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Obama urged to make economy a bigger, bolder topic
WASHINGTON (AP) — Five months into President Barack Obama's second term, allies and former top aides worry that his overarching goal of economic opportunity has been diminished, partly drowned out by controversies seized upon by Republicans in an...
Tags: White House, Republican Party, Bill Clinton, Congressional Budget Office, U.S. Congress
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Coats defends his vote on guns
Although polls nationwide and in Indiana show overwhelming support for tightening background checks for gun purchases,Sen. Dan Coats, Indiana's Republican senior senator, voted "no." He says most constituents who contacted him wanted him to do just that....
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Republican Party, Elections, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), U.S. Congress
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Obama administration needs to change the conversation
By WILLIAM P. HOJNACKI I am very disappointed in the way that the Obama administration is dealing with the Republicans in the ongoing discussions concerning the federal budget. The administration has, once again, allowed the Republicans to set the agenda...Tags: Unemployment Benefits, Bill Clinton, Indiana University South Bend, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Government
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Race-by-race results from Preakness Day
Race 1: Jockey Joel Rosario rode Aussi Austin to victory in the first of 13 races on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course. Bake Shop took second and Pretension finished third in the 1 1/16-mile dirt race. The winner finished in 1:45.23. Bake Shop and...
Tags: Preakness Stakes, Pimlico Race Course, Joel Rosario, Sage, Equestrian
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Burbank, Glendale schools hold breath over budget
Despite plans by Gov. Jerry Brown to spend roughly $1.6 billion more on education, local school officials this week remained only cautiously optimistic about their financial prospects. The additional funding included in Brown's budget revision...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, Media Industry, Politics, Finance
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Foreign holdings of US Treasury debt rose 0.7 percent to record $5.76 trillion
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Foreign demand for U.S. Treasury securities rose to a record level in March, signaling further confidence in U.S. debt. The Treasury Department said Wednesday that total foreign holdings increased 0.7 percent in March from...Tags: U.S. Congress, Congressional Budget Office, Washington, DC, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Freddie Mac
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Buena Vista school board OKs debt plan, may reopen
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Saginaw County's Buena Vista district soon could reopen its doors after the local school board on Tuesday night approved a plan aimed at bringing the district out of its million-dollar deficit. The Buena Vista Board of...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Freedom of the Press, Students, Politics, Detroit Free Press
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Federal deficit shrinks at surprising rate
WASHINGTON — The federal deficit is shrinking more quickly than expected, and the government's long-term debt has largely stabilized for the next decade, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday in a report that could strengthen the Obama...
Tags: Economic Indicator, Economy, Business and Finance, Elections, Gross Domestic Product, Debt Market
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Washington Co. budgets approved with no change in tax rates
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comThe Washington County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved the county’s proposed 2013-14 fiscal year operating budget of $245.9 million. The budget calls for tax rates to remain the same as last fiscal year, with a real estate tax of 94.8...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Employees, Career and Workplace, Budgets and Budgeting, Personal Income
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Obama's budget puts the onus on Ryan
WASHINGTON — When it comes to deficit reduction, President Barack Obama may have correctly taken the measure of Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles and U.S. corporate leaders; that's a reason why any deficit deal is more remote than ever. Two and a...Tags: White House, Republican Party, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, U.S. Senate
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District 15 tables iPad purchase
Fretful that dwindling state funding and rising expenses could lead to an estimated $7.9 million budget deficit, the Community Consolidated School District 15 Board of Education has delayed plans to buy $1.2 million worth of iPads for students....
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Apple iPad, Budgets and Budgeting, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Government Debt
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Federal budget cuts put hurt on South Florida's feeding programs
Looming federal budget cuts are putting a big squeeze on programs in South Florida that feed seniors. In Palm Beach County, about 240 daily breakfasts served to the elderly were cut about two weeks ago after $147,000 was lopped off a county program's...
Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Ted Deutch, National Weather Service, Budgets and Budgeting, Tamarac
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|Column| South Bend Tribune
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May 15, 2013
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May 14, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
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|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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