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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: Economy, Business and Finance, Teaching and Learning, Employment, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace
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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: Labor Markets, Economy, Business and Finance, Consumers, Employment, Unemployment
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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: Congressional Budget Office, Barack Obama, State of the Union Address, Labor Markets, Leon Panetta
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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: Migration, Barack Obama, State of the Union Address, Labor Markets, Dick Durbin
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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, Migration, Labor Markets, Natural Disasters, Joe Lieberman
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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: Barack Obama, Jay Carney, Fiscal Cliff, Politics, Republican Party
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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: Barack Obama, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Labor Markets, Elections, Sheila Bair
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U.S. Jobless Rate Tumbles To Near Four-Year Low
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. unemployment rate unexpectedly dropped to 7.8 percent in September and reached its lowest level since President Barack Obama took office, providing a boost to his re-election bid. The Labor Department said on Friday that...Tags: Barack Obama, Labor Markets, Economy, Business and Finance, Elections, Sales
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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: Barack Obama, Elections, Labor Markets, Employment, Politics
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Other Voices
Guns magnify tragedy As usual, the details are sad and sickening. Wade Michael Page showed up at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., just as volunteers were gathering to cook lentils, yogurt and rice pudding for the faithful. He killed six men and women...Tags: U.S. Army, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Barack Obama, Elections, Natural Disasters
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ANALYSIS: Just who are the 'Middle Class?'
WASHINGTON — In a recent speech, President Barack Obama referred to the “middle class” 14 times, defining it as a family that makes up to $250,000 a year. Republican challenger Mitt Romney has looked at it from the other direction,...
Tags: Barack Obama, University of Pennsylvania, Labor Markets, Personal Income, Elections
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Oct 6, 2012
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Aug 10, 2012
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Jul 19, 2012
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