Health care. Aides to President Barack Obama are putting the final touches on a new strategy to help Democrats recover from a brutal August recess by specifying what Obama wants to see in a compromise health care deal and directly confronting other trouble spots.
Unemployment. These long-term jobless workers now make up more than a third of the nation's 14.5 million unemployed workers, and their plight has become a signature trait of this recession.
Food aid. The combined punch of drought, water restrictions and recession has created an ironic situation in California's Central Valley: Officials are handing out tons of food in the heart of one of the nation's most productive agricultural regions.
Quote of the day. "Libraries are really the first responder in this economic crisis, and particularly for job seekers." Larra Clark, who managed a study for the American Library Association showing that libraries are filling up with people waiting to get online to fill out applications, write résumés or look for job openings. (USA Today)
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