Scott Clark
57 year old laid-off Director of Operations from an 8 billion dollar a year Fortune 250 company. Spent my life in manufacturing only to see jobs shipped to Mexico, China, India, Brazil, and Eastern Europe. In the last 15 years I have been involved in two plant closings having been promised golden parachutes at the end of each only to find that my gold parachutes had turned into lead. Too old to find work and too young to draw on Social Security and Medicare, I fight for survival every day just like millions of my fellow Americans. Working to find my voice and share my experience, faith, and hope with others so we can all work, play, and grow in the greatest playground in the world; The United States of America! I am an ardent believer in the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. I firmly believe that the Preamble to the Constitution is our country's mission statement - "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." So it has been written, so shall it be done! Peace be with you.
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Quiet Clawson Comes Alive for Their Fourth of July Fireworks DisplayFive great spots to watch the Clawson fireworks display. -
Fireworks for the Fourth in Ann Arbor - Stay Safe, Be Legal!The display of civil disobedience that seems to come along with the combination of the Fourth of July, normally law abiding citizens, and fireworks almost boggles the mind.
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Target Fireworks in Detroit Scheduled for June 27The 53rd annual fireworks display on the Detroit River is scheduled for Monday night, June 27, (weather permitting) and upwards of a million people are expected to attend and view this event from the river shores in Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.
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2011 Unemployment Extension - Wake Up, the Recession is Not Over!The recession is not over, not even close to over. The real challenge that we face is making sure that this message gets out to those that have been so grievously mislead. -
2011 Unemployment Extension - Major Growth in the Size of the 99ers Population IndicatedLatest Bureau of Labor Statistics data indicates that the total population of 99ers has increased significantly over the last year. -
2011 Unemployment Extension - New Unemployment Claims Data for March. 24'THLatest Bureau of Labor Statistics data indicates some stabilization in the number of new unemployment claims generated, but results still indicate job losses are higher than normal. -
2011 Unemployment Extension - 99ers Hold Congress in ContemptThe 112'TH Congress is so dysfunctional that it can't even pass a budget. What can 99ers expect from Congress; more of the same? -
2011 Unemployment Extension - 99ers Must Overcome Obstacles99ers must overcome some stark realities if they are to be successful in gaining political action for new job creation and support through extended unemployment benefits.
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2011 Unemployment Extension - 99ers Need Social Security AlteredMany 99ers have put in through their own investment, and from the matching funds from the company's where they worked, thousands of dollars into Social Security that they are frozen out of - and it's time to let them in! -
2011 Unemployment Extension - New Unemployment Claims Data for Feb. 24'THTrends show that in excess of 440,000 new 99ers may have been created since the 1'ST of the year. H.R. 589 '" the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act of 2011 should be passed without delay!
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2011 Unemployment Extension - the Right to a Redress of GrievancesHouse Representatives are scheduled to be back home for meetings with their constituency during the week of March 21 - March 25. During their constituent work week, 99ers are planning rallies at their district offices in support of H.R. 589. -
2011 Unemployment Extension - H.R. 589 - Where Are the Republican Co-sponsors?As of today, H.R. 589 - the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act of 2011 has a total of 67 co-sponsors for the bill. Zero of these co-sponsors are Republican!
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2011 Unemployment Extension - New Unemployment Claims Data for Feb. 17'THTrends show possibility that in excess of 350,000 new 99ers may have been created since the 1'ST of the year. H.R. 589 should be passed without delay!
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2011 Unemployment Extension - Interviews with 99er Advocate Gerry DePietroGerry DePietro has been very busy lately promoting assistance for millions of America's struggling 99ers. She recently participated in a show on BlogTalkRadio and most recently was interviewed on the Ed Schultz Show on MSNBC.
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2011 Unemployment Extension - Obama, You're No FDR!Obama's promise of hope and change. This President couldn't hold FDR's cane!
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2011 Unemployment Extension - H.R. 589 - Beat'em to Death with the Cold Hard Facts!With H.R. 589, the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act of 2011, having been introduced in the House of Representatives last week, the time is now to let the facts rise to the top.
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2011 Unemployment Extension - Time to Thank the Advocates for the 99ersMany advocates for the unemployed continue the difficult task of researching, compiling, and distributing much needed factual information about the crisis that is unemployment in America today. -
2011 Unemployment Extension - Time to Fight for H.R. 589 for 99ers!H.R. 589, a bill to provide an additional 14 weeks of unemployment for millions of America's suffering 99ers has been sent to committee. Now is the time to contact your representatives to tell them to pass this bill!
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2011 Unemployment Extension - 99ers Everywhere Gear Up to Support H.R. 589Yesterday bill number H.R. 589 was assigned to the recently proposed legislation to provide relief for millions of America's 99ers and their families. 99ers, and their supporters, are moving quickly to press for this legislation.
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Tier 5 Unemployment Extension - New Unemployment Claims Data for Feb. 10'THUpdated Initial Claims Data released by the Department of Labor today.
