Senate approves extra six billion for child care in welfare bill
Senate voted 78 20 for adding 6 billion dollars over four years in block grants for child care for welfare recipients and working poor. Snowe and Dodd backed the move, despite White House objections and uncertainty in the House. The measure would aid hundreds of thousands of children whose parents work.
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Consumer confidence stagnates amid job worries in March
The Conference Board reports the March consumer confidence index at 883, down from 88.5 in February and 977 in January, the lowest since October. The Present Situations index rose to 84.1 while the Expectations index fell to 91. job availability weighed on sentiment. Wall Street rallied late, with the Dow up 52 to 10,382, the S&P 500 at 1,127, and the Nasdaq at 2,001.
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