A clip from the Thursday 2/5 daily show concerning the currently debated stimulus bill:
Here is friday’s related news:
http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/06/news/economy/jobs_january/index.htm?postversion=2009020610
Update:
Here’s a graph from the speaker of the House that compare the current job losses to the last couple of recessions:
http://www.speaker.gov/blog/?p=1683