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    Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Some college students could pay higher interest rate on federal loans

    College students taking out subsidized federal student loans will see their interest rate double in July unless Congress comes to the rescue.
    College students taking out subsidized federal student loans will see their interest rate double in July unless Congress comes to the rescue. The rate on subsidized Stafford loans is a fixed 3.4 percent, but that's set to expire and revert to 6.8 percent...

    Tags: Financial Aid, Finance, Colleges and Universities, Money and Monetary Policy, U.S. Congress

    2. Apr 5, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Federal firefighters push for shift-swap flexibility

    When city or county firefighters have a family event or unexpected obligation pop up on a workday, their solution is familiar to most shift workers: They find a colleague willing to trade hours. But for the roughly 10,000 firefighters employed by the...

    Tags: United States Naval Academy, Darrell E Issa, Parties and Movements, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Fort Meade (military base)

    3. Mar 23, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. What hiring freeze? Federal government continues to post job openings

    While hundreds of thousands of <a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/federal-workplace/">federal workers</a> brace for unpaid furloughs starting next month, Uncle Sam is still looking to hire.
    While hundreds of thousands of federal workers brace for unpaid furloughs starting next month, Uncle Sam is still looking to hire. In one week alone this month, nearly 2,200 job listings available to the public were posted on USAJobs.gov, the federal...

    Tags: Barbara A. Mikulski, Employment, Budget Control Act of 2011, National Government, National Security

    4. Mar 12, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Twelve steaks and an arugula salad: Obama takes the GOP to dinner

    President Barack Obama had a dinner date last week with a dozen of his worst enemies, thus proving that the governmental stalemate in Washington, D.C., is driving him to unusual acts of political creativity -- or desperation.
    President Barack Obama had a dinner date last week with a dozen of his worst enemies, thus proving that the governmental stalemate in Washington, D.C., is driving him to unusual acts of political creativity -- or desperation. The president personally...

    Tags: Bill Clinton, Lyndon B. Johnson, Mike Johanns, Patrick J. Toomey, John Hoeven

    5. Feb 6, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Reactions mixed to Postal Service's decision to stop Saturday delivery

    Word that the cash-strapped Postal Service would stop delivering mail on Saturdays hit Lakesha Johnson hard.
    Word that the cash-strapped Postal Service would stop delivering mail on Saturdays hit Lakesha Johnson hard. "I think that's terrible," the Baltimore woman said Wednesday outside the city's Main Post Office on East Fayette Street. "When they want to...

    Tags: Finance, Labor Legislation, Dundalk, Darrell E Issa, Parties and Movements

    6. Nov 24, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Hunting for savings in military spending

    A pair of reports critical of military spending — on items as diverse as health care and dried meat — are part of the latest round of scrutiny of the Defense Department's budget as the fiscal cliff approaches. The nonpartisan Congressional...

    Tags: Inflation and Deflation, Defense, Interior Policy, Budgets and Budgeting, The Pentagon

    7. Oct 20, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. The second debate: Obama wins on style, Romney on substance

    In form, President Barack Obama came back strongly in Tuesday's debate with Mitt Romney, but substantively he continues to lag behind the Republican candidate. That's because the president has a record to defend, and it isn't a good one.
    In form, President Barack Obama came back strongly in Tuesday's debate with Mitt Romney, but substantively he continues to lag behind the Republican candidate. That's because the president has a record to defend, and it isn't a good one. Television being...

    Tags: White House, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Candy Crowley, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Mitt Romney

    8. Oct 27, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Families face long waits for Social Security disability benefits

    Jim Nicholas lay in a hospital bed recovering after a heart procedure when his attorney called with life-changing news: The Social Security Administration would pay him more than $206,000 in disability benefits, bringing an end to his nine-year court battle.
    Jim Nicholas lay in a hospital bed recovering after a heart procedure when his attorney called with life-changing news: The Social Security Administration would pay him more than $206,000 in disability benefits, bringing an end to his nine-year court...

    Tags: Health Insurance, Ellicott City, Court Administration, Dundalk, Judges

    9. Apr 25, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Change we can believe in: Scrap the dollar bill

    Americans embrace innovation. It is in our DNA. We are always on the lookout for new ways to do something faster, cheaper, better. From the horse and buggy to the automobile; from the rotary telephone to the iPhone, we're always willing to embrace innovation if it will make our lives more efficient and productive. Unfortunately, the federal government's bureaucratic inertia has stood in the way of one such innovation that would save the country billions of dollars while making things easier for millions of small business owners like myself.
    Americans embrace innovation. It is in our DNA. We are always on the lookout for new ways to do something faster, cheaper, better. From the horse and buggy to the automobile; from the rotary telephone to the iPhone, we're always willing to embrace...

    Tags: Business, Invention and Innovation, Small Businesses, Foreign Exchange Market, David Schweikert

    10. Mar 12, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Federal bill would provide money for bike trails

    Baltimore and other Maryland localities would receive millions of dollars in federal money for bicycle trails, scenic pull-offs and street beautification projects as part of a huge, bipartisan transportation bill expected to pass in the U.S. Senate as early as Tuesday.
    Baltimore and other Maryland localities would receive millions of dollars in federal money for bicycle trails, scenic pull-offs and street beautification projects as part of a huge, bipartisan transportation bill expected to pass in the U.S. Senate as...

    Tags: Gwynns Falls Trail, Finance, John Boehner, Republican Party, Herring

    11. May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Saturday's TV Highlights and Weekend Talk Shows

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    Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 26 - June 1, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies   -------------------- SERIES Trisha's Southern Kitchen In the season...

    Tags: Afghanistan, Alex Pettyfer, ABC (tv network), U.S. Marine Corps, The Washington Post

    12. May 23, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  12. U.S. Senate votes to cut insurance subsidies to rich farmers

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    * Wealthiest 1 percent would pay larger share of premium * U.S. would pay 47 percent of premium instead of 62 percent * Biggest House-Senate dispute is food stamps for the poor WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - The wealthiest 20,000 U.S. farmers should...

    Tags: Debbie Stabenow, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, U.S. Senate

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