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- End in Sight in Debt Ceiling Standoff? Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:47PMWith support growing for a $3.7 trillion bipartisan Senate "Gang of Six" deficit reduction plan, the original group met all together, by themselves, for the first time in months Tuesday afternoon to plot their next move given their newfound possibilities, including significant presidential praise.
- Albert R. Hunt: Politics, not economics, drives anti-tax stand Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:19AMWASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden, in the heat of budget deliberations, told Republicans that their intransigence over taxes was a matter of ideology, not economics. It’s also about coalitions and contributors.
- If government doesn’t quit spending or reach debt deal, lawmakers foresee ‘serious consequences’ Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:17AMArea lawmakers are apparently divided over whether to raise the nation’s debt limit ceiling or risk a potentially dangerous government default.
- Letters on Keystone pipeline, Social Security payments Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:40AMI strongly disagree with opinions expressed in a recent letter to the editor (Tuesday) opposing the Keystone XL pipeline to transport oil from the Canadian tar sands. Canada has proven itself a reliable friend and ally.
- GOP assails Obama; debt negotiators scramble Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 2:26PMWith time is running out to raise the national debt ceiling, the White House and lawmakers scrambled to salvage talks.
- Budget deficit on track to top $1 trillion Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:59PMshare: digg facebook twitter WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal budget deficit is on pace to break the $1 trillion mark for the third straight year, ratcheting up the pressure on the White House and Congress to reach a deal to rein in spending. Republicans and President Barack Obama are at odds over a long-term plan to trim federal spending. Republicans have demanded steep spending cuts in return for ...
- Opinion: Stumbling our way to a fiscal doomsday Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:45PMAS Default-on-Our-Debt Day creeps ever closer, America’s two major political parties have embarked on a round of ideological redefinition. Republicans have subordinated even the appearance of concern for many of their historic priorities — reducing deficits and the debt, maintaining a passable system of roads, even reducing Medicare and Social Security payouts — to the single goal of blocking ...
- No agreement in debt-limit talks Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 9:48AMWASHINGTON (MCT) — President Barack Obama, saying “we need to” resolve the debt-limit issue quickly, held a 75-minute meeting with congressional leaders Sunday that failed to end the impasse over how to cut deficits.
- Obama challenges GOP to compromise Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 9:40AMWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama declared on Monday there would be no deal on raising the government’s debt limit if Republicans won’t compromise, and he said he would not sign a short-term extension — raising the stakes on volatile negotiations with the clock ticking toward an Aug. 2 deadline. read more
- Obama turns to small-scale solutions to a weak economy Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 12:12AMThe White House, threatened by the high unemployment rate, proposes free-trade agreements and more spending on high-speed rail in the absence of more ambitious tools, such as stimulus spending. As White House aides search for ways to show progress on the economy, they are banking that a set of small-scale proposals may be able to win congressional approval and dent a chronically high ...
- Jobs numbers show weak recovery Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 11:53PMWASHINGTON -- The job market is defying history.
- Their View: We are a nation under the influence of two beers Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 11:51PMThink back to the last reality law enforcement show you saw (or personal experience, if you re one of the special few) and that moment when the gendarmerie pulled over that driver who was flitting about the highway with no apparent purpose.
- The only reform that will restrain spending Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 11:07PMWhatever happens when President Obama meets with congressional leaders of both parties at the White House today, no long-term solution is on the table for the spending habits in Washington that have endangered the prosperity of future generations. With...
- Weak hiring casts doubts on economic rebound Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 11:01PMWASHINGTON -- Hiring slowed to a near-standstill last month, raising doubts that the economy will rebound in the second half of the year. The report baffled economists who had predicted much stronger job creation. And it escalated a debate in Wash ...
- Friday morning headlines Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 1:51PMMark Lacter: Boehner pulls back on debt deal, local food banks are struggling, more cash for American Apparel, and LAX fined for security lapse.
- Clash of the Titans, Part 1 Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 12:46PMThe history of the Ford Motor Company has rarely been told accurately. The moments when facts trump myth are rare; and then immediately, with the sweep of an indifferent hand, the wave of historical misinformation wipes out the truth, reinstating and protecting the legend. Bottom line, "what everybody knows" about Ford is hardly ever all true.