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2011 Unemployment Extension - the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion ActOn Wednesday, February 9, 20011 Representatives Barbara Lee and Bobby Scott introduced a bill into the House of Representatives that if passed will provide 14 weeks of expanded unemployment benefits to millions of America's 99ers.
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Tier 5 Unemployment Extension - Where Have All the Advocates Gone?Is it just the winter doldrums or are there more compelling reasons why advocates for a Tier 5 expansion of unemployment benefits have gone quiet? Or is it just me?
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2011 Unemployment Extension - Congressional Press Conference Scheduled for 99er BillThe following press release has been made available to inform everyone of the pending release of a bill to assist millions of America's suffering 99ers.
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Tier 5 Unemployment Extension - BLS Data Collection Methods Are Deeply FlawedSomebody at the Bureau of Labor Statistics needs to step up and address the poorly structured methodology for collecting unemployment data in the worst recession since the Great Depression. What we are doing today isn't working!
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Tier 5 Unemployment Extension - 99ers Lose a True Friend and ChampionMichael J. Koliss, who wrote hundreds of articles in support of expanded unemployment benefits to cover America's desperate 99ers under the pen name Michael Colliss for ALL247NEWS and Micmn.com - News for 99ers, has passed. He will be missed greatly!
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Tier 5 Unemployment Extension - Unemployment Drops to 9% - Yeah, Right!The posted unemployment rate dropped to 9.0% as reported today, but saner minds will question the veracity of this posted rate!
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Tier 5 Unemployment Extension - New Unemployment Claims Data for Feb. 3'RDData released by the Department of Labor indicates a rollercoaster for new claims data from week to week.
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Tier 5 Unemployment Extension - Results of Meeting with Representative Jim Gerlach (R, PA-6)After meeting with Representative Jim Gerlach on Tuesday, Gerry DePietro relays the following results of their meeting in an open letter to all concerned about a Tier 5 and relief for millions of 99ers.
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Reagan Presidency Started Us Down a Slippery -- and Unfortunate -- SlopeWould we be in better shape today if Ronald Reagan had never become the President of the United States?
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Tier 5 Unemployment Extension - Meeting with Representative Jim Gerlach (R, PA-6)Hard work, some tenacity, and an open door by a Congressman all lead to an opportunity to state your case that millions of 99ers deserve a Tier 5 and some much needed assistance in today's brutal economy!
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Tier 5 Unemployment Extension - New Unemployment Claims Data for Jan. 27"THData released by the Department of Labor on new weekly unemployment claims show that we are right back were we started from. Last weeks favorable data is not supported as a trend!
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Tier 5 Unemployment Extension - the Real State of the UnionWhat planet was the President on yesterday? Obviously not the same one that I'm on!
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Tier 5 Unemployment Extension - State of the UnionPresident Obama will give his State of the Union speech tonight. What 99ers will not hear is the whole truth, nor will they hear good news.
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Tier 5 Unemployment Extension - Shallow Pockets and 4'TH Amendment ViolationsOur founders, in their infinite wisdom, crafted the 4'TH Amendment to protect us from exactly what's happening, and we should be outraged!
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Tier 5 Unemployment Extension - when Right is WrongIndigent with no real prospects for the future except more misery, millions of 99ers wonder why they can't access emergency funds from their Social Security benefits.
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Tier 5 Unemployment Extension - Globalization = UnemploymentCause and effect. Lowest common denominator. Ipso facto. We hold these truths to be self-evident. A Tier 5 unemployment extension is needed.
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Tier 5 Unemployment Extension - Letter from Senator Carl LevinJob creation and helping the unemployed must continue to be the top priorities of Congress.
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2011 Unemployment Extension - New Claims Data for Jan. 20'THData released by the Department of Labor on new weekly unemployment claims show some improvement. Although still "bad" they are not as "bad" as before.
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No Tier 5 Unemployment Extension - American Narcissism at Its BestPower corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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Tier 5 Unemployment Extension - Do What WorksFrustration and exasperation are leading many 99ers to entertain more radical ideas for pressing for a Tier 5. Will inaction by Congress wind up promoting radical activism?
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2011 Unemployment Extension - Story of a Plant Closing - Globalization at Its WorstThere is profitability. Then there is greed and avarice. Where is the fine line that separates the two?
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Tier 5 Unemployment Extension - Over 5 Million People Say You're WrongImagine, if you would, trying to get over 5 million people to act to their own personal detriment just to prove you right.
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Giant Spike in January 13'TH New Unemployment Claims DataUnadjusted new unemployment claims jumped by almost 200,000 new claims from the prior week. Is this normal?
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99ers and a Tier 5 - an Undocumented Catastrophe?Every day lives are lost or put in harms way due to massive unemployment. Where is the much needed unemployment extension for the long term unemployed in America? Where is the press coverage of this national disaster?
