Edward B. Montgomery is helping depressed former assembly towns tap federal money to build new futures.
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For Auto Towns, Emissary Is Ambassador of Hope
Posts Tagged ‘unemployment’
House Adopts $15 Billion Plan to Spur Job Creation
Friday, March 5th, 2010The measure, granting payroll tax breaks for new hires, was called the first step in a broad push on the economy.
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House Adopts $15 Billion Plan to Spur Job Creation
White House Memo: A Plan to Talk About Jobs, Elbowed Aside by Health Care
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010The president and many other Democrats, especially those facing re-election, had hoped the conversation would be back on the economy by now.
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White House Memo: A Plan to Talk About Jobs, Elbowed Aside by Health Care
Congressional Memo: Conflict in Senate Could Get Messier
Saturday, February 27th, 2010A group of Democrats held a Republican senator’s feet to the political fire over his opposition to extended unemployment benefits.
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Congressional Memo: Conflict in Senate Could Get Messier
2 Men Charged in Texas Church Fire
Monday, February 22nd, 2010The two men were charged with felony arson and are suspected in nine other blazes this year.
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2 Men Charged in Texas Church Fire
With the Senate Set to Vote on Jobs Bill, Governors Say They Still Need Assistance
Monday, February 22nd, 2010Governors said that they still needed help from the federal government but urged Congress to focus more on creating jobs in the private sector.
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With the Senate Set to Vote on Jobs Bill, Governors Say They Still Need Assistance
Stimulus Jobs on State’s Bill in Mississippi
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010Mississippi is one of 21 states using stimulus money to pay the salaries of private employers’ new hires.
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Stimulus Jobs on State’s Bill in Mississippi
In Detroit, Is There Life After the Big 3?
Saturday, February 13th, 2010As parts makers add customers like NASA and solar power companies, they are helping to offset the tens of thousands of lost jobs in the auto industry.
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In Detroit, Is There Life After the Big 3?
Black Leaders Push Obama for Jobs Bill
Thursday, February 11th, 2010A talk with the president about unemployment, particularly among the urban and rural poor, also focused on how to get Republican support for employment legislation.
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Black Leaders Push Obama for Jobs Bill
Sarah Palin, Vocal and Ready … but for What?
Friday, February 5th, 2010Ms. Palin represents a new breed of unelected public official operating in an environment in which politics, news media and celebrity are fused as never before.
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Sarah Palin, Vocal and Ready … but for What?