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Barack Obama: The fall
— 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....
Tags: The Washington Post, Republican Party, Politics, Parties and Movements, U.S. Department of State
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U.S. House passes Pat Toomey's debt limit idea; Dent votes against bill
WASHINGTON — Lehigh Valley Congressman Charlie Dent was one of eight Republicans who bucked their party and voted against a debt ceiling contingency plan that was the brainchild of Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey. Toomey proposed the idea of...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, The Wall Street Journal, Public Finance, Credit and Debt
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Stern Advice: A tax strategy for all seasons
ReutersBy Linda Stern WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - Just when you may have thought that federal tax policy was set - that January's "fiscal cliff" deal meant you could go about your financial life with multi-year certainty - Washington is again talking of...Tags: Politics, Personal Finance, Charity, T. Rowe Price Group Incorporated, Charles Schwab
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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: Republican Party, Politics, Parties and Movements, Elections, Budget Control Act of 2011
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Boehner: Bondholders should be paid first if debt limit breached
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John A. Boehner said holders of U.S. government bonds should be paid first if the nation's debt limit is breached, even if that means that China would get preference over the salaries of U.S. troops. Boehner (R-Ohio) defended...
Tags: Republican Party, Politics, White House, Barack Obama, Peter Cook
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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: Republican Party, Politics, Parties and Movements, Budget Control Act of 2011, U.S. Department of State
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Does Obama have a good revenue plan?
Yes There is no perfect federal budget plan. It doesn't exist. Any combination of cuts and tax hikes that President Obama puts forth will find opposition on some front. This year's budget needs to address the skyrocketing debt while limiting the...Tags: Barack Obama
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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: Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, White House, Labor Markets, Public Finance
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The Obama budget and the appearance of reform
— Well, at least we're starting to get the procedure right. Washington has rediscovered the beauty of the boring. It's called "regular order," using the normal, routine, constitutional process to arrive at, for example, a budget. Normal had...
Tags: The Washington Post, Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, White House, Parties and Movements
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Tri-State-area lawmakers answer questions about sequester and its impact
The massive federal budget cuts commonly referred to as the sequester will be felt nationwide and will lead to furloughs at places such as Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pa., while the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, W.Va., is facing layoffs,...
Tags: NASA, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting, Renewable Energy, Public Finance
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Stock spotlight: Mattel toys with ways to sell more products
Barbie is vacating her pink Malibu mansion and hunting for international digs. Thomas the Tank Engine is being revamped as an even livelier locomotive. Max Steel, the new kid on the block, is marketed as a "modern day tech superhero." The toy brands,...Tags: New Products, Entertainment, Apple iPad, Toys, Computer Hardware
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The Obama 2014 budget proposal and the appearance of reform
WASHINGTON - Well, at least we're starting to get the procedure right. Washington has rediscovered the beauty of the boring. It's called "regular order," using the normal, routine, constitutional process to arrive at, for example, a budget. Normal had...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, White House, Parties and Movements, Social Security
May 6, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
May 9, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
May 8, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 5, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
May 8, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 7, 2013
|Column| South Bend Tribune
Apr 15, 2013
|Column| Daily American
Apr 15, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 15, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Apr 14, 2013
|Story| Herald Mail
Apr 29, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 14, 2013
|Column| South Bend Tribune
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