economy
GOP “pledge” condemned as flim-flam
September 24, 2010It's being called a "public relations" ploy, a kind of "Herbert Hoover economics," whose "numbers don't add up.."
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Republican “pledge”: kill jobs, give money to rich
September 24, 2010While the GOP plan would deliver this harsh blow to working families, it would add some $629 billion to the deficit in order to provide new tax cuts for the richest 2 percent of Americans.
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At UN, Obama highlights break with Bush policies
September 23, 2010Obama's boldest statements came in relation to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, when he dismissed "cynics" who say a just peace is impossible.
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Rehire all laid-off teachers, rally demands
September 23, 2010"I'm carrying my purse, because they are trying to steal from us. I'm not wearing my earrings because we are in a fight!" declared Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis.
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The departure of Lawrence Summers and the fight for jobs
September 22, 2010Whether and how the Obama economic team shifts after the departure of Summers will reflect much more than simply what the president would like to do.
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