White House Plans to Request $118 Million Emergency Spending for Oil Spill
The White House has asked Congress to increase taxes on oil companies for an increase in the existing emergency cleanup fund.…
Unemployment Extension Still Stuck in Committee
With the Senate in gridlock over financial reform efforts to provide relief for the long-term unemployed appear to be nowhere in sight. With thousands of jobless Americans exhausting the unemployment…
Unemployment Extension Ways and Means Committee and Senate Working Towards Solution
Any action taken by Congress will affect only those currently within the unemployment extension system. Extended benefits questions for those that have exhausted their EUC funds went unanswered. 99ers still…
Unemployment Extension Provisions Possible Within Weeks
Jobless seeking answers regarding unemployment extensions may have help on the way, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sander M. Levin (D-MI) remarked yesterday.…
“Temporary” Unemployment Extension Battle Continues | GOP Shovels it on Updated!
Senator Majority Harry Reid (D-NV) just placed an amendment on the floor of the Senate to “waive the budget act“ as it would apply to the emergency extensions for the…
Tax, Unemployment, and Highways Bill | No Extra Weeks of Unemployment in Bill – Updated
According to information obtained via Senator Baucus’ Office, the current bill on the Senate Floor does not include additional weeks of unemployment for the unemployed.…
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‘Contraband’ another action packed crime thriller starring Mark Wahlberg is a story about a man attempting to leave behind a life he lived while doing what he can do to protect his family. Directd by Baltasar Kormakur starring, Kate Beckinsale, Mark Wahlberg, Ben Foster, Giovanni Ribisi, and Lukas Haas is Rate R as the movie [...]
Movie News | The Woman in Black
‘The Woman in Black’ is a story of the travels of a young lawyer only to discover that a vengeful ghost of a woman has been terrorizing the residents of this remote village. Directed by James Watkins starring, Daniel Radcliffe, Caran Hinds, Janet McTeer, Shaun Dooley, and David Burke this movie offers all the true [...]
Movie News | Man on a Ledge
“Man on a Ledge” a thriller about an ex-con threatening to take his life by jumping from a Manhattan skyscraper. Directed by Asger Leth starring, Sam Wortington, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell, Ed Harris, and Edward Burns is a moving about a man (Sam Worthington) attempting to prove his innocence after being framed for the theft [...]
Paranormal Activity 3 | Movie Review
Paranormal Activity 3 is a continuing series exploring the world of the unexplained. Paramount Pictures continues to provide the thrill ghost hunters, and those enthralled with the world of the unexplained, unknown, or to some, simply the unbelievable. The directors, Henry Joost, and Ariel Schulman continue their theme of demonic possession, ghosts, curses and spells [...]
