NEWSMAX: -…President Barack Obama’s job-creation package effectively fell to pieces Monday as a top Republican lawmaker said the House will only pass portions of the $447 billion measure…
The bill appeared to be in trouble in the Democratic-controlled Senate as well, where aides from both parties said it will likely fail when it comes up for a vote later this month.
Monday’s developments made plain what many analysts have believed for weeks — that Washington is too divided to take any significant steps to lower the 9.1 percent unemployment rate before the 2012 congressional and presidential elections… (more)
