online.wsj.com - 21 days ago
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A U.S. program that pays generous benefits to jobless people displaced by global trade has been swamped with applications in recent months, leaving potential beneficiaries in limbo.
politico.com - 27 days ago
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 24 days ago
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com ) - Unemployed Americans are
set to get up to 20 additional weeks of...
jobless benefits, while new homebuyers are poised to see the $8,000 tax credit extended into mid-next year. The House approved the measures by a 403-12 ...
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Jobless set to get more unemployment benefits
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The Note's Must-Reads for Monday, Nov. 9, 2009
The Note —
... The Associated Press: "Obama to meet Netanyahu at White House" LINK
The Associated Press' Qassim Abdul-Zahra: "Iraq Electoral Law Passes" LINK
FORT HOOD:
The Los Angeles Times' Josh Meyer: “Fort Hood shooting suspect's ties to mosque investigated” LINK
JOBS/ECONOMY:
The Wall Street Journal’s Ianthe Jeanne Dugan: “Benefits Requests Jump” LINK
Time's Massimo Calabresi: "Financial Regulation: Way Easier Than Health-Care" ...
The Note's Must-Reads for Tuesday, November 10, 2009
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... Legislation” LINK
The Washington Times’ Stephen Dinan: “Fuzzy Math Could Drive Health Care Bill’s Cost Higher” LINK
The Washington Times’ Jennifer Haberkorn and S.A. Miller: “Health Care Debate Risky For Moderates” LINK
ECONOMY:
Politico’s Victoria McGrane: “Dodd to unveil financial regulation bill” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Ianthe Jeanne Dugan: “Benefits Requests Jump” LINK
FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA: ...
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