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With more people receiving unemployment benefits, and given the costs associated with working, employers have to pay more to attract the unemployed. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Columnists

Extending benefits helps individuals but increases joblessness

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President Obama speaks about benefits for the unemployed on Jan. 7 in the East Room at the White House in Washington. The president applauded a Senate vote advancing legislation to renew jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed as an important step. But Republicans who voted to move ahead still want concessions that will have to be worked out before final passage. The Republican-controlled House would also have to vote for it. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Politics

Obama pressures Republicans to extend unemployment benefits

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The Senate Conservatives Fund has been gung-ho in targeting Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who faces a competitive re-election bid in 2014.  (Getty Image)
Opinion

CBO said delaying individual mandate would cut deficit by $35 billion over a decade

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Students wait in line at a job fair held by the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park in Miami on Oct. 23. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Columnists

Enough is enough: No new unemployment insurance extension

Diana Furchtgott-Roth -
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Michigan candidates for U.S. Senate favor renewing unemployment benefits
Politics

Michigan candidates for U.S. Senate favor renewing unemployment benefits

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The Senate on Tuesday moved forward on legislation to extend federal unemployment benefits despite Republicans insisting on finding a way to pay the $6.4 billion price tag. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
Economy

Senate clears procedural hurdle to begin debate on extending federal jobless benefits

Susan Ferrechio -
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President Obama gets back to work this week eager to test whether a modest budget deal passed in the waning days of 2013 can spark bipartisan momentum on Capitol Hill. As he opens his sixth year in office, he also faces legacy-defining decisions on the future of government surveillance programs and the American-led war in Afghanistan. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)
Healthcare

Obama eyes modest momentum on Capitol Hill in 2014

Julie Pace -
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As long as government policy retards job creation, unemployment compensation only provides an expensive delay of the difficult decisions that await those currently out of work. (AP File)
Economy

Examiner Editorial: Extending jobless benefits encourages more unemployment

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Sen. Kay Hagan wants North Carolina to rejoin the rest of the states whose long-term unemployed residents could again benefit from emergency unemployment benefits should Congress restore them nationwide in the new year. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

North Carolina Democrats want long-term jobless aid revived

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On Monday, the Senate is scheduled to vote on the nomination of Janet Yellen, the current Federal Reserve vice chairwoman, to replace Ben Bernanke as chairman. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
Economy

The week ahead in economics: The gender pay gap, Janet Yellen, unemployment benefits and jobs

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