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Reid Delays Vote On Offshore Drilling Reforms

Lame duck preview: The last hurrah for a Democratic Congress

By Staff Report | 11.15.10 | 8:42 am

Congress returns to the nation’s capital Monday to kick off its lame-duck session. Here’s a rundown of the legislative battles to come.

Senate Republican: Unemployment insurance a ‘necessary evil’

By Annie Lowrey | 07.13.10 | 8:58 am

U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., is making a lot of waves with some highly controversial statements about unemployment insurance and tax cuts. Here’s Talking Points Memo’s Brian Beutler on Kyl:

Minnesota’s unemployment insurance system $155 million in red

By Paul Demko | 10.27.09 | 2:00 pm

ProPublicaMinnesota is among 22 states that have had to borrow money from the federal government to pay unemployment benefits during the ongoing economic crisis. The state’s unemployment insurance system is currently…