NPR 2012-02-22

A case challenging affirmative action in university admissions will again come before the US Supreme Court. The suit was filed in 2008 by Abigail Fisher and another woman when they were denied admission to the University of Texas. Edward Blum, direct

AP 2011-12-22

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NPR 2010-03-18

The Senates passed legislation to help create jobs. The bill includes federally subsidized bonds for public works in $20 billion to keep highway building projects going. NPRs David Welna reports it also gives tax breaks to employers who hire the long

NPR 2012-06-02

It's another sell-off on Wall Street today, the Dow currently down by 267 points, the reason, a dismal jobs report from May. NPR's John Ydstie reports payroll growth has snapped off and the jobless rate has ticked upward. According to the government'

NPR 2011-12-23

President Obama is continuing the pressure on House and Republican to approve senate-passed measures that extend payroll tax cut for 2 months. The House needs to pass a short-term version of the compromise then we should negotiate agreement as quickl

NPR 2011-12-03

The US economy adds 120,000 jobs and sends the unemployment rate down sharply at 8.6% in November. NPR's Sonari Glinton reports the Labor Departments data out today shows that while the unemployment rate fell, so did average weekly earnings. This emp

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President Barack Obama says restoring Americas prosperity and economic fairness is the defining issue of our time. The president went to the Midwestern state of Kansas Tuesday to restate his economic goals. In a nearly hour-long speech, President Oba

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