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Apocalypse Fairly Soon
Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 5:55 PM EDT (The New York Times)
Suddenly, it has become easy to see how the euro — that grand, flawed experiment in monetary union without political union — could come apart at the seams. We’re not talking about a distant prospect, either. Things could fall apart with stunning speed, …
This Week in Poverty: A Little Help for the Long-Term Unemployed?
Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 5:09 PM EDT (The Nation)
Quote of the Week "People want to say people on welfare are sitting around. I've been hustling.
Study: Healthcare law would save consumers nearly $300 per year
Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 8:22 PM EDT (TheHill.com)
If the Affordable Care Act had been in place between 2001 and 2008, people in the individual insurance market would have saved about $280 per year on out-of-pocket costs, the study says.The research, published in the journal Health Affairs, says the savings would be even greater …
A Bogus Tax Attack Against Obama
Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 8:01 PM EDT (FactCheck.org)
The latest multimillion-dollar attack ad from Crossroads GPS claims President Obama broke a promise to not increase taxes for families making less than $250,000 a year. That’s almost entirely false. The truth is that Obama repeatedly cut taxes for such families, firs …
The Truth About the President and the Deficit
Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 1:07 PM EDT (The Daily Banter)
By Bob Cesca: Arguably the biggest lie coming from the Republicans and the Romney campaign is that President Obama is a tax and spend liberal who’s responsible for record deficits and a crushing national debt. Not only is Mitt Romney telling his supporters that Presid …
[Greek] Elections 2012: Live news blog, May 17 | Athens News
Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 12:19 PM EDT (Athens News)
1.10pm Parliament's 300 MPs were sworn in shortly before noon. This, the shortest-lived parliament in the country's, is due to be dissolved on Friday by President Papoulias to pave the way for new elections on June 17. Just back from parliament, our Costas Papachlimintzos repo …
Republicans Will Never Admit that America's Economic Woes Are Solely Their Fault
Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 12:09 PM EDT (Politicususa)
Republicans are not serious about cutting the deficit any more than they are serious about creating jobs. There is not one Republican who can cite how reducing the nation’s debt will create one job, but they have done their best to fool Americans into believing that de …
Opinion: Facts show Democrats are job creators
Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 3:45 PM EDT (Politico)
I delivered the faculty graduation address last weekend at the University of California, Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy. It’s one of the nation’s best and the reason is its emphasis on rigorous data analysis. Any public policy wonk worth her salt mus …
Gov. Walker Disregards Official Jobs Data Now That It Shows Wisconsin Losing Most Jobs In The Nation
Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 3:33 PM EDT (Think Progress)
Disappointed that official government data showed his state was the worst in the nation for job creation over the last 12 months, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) decided to release his own numbers today. But even if Walker’s new calculations have merit, he’s nowhere c …
Merkel-Hollande Meeting Yields Greece Growth Signal - Bloomberg
Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 7:33 AM EDT (Bloomberg.com)
Requests for measures to bolster growth will be“considered” and the European Union may also “approach Greece with proposals,” Merkel said late yesterday at a joint press conference with Hollande during his first official visit to Berlin. “Greece ca …
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