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Unemployed Kansans eligible for additional benefits
Associated Press
November 10, 2009
State labor officials say some jobless Kansans are now eligible for up to 86 weeks of unemployment benefits.
2010 elections: Democratic fears, GOP hopes
By Liz Sidoti - Associated Press Writer
November 8, 2009
Oh, how the tables have turned.
Voters share their thoughts on politics in the past year
By Christine Metz
November 8, 2009
It was a crisp, autumn day here in Douglas County, and just like in the rest of the country, a sense of change was in the air as voters went to the polls last November.
Obama finding it harder to blame Bush for job woes
By Jim Kuhnhenn - Associated Press Writer
November 7, 2009
For months he had warned it was coming, but that didn’t ease the political shockwaves for President Barack Obama when unemployment topped 10 percent.
Congress extends jobless benefits to record levels
By Jim Abrams - Associated Press Writer
November 6, 2009
Congress on Thursday decisively approved an extension of unemployment benefits for almost two million people out of work nearly a year or more as the U.S. continues to lose jobs.
Congress extends jobless benefits to record levels
By Jim Abrams - Associated Press Writer
November 6, 2009
Congress on Thursday decisively approved an extension of unemployment benefits for almost two million people out of work nearly a year or more as the U.S. continues to lose jobs.
AARP reportedly to support Democrats’ health care overhaul
Associated Press
November 5, 2009
In a coup for House Democrats, AARP will endorse sweeping health care overhaul legislation headed for a history-making floor vote, officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Gingrich: GOP victories could set model for nation
By George Diepenbrock
November 5, 2009
The face of the 1994 Republican takeover of Congress saw something he liked in Tuesday night’s election results.
GOP takes Va., N.J. governorships
By Liz Sidoti - Associated Press Writer
November 4, 2009
Independents who swept Barack Obama to a historic 2008 victory broke big for Republicans on Tuesday as the GOP wrested political control from Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey, a troubling sign for the president and his party heading into an important midterm election year.
Statehouse Live: More school districts consider funding lawsuit; Democratic Party petition opposes GOP health care amendment; Tiahrt compares Democratic Party to communism, report says
By Scott Rothschild
11:11 a.m., November 3, 2009 Updated 04:16 p.m.
State Democratic Party launches petition drive in response to proposal that seeks to pre-empt federal health reform in Kansas; U.S. House member from Kansas running for Senate aims criticism at Democrats
GOP leader outlines health care alternative
By Will Lester - Associated Press Writer
November 1, 2009
Republicans have the answers to lower health costs and expanded coverage, not the Democrats who hold power in Washington and are creating more problems as they “recklessly pursue” a government takeover of the health care system, a GOP leader said.
After all the fuss, government health plan to cover few
Estimate: Only 2% of Americans under 65 would sign up for public option under bill
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar - Associated Press Writer
November 1, 2009
What’s all the fuss about? After all the noise over Democrats’ push for a government insurance plan to compete with private carriers, coverage numbers are finally in: Two percent.
3rd party challenges may be warning sign
By Beth Fouhy - Associated Press Writer
November 1, 2009
Third party candidates are shaking up two major races in elections Tuesday, and the success of those candidacies is a warning shot fired at both major parties by voters angry at government and disillusioned by politics as usual.
Obama: Difficult days ahead with jobs outlook
Associated Press
November 1, 2009
President Barack Obama on Saturday tempered excitement about a growing economy with a sober outlook that more people will lose their jobs. He called that a heartbreaking reality and cautioned that even a burst of upbeat news “does not mean there won’t be difficult days ahead.”
Virginia could be bellwether for GOP comeback
By Bob Lewis - Associated Press Writer
October 31, 2009
A year after Barack Obama handed the Republicans their first presidential defeat in Virginia in 44 years with a pledge to restore jobs, the Democrats appear to have squandered the party’s advances.

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