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Leading conservative says Obama will win tax fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — Five weeks after President Barack Obama won re-election and gained more leverage to make GOP conservatives bend on taxes, the new balance of power is proving vexing for both sides. Republicans still aren't budging on Obama'...
Tags: Republican Party, U.S. Senate, White House, Social Security, Washington, DC
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Democrats expand Senate grip but fail to win House
Democrats strengthened their hold on the Senate but failed Tuesday to recapture the majority in the House of Representatives they lost two years ago. President Barack Obama, in his freshly authorized second term, will face the same divided Congress in...
Tags: U.S. Senate, NBC (tv network), Michele Bachmann, Political Candidates, Christopher Van Hollen Jr.
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U.S. debt limit resets at higher level, budget impasse grinds on
Reuters* New debt limit reset at $16.7 trillion * No movement seen in Congress on budget talks By David Lawder WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. government added $306 billion in new debt during a four-month suspension of the federal borrowing limit, the...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Republican Party, Congressional Budget Office, Paul Ryan, Washington, DC
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RPT-ANALYSIS-Shrinking U.S. deficit reduces pressure for budget deal
Reuters(Repeats story with no changes to text) By Jason Lange and David Lawder WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The chances of a deal between Democratic and Republican lawmakers that would overhaul the U.S. tax system, trim government spending and reform...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, U.S. Senate, Budget Control Act of 2011, White House, Social Security
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ANALYSIS-Shrinking U.S. deficit reduces pressure for budget deal
ReutersBy Jason Lange and David Lawder WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The chances of a deal between Democratic and Republican lawmakers that would overhaul the U.S. tax system, trim government spending and reform safety net spending programs appear to be...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, U.S. Senate, White House, Budget Control Act of 2011, Social Security
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Analysis: Shrinking deficit reduces pressure for budget deal
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chances of a deal between Democratic and Republican lawmakers that would overhaul the tax system, trim government spending and reform safety net spending programs appear to be fading. A sudden improvement in the outlook for the...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Money and Monetary Policy, U.S. Senate, Budget Control Act of 2011, White House
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Budget surpluses spur tension in some GOP states, including Michigan
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Turns out that cutting was the easy part. Now Republicans who control a majority of the state capitols in the United States face a far greater philosophical dilemma — what to do with all the money when an improving...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Republican Party, Government, Executive Branch, Justice System
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US Republicans vow to fight for spending cuts as deficit shrinks
Reuters* Lawmakers reaffirm 10-year balanced budget goal * Seek to tie debt limit hike to tax reform By David Lawder and Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - Republicans in the House of Representatives vowed on Wednesday to press on with their...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, George W. Bush, Republican Party, Freddie Mac, Congressional Budget Office
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Rising revenues to shrink deficit rapidly through 2015: CBO
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The deficit is shrinking considerably more quickly than previously thought, the Congressional Budget Office said on Tuesday in a report that could sap Congress' sense of urgency to find further budget savings. In one fell swoop,...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Republican Party, Freddie Mac, Gross Domestic Product, Congressional Budget Office
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Federal deficit shrinks at surprising rate
WASHINGTON — The federal deficit is shrinking more quickly than expected, and the government's long-term debt has largely stabilized for the next decade, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday in a report that could strengthen the Obama...
Tags: Debt Market, Budgets and Budgeting, Dave Camp, Washington, DC, Government Health Care
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Obama's budget puts the onus on Ryan
WASHINGTON — When it comes to deficit reduction, President Barack Obama may have correctly taken the measure of Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles and U.S. corporate leaders; that's a reason why any deficit deal is more remote than ever. Two and a...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, George W. Bush, Republican Party, U.S. Senate, White House
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Child's play over the budget
WASHINGTON -- The budget feud on Capitol Hill is looking like those Vietnam War peace talks when negotiators bickered over the shape of the table. House Republicans, after howling for years about Senate Democrats' failure to pass a budget, are...
Tags: Harry Reid, Budgets and Budgeting, U.S. Senate, Parliament, White House
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