1140 KSOO - Live Local Radio in Sioux Falls, SD » Washington http://ksoo.com The talk of Sioux Falls Sat, 18 May 2013 17:43:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 US Economy Only Adds 88K Jobs, Rate Drops to 7.6 pct. http://ksoo.com/us-economy-only-adds-88k-jobs-rate-drops-to-7-6-pct/ http://ksoo.com/us-economy-only-adds-88k-jobs-rate-drops-to-7-6-pct/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:07:24 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=81923 U.S. employers added just 88,000 jobs in March, the fewest in nine months and a sharp retreat after a period of strong hiring. The slowdown may signal that the economy is heading into a weak spring.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/us-economy-only-adds-88k-jobs-rate-drops-to-7-6-pct/feed/ 0 Clipart Column: Other Issues in Focus as War, Economy Fade http://ksoo.com/column-other-issues-in-focus-as-war-economy-fade/ http://ksoo.com/column-other-issues-in-focus-as-war-economy-fade/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:56:48 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=79980 WASHINGTON - After a dozen years of war and a half-dozen of economic troubles, the United States is beginning to wrestle with a question even more existential than those big events: What does it mean to be an American?

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]]> http://ksoo.com/column-other-issues-in-focus-as-war-economy-fade/feed/ 0 Clipart High Court Skeptical of Federal Marriage Law http://ksoo.com/high-court-skeptical-of-federal-marriage-law/ http://ksoo.com/high-court-skeptical-of-federal-marriage-law/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:35:46 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=78724 WASHINGTON - In a major gay rights case, the Supreme Court indicated Wednesday it could strike down the law that prevents legally married gay couples from receiving a range of federal benefits that go to other married people.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/column-when-green-and-blue-collide/feed/ 0 Barry Williams/Getty Images Senate Panel Ready to OK Gun Background Checks http://ksoo.com/senate-panel-ready-to-ok-gun-background-checks/ http://ksoo.com/senate-panel-ready-to-ok-gun-background-checks/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:20:01 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=74011 WASHINGTON - Democrats are ready to muscle expanded background checks and other gun curbs through a Senate committee, giving President Barack Obama an initial if temporary victory on one of his top priorities.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/senate-panel-ready-to-ok-gun-background-checks/feed/ 0 Scott Olson/Getty Images Spin Meter: In Budget Fight, Sky is Falling Again http://ksoo.com/spin-meter-in-budget-fight-sky-is-falling-again/ http://ksoo.com/spin-meter-in-budget-fight-sky-is-falling-again/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:34:16 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=69769 WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and his officials are doing their best to drum up public concern over the shock wave of spending cuts that could strike the government in just days. So it's a good time to be alert for sky-is-falling hype.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/spin-meter-in-budget-fight-sky-is-falling-again/feed/ 0 (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) GOP: The Fairy Tale Party http://ksoo.com/gop-the-fairy-tale-party/ http://ksoo.com/gop-the-fairy-tale-party/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:34:26 +0000 John Gossom http://ksoo.com/?p=65972 WASHINGTON - So here is what we now know about today’s Republican party: they believe in magic.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/gop-the-fairy-tale-party/feed/ 0 Steve Pope/Getty Images Struggling Seniors Set to Win One, Lose One http://ksoo.com/struggling-seniors-set-to-win-one-lose-one/ http://ksoo.com/struggling-seniors-set-to-win-one-lose-one/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:15:59 +0000 John Gossom http://ksoo.com/?p=64884 WASHINGTON - First the good news: the Obama Administration has indicated through the White House Press Secretary that it will not agree to increase the eligibility age for Medicare as part of the upcoming sequester negotiations.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/struggling-seniors-set-to-win-one-lose-one/feed/ 0 Clipart South Dakota Balanced Budget Is Model For Feds http://ksoo.com/south-dakota-balanced-budget-is-model-for-feds/ http://ksoo.com/south-dakota-balanced-budget-is-model-for-feds/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 20:43:58 +0000 Dan Peters http://ksoo.com/?p=47967 The never-ending battle that is the appropriation of money within the Federal Government dies down slightly with the vote over New Year’s. There has got to be a better way to solve the money problems in Washington.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/south-dakota-balanced-budget-is-model-for-feds/feed/ 0 My Brilliant Idea To Solve The "Washington" Problem http://ksoo.com/my-brilliant-idea-to-solve-the-washington-problem/ http://ksoo.com/my-brilliant-idea-to-solve-the-washington-problem/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 20:18:01 +0000 Randy McDaniel http://kxrb.com/?p=43602 Nothing is getting done in Washington. No one can agree with anyone else on anything. Meanwhile, all we can do is sit and complain. Until now!

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