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More Empty Rhetoric From Barack Obama, Martin Heinrich & Hector Balderas As Jobless Claims Rise Again

Dangerous Déjà Vu In 30th Consecutive Month Of 8%+ Unemployment As he helped President Barack Obama ram the $787 billion stimulus into law, U.S. Congressman Martin Heinrich claimed it would create jobs and help get our economy back on track, while his friends in the Obama Administration projected the spending binge would hold unemployment below 8 percent. But instead, our country has lost 2.4 million jobs since President Obama came into office, while unemployment stands at 9.1 percent and has been above 8 percent for 30 consecutive months.  And today, Bloomberg reports that jobless claims continue to rise: More Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, signaling the labor market is struggling two years into the economic recovery. Jobless claims climbed by 9,000 to 408,000 in the week ended Aug. 13, the highest in a month, Labor Department figures showed today in Washington. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg…

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More Empty Rhetoric From Obama & Brown As Jobless Claims Rise Again

Dangerous Déjà Vu In 30th Consecutive Month Of 8%+ Unemployment As he helped President Barack Obama ram the $787 billion stimulus into law, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown claimed it would create jobs and help get our economy back on track, while his friends in the Obama Administration projected the spending binge would hold unemployment below 8 percent. But instead, our country has lost 2.4 million jobs since President Obama came into office, while unemployment stands at 9.1 percent and has been above 8 percent for 30 consecutive months.  And today, Bloomberg reports that jobless claims continue to rise: More Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, signaling the labor market is struggling two years into the economic recovery. Jobless claims climbed by 9,000 to 408,000 in the week ended Aug. 13, the highest in a month, Labor Department figures showed today in Washington. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg…

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More Empty Rhetoric From Barack Obama & Bill Nelson As Jobless Claims Rise Again

Dangerous Déjà Vu In 30th Consecutive Month Of 8%+ Unemployment As he helped President Barack Obama ram the $787 billion stimulus into law, U.S. Senator Bill Nelson claimed it would create jobs and help get our economy back on track, while his friends in the Obama Administration projected the spending binge would hold unemployment below 8 percent. But instead, our country has lost 2.4 million jobs since President Obama came into office, while unemployment stands at 9.1 percent and has been above 8 percent for 30 consecutive months.  And today, Bloomberg reports that jobless claims continue to rise: More Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, signaling the labor market is struggling two years into the economic recovery. Jobless claims climbed by 9,000 to 408,000 in the week ended Aug. 13, the highest in a month, Labor Department figures showed today in Washington. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg…

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More Empty Rhetoric From Barack Obama & Ben Nelson As Jobless Claims Rise Again

Dangerous Déjà Vu In 30th Consecutive Month Of 8%+ Unemployment As he helped President Barack Obama ram the $787 billion stimulus into law, U.S. Senator Ben Nelson claimed it would create jobs and help get our economy back on track, while his friends in the Obama Administration projected the spending binge would hold unemployment below 8 percent. But instead, our country has lost 2.4 million jobs since President Obama came into office, while unemployment stands at 9.1 percent and has been above 8 percent for 30 consecutive months.  And today, Bloomberg reports that jobless claims continue to rise: More Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, signaling the labor market is struggling two years into the economic recovery. Jobless claims climbed by 9,000 to 408,000 in the week ended Aug. 13, the highest in a month, Labor Department figures showed today in Washington. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg…

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More Empty Rhetoric From Obama & Berkley As Jobless Claims Rise Again

Dangerous Déjà Vu In 30th Consecutive Month Of 8%+ Unemployment As she helped President Barack Obama ram the $787 billion stimulus into law, Las Vegas Congresswoman Shelley Berkley claimed it would create jobs and help get our economy back on track, while her friends in the Obama Administration projected the spending binge would hold unemployment below 8 percent. But instead, our country has lost 2.4 million jobs since President Obama came into office, while unemployment stands at 9.1 percent and has been above 8 percent for 30 consecutive months.  And today, Bloomberg reports that jobless claims continue to rise: More Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, signaling the labor market is struggling two years into the economic recovery. Jobless claims climbed by 9,000 to 408,000 in the week ended Aug. 13, the highest in a month, Labor Department figures showed today in Washington. Economists surveyed by…

