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    Apr 17, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  1. Roanoke College poll shows Virginians undecided in gubernatorial election

    New poll results released Wednesday night show the race for Virginia's governor is far from decided.           
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    New poll results released Wednesday night show the race for Virginia's governor is far from decided.            Roanoke College's Institute for Policy and Opinion Research shows Republican Ken Cuccinelli has a narrow lead over Democrat Terry McAuliffe....

    Tags: Cell Phones, Executive Branch, Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), Ken Cuccinelli, Religion and Belief

    2. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  2. Should Congress take a pay cut?

    Federal government spending cuts have begun taking effect. Hundreds of thousands of federal employees are taking a pay cut. But not congressmen. Their own salaries are unaffected because member pay is exempt from the sequester. Should members of Congress find a way to cut their own pay, either through a change in the law or by voluntarily giving back part of their salaries? What’s your view?
    Federal government spending cuts have begun taking effect. Hundreds of thousands of federal employees are taking a pay cut. But not congressmen. Their own salaries are unaffected because member pay is exempt from the sequester. Should members of...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Barack Obama

    3. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Obama's budget: A put up or shut up moment for the GOP

    It's facile to say that if the extreme right and left of American politics dislike something, it must be a good idea, but in the case of President Barack Obama's budget proposal, it may be true. The president is taking one more stab at a "grand bargain"...

    Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Medicare, Social Security, Health Insurance Cost, Budgets and Budgeting

    4. Apr 17, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  4. A faint echo of 9/11

    WASHINGTON -- The morning after the Boston Marathon bombings, Ben Cardin, the first speaker on the Senate floor after leaders opened the day's session, marked the national crisis with some heartfelt thoughts on … school libraries.
    WASHINGTON -- The morning after the Boston Marathon bombings, Ben Cardin, the first speaker on the Senate floor after leaders opened the day's session, marked the national crisis with some heartfelt thoughts on … school libraries. "Across the...

    Tags: Benjamin L. Cardin, Keith Ellison, Osteopathic Medicine, Chuck Grassley, Justice and Rights

    5. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  5. An agency-by-agency guide to Obama's 2014 budget

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has proposed a $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2014 that aims to slash the deficit by $1.8 trillion over 10 years, raise taxes on the wealthy and trim popular benefit programs including Social Security and...

    Tags: Defense, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Prescription Drugs, Biofuels, Environmental Politics

    6. Apr 14, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  6. Congressional lawmakers address feedback, sacrifices

    The massive federal budget cuts commonly referred to as the sequester will be felt nationwide and will lead to furloughs at places like Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pa., while the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, W.Va., is facing layoffs, furloughs and pay cuts.
    The massive federal budget cuts commonly referred to as the sequester will be felt nationwide and will lead to furloughs at places like Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pa., while the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, W.Va., is facing layoffs,...

    Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Benjamin L. Cardin, Manufacturing and Engineering, Labor Markets, Elections

    7. Apr 15, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. The Obama budget and the appearance of reform

    — Well, at least we're starting to get the procedure right. Washington has rediscovered the beauty of the boring. It's called "regular order," using the normal, routine, constitutional process to arrive at, for example, a budget.
    — Well, at least we're starting to get the procedure right. Washington has rediscovered the beauty of the boring. It's called "regular order," using the normal, routine, constitutional process to arrive at, for example, a budget. Normal had...

    Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Fiscal Cliff, Retirement, The Washington Post, Social Security

    8. Apr 14, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  8. Tri-State-area lawmakers answer questions about sequester and its impact

    The massive federal budget cuts commonly referred to as the sequester will be felt nationwide and will lead to furloughs at places such as Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pa., while the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, W.Va., is facing layoffs, furloughs and pay cuts.
    The massive federal budget cuts commonly referred to as the sequester will be felt nationwide and will lead to furloughs at places such as Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pa., while the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, W.Va., is facing layoffs,...

    Tags: Renewable Energy, Economy, Business and Finance, Benjamin L. Cardin, Fiscal Cliff, National Security

    9. Apr 14, 2013 |Column| South Bend Tribune

  9. The Obama 2014 budget proposal and the appearance of reform

    WASHINGTON - Well, at least we're starting to get the procedure right. Washington has rediscovered the beauty of the boring. It's called "regular order," using the normal, routine, constitutional process to arrive at, for example, a budget. Normal had...

    Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Fiscal Cliff, Retirement, Washington, DC, Social Security

    10. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  10. Obama sends Congress $3.77 trillion spending plan

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is sending Congress a $3.77 trillion spending blueprint that seeks to achieve an elusive "grand bargain" to tame runaway deficits by raising taxes further on the wealthy and trimming popular benefit programs such as Social Security.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is sending Congress a $3.77 trillion spending blueprint that seeks to achieve an elusive "grand bargain" to tame runaway deficits by raising taxes further on the wealthy and trimming popular benefit...

    Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Consumer Confidence, Washington, DC, Social Security, Budgets and Budgeting

    11. Apr 12, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Cardin pledges to press for sequestration alternative in town hall meetings

    Sen. Ben Cardin lamented snowballing damage from federal budget cuts in town hall meetings with <a href=&quot;http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/federal-workplace/">federal workers</a> and small-business leaders Friday, pledging to work toward an alternative budget solution by October.
    Sen. Ben Cardin lamented snowballing damage from federal budget cuts in town hall meetings with federal workers and small-business leaders Friday, pledging to work toward an alternative budget solution by October. But he acknowledged that achieving a...

    Tags: Benjamin L. Cardin, NASA, Budgets and Budgeting, Small Businesses, U.S. Senate

    12. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Now on the table: Entitlements

    <em>At a Republican presidential debate in 2011, all eight candidates on the stage said they would reject a budget deal that raised taxes even if it had $10 of spending cuts for every dollar of tax increases. At Tuesday's protest, I put the reverse question to participants: Could they accept a dollar of cuts in Medicare and Social Security benefits for every $10 of increased taxes on corporations and the wealthy? All (the leaders) I asked said they would decline.</em>
    At a Republican presidential debate in 2011, all eight candidates on the stage said they would reject a budget deal that raised taxes even if it had $10 of spending cuts for every dollar of tax increases. At Tuesday's protest, I put the reverse question...

    Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Breads, Social Security, John Boehner

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