, after finding-my way through an incredible jumble of bicycles outside her building, I met with a University of Amsterdam professor who studies work-life balance. Manager: Yes, it dawned on me my second week on the job. It was a Friday evening, eight o'clock, and… Full Story »
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It's Not Just the Jobs. It's the Jobs Machine.
Wall Street Journal: Politics and Policy &bull Yesterday
Fact Two: If the August unemployment number to be announced Friday tops 9%-which seems highly likely-the jobless rate will have been above that level for 16 straight months. Already, the U.S. is mired in the longest such stretch of 9%-plus joblessness in more than a quarter of a century. There is little mystery, then, about why Democrats are in trouble. The party in power is inevitably blamed for so much bad news on the one… Full Story »
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Anthony P. Carnevale: Missed Connection: The College-to-Career Gap
Huffington Post-Politics Blogs &bull Yesterday
When the unemployment rate for young college graduates is nearly ten percent -- the highest number in 25 years -- it's time for us to admit that there's a missing link in our higher education system. Full Story »
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Topics:
- Education
- Unemployment
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"Missed the Boat" Economics
Examiner Politics Channel Articles &bull Yesterday
Writing in the Washington Post today, acerbic columnist Dana Milbank provided a trenchant, if unnerving, analysis of Christina Romer's "valedictory" luncheon at the National Press Club yesterday. Romer, who serves as Chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, has resigned to go teach at Berkley. She had no idea how bad the economic collapse would be. She still doesn't understand exactly why it was so bad. The response to the collapse was inadequate. And she doesn't have much of an idea about how to fix things." Honestly, is it really possible that the United States government spent more money… Full Story »
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Union leader Trumka's bleak view under a Republican-led House
Christian Science Monitor - Politics &bull YesterdayRichard Trumka, AFL-CIO president, predicts that Democrats will defy conventional wisdom and keep control of the Senate and House in November. But if Republicans take over even just the House, 'any chance of progress will be ended,' says the union leader. What if the GOP regains control… Full Story »
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Another Unhappy Labor Day
The FOX Nation &bull YesterdayThis is a chance to do something big, man!" So proclaimed Vice President Joe Biden in a recent Time magazine article about the Obama administration's "all-out effort to exploit the [economic] crisis" to advance its agenda. Outside of Washington, D.C.,… Full Story »
