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For more than 237 years Americans have sought opportunity and pursued what has come to be known as the American Dream. And even in the midst of a broken economy, that desire still burns brightly in the hearts of most of our fellow countrymen.

Despite President Obama's promise to create jobs, we still have a severe unemployment problem. While there are many factors hindering job creators, including regulatory costs or Obamacare implementation fees, the American people have yet to see real solutions from the Administration that grow the economy or improve the workforce.

The Affordable Care Act remains vastly unpopular across the country, and problems with the program continue to be revealed. These realities could actually prevent the president’s healthcare law from going into effect at the start of this year. On January 1, those enrolled for coverage under Obamacare became eligible to receive it. But the days ahead are likely to uncover more insurmountable problems for patients, doctors, employers and insurers.

National Journal - Sarah Mimms and Michael Catalini

More than a million unemployed Americans could soon receive a post-holiday bonus check from the federal government, if congressional Democrats get their way.

The Senate will take up a bill Monday evening to restore unemployment-insurance benefits to the 1.3 million Americans who stopped receiving checks just three days after Christmas, after Congress chose not to extend the program.