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Outdoors Largesse

Edward Flattau | Posted 04.18.2012

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When one is introduced to a veteran these days, the typical first words out of one's mouth to the ex-soldier are "Thank you for your service." But for the WAT, gratitude ends with that salutation. Veterans are perceived in terms of dollars and cents rather than flesh and blood.

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Obama Calls For More Private Sector Hiring

AP | JIM KUHNHENN and CHRIS RUGABER | Posted 03.12.2012

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WASHINGTON — Flanked by business executives, President Barack Obama urged employers Wednesday to create jobs in the U.S. rather than ship them o...

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The Concerned Majority

Geoffrey R. Stone | Posted 02.10.2012

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In his ground-breaking speech in Osawatomie, Kansas, the president was telling the American people that he understands and shares their concerns, and that government has a responsibility to take those concerns seriously.

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Don't Start Talking About The Deficit Again

Dan Froomkin | Posted 01.08.2012

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How well the economy is doing on November 6, 2012, will likely be the single most important factor in how America votes. And even though Republicans ...

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President Obama Misses a Chance to Create Jobs

John McAuliff | Posted 12.25.2011

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President Obama is correct in his criticism of the Republicans for their obstructionism on jobs. But if he had more aggressively implemented his new policy on Cuba, the president would have easily created thousands of jobs.

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Parts Of Obama's 2011 Jobs Bill The GOP Supported

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 12.14.2011

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WASHINGTON -- In blocking the American Jobs Act, Congressional Republicans are voting against positions that broad swaths of the party have supported ...

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Obama Jobs Plan Voted Down By Senate

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 12.11.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Senate rejected President Barack Obama's $447 billion jobs bill on Tuesday night, a move that was expected and clears the way for th...

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Obama Keeps Up His Jobs Bill Offensive

AP | NANCY BENAC | Posted 12.06.2011

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WASHINGTON — He deployed hand chops, finger wags, furrowed brows. He was sarcastic, demanding, partisan. "I'm not going to cave to the competit...

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Reflections On The Great Scheduling War Of 2011

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.01.2011

In the end, what did we learn from the Great Logistical Kerfuffle of 2011? Well, we've been reminded that everyone in politics and the media is as thin-skinned and as petty as they ever were.

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White House Gives In: Obama To Address Congress Thursday Night

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.31.2011

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WASHINGTON -- After a vacuous back-and-forth over whether or not the president would be invited to address a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, S...

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UPDATE: Boehner Asks Obama To Delay Major Jobs Speech

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.31.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Upping the stakes of his push for a major jobs plan, President Barack Obama asked House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Senate Majorit...

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Obama's Jobs Program a Mixed Bag for Savings Accounts and Money Market Rates

Richard Barrington | Posted 11.17.2011

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Growth in employment may be the key to getting money market rates and other bank rates up from near-zero levels. So what should you make of the President's latest jobs program?

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Let's Stop Torturing Facts and Start Working Together

Jared Bernstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lindsay Graham has often shown that he's fully capable of being reasonable and bipartisan. Which made it particularly disappointing to see his misleading use of numbers yesterday.

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