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ANALYSIS: How Many Reasons Do You Need To Reform Unemployment Benefits?

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 [...]

Palin Abused Powers

It’s official…. “A legislative investigation” in Alaska “has concluded that Gov. Sarah Palin abused her power in pushing for the firing of an Alaska state trooper who was once married to her sister, or by failing to prevent her husband Todd from doing so.”

The report by investigator Steve Branchflower was made public late this afternoon [...]