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Unemployment Rate at 9.4% - Have We Just Become Numbers Numb?What happened to the concern? What happened to acknowledgement of the facts? What has happened to our indignation?
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Did a Large Increase in 99ers Lower the Unemployment Rate for December?What can explain the significant drop in the number of unemployed released in Friday's Department of Labor Report? Will these numbers drive a stake into the heart of a Tier 5 unemployment extension?
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Tier5for99ers Radio Show - Thursday January 6'THThe road to a Tier 5 unemployment extension and job creation for millions of America's 99ers runs through the 112'TH Congress.
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January 6'TH New Unemployment Claims Data - Putting a Positive Spin on the Negative?Employment is still in a free-fall. How does this bode for an unemployment extension?
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Congressman David Wu Offers Hopeful Words About the Need for the Expansion of Unemployment for 99ersIn a letter emailed yesterday to a fellow unemployment advocate from U.S. Representative David Wu (D OR), the Congressman provides a view into his position on expanding federal unemployment benefits for 99ers.
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Congressman John Dingell Offers Encouraging Words for 99ersIn a letter received from U.S. Representative John Dingell (D MI) yesterday, he provides a view into his position on expanding federal unemployment benefits for 99ers.
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Tier 5 Unemployment Extension - Tier5for99ers Radio Show on Tuesday January 4'THWhere is the path that leads to the road to a Tier 5 expansion of unemployment benefits and job creation for millions of America's 99ers?
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Tier 5 Unemployment Extension - Time to FocusThey say there is strength in numbers. Then why can't over 5 million 99ers seem to get their message across to Congress?
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Tier 5 Unemployment Extension - House of Mirrors?2010 saw a number of failed attempts at getting a Tier 5 unemployment extension passed through the Congress. Will 2011 bring the same-old, same-old?
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Tier 5 Unemployment Extension - Radio Interview with Michael Colliss on Tier5for99ersIn a 1/2 hour interview with Michael Colliss of ALL247News, the state of America's current unemployment crisis is discussed in detail.
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Tier 5 Unemployment Extension - Happy New Year?99ers across America are left to wonder if 2011 will bring what 2010 forgot; an extension of unemployment benefits that will allow them to survive until they can land that next job.
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Tier 5 Unemployment Extension - Immediate Steps to TakeThe push to get an expansion of unemployment benefits continues in articles 3 & 4 by Michael Colliss of ALL247NEWS as he further discusses the need for a unified message and volunteers to press this issue going forward.
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Tier 5 Unemployment Extension - What's Happy About the New Year, Someone New Just Became a 99er!Their fate was sealed when the tax cut / unemployment extension bill was passed earlier this month. By not expanding unemployment benefits to create a Tier 5, Congress has left America's long term unemployed with no place to go but into abject poverty.
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2010 Unemployment Extension - Dec. 30'TH Department of Labor New Claims DataUnemployment is still in a free-fall
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2011 Unemployment - Google Trends Display Need for Increased AwarenessA critical national problem - unemployment; and the need for a Tier 5 for millions of America's 99ers shows a lack of prominence in a recent Google Trends search
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Will the New Year Bring a Tier V Unemployment Extension?A Republican controlled House of Representatives. A small majority of Democrats in the Senate. A silent President. What hope is there for a Tier V unemployment expansion in 2011?
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - Who Thought that We Would Have to Teach the Media?Are the days of trusting our media sources to provide fair, accurate, timely, and impartial information over? Why do we have to push them to cover a national unemployment emergency?
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - Spread the Truth About Unemployment in America TodayYoda said "Do or do not, there is no try." Become an advocate for the unemployed. Become an activist for the unemployed. Don't just do something, do something meaningful!
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2011 Unemployment Extension - Finding a Job is a Lot Harder Than You ThinkThe unemployed grow weary of trying to explain to those fortunate enough to have recently found a job, or those still employed, just how hard it is to find employment in today's economy. Let's review some facts.
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2010 Unemployment Extension - 99ers Get a Non-Response Response from Vice-President Joe BidenHave you ever sent a request for something to an elected official, had the exact opposite happen, and then get a "Didn't we do great" letter in return? Frustrating isn't it!
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2010 Unemployment Extension - Dec. 23'RD Department of Labor New Claims DataLatest numbers show a harsh reality.
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2010 Unemployment Extension - Wall Street Journal Gives 99ers Some Much Needed Coverage99ers need all the help that they can get these days, and a recent article in the Wall Street Journal has some amazing graphs that display what will happen shortly in the world of the long term unemployed without benefits.
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Unemployment Extension - Newt Gingrich, the King of Empty Rhetoric?The unemployed are in Newt Gingrich's crosshairs as he contemplates a bid for the Presidency in 2012. What did they do to deserve Newt's attention?
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2010 Unemployment Extension - Know Your Enemies - Fox Political Analyst Mike Huckabee is One of ThemAll I want for Christmas is an expansion of unemployment benefits for millions of America's suffering 99ers and a few gifts from Santa for Mike Huckabee.
