Obama bemoans double-digit joblessness, says he'll persevere in quest to revive economy WASHINGTON November 6, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press Post a Comment President Barack Obama says new figures showing national unemployment...
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President's pledge is hopeful, but not very realistic Jim Kuhnhenn Washington — The Associated Press Published on Monday, Nov. 09, 2009 5:22PM EST For months he had warned it was coming but that didn't ease the political...
By Mitchel Olszak New Castle News America’s unemployment rate officially topped 10 percent last week, and President Obama is to blame. The factors that led to the nation’s 10.2 percent jobless rate were in place well before...
I often enjoy Charles Blow's By the Numbers blog at the New York Times, but I think this op-ed from last Friday was a little over the top:Right now," "immediate economic emergency," "requires urgent action," "can't wait." Wow!...
When President Barack Obama was pitching his $787 billion economic stimulus package, the White House produced a report claiming their plan would keep unemployment under a peak of 8%. Reality has not been kind to President...
Unemployment has reached 10.2 percent. That doesn't include unemployed workers who have abandoned their job search or accepted part-time work. Those two groups would push the unemployment rate to a staggering 17.5 percent. With...
To hear President Obama tell it, he's been busy creating jobs since taking office. The $787 billion stimulus package, he said last winter, would "save or create 3.5 million jobs." The White House is touting reports from...
JIM KUHNHENN • The Associated Press • November 9, 2009 For months he had warned it was coming but that didn't ease the political shockwaves for President Barack Obama when unemployment topped 10 percent. A year after his...
The House Republican Conference has just released the following graph on the unemployment effects of Barack Obama’s “stimulus” package: Also, please see the following, award-winning Independent Institute book: Out of Work:...
WASHINGTON - For months he had warned it was coming but that didn't ease the political shockwaves for President Barack Obama when unemployment topped 10 per cent.A year after his election, Obama finds it increasingly difficult...
By Agence France Presse (AFP) Monday, November 09, 2009 Listen to the Article - Powered by WASHINGTON: With unemployment fast becoming one of US President Barack Obama’s biggest domestic challenges, focus is shifting from...