UnemploymentBenefits

NYT Vs. Unjust State Spending Cuts: Florida Edition

Reporter Lizette Alvarez waxes moralistic about a small trim in unemployment benefits: "But to some here in Flagler County, where the economy rose higher but fell harder than in any other in ...

CBS Points out Obama Flip Flop on Paying for Benefits

Mark Knoller reminds readers that Obama touted the fiscal responsibility in paying for unemployment extension in November 2009.

CBS Celebrates: Democrats 'Won A Major Battle' On Unemployment Benefits

After the network pushed Congress for weeks to extend unemployment benefits, CBS's Early Show cheered the expected passage of the legislation on Tuesday. Co-host Harry Smith noted how Democrats ...

CBS Continues to Pressure Congress to Extend Unemployment Benefits

On Saturday's CBS Evening News, anchor Jeff Glor decided what should be at the top of Congress's agenda as it returned from the July 4th recess: "Congress returns to Washington next week to face a ...

How's the Republican Party Doing? Frank Rich Cites 'Extremism,' 'Nihilism,' Racism, Return to John Birch Values

Frank Rich discusses the Republican Party's "extremism" and "race problem" with sympathetic MSNBC host Rachel Maddow: "...they have this sort of reversion to this extreme fiscal conservatism of ...

Hulse Still Stands With Democrats on Extending Unemployment Benefits

Congressional reporter Carl Hulse: "Republicans rejected Democratic assertions that they were being heartless and said they recognized the need for unemployment aid....Democrats say Republicans ...
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