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Part 4 - Unemployment Extension - a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing!In Part 4 of a series of 4 articles, this article discusses what to do to improve your chances of survival by exercising your "voice" and becoming an advocate/activist for the unemployed.
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Part 3 - Unemployment Extension - a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing!In Part 3 of a series of 4 articles that will discuss the short term realities of our national unemployment problem, this article discusses how to "get your mind right" to be able to deal with the psychological belief that "this really can happen to me!"
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Part 2 - Unemployment Extensions - a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing!In Part 2 of a series of 4 articles that will discuss the short term realities of our national unemployment problem, this article will discuss how one goes about preparing for the worst to happen - the loss of unemployment benefits before finding work.
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Part 1 - Unemployment Extensions - a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing!In Part 1 of a series of 4 articles that will discuss the short term realities of our national unemployment problem, the issue of where the 99er movement stands as a current snapshot in time is addressed.
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - Voices of the UnemployedThe voices of the unemployed on recent articles are stark, upsetting, and very despondent. It is now up to the House to decide if a stake will be driven through the heart of every 99er.
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - the Senate Fails to Support America's 99ersThe Senate leaves it up to the House to do something for Americas millions of 99ers.
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - Senate Poised to Protect the Rich and Strangle the 99ersHope fades for any assistance for Americas millions of 99ers
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2010 Unemployment Extension - Senate to Hold Cloture Vote Today on Tax Cuts/Unemployment ExtensionsThe Senate is scheduled to have a cloture vote on the tax cut/unemployment extension bill in the Senate on Monday, December 13, 2010 at 3:00 PM. EST What will the result be on this vote to have a vote?
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Recent Changes by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Confirms Bad Data is Being CollectedNobody really knows just how many 99ers there are in America today. Steps taken by the Bureau of Labor Statistics to improve data collection is at best a good start, but anything but complete.
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - Don't Be Fooled by Latest New Claims NumbersYou are going to hear that things got a little better. It's not true; they actually got dramatically worse!
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - 99ers Are "The Unemployed" TooLatest discussions on tax cuts and unemployment extensions have simply left all current 99ers out in the cold. What many are not paying attention to is the millions of additional 99ers that government inaction will produce in the near future.
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - Obama Throttles 99ersIf there were any questions about whose side Obama was on going into Monday night's press conference on tax cuts and unemployment, there are no questions now.
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - Please Help the 99ers TodayIf you care about the plight of Americas estimated 6 million 99ers, you will take a few moments of your time TODAY to contact the members of the Tax Cut Negotiation Team.
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2010 Unemployment Extension - What November's Unemployment Numbers Mean to a 99er & the EconomyIs bad news for the economy good news for 99ers?
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2010 Unemployment Extension - Know What a 99er is Before Using the Term!Media Blatantly Misusing the Term 99er
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2010 Unemployment Extension - Congress is Playing Texas Hold'em with the UnemployedThe similarities between the actions in Congress related to millions of suffering Americans and the World Series of Poker are astonishing, and the unemployed are the chips on the table.
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2010 Unemployment Extension - BLS New Claims Data for Week Ending 11/27Mixed data continues to show that job creation is still very much on life support.
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2010 Unemployment Extension - the Games in Congress Need to Stop!THE UNEMPLOYED GET NO RESPECT!
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - Should a Revenue Enhancement Plan Be Created to Fund Costs?Republicans have indicated that they would support unemployment extensions as long as they're paid for. Why isn't anyone talking about "how" instead of "why?"
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - a Proposal for CongressSince they won't do their job, we'll try to do it for them.
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The Future of a Tier V Unemployment Extension in the Lame Duck SessionWill Republicans and Democrats declare a truce on Tuesday after meeting with POTUS?
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - Thanksgiving Day ThoughtsFor many 99ers this Thanksgiving Holiday, the only thing that they will have to chew on just might be this article.
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2010 Unemployment Extension - Latest BLS Data Reason for ConcernThe last 4 weeks of unadjusted new claims data continues to show severe weakness in the U.S. job market.
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - 99ers Act Like Patriots99ers continue the fight. Will others come to their rescue?
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President Obama Sends Message - Your Health Care DollarsPresident Obama sends out a summary of the key provisions of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - Where is President Obama on this Critical Issue?99ers need a strong advocate for passage of Tier V legislation. Why isn't President Obama stepping up to the plate on this one?
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Freedom of Speech Hijacked on OpenCongress S.3706 Americans Want to Work Comments PageWhen, and how, can a message board be controlled by dedicated manipulation? Just how can free speech be neutered? When a person or group of people band together to effectively provide censorship to a public blogging site!
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2010 Unemployment Extension - Latest Department of Labor Weekly New Claims Are UpWhen the new bad becomes normal, we're all in trouble.
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - 99ers Voice FrustrationsThe plight of our unemployed gets lost underneath other political issues that would be non-starters if we were living with a robust economy.
