Weighing Jobs and Deficit

The White House is lukewarm about proposals by congressional Democrats to introduce broad legislation to create jobs, instead favoring targeted measures that would be less likely to inflate the deficit, administration officials said.

There is as yet no agreement within the White House or in Congress on how to try to curb the U.S. jobless rate. But the differences in opinion suggest that rifts could emerge among Democrats as they wrestle with how ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Nov 22, 2009 - 8:10 PM PST
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by Derek Hawkins - Nov. 23, 2009

Eh. I really don't care about the rift between Rahm Emanuel and Nancy Pelosi. Still seems nobody's sure about how to address jobless recovery, and that's about all I took away from this.

Democrats’ fates in 2010 midterm elections could hinge in part on the success of their efforts to curb unemployment. Recessions historically have cost incumbents in ... More »

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