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Obama Defends Deal With Republicans on Tax Cuts

WASHINGTON (Dec. 7) -- With fellow Democrats balking, President Barack Obama declared Tuesday that a compromise with Republicans on tax cuts was necessary to help the economy and protect recession-weary Americans. He passionately defended his record against Democrats who complain he's breaking campaign promises. "Take a...

Bernie Sanders Goes Viral Over Tax-Cut Deal [VIDEOS]

(Dec. 7) -- Suddenly, he's everywhere. Independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont indicated Monday that he may seek to filibuster the new deal struck between President Barack Obama and Republicans over keeping the Bush tax cuts in place for the wealthiest Americans in exchange for a 13-month extension of...

Unemployment Benefits Extension Nixed: 6 Things You Need to Know

(Nov. 18) -- It's not the holiday message that millions of unemployed Americans were hoping to hear. In a largely party-line vote, the U.S. House of Representatives failed today to pass an extension of unemployment benefits that would have guaranteed delivery of checks to the jobless through Feb. 28. Republicans argued...

2010 Unemployment Extension FAQ: Tier 5, 99ers Explained and Defined

(July 15) -- America's officially been out of the recession since last October, but you wouldn't know it from looking at the nation's jobless numbers. In fact, the number of Americans without work for the past 99 weeks recently reached an alarming, record-high 1.4 million, according to the Department of Labor (via The...

Should We Extend Unemployment Insurance?

(July 15) -- With long-term unemployment at an all-time high, unemployment insurance benefits for many of the nation's unemployed are running out, meaning they have lost this meager source of income. This includes the 1.4 million jobless workers who have exceeded the 99-week limit on benefits. The Senate has resisted calls...

Background on Unemployment Insurance

Unemployment benefits are payments made by the state or other authorized bodies to unemployed people. Benefits may be based on a compulsory para-governmental insurance system.

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