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2010 Unemployment Extension - Time to Put Down the Sword and Pick Up the GavelGridlock fixes nothing. Action is required for the unemployed and all 99ers. Republicans and Democrats must work together for the common good, or misery is still in the forecast.
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2010 Unemployment Extension - Will Republicans Have Lame Duck for Dinner?So much to do: so little time. Will Democrats fight to get bills pushed through the Lame Duck session or will they roll over and play dead?
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2010 Unemployment Extension - Senate Filibuster Rules Are Harming the UnemployedIf the opposite of pro is con, is the opposite of progress Congress?
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2010 Unemployment Extension - an Open Letter to All Elected OfficialsEconomic recovery and support for the unemployed can only come through bipartisanship.
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - Unemployed Return to ActionWith Congress reconvening Monday, November 15, the unemployed are getting back to the basics for pressuring legislators to pass unemployment extensions and a Tier V.
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2010 Unemployment Extension - Economy Still Stuck in the DitchIs anyone else getting tired of the bad numbers?
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2010 Unemployment Extension - the Unemployed Get Up and Do it AgainLazy addicts only interested in living off the government dole? Yeah, right! More like people busting their butts and going insane trying to find that job that doesn't exist!
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - the Life and Times of the Long Term UnemployedA personal look at the trying times for America's millions of 99ers.
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - Labor Report Sends Mixed MessagesThe good news is at 9.6% the unemployment numbers don't appear to be getting worse; that is until you take a deeper look.
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2010 Unemployment Extension - Republicans Pickup a Senate Seat for Lame Duck SessionWill Mark Kirk's victory in the Illinois Senate race in the midterms have a significant impact on unemployment extensions and a Tier V legislation getting passed in the upcoming lame duck session?
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Too Big to Fail or Too Dumb to Survive?Was the midterm election an indication that Wall Street Reform and bailouts have tested the voting public's patience?
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2010 Unemployment Extension - Latest BLS Data Shows Same Old, Same OldIs anyone going to do something about job losses besides run for election?
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - the Elections Over - 99ers Ask "Can We Get Back to Work Now?"The lame duck session can't start soon enough for the 99ers in desperate need of relief.
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Will the Dean of the House of Representatives Win Return to the House?A poll conducted back on October 8 indicated Rep. John Dingell was in trouble in his re-election bid. New polling data released October 21 by WXYZ Action News conflicts greatly with this earlier poll. What will really transpire in this midterm election?
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2010 Unemployment Extension - Long Term Unemployed at Record HighFor many of the long term unemployed the numbers just get worse and worse.
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Tier V Unemployment Extensions - Critical Senate Races for 99ersDelaware, West Virginia, and Illinois are key states for all 99ers going into the midterm elections. What happens in these three states on Tuesday could mean a make or break for a Tier V extension in the lame duck session.
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2010 Midterm Elections - Where Are the Metered Voices?Are there any moderates running for office in the upcoming midterms?
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2010 Unemployment Extension - Latest BLS Data Screams for ExtensionsWhen the new bad becomes normal, we're all in trouble
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The Great Political DivideWhat if?
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - Politics as Usual?How impressed are you with the current ads being run by those running for office in the midterms?
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2010 Unemployment Extension - Are We Our Own Worst Enemy?It only takes one company moving off-shore seeking out cheap labor in the name of lower cost goods to start the frenzy. If their competition cannot create offsetting productivity gains, they too are forced to look overseas, and this costs jobs!
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - Tell Over 6 Million 99ers the Recession's Over - I Dare You!The number of unemployed trying to survive without benefits is now estimated to be over a staggering 6 million people. Add to this the family members that depend on them for support and the number becomes astounding. Yeah, the recession is over, right?
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2010 Unemployment Extension - Latest BLS Data Still a Cause for Great ConcernThe economy just keeps bleeding more jobs going into November's mid-term elections. A fresh look at some of the numbers just might provide a better understanding of what is really happening in the economy.
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Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Consultant Embraces Entrepreneurial InitiativeIt takes talent, commitment, and confidence to launch a new business in the middle of a recession. Timothy Moreland provides a free report for anyone interested in boosting their web presence. Interview with Tim follows.
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - Where's the Republican Bill?Lip service by the Republicans that say that they would support a Tier V unemployment extension becomes transparent when examined in the light of day.
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A Haiku for 99ersA haiku for the 5.9+ million 99ers that are suffering through American's Great Recession. When will we help them? Is help just like hope, just another 4 letter word?
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - Number of Homeless 99ers Continues to GrowThe mark of a great nation is how they deal with disaster. Our once great nation has decided to address our own internal economic disaster by turning a blind eye to it.
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - Congress Should Be Sharing the Pain of the 99ersMany just find it to be a personal affront that Congress adjourned early to go back home to run for re-election during the depths of this recession. To those that much is given, much is expected.
