“Questions remain for job recovery in Louisiana” plus 3 more

Questions remain for job recovery in Louisiana
Obama: 'Time to turn the page' as Iraq combat mission ends
Response: Young people need secure jobs, not casual and part-time work
'Time to turn the page' on Iraq war, Obama says

Questions remain for job recovery in Louisiana

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 07:11 PM PDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - After 10 months with only part-time work, New Orleans resident James Wicht finally scored a job - in a different profession, 1,200 miles away, in a town of 3,700. "You have to go where the jobs are," he said. During the 30 years Frank Loria has recruited candidates for professional jobs, he's seen tough times: the national recession of the early 1980s and several petroleum ...

Obama: 'Time to turn the page' as Iraq combat mission ends

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 07:10 PM PDT

Marking the end of the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, President Obama said Tuesday night that America would continue supporting Iraq's government while also looking to refocus its energies on the U.S. economy and the war in Afghanistan.

Response: Young people need secure jobs, not casual and part-time work

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 07:02 PM PDT

The young want a means to live full and independent lives. But such jobs are increasingly hard to find It is appalling, as Gary Younge says, for sections of the media to sell the idea that immigration is responsible for unemployment, "with the specific intent of creating panic, fostering resentment and stoking xenophobia" ( Immigrants cause job losses? Like ice-cream brings sharks , 16 August ...

'Time to turn the page' on Iraq war, Obama says

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 06:58 PM PDT

President Obama declared an end Tuesday to the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, saying it is "time to turn the page" on that war, and promised to stick to his timeline for drawing down troops in Afghanistan in July. The rare televised Oval Office address, only... Oval Office - United States - Iraq - Barack Obama - Iraq War