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Head Start Centers Feeling 'Sequester' Pain
Education Week, Bethesda, Md.When the automatic federal budget cuts known as sequestration went into effect in March, Margaret Molloy and her staff at a Head Start agency in the Tucson, Ariz., area started looking for places to make cuts. Child-Parent Centers Inc., which oversees...Tags: Politics, Layoffs and Downsizing, Head Start, Government Debt, Air Transportation Industry
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U.S. charges 89 people in $223 million Medicare fraud schemes
ReutersBy David Morgan WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - Federal officials charged 89 people including doctors, nurses and other medical professionals in eight U.S. cities on Tuesday with Medicare fraud schemes that the government said totaled $223 million in...Tags: National Government, Politics, Government Health Care, Health and Medical Professionals, Eric Holder
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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: Bill Clinton, U.S. Senate, John Boehner, Politics, Paul Ryan
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Factbox: Treasury's tools to delay hitting debt limit
Reuters(Reuters) - The budget deficit is shrinking more quickly than previously estimated, the Congressional Budget Office said on Tuesday, which will likely help postpone the effective deadline for raising the debt limit. The revised estimate from the non-...Tags: Civil and Public Service, Politics, Retirement, Local Government, G7
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Small business optimism rises to six-month high
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A gauge of confidence for small businesses rose in April to its highest in six months, a sign of resilience in an economy beset by Washington's austerity drive. The National Federation of Independent Business said on Tuesday its...Tags: Politics, Small Businesses, Government Debt, Religion and Belief, Federal Reserve
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S&P upgrades MBIA, National Public Finance Guarantee financial strength ratings
Reuters(Reuters) - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Wednesday raised the financial strength ratings of MBIA Insurance Corp and National Public Finance Guarantee Corp adding it may upgrade them further. The rating action on MBIA - with a financial...Tags: Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, Politics, MBIA Incorporated, Bank of America Corp., Stock Market
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Bruins 5, Maple Leafs 4 (OT)
ReutersBruins 5, Maple Leafs 4 (OT): Patrice Bergeron scored the tying goal with 51 seconds left in regulation before flipping a loose puck over James Reimer 6:05 into overtime as host Boston rallied from a three-goal deficit in the third period to win Game 7...Tags: Ice Hockey, Wade Redden, Politics, Eastern Conference (NHL), Joe Colborne
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NHL-Highlights of Monday's NHL playoff games
ReutersMay 13 (SportsDirect) - Highlights of Monday's NHL playoff games. - - - Bruins 5, Maple Leafs 4 (overtime) Boston rallied from a three-goal deficit against Toronto to win Game Seven and advance to the Eastern Conference's second round. Patrice...Tags: Ice Hockey, Politics, Tuukka Rask, Cody Franson, Nazem Kadri
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Israel cabinet okays new budget draft with large defence cuts
ReutersJERUSALEM, May 14 (Reuters) - Israel's cabinet on Tuesday approved the 2013-2014 budget draft that will slash spending and hike taxes this year and next to rein in a growing budget deficit. Cabinet ministers approved the 17-month state spending package...Tags: Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, National Government, Politics, Money and Monetary Policy, Government Debt
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Israel cabinet okays new budget draft with large defense cuts
ReutersJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's cabinet on Tuesday approved the 2013-2014 budget draft that will slash spending and hike taxes this year and next to rein in a growing budget deficit. Cabinet ministers approved the 17-month state spending package 21-1 with...Tags: Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, National Government, Politics, Government Debt, Money and Monetary Policy
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District 15 tables iPad purchase
Fretful that dwindling state funding and rising expenses could lead to an estimated $7.9 million budget deficit, the Community Consolidated School District 15 Board of Education has delayed plans to buy $1.2 million worth of iPads for students....
Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Politics, Computer Hardware, Government Debt, Economy, Business and Finance
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Kuwait trade surplus to shrink 10.3% to $ 88.3 bn
Arab News, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaKuwait GDP is estimated to grow by 1.1 percent in 2013 as oil prices and production stabilizes, exports remain subdued, and government expenditure slows down, according to Global Investment House's review of the Kuwait economy. Kuwait's GDP is estimated...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Politics, Energy Saving, Food Industry, Prices
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