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - If I Had a Trillion DollarsThe economy is not improving. Something needs to be done. Some will scoff at the following egalitarian plan, but this is how I would spell "stimulus" for our next go around.
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2010 Unemployment Extension - Weekly Unemployment New Claims Numbers Are BleakWhat's it going to take to get Congress's attention? Does everyone have to become unemployed?
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - the New HomelessThe only thing new is the history you haven't learned yet. The Great Depression taught us how to get out of a depression, why do we continue to ignore the lessons that history teaches us?
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Will Republican Economic Policies Herald a Second Depression?Are concerns about the rising deficit a reason or an excuse for voting Republican in the upcoming mid-term elections? Is voting Republican even a reasonable response?
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - What's Next?High unemployment. High deficit. High anxiety. For millions of 99ers living without any form of safety net to help see them through to an economic recovery and that ever hopeful new job, they are simply left to ask the question "What's next?"
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - the War on Economic TerrorismWars have been fought for much less than the decimation of millions of people. Why hasn't our government declared war against unemployment?
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Vastness of the Universe - a HaikuBig Bang, speed of light, everything chases darkness in the immensity of the universe.
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Recovering Addict - Just What Do These Words Mean?Most individuals working 12 Step Programs refuse to say the word "recovered". Is there sound prevailing logic behind such reluctance?
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Addictions; Understanding Cognitive Dissonance and Intermittent ResponseMany that do not suffer from addictions simply cannot comprehend addictive behaviors and the apparent irrational actions of addicts. Much understanding can be obtained by looking towards the phenomena of cognitive dissonance and intermittent response.
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2010 Unemployment Extension - the U.S. Economy and the Titanic: Strange Similarities?As most are aware, the once considered unsinkable RMS Titanic ran into an iceberg on 14 April 1912 and sank killing 1,517 people. Has the U.S. economy, like the Titanic, run into it own catastrophic iceberg?
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - Unemployment for September Spells Disaster!Congress is in an early recess campaigning for re-election while millions of 99ers suffer and unemployment continues to be a national disaster. How much is enough to get some action out of Congress?
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - Mixed Messages from Today's Dept. Of Labor ReportData from the Dept. of Labor released on Thursday, October 7, 2010 provides conflicting information for those looking for an improvement in the jobs market.
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - Did the Democrats Really Screw-up Before the Mid-Terms?Senator Debbie Stabenow's attempt to get S.3706 The Americans Want to Work Act passed by unanimous consent last week was a nice gesture, but did the Democrats fall on their sword by not taking this bill to a vote?
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - Unemployment Needs to Be Declared a National DisasterEarthquake in Atlanta? Hurricane in Chicago? Flood in Dallas? Wildfires in Boston? These may seem unlikely, but if any event devastated one of these cities, emergency relief would be provided. Why no emergency relief for 5 1/2+ million 99ers?
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - What Are the Senator's Afraid Of?Cowardice prevails in the Senate with mid-terms looming. Senators in favor of passing a Tier V unemployment insurance extension lie quiet; afraid to fight. Will this spell their doom in the mid-term elections?
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Tier 5 Unemployment Extension - the American 99'ers Union's Day of Action is Today!In a massive effort to get the attention of the Senate for a Tier V unemployment insurance extension, The American 99'ers Union is calling on all Americans to contact their Senators today!
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - 99ers Planning Major Event for 9/22What do you do when it seems like no one is listening? Grab their attention by whatever means possible; and 99ers intend to do so on Wednesday, 9/22.
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - Incumbents, Beware the Wrath of the 99ers!Having lost everything but their vote, 99ers vow one last act of vengeance for their sitting representatives; a no vote for me = a vote for your opponent!
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - 3 Part Plan for 99ers & Those Who Care About ThemAction is required to press Congress into action for a Tier 5 extension as they reconvene on Monday, September 13. The following 3 point plan is designed to bring this National Emergency into the light and onto the Senate's agenda.
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Tier 5 Unemployment Extension - a Labor Day Thank You to the EmployedTo mark this Labor Day, one unemployed person wants to stop and recognize the fact that this unemployment crisis is hard on more than just the unemployed. Those still with jobs are also feeling the crushing weight of this recession.
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Unemployment & Globalization: Peace at the Price of Our Middle Class?Global interdependence is a great way to promote peace by intertwining self-interest. Who wants to blow-up a key trading partner? Does the cost have to be wiping out our middle class?
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - Response from Senator Debbie Stabenow on Status of the Americans Want to Work ActStabenow reiterates her commitment to push hard to help the 99'ers get a much needed Tier V unemployment extension as 99'ers wait for Congress to reconvene.
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2010 Unemployment Extension - Cost of Not Helping 99'ers is Killing Economic RecoveryAn estimated 2.155 million American's are currently 99'ers and living without any unemployment insurance extensions. The loss of this large block of people in our economy is rarely discussed and it is severely damaging our economic recovery.
