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Sequestration: 149 air traffic control towers are spared -- for now
The 149 air traffic control towers that were scheduled to close this summer because of federal sequestration will remain open until at least September, government officials said Friday. The Federal Aviation Administration said legislation approved by...
Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Air Transportation Industry, Air Transportation Delays
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FAA won't close air traffic control towers at small airports
The 149 air traffic control towers that were slated to close this summer because of the federal sequestration will remain open until at least September, federal officials said Friday. The Federal Aviation Administration said legislation approved by...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Transportation Security Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, Air Transportation Industry, Air Transportation Delays
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Entitlements' unimpeded growth is a benefit to seniors
WASHINGTON (AP) — With Congress increasingly unable to resolve budget disputes, federal programs on automatic pilot are consuming ever larger amounts of government resources. The trend helps older Americans, who receive the bulk of Social Security...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Medicare, NASA, Environmental Issues, Washington, DC
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Air traffic control towers to stay open overnight
Budget cuts won't force the closure of air traffic control towers during overnight shifts, the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday. But the federal agency said it is still uncertain whether it will be forced this summer to close towers...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Layoffs and Downsizing, Federal Aviation Administration, Air Transportation Industry, Unemployment
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FAA to keep control towers at midsize airports open at night
Budget cuts won't force the closure of air traffic control towers during overnight shifts, the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday. But the federal agency said it is still uncertain whether it will be forced this summer to close towers...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Career and Workplace, Spirit Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, Air Transportation Industry
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Obama's breathtaking fall from the top
WASHINGTON - Fate is fickle, power cyclical, and nothing is new under the sun. Especially in Washington, where after every election the losing party is sagely instructed to confess sin, rend garments and rethink its principles lest it go the way of the...
Tags: Barack Obama, Interior Policy, Layoffs and Downsizing, John Boehner, U.S. Department of State
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Obama: the fall
WASHINGTON -- Fate is fickle, power cyclical, and nothing is new under the sun. Especially in Washington, where after every election the losing party is sagely instructed to confess sin, rend garments and rethink its principles lest it go the way of the...
Tags: Barack Obama, Interior Policy, Layoffs and Downsizing, John Boehner, U.S. Department of State
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Obama goes wobbly
WASHINGTON -- President Obama had the opportunity this week to make an irresponsible Congress face the consequences of its own dumb actions. For reasons I cannot fathom, he took a pass. Rather than use the veto pen that must be gathering dust in some...
Tags: Barack Obama, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, DC, Elections, Head Start
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Stuck at the airport due to stupid sequester? Here's some fun reading about your government
Watchdog with Paul MuschickIt's smart for the government to cut spending. It's stupid to cut it by "sequestering" funds across the board instead of targeting true waste. All that does is potentially disrupt life-saving services, such as making sure planes don't crash into...... -
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: Barack Obama, Budgets and Budgeting, Public Finance, John Boehner, Productivity
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Obama should remember his veto pen mightier than sword
President Obama had the opportunity this week to make an irresponsible Congress face the consequences of its own dumb actions. For reasons I cannot fathom, he took a pass. Rather than use the veto pen that must be gathering dust in some Oval Office...Tags: Barack Obama, Federal Aviation Administration, Elections, Head Start, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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After sequester, Syria, Boston, Obama's Big Mo goes missing
Fate is fickle, power cyclical, and nothing is new under the sun. Especially in Washington, where after every election the losing party is sagely instructed to confess sin, rend garments and rethink its principles lest it go the way of the Whigs. And...Tags: Barack Obama, Interior Policy, Layoffs and Downsizing, John Boehner, U.S. Department of State
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May 9, 2013
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May 8, 2013
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May 7, 2013
|Column| South Bend Tribune
May 6, 2013
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May 6, 2013
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Apr 22, 2013
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Apr 15, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 5, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
May 5, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
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