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Tier 5 Needed? High Unemployment Equals Longer Time on Unemployment Benefits

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In times of high unemployment and economic recession, there will be more people receiving unemployment benefits for longer periods. That’s a correlation that those in opposition to extending unemployment benefits beyond 99 weeks fail to either recognize or worse, deliberately ignore.

It should go without saying that the deeper the recession, the → Read More

Tropical Storm Bonnie Weakens, BP Resumes Work On Oil Spill Containment

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Tropical storm Bonnie weakened to a tropical depression with wind speeds decreasing from 41 mph to about 30mph as it reached the Gulf of Mexico.  BP immediately recalled personnel and vessels back to the site to resume oil spill containment operations.

BP Plc. reported that the Development Driller 3 is back in → Read More

Phone Thief Gets Caught by New iPhone GPS Tracking App

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Having your iPhone stolen is one of the most annoying experiences known to man. Not only do you have to fork out hundreds of dollars for a new iPhone but you also have to make an annoying Face Book group titled “Phone stolen…need numbers”.  Add to this the fact that you have → Read More

Passing of the Unemployment Extension Bill Still Not Guaranteed Tomorrow

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The organization known as “Americans for Limited Government” (ALG – www.getliberty.org) today urged the Senate to out rightly reject the unemployment extension bill, unless it can be funded. President of the ALG, Bill Wilson said that “With a $13.2 trillion national debt weighing down the economy and killing jobs amid the sovereign → Read More

Unemployment Extension Latest: Are there Jobs Available for the Long Term Unemployed?

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Republican candidate for Nevada Sharron Angle, in her recent interview with Jon Ralston, stated in regards to jobs and the unemployment extension bill before the Senate, “There are some jobs out there that are available. Because they have to enter at a lower grade and they cannot keep their unemployment, they have → Read More

Sharron Angle: A Threat to Tier 5 and Unemployment Extensions

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Sharron Angle gave an interview in June to journalist Jon Ralston. In regards to unemployment extension benefits, she said “What has happened is the system of entitlement has caused us to have a spoilage with our ability to go out and get a job…There are some jobs out there that are available.

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Governor Joe Manchin Appoints Carte Goodwin: Unemployment Extension Bill Passage Positive

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Supporters of the Unemployment Extension Bill are positive that the appointment of Carte Goodwin to the Senate will finally lead to the bill’s passage.

“Gov. Joe Manchin today appointed Charleston attorney and former chief legal counsel, Carte P. Goodwin, to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant due to the passing of → Read More

Al Franken Speaks out on the Unemployment Extension before the Senate

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In Wednesday’s morning Senate session, Al Franken took the floor and spoke on the upcoming unemployment extension bill vote.

He spent some minutes discussing the events that led up to the current economic crisis. He spoke about the Republicans hollow excuses for not passing the unemployment bill.

He noted how a large → Read More