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White House to brief Democrats on economy on Tuesday
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of Democratic lawmakers has been invited to the White House on Tuesday for a briefing about economic issues from two top advisers to President Barack Obama on Tuesday. White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough and Alan...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, Politics, Denis R. McDonough
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White House says jobs report shows economy continuing to recover
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 3 (Reuters) - Friday's strong jobs report shows the U.S. economy is continuing to recover, but it would grow faster if Congress approved job-creation programs, said Alan Krueger, a top economic advisor to President Barack Obama. "It is...Tags: U.S. Congress, Washington, DC, Barack Obama, White House
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ACTUALIZA 2-Economía de EEUU crea más empleos de lo esperado en abril
Reuters* Nóminas no agrícolas suben en 165.000 en abril * Dato de febrero y marzo, revisados en total de 114.000 empleos * Tasa de desempleo cae a 7,5 pct, fuerza laboral se expande (Cambia redacción, agrega detalles, comentarios, firma de autora) Por...Tags: Barack Obama
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Assess degree's potential, college costs, your savings
Can you do it? Should you do it? As that college acceptance letter compels you to say "yes" or "no" around May 1, run through a few last considerations as you weigh one of the largest financial commitments of your lifetime. Three elements are key:...Tags: Georgetown University, Economy, Business and Finance, Science and Technology, Teaching and Learning, Finance
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Jobs report paints a dreary picture
Poor job growth and a large exodus of unemployed workers last month stifled weeks of upbeat economic data and marked a sobering reality check, signaling that hiring was likely to remain weak in the coming months. Employers added a paltry 88,000 net...
Tags: Consumers, U.S. Postal Service, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Economy, Business and Finance, Unemployment Rate
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Gov't downsizes amid GOP demands for more cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and other fiscal conservatives keep insisting on more federal austerity and a smaller government. Without much fanfare or acknowledgement, they've already gotten much of both. Spending by federal, state and local...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Public Finance, Washington, DC, U.S. Department of Defense, Federal Reserve
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Obama's State of the Union: Topic by topic
Climate change: By Neela Banerjee WASHINGTON -- In his State of the Union address, President Obama articulated a subtle but noticeable shift away from his longstanding discussion of climate change in almost entirely economic terms to making a moral...
Tags: 2012 Democratic National Convention, Environmental Issues, Ecosystems, Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation
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Fact check of Obama's State of the Union address
Job creation through minimum wage increase Many mom-and-pop businesses were among the most vocal critics of President Obama's healthcare overhaul as being too costly, and now they're likely to howl at his latest proposal: an increase in the federal...
Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Interior Policy, U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice, Poverty
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"Fiscal cliff" still looming for California
PolitiCalDespite optimistic predictions, there's been little progress in Washington, D.C., as Democrats and Republicans negotiate over the federal budget and taxes. If they don't cut a deal by the end of the year, analysts say, a collection of tax hikes...... -
White House not yet ready to declare a 'fiscal cliff' impasse
WASHINGTON -- Aides to President Obama say it's way too early to declare an "impasse" in the talks to avert the fiscal cliff, a word that cropped up Monday on Capitol Hill. “We remain confident we can achieve an agreement,” White House Press...
Tags: Jay Carney, Politics, Republican Party, White House, Barack Obama
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Final jobs report before election gives ammo for both sides
The final set of monthly jobs data before Tuesday's presidential election provided both campaigns fodder to drive home their closing arguments on jobs and the economy, with President Barack Obama's team arguing the numbers show the economy on the...
Tags: Politics, CNN (tv network), Labor Markets, Career and Workplace, Republican Party
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Officials reject conspiracies on unemployment rate
WASHINGTON (AP) — When conspiracists suggested Friday that the Obama administration had engineered a sharp drop in unemployment to aid President Barack Obama's re-election, the response was swift. Career government officials, economists and even...
Tags: Paul C. Broun, Allen West, Washington, DC, Federal Reserve, Politics
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