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - OpenCongress Voting Results as of August 29, 2010OpenCongress website supports the collection of data in favor of, or in opposition to, passage of proposed bill S.3706 the Americans Want to Work Act. This is a simple way for everyone to show their support or opposition to passage of this bill.
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2010 Unemployment Extension - Help Wanted - Only the Employed Need ApplyTongue-in-cheek expose about the plight of the unemployed and the blessings of being employed in today's economic environment. Why changing the "Only the Employed Need Apply" mentality is critical in America today.
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - Statistics Working Against the 99'ersMethods for reporting the unemployed do the 99'ers an injustice by allowing them to fall off of tracked unemployment statistics. This deep of a recession screams for a way to make sure that they are continued to be counted!
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - OpenCongress Voting Results as of August 22, 2010OpenCongress website supports the collection of data in favor of, or in opposition to, passage of proposed bill S.3706 the Americans Want to Work Act. This is a simple way for everyone to show their support or opposition to passage of this bill.
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2010 Unemployment Extension - 99'ers Try to Make Headway in a "What Have You Done for Me Lately" WorldIt's not bad enough that the unemployed face crushing reductions in income sources, loss of benefits, and emotional turmoil. They are also thrown into what can only be classified as one of the most competitive arenas in existence today - the job market!
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - Updated Tracking Information OpenCongress Voting ResultsOpenCongress website supports the collection of data in favor of, or in opposition to, passage of proposed bill S.3706 the Americans Want to Work Act. This is a simple way for everyone to show their support or opposition to passage of this bill.
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - "It's the Economy Stupid!"Clinton rode these words to victory over Bush and created a balanced budget and a solid economy in the process. Why should we listen to the tired old Republican mantra about tax cuts for the rich when recent history proves it only helps the rich?
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - Tracking OpenCongress Voting ResultsOpenCongress website supports the collection of data in favor of, or in opposition to, passage of proposed bill S.3706 the Americans Want to Work Act. This is a simple way for everyone to show their support or opposition to passage of this bill.
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - Help the 99'ers by Contacting Your Senators Today!Much needed support is required to help Senator Debbie Stabenow get the Americans Want to Work Act out of committee and on to the Senate floor for a vote. Bill S.3706 provides a Tier V unemployment benefit & tax credits to businesses hiring the unemployed
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - the Americans Want to Work Act (S.3706)Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) has introduced a bill to provide a Tier V for 99'ers that have run out of unemployment benefits. Bill also provides for incentives to hire the long term unemployed. Links & information provided in article.
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Tier V Unemployment Extension - There is Finally Hope for the 99'ers!Relief is possibly on the horizon for weary 99'ers as Senator Debbie Stabenow introduces a bill for a Tier V 20 week extension and a much needed initiative for hiring 99'ers.
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Globalization: Peace at What Price?Global interdependence is a great way to promote peace by intertwining self-interest. Who wants to blow-up a key trading partner?
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Time for President Barack Obama to Stop and Articulate His PlanWith government under new management after the '08 elections and elections coming up soon in November, is it time for President Obama to circle the wagons and spend more time articulating his vision instead of pressing for more change?
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Unemployment Extension - 99'ers Facing Crushing Obstacles for Aid and EmploymentWith 99'ers facing the reality of no unemployment extensions and moving on to welfare, many other factors are working in the background making it tougher and tougher for them to find employment.
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Tier 5 Unemployment Extensions - Are You Ready to Join the Ranks of the 99'ers?No relief in sight for 99'ers as job growth remains anemic at best. As the 99'ers suffer, more of the extended unemployed prepare to join their ranks.
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How Can We Have Progress when the Republican's Are Always Saying No?Republicans continue to forget that they lost big in the last election. Why is it that when the people speak, others continue with their stale philosophies and stonewall as if nothing ever happened?
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Will Wall Street Reform Renew Confidence in Financial Markets?With America's economy knocked back on its heels by the recent financial crisis, one wonders if the recently passed Wall Street Reform legislation will be the silver bullet for regaining confidence in our financial markets. Who can we trust?
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Liberal Media, Conservative Media, or Just Bad Media?Have we moved from fair and unbiased reporting to unfair and biased reporting? Has fair and unbiased reporting simply become the new definition of liberal?
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Republican Senators Hold Progress HostageWhat's the difference between a terrorist and a Republican Senator? I don't know either!
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Unemployment Extension Bill Finally Out of the Senate!With 2 Republicans (Snowe & Collins) voting Aye, the unemployment extension has finally passed in the Senate and will now move back to the House for reconciliation.
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2010 Unemployment Extension, Why Republican Senators Are Two FacedThere is absolutely NO reason for the Republican Senators to hold up passage of the unemployment extension for even a minute now that it has passed cloture on Tuesday. Why they continue to stall is beyond me.
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2010 Unemployment Extension - Would Somebody Pinch Me - it Passed 60-40?The long wait is over. The Unemployment Extension has busted through the Filibuster Barrier - God Speed from Here!
