I’ve just learned the sad news that “The great Jon Swift has died”: In reality, the voice of Jon Swift – the hilarious faux conservative blogger whose talent and passion were evident in every post – belonged to Al Weisel… Al was on the way to his father’s funeral in Virginia when he suffered a sudden aortic aneurysm and underwent several surgeries in an attempt to save his life. Sadly, they did not succeed. Heartbreakingly, Al’s mother has posted...

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When it comes looking at the reasons why U.S. unemployment benefit programs need reform, proponents of reform could simply add up the millions of Americans out of work for 26 weeks or longer. Now they can add one more: Sen. Jim Bunning. The nation’s unemployment rate stands at a pernicious 9.7 percent, but even that doesn’t tell the worst of it because more than 40 percent of those jobless Americans have been out of work for 27 weeks or...

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