The controversial governor of Wisconsin defended his efforts to limit public employees’ collective bargaining rights and make them pay more toward pension and health care costs at a congressional hearing on Thursday.
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2011
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Apr
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The economy continued to add jobs last month, but at a much slower pace than expected, while the unemployment rate rose to 9.8%. U.S. employers added 39,000 jobs to their payrolls in November, the Labor Department reported Friday. That marks a major slowdown from October, when the economy added an upwardly revised 172,000 jobs.
2010
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Jul
First it was Hurricane Katrina, then it was the BP oil spill. Now the Louisiana coastal region faces a third economic crisis: Northrop Grumman Corp. will close the shipyard in Avondale, eliminating 5,000 jobs.
