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Conn Carroll

Conn Carroll has written 2 posts for SmallGovTimes.com
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Obama admits he’s “not familiar” with House bill

By Conn Carroll ⋅ July 22, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

With the public’s trust in his handling of health care tanking (50%-44% of Americans disapprove), the White House has launched a new phase of its strategy designed to pass Obamacare: all Obama, all the time. As part of that effort, Obama hosted a conference call with leftist bloggers urging them to pressure Congress to pass [...]

The Obama economy is great…for Washington, D.C.

By Conn Carroll ⋅ July 20, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Last week, Michigan’s Bureau of Labor Market Information announced that their state’s unemployment rate spiked in June, hitting 15.2%, the highest rate since mid-1983. Five other states, Rhode Island (12.4%), Oregon (12.2%), South Carolina (12.1%), Nevada (12%), and California (11.6%) all have either matched or surpassed their all time unemployment highs. Nationwide, a total of [...]