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Budget Control Act of 2011

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    May 5, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  1. Obama should remember his veto pen mightier than sword

    President Obama had the opportunity this week to make an irresponsible Congress face the consequences of its own dumb actions. For reasons I cannot fathom, he took a pass. Rather than use the veto pen that must be gathering dust in some Oval Office...

    Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Parties and Movements, Section 8 (housing), Republican Party, Air Transportation Delays

    2. May 5, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  2. 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: U.S. Senate, U.S. Department of State, Air Transportation Industry, Parties and Movements, Immigration

    3. May 5, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Sequester virtue

    In the nine weeks since modest cuts to federal spending growth kicked in, we've waited for the parade of horribles that President Barack Obama and his subordinates predicted. What we've instead witnessed, to our surprise and probably theirs, is members of Congress and other government officials finally doing their jobs.
    In the nine weeks since modest cuts to federal spending growth kicked in, we've waited for the parade of horribles that President Barack Obama and his subordinates predicted. What we've instead witnessed, to our surprise and probably theirs, is members of...

    Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Parties and Movements, U.S. Department of Transportation, Justice System, Layoffs and Downsizing

    4. May 3, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  4. Guantanamo camp burns through $900,000 a year per inmate

    Reuters
    WASHINGTON, May 3 (Reuters) - It's been dubbed the most expensive prison on Earth and President Barack Obama cited the cost this week as one of many reasons to shut down the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, which burns through some $900,000 per...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Military Justice, Parties and Movements, Military Equipment, U.S. House of Representatives

    5. May 4, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  5. 5/4

    Our elected officials are supposed to follow the desires of their electors. Why is it when more than 80 percent of the people want stricter gun control, Republicans refuse to enact it? Be safe. Buy multiple guns for protection. Build a moat around...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Parties and Movements, Immigration, Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control

    6. May 3, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  6. After flight delays, will cancer move Congress to act?

    Reuters
    * Fiscal needs pile up but few seen as acute as flight delays * Congress may find it difficult to say no to cancer patients By David Lawder WASHINGTON, May 3 (Reuters) - As Congress sifts through a growing number of requests for targeted relief from...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Senate, Healthcare Provider, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Budgets and Budgeting

    7. May 14, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  7. Federal fire agencies face budget cuts

    The Spokesman-Review
    With a "difficult" fire season looming, across-the-board budget cuts are now hitting federal firefighting agencies. The result: There will be hundreds fewer firefighters deployed to battle wildfires across the nation this year. "We're going to be...

    Tags: Recreational Equipment Inc., Government Debt, Tom Vilsack, U.S. Congress, Budgets and Budgeting

    8. May 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Sequestration: 149 air traffic control towers are spared -- for now

    The 149 air traffic control towers that were scheduled to close this summer because of federal sequestration will remain open until at least September, government officials said Friday.
    The 149 air traffic control towers that were scheduled to close this summer because of federal sequestration will remain open until at least September, government officials said Friday. The Federal Aviation Administration said legislation approved by...

    Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Federal Aviation Administration, Air Transportation Delays

    9. May 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. FAA won't close air traffic control towers at small airports

    The 149 air traffic control towers that were slated to close this summer because of the federal sequestration will remain open until at least September, federal officials said Friday.
    The 149 air traffic control towers that were slated to close this summer because of the federal sequestration will remain open until at least September, federal officials said Friday. The Federal Aviation Administration said legislation approved by...

    Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Transportation Security Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, Layoffs and Downsizing, Air Transportation Delays

    10. May 13, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  10. Entitlements' unimpeded growth is a benefit to seniors

    WASHINGTON (AP) — With Congress increasingly unable to resolve budget disputes, federal programs on automatic pilot are consuming ever larger amounts of government resources. The trend helps older Americans, who receive the bulk of Social Security and Medicare benefits, at the expense of younger people.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — With Congress increasingly unable to resolve budget disputes, federal programs on automatic pilot are consuming ever larger amounts of government resources. The trend helps older Americans, who receive the bulk of Social Security...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, NASA, Budgets and Budgeting, Science, Fiscal Cliff

    11. May 13, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  11. Commissaries feel hiring freeze, fear budget squeeze

    Base commissaries face turbulent times as staff vacancies swell under a federal hiring freeze, employee furloughs remain a worry and the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) digests budget guidance for fiscal 2015 that will force new efficiencies on stores...

    Tags: Unemployment, U.S. Congress, Budgets and Budgeting, Defense, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

    12. May 13, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  12. Boston Herald Kimberly Atkins column

    Boston Herald
    In one way, President Obama's young age is a liability: He'll likely live long enough to see how poorly history judges his presidency. It's legacy-building time at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, and things aren't looking good for 44. Though folks in the...

    Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Parties and Movements, Immigration, Healthcare Laws, Benghazi

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