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Feb 17

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Medicaid Recipients Nervous as States Start Chopping to Fill Budget Holes

Governors across the U.S. are desperately looking for ways to fill huge budget gaps. Most are required by law to balance their budgets, which means big cuts in state spending on all programs, including Medicaid. That has many recipients worried.

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Dec 30

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Wall Street Enjoys ‘Rip-Roaring’ 2 Years, But Main Street’s Woes Remain

The slow process of economic recovery is far from over for the U.S., but there were glimmers of good news in 2010's closing days as jobless benefit claims hit their lowest level in 30 months and the stock market gained…

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Dec 03

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Washington Inmates Help Protect Endangered Frog, Prison Budget

As part of our NewsHour Connect series showcasing public media reporting from around the nation, Jule Gilfillan reports for Oregon Public Broadcasting on a program that has inmates working on environmental projects to conserve water and help protect endangered spotted…

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Jul 19

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Jobless Benefits Face Another Vote: Weighing Benefits vs. Deficit

After two failed attempts, an extension of unemployment benefits is up for yet another vote Tuesday in the Senate. Jeffery Brown speaks with Norm Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute and NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian for more.

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Jun 08

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Obama Touts Health Care Reform Progress as Election Looms

President Obama kicked off efforts to reinvigorate public support for health care reform, ahead of more changes taking effect and the midterm elections. Judy Woodruff gets an update on the how the law is being enacted from Susan Dentzer, editor…

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Mar 02

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Bunning Plays Hardball Over Jobless Benefits Bill

Kentucky Sen. Jim Bunning managed to single-handledly delay an extension of jobless benefits, ever as some of his Republican colleagues spoke out in opposition. Gwen Ifill talks to a Louisville Courier-Journal reporter for insight on the story.

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Nov 06

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U.S. Jobless Rate Hits 10.2%, Highest in 26 Years

U.S. unemployment rose more than expected to a 26-year high of 10.2 percent, shedding 190,000 jobs in October, according to figures released by the Department of Labor Friday.

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Sep 10

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How Can I Preserve, Protect, and Grow My Savings?

Question: How should 65-year-olds be preserving their finances in order to make it to 90 without going into the poor house? We’ve lost a big chunk in the market; the savings we have is getting no interest. How can we…

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Aug 31

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Few Glimmers of Hope for Unemployed Americans

With the long-term unemployment rate at its highest level since 1948, the nation's jobless are taking little solace in recent data suggesting the recession is winding down. In the latest installment of his Making Sen$e series, Paul Solman explores the…

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Aug 24

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More on Our Correction to Friday’s Segment

Paul Solman: There’s more to add to our earlier correction to Friday’s segment: We have heard from Social Security and it is indeed the case that benefits do NOT go…

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