Unemployment Fund Running Out Of Money
Even though unemployment has dropped for the first time in more than two years in Massachusetts, there is a looming problem with the fund used to pay unemployment benefits. It’s about to run out of money.
Democrats will need to vote in lockstep to overcome GOP opposition to the $849 billion bill. But it's not yet clear whether Majority Leader Harry Reid can round up the support.
Even though unemployment has dropped for the first time in more than two years in Massachusetts, there is a looming problem with the fund used to pay unemployment benefits. It’s about to run out of money.
Stephen Pagliuca is trying set himself apart from his rivals, Martha Coakley and Michael Capuano, who have said they'd oppose reform if it prohibits government funding of plans that cover abortions.
First Sgt. Derrick Mays with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, at Patrol Base Hassan Abad. (David Gilkey/NPR)
When the Marines of "America's Battalion" first arrived in Afghanistan, they were eager to get into the fight. Now, as they wrap up their seven-month deployment — and after the loss of a dozen comrades — they see war in a different light.
"It's just pure coincidence that these guidelines have been released now," says the committee chairman. Only days ago, new guidelines recommending that women wait until they're 50 to get mammograms caused a furor.
State health officials say the flu is at a historic high, but some doctors say it's peaking. To make sense of those conflicting claims, here are some swine flu questions and answers.