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S&P 500 trades above all-time closing high
NEW YORK -- The benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 index burst through a half-decade-old record as stocks continued their strong rally. The broad S&P index is on track to finish the day above its all-time closing high of 1,565.15 recorded Oct. 9, 2007....
Tags: S&P 500, Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Stock Market, Labor Markets, Barack Obama
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Noem: Parties beginning to reach across aisle
Rep. Kristi Noem senses somewhat better relations between Democrats and Republicans this Congressional session, but there are still a lot of major issues to resolve, she told an audience of about 60 people at an Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce Governmental...
Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Politics, Barack Obama, Metal and Mineral, Environmental Politics
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Courtney: Compromise To Avert Sequestration Cuts
The Hartford CourantUnless Congress crafts a bipartisan compromise by Friday, the Budget Control Act of 2011 will sequester — or cancel — $85 billion of spending planned for the rest of this year. The cuts would be mindlessly spread across all federal agencies,...Tags: Phil Gramm, Politics, Windham (Windham, Connecticut), Public Finance, Budget Control Act of 2011
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From Obama: Hail, Armageddon
WASHINGTON — "The worst-case scenario for us," a leading anti-budget-cuts lobbyist told The Washington Post, "is the sequester hits and nothing bad really happens." Think about that. Worst case? That a government drowning in debt should cut back by...
Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Budget Control Act of 2011, Government, Elections
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Now appearing: America's future
Another day, another outcry from President Barack Obama — this one in Newport News, Va. — about the parade of horribles that will arrive Friday when automatic federal spending cuts begin: air travel delays, weaker law enforcement, less money...
Tags: Conservation, The New York Times, Air Transportation Delays, Politics, Barack Obama
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Social Security braces for budget cuts, frustrated public
Checks will arrive on time, but nearly every other task the Social Security Administration performs — from answering phones to determining eligibility for claims — will be delayed if Congress fails to stop steep federal budget cuts from taking...
Tags: Government Debt, Social Security, Democratic Party, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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This won't last: Beverly Hills house for lease, $600,000 a month
How much would you pay to live where William Randolph Hearst and Marion Davies called home? How steep is too steep to sleep where John and Jacqueline Kennedy honeymooned? OK, rich kids of Instagram, what would you say to a Beverly Hills manse with a...
Tags: Starbucks Corp., Marion Davies, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, William Randolph Hearst
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Federal cuts could cost California billions
SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown arrives in Washington today to meet with the nation's governors as federal leaders deal with a pending deadline for budget cuts that could damage California's fragile recovery. The across-the-board budget cuts known as...Tags: Government Debt, Jerry Brown, Politics, Barack Obama, Executive Branch
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White House warns of education, defense cuts in Md.
WASHINGTON -- Maryland would lose $14.4 million in federal education funding, roughly 46,000 Department of Defense employees would be furloughed and 2,050 fewer children would receive vaccines if looming across-the-board spending cuts are allowed to...
Tags: Vaccines, Ocean City, Politics, U.S. Department of Defense, Annapolis
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Sequester is not just GOP's fault
It is nice to know that The Sun has received the White House talking points on the sequester and written an editorial based on them, as I expect nothing less from you ("The GOP sequester," Feb. 22). Blame can be attached to both sides. The Democrats and...Tags: White House, Politics, Barack Obama, Budget Control Act of 2011
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Most economists see 'sequestration' budget cuts as unavoidable
WASHINGTON -- With just a few days to go before new government spending cuts are set to take effect, what are the chances that another eleventh-hour action will avert the latest impending hit to the economy? Very little, according to a survey of...
Tags: Politics, Employment Opportunities, Labor Markets, Public Finance, Career and Workplace
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How the GOP may outmaneuver Democrats on the sequester
This post has been updated, as indicated below. Congressional Republicans may have found a way to force Democrats to accept the sequester -- for this year, at least -- thanks in part to labor protections won by federal employee unions. The sequester...
Tags: Section 8 (housing), Manufacturing and Engineering, Politics, Layoffs and Downsizing, Barack Obama
Mar 28, 2013
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Mar 27, 2013
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Feb 26, 2013
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Mar 4, 2013
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Feb 27, 2013
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Feb 25, 2013
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Feb 26, 2013
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Feb 22, 2013
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Feb 24, 2013
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Feb 25, 2013
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Feb 25, 2013
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Feb 25, 2013
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