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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: Bill Clinton, Social Security, Paul Ryan, Parties and Movements, Government Health Care
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Bush deserves the criticism he's getting
When I read Stanley J. Glinka's recent letter defending the presidency of George W. Bush I wanted to laugh, but it was 6 a.m. and I did not want to wake up my still sleeping wife ("Stop blaming Bush," May 1). Now I know how people like Michele...Tags: George W. Bush, Parties and Movements, Federal Reserve, Michele Bachmann, Sarah Palin
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EXCLUSIVE-In rarity, Bernanke to skip Jackson Hole due to scheduling conflict
ReutersBy Alister Bull WASHINGTON, April 20 (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will miss the annual Jackson Hole monetary policy symposium this year due to a scheduling conflict, skipping the prestigious event for the first time since taking...Tags: Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve, Central Bank, Banking, Landforms
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America lags on plain speech
The Internet is changing how leaders talk. Leaders from Rome to Beijing and beyond are helping usher in a new era of plain speaking. But American leaders are lagging behind, stuck in old patterns of windy and obfuscatory speech. Around the globe, what's...Tags: Mitt Romney, Reddit Inc., Social Media, Xi Jinping, Unemployment
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Right now, home sellers, greed is not the answer
If you're thinking about selling a house this fall, keep in mind this real-life real estate parable. It's all about pushing the envelope -- being too greedy -- at the very moment your local market may be past its price-growth peak and is slowly cooling...Tags: Real Estate Sellers, Chicago Real Estate, The Washington Post, Politics, Finance
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What In Dow's Name Is Going On Here?
The Hartford CourantJust about any big run-up of the stock markets is irrational at some point, but Tuesday's record celebration has to be the biggest head-scratcher since the bull market of 2000, for anyone not schooled in the weird ways of Wall Street. By almost any...Tags: Google Inc., Gaming Industry, Health Insurance Cost, General Electric Company, Finance
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Greenspan says market reaction key to federal budget cuts' effect
WASHINGTON -- Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said the stock market reaction to the large federal budget cuts slated for March 1 will determine how much they affect economic growth. The $85 billion in cuts this fiscal year, part of a...
Tags: Government Debt, Budgets and Budgeting, Washington, DC, U.S. Congress, Federal Reserve
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Pope shows lifetime jobs aren't always for life
The world seems surprised that an 85-year-old globe-trotting pope who just started tweeting wants to resign, but should it be? Maybe what should be surprising is that more leaders his age do not, considering the toll aging takes on bodies and minds amid a...
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1980 Republican National Convention
FrameworkThe 1980 Republican National Convention nominates Ronald Reagan for president and George H.W. Bush for vice president.... -
Tonight: second presidential debate; ‘The Men Who Built America’; ‘Dancing With the Stars’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelThe second presidential debate is the night's most anticipated program. President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney meet in the town hall format. CNN's Candy Crowley moderates at 9 across cable news channels and major broadcast networks. The post-debate... -
A way around the debt-limit impasse
Contrary to conventional wisdom, the United States does not have to default on its debt, and the Social Security and Medicare checks can continue to go out, even if Republicans and President Barack Obama cannot strike a deal to raise the debt ceiling by...Tags: Social Security, Government Health Care, Ben Bernanke, Bonds, White House
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Term up for Social Security Administration's commissioner
President Barack Obama is expected to soon nominate a new head of the Social Security Administration, replacing an incumbent appointed by his predecessor, George W. Bush, but the White House is mum on who should take the helm at the agency, which faces...
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