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Budget Control Act of 2011

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    Jun 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. IMF urges U.S. to repeal 'ill-designed' sequester cuts

    WASHINGTON -- The International Monetary Fund on Friday urged U.S. officials to scale back its automatic federal spending cuts, warning that they were "excessively rapid and ill-designed" and were hurting the nation's economic recovery
    WASHINGTON -- The International Monetary Fund on Friday urged U.S. officials to scale back its automatic federal spending cuts, warning that they were "excessively rapid and ill-designed" and were hurting the nation's economic recovery "The sequester...

    Tags: International Monetary Fund, Public Finance, Government Debt, Christine Lagarde, U.S. Congress

    2. Jun 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. IMF warns U.S. not to scale back stimulus too soon

    WASHINGTON — Amid speculation that the Federal Reserve soon might start scaling back its stimulus efforts, the International Monetary Fund cautioned that a pullback before next year could hurt economies worldwide.
    WASHINGTON — Amid speculation that the Federal Reserve soon might start scaling back its stimulus efforts, the International Monetary Fund cautioned that a pullback before next year could hurt economies worldwide. Highlighting its concern Friday,...

    Tags: Public Finance, Economic Policy, Congressional Budget Office, Christine Lagarde, Budgets and Budgeting

    3. Jun 14, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  3. IMF urges repeal of 'ill-designed' U.S. fiscal cuts

    Reuters
    WASHINGTON, June 14 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Friday urged the United States to repeal sweeping federal budget cuts that will be a severe drag on economic growth this year. In its annual check of the health of the U.S. economy, the...

    Tags: Public Finance, Ben Bernanke, National Government, Finance, Government Debt

    4. Jun 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Sequester furloughs hurt airline on-time rates for April

    The furlough of air traffic controllers imposed by the federal sequester in April lasted only a week. But statistics released Thursday show that the resulting delays hurt the on-time performance of the airline industry for the entire month. The on-...

    Tags: Hawaiian Airlines Inc., Unemployment, American Airlines, Inc., Air Transportation Industry, Delta Air Lines

    5. Jun 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Boxer calls for congressional pay halt if debt limit is not raised

    WASHINGTON -- As Congress readied for a new battle over raising the debt limit, Sen. Barbara Boxer announced legislation that would prevent lawmakers from being paid if they did not increase the nation's borrowing authority.
    WASHINGTON -- As Congress readied for a new battle over raising the debt limit, Sen. Barbara Boxer announced legislation that would prevent lawmakers from being paid if they did not increase the nation's borrowing authority. "It is an American value...

    Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Fannie Mae, Barbara Boxer, Jim McDermott, Congressional Budget Office

    6. Jun 11, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  6. Stop the deficit extremists

    The U.S. economy is improving, yet Congress seems still to be in the grip of the delirium that shrinking the deficit in the near term is still a matter of paramount urgency.
    The U.S. economy is improving, yet Congress seems still to be in the grip of the delirium that shrinking the deficit in the near term is still a matter of paramount urgency. That's what's prevented lawmakers from dealing with their real task, which is...

    Tags: Chuck Hagel, Mitt Romney, Christopher Van Hollen Jr., U.S. House Committee on the Budget, Unemployment

    7. Jun 10, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  7. Senate panel approves Foxx as US transportation secretary

    McClatchy Washington Bureau
    WASHINGTON A Senate panel on Monday unanimously confirmed Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Anthony Foxx to be the next U.S. transportation secretary, a final step toward what is expected to be an easy confirmation by the full Senate. Foxx had a smooth confirmation...

    Tags: Penny Pritzker, Kay Hagan, Republican Party, Highway Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration

    8. Jun 10, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  8. Raydon Corp. wins $44 million combat-vehicle training contract

    Raydon Corp., a Volusia County-based military-training company, has emerged from a scrum of rivals with a contract potentially worth $44 million to produce armored-vehicle driver-training simulators, the Army said Monday.
    Raydon Corp., a Volusia County-based military-training company, has emerged from a scrum of rivals with a contract potentially worth $44 million to produce armored-vehicle driver-training simulators, the Army said Monday. The Port Orange company...

    Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Equipment, Defense, U.S. Army

    9. Jun 10, 2013 |Story| Reuters
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    10. Jun 10, 2013 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  10. Cuts to Alzheimer's research show folly of sequestration

    Many Republicans, and Democrats, never thought the automatic across-the-board spending cuts known as sequestration would take effect. After all, they might produce dangerous, if unintended, consequences such as potentially bankrupting the U.S. health care...

    Tags: Health Insurance Cost, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, Medicaid, Air Transportation Delays

    11. Jun 10, 2013 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  11. Next debt-ceiling histrionics could do real harm

    At this stage in the U.S. recovery, there isn't much that fiscal policy can do to accelerate growth. Some argue that we need another tax cut, while others would prefer increased spending. Neither is going to happen on a significant scale. Radical...

    Tags: Public Finance, Economic Policy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Unemployment Benefits, George W. Bush

    12. Jun 7, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  12. Jobs report, Wall Street increase pressure on Fed to show its cards

    McClatchy Washington Bureau
    WASHINGTON Pressure built Friday on the Federal Reserve to signal whether it's ready to begin scaling back its controversial economic stimulus efforts, after a status-quo May jobs report from the government sparked an unusual Wall Street rally. Non-...

    Tags: Moody's Corporation, Unemployment, Employment, Financial and Business Services, Unemployment Benefits

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