extension that was passed by the senate. today neither side shows any signs of giving in. i told the president there s one big reason why we need to do a full year, and that s jobs. a one-year bill like the president requested and like the house produced is simply better for jobs and better for our economy. let s enact this bipartisan compromise, however, to eliminate uncertainty for american families and then get right to work on a one-year version. not wait until february. not walk away and hold off until the last minute. got more encouraging news about the job market. the number of people filing first-time claims for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level since april of 2008. labor department says initial claims dropped to 364,000. that is down 4,000 from a week before. many economists say a level below 400,000 means enough job growth to lower the unemployment rate. a wave of explosions rocks baghdad. car bombs, six roadside bombs, and a mortar ro
signs of giving in. i told the president there s one big reason why we need to do a full year, and that s jobs. a one-year bill like the president requested and like the house produced is simply better for jobs and better for our economy. let s enact this bipartisan compromise, however, to eliminate uncertainty for american families and then get right to work on a one-year version. not wait until february. not walk away and hold off until the last minute. got more encouraging news about the job market. the number of people filing first-time claims for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level since april of 2008. labor department says initial claims dropped to 364,000. that is down 4,000 from a week before. many economists say a level below 400,000 means enough job growth to lower the unemployment rate. a wave of explosions rocks baghdad. car bombs, six roadside bombs, and a mortar round all used in attacks during rush hour. authorities confirm at least
back from the brink of a government shutdown. sources are now saying that democrats and republicans have reached a deal to keep the federal government running after midnight tonight. the house and senate, they re expecting to vote on that plan today. negotiators are still trying to agree on extending the payroll tax cut. if they don t, your taxes are going to go up by an average of $1,000. republican presidential candidates are making their closing arguments to iowa voters. now the candidates met last night in their last debate before the iowa caucuses. some took aim at president obama. current front-runner newt gingrich found himself defending his conservative credentials. i think on the conservative thing, it s sort of laughable to suggest that somebody who campaigned with ronald regan and with jack kemp and has a 30 year record of conservative is somehow not a conservative? fortunately for the republican party this year probably anybody up here could probably beat ob
around here the massive spending bill to fund the government through the end of september. so, this has been negotiated for months now. and congressional leaders came to an agreement late yesterday evening finalizing this massive spending bill, the house voted on it today so a government shutdown has been averted. the senate is expected, they could still vote on it ostensibly, vote on it today, most likely, the senate will be in working tomorrow and vote on it tomorrow. the big overwhat really kind of started this whole standoff and brinksmanship up here, the latest round of brinksmanship is where do things stand on ex-standing the payroll tax cut? short answer, brooke, still negotiating, still talking, with he don t have the details of when we could be hearing an answer if they are going to be able to beat the deadline of the end of the year or not, but we know both the top republican in the senate, top democrat in the senate today seemed very optimistic, very upbeat they we
so they have averted a government shutdown. the house voted this after into on the megamuss, as they call it around here the massive spending bill to fund the government through the end of september. so, this has been negotiated for months now. and congressional leaders came to an agreement late yesterday evening finalizing this massive spending bill, the house voted on it today so a government shutdown has been averted. the senate is expected, they could still vote on it ostensibly, vote on it today, most likely, the senate will be in working tomorrow and vote on it tomorrow. the big overwhat really kind of started this whole standoff and brinksmanship up here, the latest round of brinksmanship is where do things stand on ex-standing the payroll tax cut? short answer, brooke, still negotiating, still talking, with he don t have the details of when we could be hearing an answer if they are going to be able to beat the deadline of the end of the year or not, but we know both t