Overhauls Proposed in Benefits for Jobless
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The system should be revamped to aid more workers displaced by a transforming economy, economists said as they released overhaul proposals.
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Help may be on the way to deal with the backlog of unprocessed passport requests. Legislation passed Monday by the House would make it easier for the State Department to rehire retired personnel to pitch in.
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Eighteen months before Election Day, candidates in both parties are promising to overhaul the system and cover more of the 44.8 million people without insurance.
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Care offered to people with long-term conditions such as asthma and diabetes to be overhauled.
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Economic stimulus proposals favored by Democrats, including tax rebates, extended unemployment benefits and a temporary increase in food stamps, are cost-effective ways for Congress to try to boost the economy, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday.
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Candidates in both parties are promising to work to cover more Americans without health insurance.
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Hoping to stem a tide of rising pension debt, a California legislator will propose a controversial overhaul on Monday that would convert traditional public employee retirement plans to privately managed 401(k)-style plans, the Los
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The Department of Veterans Affairs should overhaul its outdated system of compensating former military personnel for disabling injuries they suffered during their service, the Institute of Medicine recommended yesterday.
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President Bush has made his ambitious proposal to revamp Social Security a priority for his second term. This is the first part of an occasional series exploring the retirement
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New York state's economic development agency needs a top-to-bottom overhaul starting with a name change, to refocus it on creating higher-paying jobs instead of fighting poverty, a role better handled by social service agencies, a new study said on Tuesday.
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Economic stimulus proposals favored by Democrats, including tax rebates, extended unemployment benefits and a temporary increase in food stamps are cost-effective ways for Congress to try to boost the economy, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday.
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Cash rewards for unemployed people who complete back-to-work training are likely to be extended by the government in the next phase of its welfare reform programme, ministers will indicate today
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Employers are urged to help improve the basic skills of the workforce by the government.
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The insurance industry planned to propose a series of steps the companies say would let more individuals obtain coverage.
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The Tory leader Michael Howard will outline his plans on Monday for an overhaul of the immigration system. Send us your views.
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One of Labor&#39;s challenges is to come up with an electorally acceptable proposal for reform in an inefficient, badly targeted family welfare system.
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Jobless people who cannot speak English will have to learn the language or face benefit cuts under new plans.