Jobs
Obama: Fair taxes on the rich will pay for jobs
September 21, 2011President Obama today called for using $1.5 trillion in new tax revenue raised from the wealthy to pay for the American Jobs Act he proposed last week.
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Demanding economic reform, hundreds “occupy” Wall Street
September 20, 2011More than 1,000 people, mostly young and college educated, came together Sept. 17 to occupy Wall Street.
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Labor launches new drive to back Obama on deficit
September 20, 2011The AFL-CIO has launched an on-line letter campaign that will enable millions to directly write their lawmakers in support of the president's deficit reduction and job creation plans.
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Sharp rise in foreclosure notices
September 15, 2011Home foreclosures grew sharply in August, a marked 33 percent increase after slowing to a trickle over the last year, making it the sharpest rise in four years.
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President Obama’s jobs plan in context
September 14, 2011Obama's American Jobs Act is better than we expected, and although it does not do enough, it should be supported while pushing for more and better proposals.
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