Tag: Unemployment

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Duke University: 44% of U.S. firms consider cutting health care to current workers

Paul Bedard · February 5, 2014 5:00 am

President Obama speaks at General Electric's Waukesha Gas Engines facility on Jan. 30 in Waukesha, Wis. (AP Photo)

Obama’s solution to phony wage gap is another job-killer

Diana Furchtgott-Roth · February 4, 2014 5:00 am

EXography: 65 of 70 biggest spenders are Democrats, led by Congressional Black Caucus members

Luke Rosiak · February 4, 2014 5:00 am

In this Jan. 30 photo, Felicia Grant, a lieutenant at the Salvation Army listens to a devotional before handing out free food to needy residents in Los Banos, Calif. (AP/Scott Smith)

California farmers brace for drought, unemployment

Scott Smith · February 2, 2014 6:03 pm

President Barack Obama prepares to sign a document after speaking at General Electric's Waukesha, Wis. gas engine plant, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014. The trip is part of a four-stop tour President Barack Obama is making to expand themes from his State of the Union address. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

Obama’s next executive action: A ‘fair shot’ for long-term unemployed

Brian Hughes · January 31, 2014 5:00 am

President Obama pauses as he speaks at McGavock High School in Nashville, Tenn., on Jan. 30. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Barack Obama: The man who would be king

David Limbaugh · January 31, 2014 5:00 am

President Barack Obama arrives with PG&E apprentice electrician Erick Varela, a U.S. Army combat infantryman in Iraq, left, and Vice President Joe Biden, right, to the East Room of the White House, Friday, in Washington, to speak about helping the long-term unemployed. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama works with CEOs to help long-term unemployed

Brian Hughes, Susan Crabtree · January 31, 2014 5:00 am

VIDEO: Nancy Pelosi: GOP ‘indifferent’ on unemployment insurance

Washington Examiner · January 29, 2014 5:00 am

President Obama delivers the State of Union address before a joint session of Congress in the House chamber on Jan. 28. (AP Photo/Larry Downing)

America is getting over Barack Obama

Cal Thomas · January 29, 2014 5:00 am

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‘Year of Action’ price tag: $40B more a year

Paul Bedard · January 29, 2014 5:00 am

If President Obama's minimum wage increases are implemented, teenagers and entry-level workers of tomorrow will have a harder time finding work -- as will some others who might really need the money to afford staples like groceries. (Photo: Thinkstock)

The minimum wage is rarely a household’s sole sustenance

David Freddoso · January 29, 2014 5:00 am

RI has worst unemployment rate in nation again

Washington Examiner · January 28, 2014 8:04 pm