NPR: All 2011 Unemployment Insurance Benefits Taxable

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Reuters: U.S. economy losing competitive edge

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Los Angeles Times: Obama praises business-friendly proposals

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A glance at my e-mail in box reveals no shortage of corporate-sponsored programs intended to help small-business owners. But do they work? And if so, how do the owners measure success?

Republican-Controlled House Education and the Workforce Committee Proposes Drastic Changes to Federal Workforce Programs

USA Today: 2012 job market brightens, but unemployment won't fall fast

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MSN.MSNBC.COM: Women finally seeing signs of a jobs recovery

The Great Recession of 2007-09 included job losses that were so much greater for men than for women that some dubbed it the “mancession.”

USA Today: Men grab most new jobs, even in retailing

Congress Deadlocked over Major Legislation

With just days to go until Congress breaks for the holidays, the two parties remain divided over a number of must-pass measures.
 
President Obama has called on Congress to extend a payroll tax holiday that could mean an average of about $1,000 in take-home pay for families if it's not extended.
 

National Urban League to Congress: Act on Payroll Tax Cut Now

NEW YORK (December 13, 2011) -- National Urban League President Marc H. Morial today echoed President Obama’s call for Congress to act on the payroll tax cut before leaving for the holidays.