23 Oct Jobless rate drops to 7.2%
Employers added a disappointing 148,000 jobs in September but the unemployment rate trickled down a touch to 7.2 percent, the government said Tuesday in a...
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10 Oct Government Shutdown, Debt Limit Battles Continue Amid Hints Of Short-Term Truce
President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner are increasing the pressure on each other to bend in their deadlock over the federal debt limit...
03 Oct Government Shutdown Shows No Signs Of Ending As Congress Remains In Stalemate
The political stare-down on Capitol Hill shows no signs of easing, leaving federal government functions from informational websites, to national parks, to processing veterans' claims...
26 Sep Debt limit deadline is Oct. 17, Treasury secretary says
The nation's debt limit must be raised by Oct. 17 to avoid a potential default, Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew told congressional leaders Wednesday in...
19 Sep Government shutdown moves closer as House sets vote to defund Obamacare
House Republican leaders announced Wednesday morning that they would take a risky double-barreled attack on President Obama’s health-care law, making it the cornerstone fight over...
10 Sep Syria resolution could stall Congress’s work on divisive domestic issues
If the House and Senate can agree on a stopgap funding bill this week, the measure probably would last until Dec. 15 and clear up...
27 Aug Grading Colleges on Access to the American Dream
Ultimately, Obama would like to reward colleges that earn good grades - those that graduate more students at lower costs. Demos calculates that to be...
27 Aug U.S. faces mid-October deadline to raise debt limit
The announcement, which comes at the early end of what many in Washington were anticipating, creates a new crisis point in the nation’s protracted fight...
26 Aug Columbus as a tech magnet has strong draw
Powermers moved to Ohio, and Scardena became its president. Time will tell if Powermers turns into a billion-dollar company. In addition to Powermers, e-commerce-related...
25 Aug Target’s Innovative back-to-college Black Friday Brings In Students
Noel didn't have a shopping list. "It's more the experience. This was the third year for the after-hours event at the East Liberty store and...