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Courtney: Compromise To Avert Sequestration Cuts
The Hartford CourantUnless Congress crafts a bipartisan compromise by Friday, the Budget Control Act of 2011 will sequester — or cancel — $85 billion of spending planned for the rest of this year. The cuts would be mindlessly spread across all federal agencies,...Tags: Phil Gramm, Nursing Homes, Budgets and Budgeting, U.S. Congress, Budget Control Act of 2011
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From Obama: Hail, Armageddon
WASHINGTON — "The worst-case scenario for us," a leading anti-budget-cuts lobbyist told The Washington Post, "is the sequester hits and nothing bad really happens." Think about that. Worst case? That a government drowning in debt should cut back by...
Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Budgets and Budgeting, Elections, Barack Obama, Budget Control Act of 2011
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Now appearing: America's future
Another day, another outcry from President Barack Obama — this one in Newport News, Va. — about the parade of horribles that will arrive Friday when automatic federal spending cuts begin: air travel delays, weaker law enforcement, less money...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Barack Obama, Air Transportation Delays, U.S. Congress, Taxation
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Social Security braces for budget cuts, frustrated public
Checks will arrive on time, but nearly every other task the Social Security Administration performs — from answering phones to determining eligibility for claims — will be delayed if Congress fails to stop steep federal budget cuts from taking...
Tags: Barbara A. Mikulski, Budgets and Budgeting, Elections, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress
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This won't last: Beverly Hills house for lease, $600,000 a month
How much would you pay to live where William Randolph Hearst and Marion Davies called home? How steep is too steep to sleep where John and Jacqueline Kennedy honeymooned? OK, rich kids of Instagram, what would you say to a Beverly Hills manse with a...
Tags: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Marion Davies, William Randolph Hearst, Starbucks Corp.
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Federal cuts could cost California billions
SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown arrives in Washington today to meet with the nation's governors as federal leaders deal with a pending deadline for budget cuts that could damage California's fragile recovery. The across-the-board budget cuts known as...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Barack Obama, Government Debt, U.S. Congress, Executive Branch
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White House warns of education, defense cuts in Md.
WASHINGTON -- Maryland would lose $14.4 million in federal education funding, roughly 46,000 Department of Defense employees would be furloughed and 2,050 fewer children would receive vaccines if looming across-the-board spending cuts are allowed to...
Tags: Barbara A. Mikulski, Ocean City, Annapolis, Washington, DC, Budget Control Act of 2011
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Sequester is not just GOP's fault
It is nice to know that The Sun has received the White House talking points on the sequester and written an editorial based on them, as I expect nothing less from you ("The GOP sequester," Feb. 22). Blame can be attached to both sides. The Democrats and...Tags: Barack Obama, Budget Control Act of 2011, White House, Politics
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Most economists see 'sequestration' budget cuts as unavoidable
WASHINGTON -- With just a few days to go before new government spending cuts are set to take effect, what are the chances that another eleventh-hour action will avert the latest impending hit to the economy? Very little, according to a survey of...
Tags: Economic Indicator, U.S. Congress, Career and Workplace, Productivity, Employment
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How the GOP may outmaneuver Democrats on the sequester
This post has been updated, as indicated below. Congressional Republicans may have found a way to force Democrats to accept the sequester -- for this year, at least -- thanks in part to labor protections won by federal employee unions. The sequester...
Tags: Elections, Barack Obama, Boeing Co., Budget Control Act of 2011, U.S. Congress
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Wrong to blame GOP for showdown
What a joke your editorial regarding pending federal budget cuts is ("The GOP sequester," Feb. 22). Do you not research information anymore, or do you just call up some liberal Democrats for advice? Maybe you're just blind and believe anything that...Tags: Nancy Pelosi, Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Barack Obama, Mitch McConnell, Budget Control Act of 2011
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It's A Gray Area: Our grandchildren are bankrupt
The biggest security threat to our country is a failed economy, and today that is a genuine threat. How so? Because the simple fact is that for every dollar the federal government now spends, it is either borrowing or printing 43 cents. Obviously no...Tags: National Government, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Orange County Superior Court, Washington, DC
Feb 26, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
Mar 4, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Feb 27, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Feb 25, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Feb 26, 2013
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Feb 22, 2013
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Feb 24, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Feb 25, 2013
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Feb 25, 2013
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Feb 25, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 25, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Feb 22, 2013
|Story| Daily Pilot
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