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Best. the labor department says 424,000 new workers filed first time unemployment claims last week. that's 10,000 more than the week before and the first increase we've seen in three weeks. to put it in perspective applications peaked much higher near 660,000 during recession. claims need to be closer near 375,000 to turn the market around. are we at least on the road to recovery? let's ask our special michael spence who received the 2001 noble prize in economics. he is also the author of the important new book the next convergence, the future of economic growth under a multispeed world. thank...

The capital. the president is still holding on to power despite weeks of protest. dozens of people have been killed in just the last 24 hours. and jobless numbers are up. 424,000 americans filed for their first week of benefits last week. it's the seventh straight week that first time claims have topped 400,000. it is time for political buzz, a rapid fire conversation hitting the hot political topics of the day. each of our brilliant political observers get 20 seconds to answer three probing questions. will kane liens right. a political analyst. cornell belcher liens left and john admond is ...

Moved to this luxury townhouse that recently rented for $60,000 per month. new unemployment numbers, 424,000 americans filed for jobless benefits for the first time. an increase in 10,000. in joplin, missouri, the heartbreak builds and the uncertainty grows unbearable. officials will release a list of people still missing from the tornado zone. many families are now entering a fourth day of agonizing questions and exhaustive searches. he still hasn't been found. we have been to every place, missing persons to the morgue and there back to here. we can't just stand by anymore and wait. >> ...

Officials in joplin, missouri, will release a list of people unaccounted for after sunday's tornado. the death toll stands at 125. the governor has ordered more state troopers to joplin to help with the search. at this time yesterday, we told you that joplin was in the danger zone for another tornado. consider this a near miss in scientific circles. the massive funnel cloud you see there appeared about 30 miles from the devastated city. th jobless numbers are up, 424,000 americanss filed for the first week of benefits. it is the seventh straight week that first-time claims have topped 400,00...

By the report that people seeking unemployment benefit rose by 10,000 last week to seasonally adjusted 424,000. >> the obama recovery is the weakest we've had in the post war era. it's ten times weaker than the weakest recovery dating back to 1973. as measured by the prerecession peak. >> most of the job creation ideas proposed by republicans today have not been codified to legislation. but would impose among other things a 25% top tax rate on corporations and individuals. 10% less than today's top rate. it would tax multinational corporations only on money earned in the u.s. it would also man...