Analysis: Jobless numbers ease amid mixed political mood
Washington observers note unemployment fell while reactions split along ideological lines. The 8.9 percent rate and 13.7 million unemployed contrast with a solid gains mood as Austan Goolsbee praises progress and Obama touts 1.5 million private sector jobs in the past year, amid calls for deregulation and restraint.
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Barack Obama
White House
Republican National Committee
Reince Priebus
Heidi Schierholz
Gass Wins PSM Branch of the Year at 19th Conference
Kurt Gass owner of PrimeSource Mortgage Roswell branch led the top producing branch and branch of the year honors at the 19th annual PSM conference held late January. The event drew about 125 participants from 31 offices and featured speakers including Dan Sanders and Tom Ward. Lee Adams of All American Cleaners named outstanding client of the year by ENMU Roswell SBDC at a February Capitol event.
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National Mortgage and Real Estate
Kurt Gass
PrimeSource Mortgage
Roswell
Dan Sanders
United Supermarkets
Tom Ward
P. Kevin Shahan
CFP
A New Financial Plan, LLC
Rick Roque
Menlo Company
Josh Weinberg
Jeff Smith
PrimeSource
South Africa
PSM
Mark Chaves
John Myers
Kimberly Tuley
Kimberlee Egeler
Phil Hernandez
Lee Adams
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell
All American Cleaners
State Capitol
Enma-Roswell Sbdc
Adams
Artesia
All American
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Small Business Development Center
Feds plan spill analysis for Arctic offshore leases
Federal officials will study how a very large oil spill would impact the Arctic Ocean off Alaska as part of a court ordered environmental review of the 2008 Chukchi Sea offshore lease sale. The analysis aims to update spill risk and guide a revised environmental assessment with public comment and a final review expected by October.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement
Curtis Smith
Shell Oil
Chukchi
Beistline
Interior Department
Chukchi Sea
Shell
Beaufort Sea
Environmental Protection Agency
Smith
Democrats unveil counteroffer to reverse GOP education cuts
Senate Democrats introduced a detailed plan to undo tens of billions in GOP reductions to education, housing and domestic programs. It aligns with Obama's opening proposal to trim 6.5 billion from domestic agencies and seeks votes next week though unlikely to reach 60 votes to pass.
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White House
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D-Nev
Afghanistan
Pakistan
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