Subscribe to this tag Unemployment Reaches 9.5 Percent, Highest in 26 Years
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Amanda Ruggeri
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Nation & World - July 2, 2009
The increase keeps the country on track to hit 10 percent unemployment by year's end.
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Akaka Endorses VA Healthcare System
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Paul Bedard
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Amanda Ruggeri
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Washington Whispers - July 1, 2009
The chair of the Veterans' Affairs Committee doesn't use VA care but endorses it.
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Obama Administration Looks to Create More Jobs
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Amanda Ruggeri
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Nation & World - June 19, 2009
Faced with high unemployment and GOP attacks, the administration steps up its stimulus.
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Ray LaHood: A 'Transformational' Time for the U.S. Transit System
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Amanda Ruggeri
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Nation & World - June 12, 2009
The secretary of transportation talks about high-speed rail and the administration's priorities.
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Taxpayers Gamble on General Motors
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Amanda Ruggeri
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Nation & World - June 8, 2009
Chrysler's sale hitting a roadblock shows how thorny bankruptcy filings can be.
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Obama Ramps Up Stimulus to Create 600,000 More Jobs
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Amanda Ruggeri
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Nation & World - June 8, 2009
With the unemployment rate at 9.4 percent for May, the president pledges to get people back to work.
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Shining Light on Stimulus Tax Provisions Tough
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Amanda Ruggeri
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Nation & World - June 5, 2009
Tax law makes transparency a difficult goal for the economic recovery act.
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Obama Nominates Republican McHugh as Secretary of the Army
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Amanda Ruggeri
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Nation & World - June 2, 2009
McHugh would be the third Republican in a high-ranking post in Obama's administration.
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Congress to Credit Industry: No More Card Tricks
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Amanda Ruggeri
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Nation & World - May 29, 2009
Credit card companies are balking at some of the provisions in the bill.
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Unemployment, Home Sales Numbers Send Mixed Signals
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Amanda Ruggeri
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Nation & World - May 28, 2009
Unemployment claims fell 13,000 last week.
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission One of the Best Places to Work
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Paul Bedard
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Amanda Ruggeri
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Washington Whispers - May 28, 2009
The NRC was rated the best place to work in the federal government for the second time in a row.
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GM Makes New Offer to Bondholders
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Amanda Ruggeri
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Nation & World - May 28, 2009
The new offer hinges on the automaker's filing for bankruptcy.
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Hoekstra: Bush Was More Bipartisan Than Obama on National Security
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Paul Bedard
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Amanda Ruggeri
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Washington Whispers - May 27, 2009
The Michigan representative says Bush started out better than Obama.
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Hoekstra: Pelosi Needs to Show Evidence the CIA Misled Her
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Amanda Ruggeri
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Nation & World - May 26, 2009
The Michigan representative on national security, Guantánamo Bay, and Nancy Pelosi.
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Obama's Choice of Sotomayor Is a Political Balancing Act
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Amanda Ruggeri
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Nation & World - May 26, 2009
Sotomayor could prove to be a tricky target for Republicans.
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Obama's Stimulus Projects Won't Amount to Major Infrastructure Overhaul
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Amanda Ruggeri
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Nation & World - May 22, 2009
The need for speed on highway projects is sacrificing size and scope.
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Obama Proposes Strict Vehicle Emissions Limits
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Amanda Ruggeri
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Nation & World - May 19, 2009
The president's proposal would require vehicles to get 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016.
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Obama's Power Players: Hillary Clinton's Resilience Translates to Influence
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Amanda Ruggeri
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Nation & World - May 19, 2009
Clinton went from Obama's rival to his secretary of state.
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Obama's Power Players: First Lady Michelle Obama
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Amanda Ruggeri
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Nation & World - May 19, 2009
The first lady doesn't let the White House bubble get to her husband's head.
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Obama's Power Players: Geithner Faces His Hardest Challenge Yet
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Amanda Ruggeri
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Nation & World - May 19, 2009
The Treasury Secretary is one of the most powerful economic policy makers in Washington.
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Obama's Power Players: Holder is the 'People's Lawyer'
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Amanda Ruggeri
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Nation & World - May 19, 2009
Both Obama and Holder graduated from Columbia.
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Obama's Power Players: Pelosi Must Meet Expectations in the House
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Amanda Ruggeri
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Nation & World - May 19, 2009
The Speaker of the House is pushing an ambitious agenda.
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Obama's Power Players: Gates Can Work Across Party Lines
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Amanda Ruggeri
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Nation & World - May 19, 2009
The Defense Secretary's cautious realism is similar to Obama's approach to foreign policy.
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Obama's Power Players: Axelrod Helps Refine the President's Message
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Amanda Ruggeri
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Nation & World - May 19, 2009
As senior adviser, Axelrod is often the first to deliver good (or bad) news.
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Obama, Netanyahu Talks 'Productive'
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Amanda Ruggeri
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Nation & World - May 18, 2009
A focal point of today's talks was Iran's nuclear ambitions.
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