| Though the January unemployment rate dropped to 9.7 percent, boosting the job market remains the number one domestic priority for both President Obama and congressional Democrats. Obama has proposed a variety of tax breaks and spending programs designed to spur the economy forward, many of which Hill leaders plan to incorporate into their own jobs agenda. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.
