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Obama To Focus On Cutting Deficit In 2010, State Of The Union

Politico | Mike Allen and Jim Vandehei | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics

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President Barack Obama plans to announce in next year's State of the Union address that he wants to focus extensively on cutting the federal deficit i...

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The Case For More Stimulus: NYT

New York Times | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics

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The consensus among economists is that the recession is over, and, technically, the herd is probably right. Corporate profitability has been boosted b...

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Federal Deficit Is A Triumph Of Fiscal Policy: Stan Collender

Capital Gains and Games | Stan Collender | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

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Despite the headlines and the page-one, right-hand column, above-the-fold stories in the New York Times and Washington Post on Saturday, I'm not at al...

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Intolerable Cruelty: Our Sick Children's Indebted Future

Robyn O'Brien | Posted 11.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Federal Bailouts, Gas, Federal Budget Deficit, Children, Oil, Diabetes, Obesity, Health Care, Health Care Costs, Food Prices, Federal Budget, Allergies, Living News
Robyn O'Brien

In 1946, Harry Truman said, "A nation is only as healthy as its children." What have we done to ours?

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Time for Congress to Face Facts: They Are the Death Panel

David Paul | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Outsourcing, Debt, Congress, Federal Budget Deficit, Death Panels, Budget, Economic Development, Exports, Sarah Palin, Health Care Reform, Jobs, Health Care, Federal Budget, Politics News
David Paul

For two decades now, we have become accustomed to justifying any manner of spending, from education to tax cuts, as an investment in our future.

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The Payoff Patriots

Vanessa Carmichael | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Federal Bailouts, Farm Bill, Federal Budget Deficit, Corn, Health Care Reform, Agribusiness, Health Care, Federal Budget, Politics News
Vanessa Carmichael

While many in the heartland fashion themselves as fiscally conservative, the reality of federal spending tells a different story.

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The F-22 Kills Jobs

William Hartung | Posted 08.20.2009 | Business

Read More: F-22, Pentagon Spending, Federal Budget, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Job Creation, Robert Gaes, Business News
William Hartung

It's down to the wire in the battle to keep the Senate from adding $1.75 billion to the Pentagon budget for more F-22 fighter planes, and the proponents of more pork are running out of arguments.

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"Join Us, Mr. President!!!"

Laurence Leamer | Posted 07.15.2009 | Politics

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Laurence Leamer

The son of the founder of the Peace Corps leading our march was one of the most powerful acts of political symbolism I have ever seen.

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Out of the Ashes of GM: The Phoenix of Renewable Energy

Ellen Brown | Posted 07.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Taxes, Unemployment, General Motors, Inflation, Renewable Energy, Banking Crisis, Federal Reserve, Michael Moore Economy, Green Bank, Bank of North Dakota, Federal Budget, Business News
Ellen Brown

To put or new car company to good use, we just need to own a bank.

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Fed Stimulus: New York Gets $31.7 Million For Jobs

examiner.com | Posted 06.28.2009 | Business

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NEW YORK - Officials say $31.7 million in federal stimulus funding will help more than 15,000 New Yorkers find jobs and receive career training. Foll...

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First 100 Days a Good Dress Rehearsal: Now We Need the Main Act

Frances Beinecke | Posted 05.30.2009 | Green

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Frances Beinecke

I have traveled to Washington many times since President Obama took office, and each time I go, I am struck by the action-oriented and economics-driven tone he has set for clean energy and global warming policy.

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Obama Asks Federal Workers For Ideas on Curbing Spending

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 05.26.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Think you can do better than your federal boss? President Barack Obama wants to know how. Obama on Saturday announced a plan for f...

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Obama Is on the Right Track When It Comes to Eliminating Government Waste

Deborah Weinstein | Posted 05.23.2009 | Politics

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Deborah Weinstein

Building a sustainable recovery requires us to use every federal dollar wisely.

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Never Waste a Crisis: Re-examining Our Monthly Federal Budget Priorities

Daniel McLeod and Barb Chalfonte | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics

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Daniel McLeod and Barb Chalfonte

Military-related spending is the 800lb gorilla in the room, gobbling about 40ยข of each tax dollar. That's about $135 a month to pay for military actions both past and present.

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House, Senate Pass Obama's Budget

AP | DAVID ESPO and ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 05.03.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Acting in quick succession, the House and Senate approved budgets Thursday night drawn to President Barack Obama's specifications a...

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House, Senate Panels Take Up Revised Obama Budget

AP | DAVID ESPO and ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 04.25.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's allies rallied around his ambitious budget blueprint as he visited the Capitol on Wednesday, and only hour...

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Republicans Don't Believe in Tax Cuts

Bill Cusack | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Deficit, Federal Budget Deficit, Tax Cuts, Financial Crisis, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Personal Finance, Federal Budget, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics News
Bill Cusack

Americans will never forget Bush's Presidency. Dubya and all he stands for will have to be completely purged from the party if they ever want to win another national election.

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Obama Makes Pitch For His 4 Budget Priorities

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 04.21.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Knocked off balance by the bonuses brouhaha, President Barack Obama is relying on direct appeals to the public to refocus attention...

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GOP Divided On Need To Offer Alternative Budget

New York Times | Carl Hulse | Posted 04.14.2009 | Politics

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Congressional Republicans are engaged in a highly coordinated political assault on President Obama's budget, but they are not so united when it comes...

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John McCain and the Tale of the Earmarks

Joanne Bamberger | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics

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Joanne Bamberger

Senator McCain (or his staff) is on a Twitter campaign to convince us that he has our budget interests at heart and that the Democrats are going on a wild earmark spree.

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Off to a Green Start: A Roundup of Obama's Environmental Progress

Frances Beinecke | Posted 04.05.2009 | Green

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Frances Beinecke

People often ask me these days what it is like to advocate for environmental protections under the Obama administration. My answer is simple: it is a tremendous relief.

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Banks Call the Kettle Black

Mark Miller | Posted 04.01.2009 | Business

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Mark Miller

What industry is least qualified to question the competence of others to handle money right now? Would you guess . . . the banking industry, maybe? N...

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Obama To Lobbyists: I'm Ready To Fight (VIDEO)

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 03.31.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama challenged the nation's vested interests to a legislative duel Saturday, saying he will fight to change heal...

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Obama Budget Gives Details On Chief Performance Officer

National Journal | Posted 03.29.2009 | Politics

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President Obama's budget has some more details--however slight--on the Chief Performance Officer's office and how it will work. Apparently:...

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Obama Budget Includes Billions Of CO2 Trade Revenue

Reuters | Posted 03.29.2009 | Politics

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President Barack Obama's budget includes hundreds of billions of dollars in revenues from a greenhouse gas emissions trading system, an administration...

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