- Pryor: Don’t blame Obama for high unemployment Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 12:36PMLITTLE ROCK — U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., said today he was disappointed by news that the national unemployment rate has risen to 9.2 percent, the highest rate this year, but he said it is unfair for Republicans to place all the blame on the Obama administration.
- National unemployment rises to 9.2 percent as hiring stalls Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 12:21PMHiring slowed to a near-standstill last month, raising doubts that the economy will rebound in the second half of the year after a spring slump.
- Ottawa Must Focus on Younger Workers: CLC President Comments on Job Numbers for June 2011 Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 8:09AMOTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - July 8, 2011) - The Canadian Labour Congress says that young workers continue to be victimized by high rates of unemployment and it wants Ottawa to create a strategy that would assist in providing full-time and secure employment for them.
- Debt blogs: Out of left ( & right) field ideas Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 7:46AMThere is no shortage of wacky ideas from the nation’s online peanut gallery on to raising the debt limit.
- NRDC: GOP drive to repeal lightbulb efficiency law overlooks $12.5B in potential savings Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 7:09AMCongress could vote on a repeal of energy-efficiency standards for incandescent lightbulbs, slated to take effect in 2012, as early as next week.
- Webb, Warner propose offshore Va. exploration Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 5:25AMSens. Mark Warner and Jim Webb introduced legislation Wednesday to open waters off Virginia to gas and oil exploration in 2012 and to redraw maps to encompass more territory for drilling and bring in more revenue.
- Nigeria: Adegbite, CAN Chairman Disagree on Amnesty for Boko Haram Members Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 5:11AMTwo prominent religious leaders in Ogun, Dr Lateef Adegbite and Rev. Timothy Ajibola, on yesterday disagreed on the advice by some leading personalities that the Federal Government should grant amnesty to members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect.
- New Improved EzPaycheck Payroll Software Helps Small Businesses Battle the Recession Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 1:35AMThe ezPaycheck software from Halfpricesoft.com speeds up preparation and printing of paychecks. New features increase user-friendliness and ease of use. Try it free for 30 days at http://www.halfpricesoft.comNew York, NY (PRWEB) July 06, 2011 With ezPaycheck payroll software, small business owners can eliminate frustration and slash the cost of payroll jobs. ezPaycheck ...
- Another Spin: Where have all the summer jobs gone? Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 4:32AMStop by the Rite Aid drug store on Walpole Street in Norwood and you’re more likely to be waited on by a gray-haired Baby Boomer than a teen or young adult looking for a start in life. And it’s not just Rite Aid, but all over town that Baby Boomers and older folks seem to have the edge in employment. This seems to be true in towns and cities across Massachusetts and around the nation.
- Bad advice for younger generations Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 4:26AMHUNT VALLEY, Md. (TheStreet) -- I read a Wall Street Journal article recently by a reporter for whom I have a great deal of respect, but who acted as a conduit for a fundamentally flawed (supposed) majority opinion on the part of some financial advisers -- that risk-taking in investing and financial planning leads naturally to reward. The article, "Come On Gen X, Take Some Chances," chides 30 ...
- Their View: A dangerous combination Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 4:21AMThe nation s high rate of unemployment has spawned a dangerously bad idea - that higher taxes on oil and natural gas companies would reduce the federal deficit and pave the way for clean energy and job creation. Neither Congress nor the people of this nation should fall prey to President Obama s plan to hike oil industry taxes so as to generate government revenue for developing clean energy ...
- Our view: GOP rigidity on taxes threatens debt deal Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 5:41PMThe debt problem is too little revenue supporting too much spending; the solution has to involve both less spending and more revenue.
- Dem leaders announce support for extended payroll-tax holiday Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 3:27PMLed by Reps. Clyburn and Larson, many House Democrats are backing a White House proposal to extend a payroll-tax cut. Read more...
- Keystone: Pipeline Battle Pits… Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 2:53PMKeystone-XL will rank alongside the pyramids in Giza as one of the most ambitious construction projects ever undertaken – if the $7 billion pipeline ever gets built.
