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Michigan to offer preschool to more poor children
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — As many as 16,000 more 4-year-olds will go to preschool in Michigan next school year, a significant enrollment boost that Gov. Rick Snyder hopes to increase even more the following year. An influx of up to $65 million —...Tags: Early Learning, Government, Education, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Preschools
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Congress looks at doing away with the $1 bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — American consumers have shown about as much appetite for the $1 coin as kids do their spinach. They may not know what's best for them either. Congressional auditors say doing away with dollar bills entirely and replacing them...
Tags: Justice System, Steve Stivers, Foreign Exchange Market, Politics, Bill Huizenga
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Officials reject conspiracies on unemployment rate
WASHINGTON (AP) — When conspiracists suggested Friday that the Obama administration had engineered a sharp drop in unemployment to aid President Barack Obama's re-election, the response was swift. Career government officials, economists and even...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace, Employment, Paul C. Broun, Democratic Party
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Bernanke makes strong defense of Fed rate policies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chairman Ben Bernanke offered a wide-ranging defense Monday of the Federal Reserve's bold policies to stimulate the still-weak economy. The Fed needs to drive down borrowing rates because the economy isn't growing fast enough to...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Employment Opportunities, Mortgages, Career and Workplace, Employment
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New 'super' PAC hopes to woo younger voters
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama counted on the support of younger voters four years ago. Now, a new Republican-leaning "super" political committee wants to bring them to the GOP's side. Crossroads Generation, a new super PAC formed with...Tags: Career and Workplace, Parties and Movements, Crossroads, Unemployment, Barack Obama
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Interest up as interest rates go low
Some experts say, if YOU are one of those Americans who doesn't own a home, now may be a good time to buy.
That's because interest rates are so low.
And, the Federal Reserve announced last week, they would keep those rates low until at least 2014.
If...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Mortgages, Homes, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance
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Interest up as interest rates get lower
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY -- Some experts say, if you are one of those Americans who doesn't own a home, now may be a good time to buy. That's because interest rates are so low. And, the Federal Reserve announced last week, they would keep those rates low until...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Homes, Mortgages, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance
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Anti-Wall Street protests spread nationwide
NEW YORK (AP) — Protests against Wall Street spread across the country Monday as demonstrators marched on Federal Reserve banks and camped out in parks from Los Angeles to Portland, Maine, in a show of anger over the wobbly economy and what they see...Tags: St. Louis, Central Bank, Ghouls and Zombies (supernatural entities), Boston, Economy, Business and Finance
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Tea party says cities favor Occupy protesters
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Tea party activists on Thursday accused officials in at least four cities of giving preferential treatment to anti-Wall Street protesters, and one group in Richmond is asking the city to repay $8,000 spent for permits and...Tags: Lawyers, Tea Party Movement, The Associated Press, Demonstration, Tourism and Leisure
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Deep spending cuts pose a new threat to US economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Analysts say they're concerned but not panicked about the possible effects on the economy of automatic cuts if the deficit supercommittee fails to agree. David Kelly of JP Morgan Funds says "there's no doomsday scenario in...Tags: Social Security, Washington, DC
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Court: Chase could increase interest rates
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says a credit card company legally increased the interest rate on a man's card without telling him. The high court on Monday ruled for Chase Bank USA and against James A. McCoy. McCoy complained that Chase...Tags: Local Government, Money and Monetary Policy, Sonia Sotomayor, Credit and Debt, Politics
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Credit card debt is up for people across the country
If you're using your credit card a lot more often these days and the balance is growing, you're not alone. The Federal Reserve just released numbers showing credit card debt rose for the first time in two years.
Some say the upside is that this means...Tags: Vehicles, Credit and Debt, Elections, Politics
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