Federal Programs

IRS Offering Free Tax Help For Modest-Income Earners

AP | By EILEEN AJ CONNELLY | Posted 02.05.2012

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-- Tax laws are so complex many taxpayers don't feel comfortable filing out their own returns, but getting professional help can be expensive. Belie...

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Advocates Lobby To Save Hunger Programs From Budget Ax

Posted 11.10.2011

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By Josef Kuhn Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) Anti-hunger advocates are racing to save federal programs that feed needy families from being...

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King Solomon and the Debt Deal

Morna Murray | Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: First Focus, Child Advocate, 112th Congress, Children, Economic Crisis, Disadvantaged, Debt Ceiling Deal, Spending Cuts, Super Committee, Families, Federal Programs, Barack Obama, Politics News
Morna Murray

With a debt limit deal that will be carefully dissected in the days to come, President Obama faced a choice that was just about as difficult as King Solomon's: allow the country to default or give in to demands from a small group of radical ideologues.

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Ask the Expert: Does the Debt Ceiling Debate Threaten Deposit Insurance?

Richard Barrington | Posted 09.27.2011

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Richard Barrington

Even though FDIC deposit insurance is a federal program, it is not likely to be an immediate victim of a possible federal government default. In the long run though, anything is possible if things reach such a dire outcome.

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Protecting the Programs That Protect the Hungry

Vicki B. Escarra | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: State of the Union, Obama, Hunger, Feeding America, Food-Insecure, Snap, Wic, Federal Programs, Spending Cuts, Impact News
Vicki B. Escarra

As I listened, I thought about how millions of families across the nation make the same difficult choice every day to stretch their own budgets.

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House Passes Bill To Prevent Government Shutdown

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The House passed legislation Friday to head off a government shutdown next week by temporarily extending spending on most federal p...

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Who Would Want To Be President in These Times?

Bob Starks | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Presidential Debates, Economy, 2008 Presidential Race, Job Losses, John McCain, Social Security, Economic Crisis, Inauguration Day 2009, George W. Bush, Federal Programs, Bailout Bill, Barack Obama, American World Image, Rising Unemployment, Foreign Relations, Nafta, Wall Street Collapse, Foriegn Economics, Medicare, Medicaid, Politics News
Bob Starks

After all of the cheering and congratulations on Inauguration Day, the new president will have to face the reality of the end of an era of prosperity and American world domination.

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