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IMF says Washington cutting budget deficits too quickly
ReutersBy Jason Lange WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Monday said the United States was getting carried away with a government austerity drive, offering some of the institution's bluntest criticism yet of Washington's rush to...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Government Debt, Finance, Public Finance, Government
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Obama urged to make economy a bigger, bolder topic
WASHINGTON (AP) — Five months into President Barack Obama's second term, allies and former top aides worry that his overarching goal of economic opportunity has been diminished, partly drowned out by controversies seized upon by Republicans in an...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Taxation, Barack Obama, Internal Revenue Service, Government Debt
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Alaska governor launches bid to measure oil in Arctic refuge
For decades, war has been waged over the holy grail of America's Arctic frontier, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The wide coastal plain on the edge of the Beaufort Sea contains stunning populations of caribou, grizzly, musk oxen and other wildlife...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Zoology, Conservation, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Barack Obama
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RPT-ANALYSIS-Shrinking U.S. deficit reduces pressure for budget deal
Reuters(Repeats story with no changes to text) By Jason Lange and David Lawder WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The chances of a deal between Democratic and Republican lawmakers that would overhaul the U.S. tax system, trim government spending and reform...Tags: U.S. House Committee on the Budget, Government Debt, Budget Control Act of 2011, U.S. House of Representatives, Public Finance
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Hagel: It was furlough 680K or deepen readiness crisis
By Tom Philpott Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered the furlough of 680,000 civilian employees for one day a week, from early July through September, to avoid taking deeper cuts in training and maintenance, which could have degraded readiness to the...Tags: U.S. Congress, Government Debt, Budget Control Act of 2011, U.S. Army, Military Equipment
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ANALYSIS-Shrinking U.S. deficit reduces pressure for budget deal
ReutersBy Jason Lange and David Lawder WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The chances of a deal between Democratic and Republican lawmakers that would overhaul the U.S. tax system, trim government spending and reform safety net spending programs appear to be...Tags: U.S. House Committee on the Budget, Government Debt, Budget Control Act of 2011, Public Finance, U.S. House of Representatives
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Analysis: Shrinking deficit reduces pressure for budget deal
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chances of a deal between Democratic and Republican lawmakers that would overhaul the tax system, trim government spending and reform safety net spending programs appear to be fading. A sudden improvement in the outlook for the...Tags: U.S. House Committee on the Budget, Government Debt, Budget Control Act of 2011, Public Finance, U.S. House of Representatives
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Bernanke's prepared testimony to Joint Economic Committee
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Below is the text of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's prepared testimony on the U.S. economy to the congressional Joint Economic Committee on Wednesday. Chairman Brady, Vice Chair Klobuchar, and other members of the...Tags: Real Estate, Prices, Government Debt, Market and Exchange, Finance
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LETTER: Health Care Plan Cost Doubles -- Time To Fire Obamacare Team
When President Obama was selling his health care legislation to Congress, he declared that "the plan I'm proposing will cost around $900 billion over 10 years."But with the law's major provisions set to kick in next year, a new analysis by the...Tags: Barack Obama, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Justice System, Judges
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Obama budget would cut deficits, report says
WASHINGTON -- President Obama’s proposed mix of tax hikes and spending cuts would reduce future budget deficits more quickly than under current laws, according to a report issued Friday that could rekindle the dormant budget wars in Washington....
Tags: U.S. Congress, Paul Ryan, John Boehner, Barack Obama, Budgets and Budgeting
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Retirement healthcare costs decline: Fidelity
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - Healthcare costs put a big squeeze on retiree pocketbooks, but the grip may be relaxing a bit. A 65-year-old couple retiring this year will need $220,000 to pay for healthcare for the rest of their lives, an amount that is eight...Tags: Medicare, Prescription Drugs, Consumer Confidence, Prices, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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ANALYSIS-Budget deficit cut adds to optimism about U.S. assets
ReutersBy Steven C. Johnson NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. companies are hiring more workers and home prices, stock markets and energy production are climbing. But a sudden narrowing in the U.S. budget deficit could trump all that - and provide another leg...Tags: Real Estate, Government Debt, Finance, Philosophy, Public Finance
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