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Number Of Americans Quitting Their Jobs Rises, Sign Of Economic Confidence

More Americans are quitting their jobs, suggesting many are growing more confident in the job market.

2013/06/11

Senior Energy Dept. Official Gave Jobs To 3 Of His Own Children

An internal investigation has found that a senior Energy Department official was actively involved in securing summer jobs for his three college-aged children.

2013/06/10

Appearing before a Senate panel, Holder also generally declined comment about a long-running NSA program to collect phone record of millions of U.S. customers of Verizon as part of an anti-terrorist effort, and affirmed he will not prosecute journalists for doing their jobs. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Holder: NSA Will Not Prosecute Any Reporter For Doing Their Job

Attorney General Eric Holder denied Thursday that the Obama administration is killing suspected terrorists with drone strikes to avoid capturing them and sending them to the Guantanamo prison it wants to close.

2013/06/06

President Barack Obama makes a statement on the situation regarding the Internal Revenue Service on May 15, 2013 in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. (credit: Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)

President Obama: ‘Our Focus Cannot Drift’ From Jobs, Economy

Trying to reset the agenda amid scandal in Washington, President Barack Obama turned his attention Friday to the economy and said lawmakers should spend every day resolute on how to help it grow and get people back to work. “Our focus cannot drift,” he said.

2013/05/17

A man walks by a 'now hiring' sign. (Photo credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Va. Jobless Rate Falls to 5.2 Percent in April

The Virginia Employment Commission says the state’s jobless rate fell in April for the second consecutive month.

2013/05/17

File photo of President Barack Obama. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Obama Focusing On Job Creation In Baltimore Visit

President Barack Obama is leaving behind scandal-focused Washington to focus on the country’s slowly improving jobs picture.

2013/05/17

Obama Set To Begin Middle-Class Jobs Tour Around The Country

Aiming to show he’s still focused on creating jobs, President Barack Obama is beginning a series of quick trips around the country to resurrect ideas from his State of the Union address that quickly became overshadowed by the intense debates over gun control, immigration and automatic spending cuts.

2013/05/09