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At Long Last, Help for Our Neighbors and a Boost for the Economy with Extended Unemployment Insurance 
The White House
The White House
Posted by Jesse Lee on July 22, 2010 at 05:17 PM EDT Yesterday, at long last the Senate passed an extension of unemployment insurance, not only the decent thing to do but one of the most effective ways to boost our...
Extending jobless claims helps economy
The Oklahoman
The Oklahoman
Oklahoman Leave a comment Regarding "Jobless claims: Benefits as stimulus argument falls flat" (Our Views, July 14): In these tough economic times, extending benefits creates only a minor...
Obama Links Education Overhaul to Economy
Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal
By JARED A. FAVOLE WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama on Thursday defended his administration's efforts to spur an overhaul of education, calling it a pressing economic issue that can't be ignored. "Education is an...
EPI: Unemployment Insurance Creates Jobs and Strengthens the Economy
Newsvine
Newsvine
Today, the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) released a report...
Immigrants' impact on Oklahoma economy assessed
Tulsa World
Tulsa World
Illegal immigrants make up about 2.2 percent of Oklahoma's work force, contributing $580.3 million in economic activity and $257.8 million in gross state product, according to a report released Wednesday by a Washington...
Why The Booming Washington DC Economy Is Really Depressing
Business Insider
Business Insider
The stimulus may have been too small to save the economy -- at least according to Krugman -- but the expansion of the Federal Government has done wonders for Washington DC. POLITICO has a new report on the wide disparity...
Slow growth of US economy triggers recession fears
Deccan Herald
Deccan Herald
Washington, July 31 (IANS) Fears of another recession in the United States loomed as the government reported slower growth in the second quarter and the International Monetary Fund said the country's financial system...
To jump-start economy, state should extend building permits
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
MANY BUILDERS across Massachusetts performed the hundreds of dance steps needed to secure state and local permits for residential and commercial projects, only to fall flat when their financing collapsed during the...
Sputtering economy raises fear that growth, recovery will stagnate
Nashville Tennessean
Nashville Tennessean
WASHINGTON Even as Congress moves to extend jobless benefits for millions of workers, a growing body of evidence suggests the United States is heading toward an economic netherworld avoiding a slide back into...
Buffett warns Obama U.S. economy only halfway back
KDVR
KDVR
Reuters - President Barack Obama heard a sobering message from Warren Buffett when he asked for the investment guru's views about the economic recovery, according to an interview Obama gave NBC News on Thursday. "I'll...
