teachers and parents to help explain what happened to a new generation who never knew life before ground zero, the tsa, and the war in iraq. a wave of patriotism continues to grow with searches for american flag screen savers and songs like lee greenwood s god bless the usa. and interest in conspiracies continues to bubble up especially with the significant anniversary just days away. also top of mind this week unemployment and president obama s latest proposal to put americans back to work. on the heels of the president s speech, we saw a jump in searches for all things obama, including his approval rating. most of the queries are coming from texas, florida, california, virginia, and ohio with men more interested than women, 60% to 40%. tl federal government site usajobs.gov top the list of places people are looking for r job opportunities follow by monster.com, hotjobs. and now to hollywood and the
out alive is a testament to the bravery of my group. reporter: the injuries to the survivors were rather serious and one had a collapsed lung and the other broken ribs, but believe it or not, thomas, all will fully recover and should be home soon. back to you. it is miraculous. miguel, thank you. a sobering new report from the new york times shows the biggest obstacle for the 14 million unemployed americans still scrambling to find work out there is unemployment. a review of the times by hundreds of postings of monster.com or craigslist or career builder show an alarming trend which is that some employers are only considering people currently employed or recently laid off. legal experts say that the practice does not violate discrimination laws, because unemployment does not have the same barriers as employment. and joining me now is nationally syndicated radio talk show host
earlier in the hour we told you about a new york times report that shows some employers are considering only hiring those applicants that are currently employed or recently laid off. the report found hundreds of job postings on popular sites like monster.com, craigslist, career builder excluded applicants who have been out of work for an extended period of time, and legal experts says that practice does not violate discrimination laws because unemployment does not have the same protection as race or age, but with the country facing the most turbulent economic climate since the great depression and the unemployment duration approaching the 40-week mark, what does your gut tell you about this? you can check out newsnation and say whether or not you think it is fair for the employers to exclude applicants out of work for an extended period of time. the website you want to go to is newsnation.msnbc.com, and cast your vote there. we want to bring you an update on yesterday s newsnation
bravery of my group. reporter: the injuries to the survivors were rather serious and one had a collapsed lung and the other broken ribs, but believe it or not, thomas, all will fully recover and should be home soon. back to you. it is miraculous. miguel, thank you. a sobering new report from the new york times shows the biggest obstacle for the 14 million unemployed americans still scrambling to find work out there is unemployment. a review of the times by hundreds of postings of monster.com or craigslist or career builder show an alarming trend which is that some employers are only considering people currently employed or recently laid off. legal experts say that the practice does not violate discrimination laws, because unemployment does not have the same barriers as employment. and joining me now is nationally syndicated radio talk show host
that shows some employers are considering only hiring those applicants that are currently employed or recently laid off. the report found hundreds of job postings on popular sites like monster.com, craigslist, career builder excluded applicants who have been out of work for an extended period of time, and legal experts says that practice does not violate discrimination laws because unemployment does not have the same protection as race or age, but with the country facing the most turbulent economic climate since the great depression and the unemployment duration approaching the 40-week mark, what does your gut tell you about this? you can check out newsnation and say whether or not you think it is fair for the employers to exclude applicants out of work for an extended period of time. the website you want to go to is newsnation.msnbc.com, and cast your vote there. we want to bring you an update on yesterday s newsnation gut check about a woman whose son was killed by a