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Wrong to blame GOP for showdown
What a joke your editorial regarding pending federal budget cuts is ("The GOP sequester," Feb. 22). Do you not research information anymore, or do you just call up some liberal Democrats for advice? Maybe you're just blind and believe anything that...Tags: Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Politics, Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Congress, Steny Hoyer
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It's A Gray Area: Our grandchildren are bankrupt
The biggest security threat to our country is a failed economy, and today that is a genuine threat. How so? Because the simple fact is that for every dollar the federal government now spends, it is either borrowing or printing 43 cents. Obviously no...Tags: Judges, National Government, Bankruptcy, Afghanistan, Washington, DC
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Rothfus doubts Congress will stop sequestration
staff writer, @damichellegRepublican U.S. Rep. Keith Rothfus said he is against the automatic cuts that will come as part of sequestration, but he is not sure Congress will act in time to avoid them. Rothfus, who was in the 12th Congressional District this week, said Congress...Tags: Harry Reid, Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, U.S. Congress
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Letters: Washington's fiscal fix
Re "Obama pressures GOP to stave off 'meat cleaver' cuts," Feb. 20 As the next fiscal cliff deadline of March 1 approaches, when deep automatic federal budget cuts will come into effect, maybe it's time for someone to inform President Obama that the...Tags: Public Finance, Politics, U.S. Congress, White House, Barack Obama
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Gov't downsizes amid GOP demands for more cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and other fiscal conservatives keep insisting on more federal austerity and a smaller government. Without much fanfare or acknowledgement, they've already gotten much of both. Spending by federal, state and local...
Tags: Unemployment, Government Debt, Government Health Care, Washington, DC, Career and Workplace
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Looking ahead: NCBA's 2013 policy priorities
As a fifth-generation rancher and Policy Division Chairman for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA), I am pleased to announce our association's policy priorities for 2013. These priorities, along with other important issues affecting cattlemen...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, Politics, Environmental Issues
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Jos. A. Bank stock downgraded by Zacks
With Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. likely poised to announce year-end and fourth-quarter results this week, investors and analysts wonder just how bad it will be. So far this year, stock in the Hampstead-based men's apparel chain has sat out the stock...
Tags: Stock Activities, Nasdaq Composite, Earnings Forecasts, NASDAQ, Stock Market
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No debt agreement, no break
With no deal in sight to curb our growing national debt, America is going broke. So what do our representatives in Congress plan to do about it? Take a two-week break. Are they trying to see whether their abysmal 13% approval rating can sink any lower?...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, U.S. House Committee on the Budget, Public Finance, Patty Murray, Politics
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Real tax reform would force both sides to do some heavy lifting
Typical daily schedule for a member of the United States Congress: •8:30 a.m. — National Wind Energy Association: to discuss wind production tax credit. •10 a.m. — National Association of Manufacturers: to discuss accelerated...
Tags: Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Politics, U.S. Congress, Taxation, National Institutes of Health
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Letters to the Editor - Feb. 22
Editorial unfairly characterized Paul Miller To the editor: I was dismayed to read The Herald-Mail’s negative portrayal of Paul Miller, the former director of the Humane Society of Washington County, in a Feb. 14 editorial. I’ve known him...Tags: International Brotherhood of Teamsters, U.S. House of Representatives, Unemployment Benefits, Politics, U.S. Congress
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From the Right: The politics game is getting dirtier
Politics is a game, we all know that. But sometimes the game gets worrisomely dirty. The president has been playing politics and he has been playing dirty. And I, for one, am getting worried. In the dirty game people get hurt and in this game it is all of...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Layoffs and Downsizing, Yasmin (drug), Budget Control Act of 2011
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The true costs of the phony fiscal crisis
In most countries that experience a fiscal crisis, there is no ambiguity about the situation. The government is unable to sell debt at a reasonable interest rate. This probably coincides with a broader shift out of domestic assets, as smart investors...Tags: International Monetary Fund, Government Health Care, Government Debt, Politics, Economic Indicator
Feb 25, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Feb 22, 2013
|Story| Daily Pilot
Feb 22, 2013
|Story| Daily American
Feb 22, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 22, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
Feb 22, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
Mar 25, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Mar 25, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Mar 24, 2013
|Column| Baltimore Sun
Feb 22, 2013
|Story| Herald Mail
Mar 19, 2013
|Column| Imperial Valley Press Online
Mar 18, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
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