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More Empty Rhetoric From Obama & Manchin As Jobless Claims Rise Again

Dangerous Déjà Vu In 30th Consecutive Month Of 8%+ Unemployment As he cheered his fellow Democrats for ramming President Barack Obama’s $787 billion stimulus into law, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) claimed it would create jobs and help get our economy back on track, while his friends in the Obama Administration projected the spending binge would hold unemployment below 8 percent. But instead, our country has lost 2.4 million jobs since President Obama came into office, while unemployment stands at 9.1 percent and has been above 8 percent for 30 consecutive months.  And today, Bloomberg reports that jobless claims continue to rise: More Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, signaling the labor market is struggling two years into the economic recovery. Jobless claims climbed by 9,000 to 408,000 in the week ended Aug. 13, the highest in a month, Labor Department figures showed today in Washington….

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More Empty Rhetoric From Obama & Kaine As Jobless Claims Rise Again

Dangerous Déjà Vu In 30th Consecutive Month Of 8%+ Unemployment As he cheered his fellow Washington Democrats for ramming President Barack Obama’s $787 billion stimulus into law, former DNC Chairman Tim Kaine claimed it would create jobs and help get our economy back on track, while his friends in the Obama Administration projected the spending binge would hold unemployment below 8 percent. But instead, our country has lost 2.4 million jobs since President Obama came into office, while unemployment stands at 9.1 percent and has been above 8 percent for 30 consecutive months.  And today, Bloomberg reports that jobless claims continue to rise: More Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, signaling the labor market is struggling two years into the economic recovery. Jobless claims climbed by 9,000 to 408,000 in the week ended Aug. 13, the highest in a month, Labor Department figures showed today in…

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More Empty Rhetoric From Obama & Tester As Jobless Claims Rise Again

Dangerous Déjà Vu In 30th Consecutive Month Of 8%+ Unemployment As he helped President Barack Obama ram the $787 billion stimulus into law, U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) claimed it would create jobs and help get our economy back on track, while his friends in the Obama Administration projected the spending binge would hold unemployment below 8 percent. But instead, our country has lost 2.4 million jobs since President Obama came into office, while unemployment stands at 9.1 percent and has been above 8 percent for 30 consecutive months.  And today, Bloomberg reports that jobless claims continue to rise: More Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, signaling the labor market is struggling two years into the economic recovery. Jobless claims climbed by 9,000 to 408,000 in the week ended Aug. 13, the highest in a month, Labor Department figures showed today in Washington. Economists surveyed by…

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More Empty Rhetoric From Obama & Casey As Jobless Claims Rise Again

Dangerous Déjà Vu In 30th Consecutive Month Of 8%+ Unemployment As he helped President Barack Obama ram the $787 billion stimulus into law, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) claimed it would create jobs and help get our economy back on track, while his friends in the Obama Administration projected the spending binge would hold unemployment below 8 percent. But instead, our country has lost 2.4 million jobs since President Obama came into office, while unemployment stands at 9.1 percent and has been above 8 percent for 30 consecutive months.  And today, Bloomberg reports that jobless claims continue to rise: More Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, signaling the labor market is struggling two years into the economic recovery. Jobless claims climbed by 9,000 to 408,000 in the week ended Aug. 13, the highest in a month, Labor Department figures showed today in Washington. Economists surveyed by…

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More Empty Rhetoric From Obama & McCaskill As Jobless Claims Rise Again

Dangerous Déjà Vu In 30th Consecutive Month Of 8%+ Unemployment As she helped President Barack Obama ram the $787 billion stimulus into law, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) claimed it would create jobs and help get our economy back on track, while her friends in the Obama Administration projected the spending binge would hold unemployment below 8 percent. But instead, our country has lost 2.4 million jobs since President Obama came into office, while unemployment stands at 9.1 percent and has been above 8 percent for 30 consecutive months.  And today, Bloomberg reports that jobless claims continue to rise: More Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, signaling the labor market is struggling two years into the economic recovery. Jobless claims climbed by 9,000 to 408,000 in the week ended Aug. 13, the highest in a month, Labor Department figures showed today in Washington. Economists surveyed by…

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