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GOP senator blocks unemployment benefits extension: ‘Tough shit’
Republican Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) on Thursday night expressed his opposition to renewing unemployment benefits on the Senate floor with an unusually harsh message for its backers: “Tough shit.” Bunning repeatedly and single-handedly objected to an effort by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) to attain unanimous consent among senators for extending…
Fox guest blames Obama for rise in domestic violence
A conservative talk show host says President Barack Obama is “partly” to blame for a rise in domestic violence because of the deteriorating job situation over the past year — and because the president has criticized Las Vegas. In discussion on Fox News about Sen. Harry Reid’s comment Monday linking…
GOP strategist Matalin: Bush ‘inherited’ 9/11 attacks from Clinton
Update at bottom: Matalin ‘lied’ about Bush inheriting recession No amount of spit and polish can clean the tarnish of the 9/11 attacks from the Bush legacy, but that didn’t stop GOP strategist Mary Matalin from trying. During a Sunday appearance on CNN, Matalin attempted to prop up an analogy…
US jobless claims dip to 15-month low
WASHINGTON — New US claims for jobless benefits dropped to the lowest level since September 2008, government data showed, in a fresh sign of optimism for a weak labor market. The seasonally adjusted initial claims in the week ending December 19 was 452,000, a decrease of 28,000 from the previous…
Top Obama aide: Jobless rate may grow in coming months
President Barack Obama’s top economic aide Christina Romer said Sunday the US jobless rate could rise further and that the improving US economy is not yet out of recession. Asked if the 10 percent unemployment rate could go higher, Romer, who heads up the White House Council of Economic Advisers,…
How bad is the economy? 533,000 jobs lost in November
No wonder Dear Leader only comes out of his hole to pardon turkeys. This number — unemployment meldown — is his legacy that people will have at the forefront of their minds when Bush takes off from the White House lawn to a cushy retirement. Nonfarm payroll employment fell sharply…
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