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Consumer confidence jumped in February on job market improvement
WASHINGTON -- Consumer confidence surged in February as the improving job market offset concerns about higher taxes and looming federal spending cuts, according to a leading private barometer. The monthly consumer sentiment index from Thomson Reuters...
Tags: Employment, Economic Indicator, Employment Opportunities, Politics, Barack Obama
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O'Malley's record on taxes and fees
It looks like our governor is batting 1.000 in this year's General Assembly — and that lawmakers are falling all over themselves to make sure his agenda gets passed so the liberal media can see all the wonderful things he's done as he prepares to...
Tags: Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Executive Branch, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics, Vehicles
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Hearings to address Washington County hikes in water/sewer rates and airport user fees
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comTwo public hearings before the Washington County Board of Commissioners are set for Tuesday to allow for input into proposed utility rate increases and user fees at Hagerstown Regional Airport. The first hearing, slated to begin at 11 a.m., is for the...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Socialist senator at odds with Obama over veterans benefits
WASHINGTON — A few hours before midnight during a marathon budget session, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the only member of Congress elected as a socialist, called for a vote on his proposal to oppose any cut in cost-of-living adjustments for...Tags: Washington, DC, Republican Party, Politics, Political Systems, Market and Exchange
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Michigan braces for sequestration cuts
Staff WriterBroad automatic cuts to federal funding are set to become law today, Friday, unless Congress can come to a compromise on how to curb its deficit spending. Sequestration would slash $85 billion immediately from 2013 federal budget spending and would cut...Tags: Rick Snyder, Elections, Politics, Freedom of the Press, Budget Control Act of 2011
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Obama's budget plan draws fire from both sides
WASHINGTON — The budget that President Obama is scheduled to release next week drew attacks Friday from both the left and right — a reaction that White House aides appeared to welcome as they sought to portray the plan as a middle-of-the-...
Tags: Washington, DC, Republican Party, Politics, Market and Exchange, Barack Obama
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Letter to the Editor - April 6
Of all taxes, gas tax will hurt Marylanders the most To the editor: What a sad time for Marylanders. They are going to be subjected to a regressive gas tax that will have an automatic tax accelerator tied to the Consumer Price Index (CPI). It is...Tags: Public Transportation, Baltimore County, Market and Exchange, Economy, Business and Finance
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Freddie Mac: Mortgage rates ease, with 30-year fixed at 3.51%
Mortgage rates eased a bit early this week, Freddie Mac said, with 30-year fixed loans available for solid borrowers at an average 3.51%, down from 3.56% last week. The 15-year fixed loan edged down from an average 2.77% to 2.76%. Borrowers would have...Tags: Freddie Mac, Finance, Financial and Business Services, Economy, Business and Finance, Mortgages
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Obama will propose cuts to entitlement programs in new budget
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.WASHINGTON – As part of his new budget, President Obama will propose cutting Social Security and other government benefits by lowering the cost-of-living adjustment, putting a key GOP negotiating demand into a formal White House proposal for the...Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Budgets and Budgeting, U.S. Senate, Public Finance
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American Heart Association certifies three more beef cuts
PIERRE- A recent announcement by the Beef Checkoff Program that three additional fresh beef cuts are now certified to display the American Heart Association's Heart-Check mark is good news for South Dakota's beef producers and consumers. Retailers now...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Healthy Diet, Lifestyle and Leisure, Consumers, Steaks
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Truck sales get a lift from housing rebound
Surging truck sales paved the way for one of the biggest auto sales months in nearly six years. That's a sign of the housing rebound making its way into new construction, as contractors buy new pickups. Growth in the vital housing and auto industries...
Tags: Land Price, Investments, Chrysler, Ford Motor Co., Real Estate Sales
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Gas tax will hurt Md.'s economy
What a sad time for Marylanders. They are going to be subjected to a regressive gas tax that will have an automatic tax accelerator tied to the Consumer Price Index ("Md. Senate approves increase in gas tax," March 30). It is unfair to the gas station...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Public Transportation, Barack Obama, Baltimore County, Purple Line (Maryland)
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Feb 28, 2013
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