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GOP ponders how to capitalize on Obama's woes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The scandals dogging President Barack Obama are a political gift to Republicans, who could use some good luck after recent election losses. It's not clear, however, how Republicans can best capitalize on Democrats' woes,...
Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, Jack Kingston, Barack Obama, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Nancy Pelosi
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Dems' Senate campaigns marked by internal battles
ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans aren't the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections. Two top-tier Democratic prospects recently bypassed running for Senate seats in Georgia and South Dakota,...
Tags: Joe Biden, Mary L. Landrieu, Eric Holder, Barack Obama, Jack Kingston
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Depot workers brace for 20% pay reduction
The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo."This is going to be tough. But I have friends here with kids who are going to have an even tougher time with this furlough policy," the 28year-old Salazar said Thursday. "It makes you wish our leaders in Washington would figure out a way to pass a budget...Tags: Employees, Budgets and Budgeting, Federal Aviation Administration, Air Transportation Industry, Mark Udall
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Sestak ponders Senate campaign in 2016
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa.Possibly running for governor in 2014 really tempted Joe Sestak. The Democrat topped Gov. Tom Corbett, a Republican, by 14 percentage points in a recent Quinnipiac University poll. He previously reached the rank of three-star admiral in the U.S. Navy,...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Patrick J. Toomey, Korean War (1950-1953), U.S. House of Representatives, Executive Branch
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Illinois income tax collections rise 33% in April
ReutersIllinois income tax collections jumped 33 percent, to $3.14 billion, last month, according to a legislative commission report. The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability warned that Illinois' jobless rate, which at 9.5 percent in March...Tags: Personal Income, Executive Branch, Mary Fallin, George W. Bush, Finance
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RPT-April income tax collections climb in many US states, but may be a blip
Reuters* Sample of 21 states shows April revenue rose by an average 37 pct * Excluding California, revenue up 22 pct * Sixteen states mulling personal income tax reforms By Karen Pierog and Lisa Lambert May 16 (Reuters) - Personal income tax collections rose...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Personal Income, Executive Branch, Mary Fallin, Finance
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April income tax collections climb in many states, but may be a blip
Reuters(Reuters) - Personal income tax collections rose by 37 percent in April from a year ago, according to a sample of U.S. states, but the improvements may not continue as a still-shaky economy, tax cuts in some states and federal budget woes could team up to...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Personal Income, Executive Branch, Mary Fallin, Finance
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Michigan's $483M surplus may go to road repairs
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — There was no dearth of ideas about what to do with the state's newfound $483 million surplus on Wednesday after Michigan budget experts made the dollar figure official. Spend more on road maintenance or schools. Cut taxes....
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Personal Income, Republican Party, Rick Snyder, Executive Branch
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Strong housing sector helps boost Michigan economy, U-M economist says
Detroit Free PressA stronger housing sector is helping push the economic recovery across the nation and in Michigan, a U-M economist told state officials today. Joan Crary of the Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics at U-M said the housing sector is contributing...Tags: Rick Snyder, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Politics, Career and Workplace, Land Price
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Family finances: More jobs for 2013 grads
Kiplinger's Money PowerThis year's college grads have something to celebrate besides their diploma: Employers plan to hire 13 percent more new grads this year than last, says the National Association of Colleges and Employers. That marks the fourth straight year of growth,...Tags: Michigan State University, LinkedIn Corp., Career and Workplace, Finance, Science and Technology
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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, Gross Domestic Product, Dave Camp, Barack Obama, Productivity
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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: Budgets and Budgeting, Medicare, Budget Control Act of 2011, Washington, DC, Alan Greenspan
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|Column| Allentown Morning Call
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