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The Inevitable Government Shutdown
The American Prospect - 2 days agoFunding for government services runs out on March 4, and while both parties want to pass a short-term Budget bill that will keep things running until a more permanent solution is negotiated, House Republicans are using their new majority to demand…
Read more >>Dem Sen: Form a Panel, Strike a Deal
National Review Online - 2 days agoAn on-the-run Democrat speaks out from Illinois. The Janesville Gazette reports: [State Sen. Tim] Cullen [D., Janesville] said the senators were to meet again Monday night to discuss their situation. “Right now, everybody is solid. I donR…
Read more >>Obama and GOP focused on spending cuts, but polls show Americans want jobs
Examiner.com - 9 days agoAt last there is some Bipartisanship in Washington D.C. For the last two months Republicans in the House and Senate have called for drastic Spending Cuts in the federal Budget. For much of the time the GOP was short on specifics, but l…
Read more >>House Dems Push GOP To Include Help For Long-Term Unemployed In Budget Measure
The Huffington Post - 9 days agoThe House Democrats who introduced longshot Legislation that would help the long-term jobless asked Republicans on Tuesday to consider their request for further Unemployment aid even as the GOP scrambles for new ways to cut the federal Budget. …
Read more >>Analysis: Obama budget plan reveals vastly diminished ambitions
Washington Post - 14th Feb 2011
President Obama's new Budget plan was quickly dismissed Monday by Republican leaders, but the document serves as a measure of his presidency - revealing vastly diminished ambitions and practical political calculations. This Story Analysis: Obam…
Read more >>We are all 99ers
Examiner.com - 14th Feb 2011The voices of the people are getting louder, emboldened by Tunisia, emboldened by Egypt. 99ers aren’t going to suffer in silence any longer, aren’t going to fade away to dust without a swirl of energy, without a loud cry for help that …
Read more >>Obama to unveil US budget plans
BBC News - 14th Feb 2011
US President Barack Obama will unveil a 2012 Budget plan later, which is expected to cut Domestic Spending. Cuts are expected to hit home heating, community development and education, as Washington aims to cut $1.1tn (£690bn) from the US Defi…
Read more >>Obama Budget Proposal: Cuts To Target Working Poor, Middle Class & Students (LIVE UPDATES)
The Huffington Post - 13th Feb 2011WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama, less than two months after signing Tax Cuts for the wealthiest Americans into law, is poised to propose a Budget to Congress that attacks programs that assist the working poor, help the needy heat their homes…
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