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2010 Unemployment Extension - Super Tuesday - Big Day for the Unemployed Without BenefitsKeep up the fight for an unemployment extension - we are counting on each other! Make noise, call and email all of the Senators - take nothing for granite - fight, fight, and fight some more for it!
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2010 Unemployment Extension - a Job for the Unemployed - Get Out the Vote!The importance of Tuesday's Senate vote cannot be understated for the unemployed - and we have a job to do. That job is to make sure every possible Senate vote lands in our favor. Now is no time to be complacent. Call or write your Senators Today!
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2010 Unemployment Extension - State by State Listing of Senator Phone Numbers with Website LinksKeep it simple. Keep it easy. Bookmark this article for quick access to contact information for your Senators in alphabetical order by state. Know how to contact all Senators, not just your own, for expressing your views on national issues.
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2010 Unemployment Extension - Obama Says GOP Senate Leadership Choosing to "Filibuster Our Recovery and Obstruct Our Progress"In the hardest language offered by President Obama in weeks regarding passage of unemployment extensions, the President zeroed in on what he calls obstructionist measures used by Senate Republicans to filibuster recovery.
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Republican Senators Voting No on Unemployment Extensions - Some Just Don't Make SenseTrying to make sense out of the illogical can be a daunting task, but it's better than just going with conspiracy theories. One can understand voting your conscience or representing your own state/district, but many of these votes just don't make sense.
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No Unemployment Extension - Living the Great American ScreamHang in there baby! It's always darkest before the dawn. God never gives you more than you can handle & other positive reinforcement messages!
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Will Obama Put Unemployment Extensions Center Stage Now that Wall Street Reform Has Passed the Senate?Will Obama now focus on getting the unemployment extension bill passed or will he move on to the next item on his to-do list? Millions of the unemployed are waiting for an answer breathlessly!
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2010 Unemployment Extensions - Come November, Who Will Be Saying What About the Economy?Is it a legitimate claim that Senate Republican stonewalling is simply the only play left in the Republican playbook that will work at the moment, or is America's penchant for rooting for the underdog working in the Republican's favor?
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2010 Unemployment Extension - Let's Play Where's Obama!Is Obama playing a shameful game of hide & go-seek with America's unemployed? His silence is deafening to the millions trying to live without extended unemployment benefits who are wondering why they have been forsaken!
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2010 Unemployment Extension - We Hold These Truths to Be Self-EvidentThe voters spoke in November 2008. A message to the far right - let's worry about balancing the budget when it's your turn to run the country! It's time to let democracy prevail, not obscure Senate rules!
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2010 Unemployment Extension - Be the Party of "Hell Yes!"At over 2 million strong with 15+ million fellow unemployed in total, the unemployed suffering from unemployment insurance losses need to pro-actively contact all Senators that are voting no on passage of extended benefits.
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2010 Unemployment Extension - Links to Senators that Voted "Nay"A website contact list of Senators not supporting passage of non-funded unemployment extensions. Implore these Senators to pass unemployment extensions for the good of the unemployed, their families, their communities, their states, and the country!
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1'st Impressions from a SnapshotSometimes we need to rely on our 1'st impressions. Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words.
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2010 Unemployment Extension - a Proper PerspectiveWe have become "number numb." The unemployed represent the loss of entire industry's and yet they cannot get unemployment extensions. What's wrong with this picture?
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2010 Unemployment Extension - Too Big to Fail?The government has released $1.525 trillion dollars in bailouts to the financial markets and yet has not passed much needed support for extending unemployment. At 15 million+, are the unemployed not too big to fail too?
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Message to the Unemployed - Keep Filing Your Claims and Keep Filing for Extensions!The unemployed effected by the lapse in federal unemployment extension funding need to continue to file for claims and extensions. If a bill is eventually passed and it is retro-active, you will be glad you stayed strong.
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Flush Twice; It's a Long Way to Washington D.CFriendly fire or collateral damage? Failure to pass the unemployment extensions has left millions and their families harmed beyond belief.
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Why Senate Filibuster/Cloture Rules Must DieFilibuster and cloture rules in the Senate are unconstitutional by nature and should be eliminated. The will of the people is evidenced in the outcomes of the voting process and filibuster/cloture rules circumvent their voice from being heard.
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Help Wanted - Only the Employed Need ApplyTongue-in-cheek expose about the plight of the unemployed and the blessings of being employed in today's economic environment. Why changing the Only the Employed Need Apply mentality in America today.
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2010 Unemployment Extension - Obama Fiddles While America BurnsObama's inaction in support of passage of the 2010 unemployment extension is frustrating to say the least. This article is calling him out on this inaction democrat to democrat. Bi-partisanship is dead.
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Unemployment Extensions - "Welfare", Welfare, or Insurance?Unemployment extensions are critical for the well-being of the unemployed. Failure to pass extensions will generate additional job losses. Our forefathers made our general Welfare important by making it part of the Preamble to the Constitution.