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U.S. might not hit debt limit until October, new study says
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. might not hit its debt limit until October because of improved economic growth and higher tax revenue this year, according to a new estimate released Friday. The projection by the Bipartisan Policy Center would give Congress and...
Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC, Politics
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U.S. Democrats, GOP talk up deficit reduction, but don't act
WASHINGTON (AP) — Liberals' loud objections to White House proposals for slowing the growth of huge social programs make it clear that neither political party puts a high priority on reducing the deficit, despite much talk to the contrary. For...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Personal Income, U.S. Congress, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting
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Old school for old boys
While Max Baucus and Jon Tester are both Democrats, both U.S. senators and both Montana country boys, last month's hurried vote to fund nearly $1 trillion of current federal spending shows just how different these Big Sky legislators really are. Baucus,...Tags: U.S. Congress, Finance, Politics, Democratic Party, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Where our democracy works and where it doesn't
Who says American politics is gridlocked? A tidal wave of politicians from both sides of the aisle who just a few years ago opposed same-sex marriage are now coming around to support it. Elected officials who had been against allowing undocumented...Tags: Family, Immigration, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting, Medicare
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Bedford County man considering primary race against Shuster
staff writer, @damichellegA Manns Choice resident is considering a run for office against U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster in the 2014 Republican primary. Art Halvorson, 57, said he has established an exploratory committee to examine a run for the seat. Halvorson said that after...Tags: Bill Shuster, Republican Party, Washington, DC, Politics, U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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IMF lowers global growth forecast, warns of risks to economic recovery
WASHINGTON -- The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday lowered its forecast for global economic growth this year from projections made three months ago, and warned policymakers that they could not relax their efforts as risks to the recovery remain....
Tags: International Organizations, International Monetary Fund, Labor Markets, Politics, Weather
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Does Obama have a good revenue plan?
Yes There is no perfect federal budget plan. It doesn't exist. Any combination of cuts and tax hikes that President Obama puts forth will find opposition on some front. This year's budget needs to address the skyrocketing debt while limiting the...Tags: Barack Obama
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Obama's balanced plan to create jobs, cut deficit
President Barack Obama's Fiscal Year 2014 budget is a concrete plan to create jobs and cut the deficit. We do not need to choose between these two priorities. The president's balanced, compromise plan proves we can do both. The guiding principle...
Tags: U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, Personal Income, Public Finance, Labor Markets
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The Obama budget and the appearance of reform
— Well, at least we're starting to get the procedure right. Washington has rediscovered the beauty of the boring. It's called "regular order," using the normal, routine, constitutional process to arrive at, for example, a budget. Normal had...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Parties and Movements, U.S. Senate, Public Finance, Politics
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The Obama 2014 budget proposal and the appearance of reform
WASHINGTON - Well, at least we're starting to get the procedure right. Washington has rediscovered the beauty of the boring. It's called "regular order," using the normal, routine, constitutional process to arrive at, for example, a budget. Normal had...Tags: U.S. Senate, Parties and Movements, Public Finance, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting
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Tri-State-area lawmakers answer questions about sequester and its impact
The massive federal budget cuts commonly referred to as the sequester will be felt nationwide and will lead to furloughs at places such as Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pa., while the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, W.Va., is facing layoffs,...
Tags: Bill Shuster, Voting, U.S. Congress, Parties and Movements, Politics
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Farming: Old school for old boys
While Max Baucus and Jon Tester are both Democrats, both U.S. senators and both Montana country boys, last month’s hurried vote to fund nearly $1 trillion of current federal spending shows just how different these Big Sky legislators really are....Tags: U.S. Congress, Finance, Democratic Party, Politics, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Apr 26, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 25, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
Apr 19, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
Apr 17, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 16, 2013
|Story| Daily American
Apr 16, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 15, 2013
|Column| Daily American
Apr 15, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 15, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Apr 14, 2013
|Column| South Bend Tribune
Apr 14, 2013
|Story| Herald Mail
Apr 13, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
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