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Opinion

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

Philip Klein -

January 7, 2014 5:00 am

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 -

January 7, 2014 5:00 am

Politics

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

David Eggert -

January 7, 2014 5:00 am

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 -

January 7, 2014 5:00 am

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 -

January 6, 2014 9:09 am

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

Washington Examiner -

January 6, 2014 5:00 am

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

Associated Press -

January 6, 2014 5:00 am

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

Joseph Lawler -

January 6, 2014 5:00 am

President Barack Obama, right, hugs his daughter Sasha as they and Malia, left, return to the White House from their fifteen-day family vacation in Hawaii, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. First lady Michelle Obama stayed behind in Hawaii as a birthday present from her husband. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Economy

White House week ahead: Vacation over, Obama tries to hit reset button

Brian Hughes -

January 6, 2014 5:00 am

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., told CBS that

Harry Reid: Republicans shouldn’t block unemployment insurance extension

Rebecca Berg -

January 5, 2014 5:00 am

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Tag: Unemployment

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

Enough is enough: No new unemployment insurance extension

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

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

Obama eyes modest momentum on Capitol Hill in 2014

Examiner Editorial: Extending jobless benefits encourages more unemployment

North Carolina Democrats want long-term jobless aid revived

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

White House week ahead: Vacation over, Obama tries to hit reset button

Harry Reid: Republicans shouldn’t block unemployment insurance extension

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