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10 Mar 2010 22:14

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U.S.: A major spending bill gets through the Senate’s clogged arteries

  • $138 billion in spending shoved through, slowly source
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07 Mar 2010 11:54

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Biz: Unemployed boomers tired of being bored, start businesses

  • 36 number of weeks the average unemployed person over 55 has been out of work
  • 52% the growth in newly self-employed people between ages 55 and 64; beats sitting on the couch source
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05 Mar 2010 10:41

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Biz, U.S.: Unemployment still sucks, but it’s not worsening

  • 9.7% jobless rate, the same as
    it was last month source
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04 Mar 2010 10:58

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Biz: Road to recovery? Jobless claims drop, productivity way up

  • -29,000 the dip in new jobless claims last week, to 469,000 (this number had been affected by bad weather)
  • 6.9% the rise in productivity in the fourth quarter – more than previously forecast source
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02 Mar 2010 20:35

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Politics: Here’s a guy who’s upset with Jim Bunning right now. Thanks CNN!

Joe Orr, right, got an e-mail the other night explaining that his unemployment benefits were ending. He says that Jim Bunning needs a “reality check.” source
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02 Mar 2010 20:16

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Politics: Jim Bunning gets what he wants, and all is right with the world

  • Dude got the emergency unemployment bill paid for. Thanks to a lot of complaining and even more grandstanding, the lame-duck Senator got the emergency unemployment bill paid for. How? Democrats decided to remove a biofuel tax credit on so-called “black liquor,” a byproduct of the paper manufacturing process, which is expected to save $24 billion – more than enough to cover the emergency $10 billion unemployment benefits bill. You win, Sen. Jim Bunning. Next time, do it on a bill that doesn’t screw over a million people, OK? source
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01 Mar 2010 21:40

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Politics: ABC News cameras resort to chasing down Jim Bunning

  • “EXCUSE ME! I HAVE TO GET TO THE FLOOR!” Jim Bunning, the senator and former baseball player, may kinda sorta have a point in his PAY-GO criticism, but this bill is really not the one to be making said point on. And the media is chasing him down looking for droplets of blood they can trail down as a result. Prior to this clip, Bunning flipped off an ABC News producer, which generally isn’t considered proper decorum in the Senate. (On a side note, we’d just like to point out that Fox News reporter Griff Jenkins has done this before.) source
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28 Feb 2010 10:32

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Politics: Jim Bunning getting empathy, not support, for unemployment move

  • All Senator Bunning was saying is that it should be paid for. It will pass, though, because it’s a temporary extension.
  • Sen. Jon Kyl • Discussing Jim Bunning’s infamous blocking of an unemployment benefits extension. Both Bunning and Kyl claim that the bill didn’t pass because it wasn’t agreed upon as part of the PAYGO extension – in other words, the government didn’t have a way to pay for it. Bunning, who this Fox News article calls an “outcast,” for his part blames Harry Reid for blowing up the bipartisan bill. “All of the programs that you have talked about could have been extended and for much longer periods if Senator Reid, your leader, had not blown up the bipartisan job bill,” he noted. Still doesn’t not make you a jerk, dude. source
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26 Feb 2010 21:48

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Politics: A little more context into Sen. Jim Bunning’s petty moves

  • Savings are depleted, jobs are tough to come by, and families still have expenses to manage. Unemployment benefits are the only thing keeping food on the table for a lot of Minnesotans. One Senator, acting alone, should not be responsible for holding their livelihoods hostage.
  • Sen. Al Franken • In a statement criticizing the move by Sen. Jim Bunning to block unemployment benefits. It’s not the only one he’s made, either. He also just blocked some key highway funds from getting distributed, for all effective purposes shutting down much of the highway system and putting thousands more out of work. Crooks and Liars has a nice explainer explaining why that move is really, really bad for millions of Americans. Despite the importance of agreeing on these moves – we know a lot of out-of-work journalists, for example, depending on that unemployment – some people are still supporting him on Twitter (though most aren’t, fortunately). Unbelievable. source
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26 Feb 2010 21:34

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Politics: Jim Bunning has no problem blocking unemployment benefits

  • The senator reportedly said “tough #*@(” to another senator criticizing him. Last night, the lame duck Senator (and former baseball star) complained about missing a basketball game because he wanted to block extending unemployment benefits that much. He’s the only Senator holding up the bill. Why? He says that there’s no way to pay for it. Come on. This is NOT the bill to be playing politics on, man. source
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