We need jobs not health care
How many times have you heard Barack Obama talk about the fierce urgency of now ? The president has used the quote, from Martin Luther King Jr., to call for quick action on the war in Iraq, on global warming, on homelessness, on education you name...
 3.1K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 229.0 Agencies overestimate job impact of stimulus dollars
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama s economic recovery program saved 935 jobs at the Southwest Georgia Community Action Council, an impressive success story for the stimulus plan. Trouble is, only 508 people work there. The Georgia nonprofit s infla...
4.8K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 309.0 Stimulus creating jobs
WASHINGTON (AP) About 650,000 jobs have been saved or created under President Barack Obama s economic stimulus plan, the White House said today, saying it is on track to reach the president s goal of 3.5 million jobs by the end of next year. New jo...
2.0K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 285.0 EU officials warn of disappearing cod
BRUSSELS (AP) Cod is slipping closer to disappearing from key European fishing grounds, officials warned Friday, saying that only steep catch cuts will prevent the disappearance of a species prized for centuries for its flaky white flesh. The Europ...
5.2K - Oct. 18, 2009; scored 229.0 EU officials warn of disappearing cod
BRUSSELS (AP) Cod is slipping closer to disappearing from key European fishing grounds, officials warned Friday, saying that only steep catch cuts will prevent the disappearance of a species prized for centuries for its flaky white flesh. The Europ...
5.2K - Oct. 17, 2009; scored 229.0 Grant could add cargo dock to LNG project
Port officials could have a greater stake in the liquefied natural gas project proposed for Coos Bay if a sizable federal grant comes their way. The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay has filed a $45.3 million application for a Transportation...
2.7K - Oct. 15, 2009; scored 166.0 Stimulus saved teachers' jobs
WASHINGTON (AP) Teachers appear to have benefited most from the effort to save jobs with the $787 billion recovery package, which sent billions of dollars to states that were on the verge of ordering heavy layoffs in education. The nationa...
5.5K - Oct. 13, 2009; scored 309.0 Don't Settle for sales in a slump
Slow business sales is a symptom. It s up to you to analyze why sales have slumped and fix the problem. Here are a few possibilities to consider. If the economic downturn is the problem, you might be eligible for the Small Business Administration ARC...
2.4K - Oct. 10, 2009; scored 198.0 Anti-tax group turns in signatures
SALEM Opponents of the Oregon Legislature s $733 million tax hike said Friday they turned in more than twice as many signatures as needed to force a Jan. 26 referendum on a plan to raise taxes on corporations and upper-income individuals....
3.2K - Sep. 26, 2009; scored 198.0 Anti-tax measures struggle for signatures
SALEM While business groups look like they will be successful in sending to the voters a measure that could overturn the Oregon Legislature s $733 million tax hike on corporations and high-income earners, two other anti-tax referendum camp...
4.9K - Sep. 21, 2009; scored 166.0 A light in the tunnel
NOTI The Coos Bay Rail Link has exactly three flatbed railcars riding its rails. No, they aren t hauling any cargo. They are helping restore rail service to shippers along the 111-mile line. Their current home is inside Tunnel 13. It cuts through a...
4.5K - Sep. 19, 2009; scored 285.0 Protectionism rising despite G-20 vows on trade
WASHINGTON ” Leaders of the world s 20 top economies vowed to resist protectionism last November and again in April as they charted a joint strategy for confronting the worst global downturn in generations. As they meet again, they ll get ...
5.2K - Sep. 18, 2009; scored 229.0 First time jobless claims dropped
PORTLAND Week by week, fewer Oregonians are signing up for initial unemployment checks, but economists say the numbers are still high. Statistics released Thursday show more than 9,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the most recent wee...
2.6K - Sep. 11, 2009; scored 253.0 'Clunkers' a jolt for car sales, not a fix
WASHINGTON Now comes the hard part for the auto industry luring customers without big Cash for Clunkers discounts. The popular government rebates gave auto sales a jolt, but it was only temporary. Now car makers and dealerships are forced once ag...
5.0K - Aug. 25, 2009; scored 219.0 AP source: White House projects lower deficit
WASHINGTON The federal budget picture will look slightly better next week. Relatively speaking. The White House plans to announce the federal deficit will still be a record breaker, at $1.58 trillion, for the current 2009 fiscal year. But...
5.1K - Aug. 20, 2009; scored 229.0 Stimulus spending is just starting
PORTLAND About a tenth of the dollars allotted to Oregon in the Obama administration s stimulus program has been spent, the state official overseeing the money said Friday. That s in line with national estimates, said Brian Shipley, deputy chief of...
3.2K - Aug. 8, 2009; scored 270.0 Obama heads back to Indiana with grants
WASHINGTON (AP) Venturing back to a region reeling in deep unemployment, President Barack Obama s latest mission in Indiana is to show that the costly stimulus plan he lobbied for is producing tangible help $2.4 billion in taxpayer grant...
4.7K - Aug. 5, 2009; scored 309.0 States bypass bridge repair
WASHINGTON (AP) Tens of thousands of unsafe or decaying bridges carrying 100 million drivers a day must wait for repairs because states are spending stimulus money on spans that are already in good shape or on easier projects like repaving roads, a...
2.0K - Jul. 31, 2009; scored 229.0 High-level U.S.-China talks open
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama, opening two days of high-level talks with China, said the discussions could lay the groundwork for a new era of sustained cooperation, not confrontation in a relationship likely to shape the 21st century. Obama ...
5.8K - Jul. 27, 2009; scored 265.0 Other views
Republicans behaving badly The Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor presented everyone in Washington, D.C., with a rare opportunity to get to know a uniquely qualified and uniquely positioned candidate who brings a b...
6.1K - Jul. 24, 2009; scored 222.0 | 
