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Letters to the Editor - March 3
It’s time for a gun-control amendment To the editor: I practiced law for more than 30 years and I understand the difficulty and the risk in convening a constitutional convention. But this is not an unprecedented solution. To grant blacks freedom,...Tags: Herman Cain, Labor Legislation, The Herald-Mail, Budget Control Act of 2011, Pension and Welfare
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An unchained budget deal
Orlando Opinionators - Orlando SentinelThe deal taking shape in the last hours before the fiscal cliff deadline is a huge disappointment. It doesn't even make a serious attempt at reducing the deficit, which was supposed to be the point of the budget talks. All it means is that Congress and... -
Consumer spending rose slightly in January even as income tumbled
WASHINGTON -- Consumers spent slightly more in January than the previous month even as their income plummeted by the largest amount in 20 years because of the "fiscal cliff," the Commerce Department said Friday. People boosted their spending by saving...
Tags: Personal Income, Politics, Taxation, Government Debt
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Hail Armageddon
WASHINGTON -- "The worst-case scenario for us," a leading anti-budget-cuts lobbyist told The Washington Post, "is the sequester hits and nothing bad really happens." Think about that. Worst case? That a government drowning in debt should cut back by 2.2...
Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Budgets and Budgeting, National Government, Culture, Bill Clinton
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The customary crisis
Paul GreenbergHere we go again. And again. And again. ... For in Washington, every day is Groundhog Day. And now, once again, the country is speeding toward the dreaded ... Fiscal Cliff! Not to mention Catastrophe, Chaos and Collapse. Or maybe Stalemate, Train Wreck,...Tags: Religion and Belief, Customs and Tradition, Arts and Culture, Air Transportation Delays, Judaism
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Fan mail, of a sort, for the 'sequester'
There’s little agreement about anything regarding the “sequester” except that the $85 billion in cuts to federal spending this year will be implemented starting Friday. As The Times’ editorialized Thursday: “The irony is...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, National Government, Tea Party Movement, Ben Bernanke, Budget Control Act of 2011
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American reaction to budget cut hype? Yawn.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is pulling out all the stops to warn just what could happen if automatic budget cuts kick in. Americans are reacting with a collective yawn. They know the drill: Obama raises the alarm, Democrats and...
Tags: Arne Duncan, Air Transportation Industry, Google Inc., Janet Napolitano, Republican Party
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More bogus budget cuts?
I was surprised and pleased to see David Fahrenthold's article on the federal "cuts in spending" approved in 2011 ("'Smoke & mirrors,'" Feb. 24). I wished he would have pointed out the added smoke and mirrors that persists from this president. President...
Tags: Barack Obama
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Charlevoix school district headed for own fiscal cliff
If it continues on its current path, by the end of this school year, the Charlevoix Public Schools may be teetering on the edge of its own fiscal cliff, with just $40,000 in the bank. Jeff Crouse, assistant superintendent with the Charlevoix-Emmet County...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, Government Debt, Unemployment, Rick Snyder
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Letter to the Editor - Feb. 28
Conservatives exist in an ‘information bubble’ To the editor: I was fascinated by Ned Garrett’s conclusion (Feb. 22) that Barack Obama’s re-election was the result of “voter apathy.” Garrett professes the tea party...Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Human Rights, Politics, Chris Christie, Barack Obama
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Nearly 9 in 10 Americans say it's not acceptable to cheat on taxes
WASHINGTON -- Economic times are tough, but more Americans -- nearly 9 in 10 -- say it is "not at all acceptable" for people to cheat on their income taxes, according to a 2012 survey by the Internal Revenue Service. The 87% figure was up 3 percentage...
Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Personal Income, Politics, Taxation, Google+
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Courtney: Compromise To Avert Sequestration Cuts
The Hartford CourantUnless Congress crafts a bipartisan compromise by Friday, the Budget Control Act of 2011 will sequester — or cancel — $85 billion of spending planned for the rest of this year. The cuts would be mindlessly spread across all federal agencies,...Tags: Windham (Windham, Connecticut), Budgets and Budgeting, Public Finance, Groton, Phil Gramm
Mar 3, 2013
|Story| Herald Mail
Dec 31, 2012
| Orlando Sentinel
Mar 1, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Mar 1, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Feb 28, 2013
|Column| Tribune Media Services
Feb 28, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 28, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
Feb 28, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Feb 28, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
Feb 28, 2013
|Story| Herald Mail
Feb 27, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 26, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
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