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North Carolina’s Misunderstood Cut in Jobless Benefits

Jul 28, 2014 Editor

From today’s NYT blog “The Upshot” by Justin Wolfers: Since North Carolina effectively eliminated unemployment benefits last year for people unemployed 20 weeks or more, the state has become a symbol…

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Romney’s recent attacks mimic Republican lies on “welfare queens”

Aug 9, 2012 Editor

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney attacked President Obama on the campaign trail, claiming that an executive order issued this week through the Department of Health and Human Services significantly weakens…