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Ghosts of incinerator bond deal haunt Harrisburg election
Reuters* Democratic Party primary is on Tuesday * City is poster child for mismanaged public finances By Hilary Russ May 19 (Reuters) - In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's cash-hungry capital city, local political battles are waged much as they are across the...Tags: Elections, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Local Government, Primaries, Democratic Party
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Obama allies and former aides urge him to make economy a bigger, bolder topic
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Five months into President Barack Obama's second term, allies and former top aides worry that his overarching goal of economic opportunity has been diminished, partly drowned out by controversies seized upon by Republicans in an...Tags: Congressional Budget Office, Barack Obama, Government Debt, David Axelrod, Denis R. McDonough
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Obama administration needs to change the conversation
By WILLIAM P. HOJNACKI I am very disappointed in the way that the Obama administration is dealing with the Republicans in the ongoing discussions concerning the federal budget. The administration has, once again, allowed the Republicans to set the agenda...Tags: Unemployment Benefits, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Productivity, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Politics
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Bundesbank chief says France must take deficit cuts seriously
ReutersBERLIN, May 19 (Reuters) - France has a special responsibility as a euro zone heavyweight to take deficit reduction rules seriously, even though its budget deficit is above target, Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann said in an interview published on...Tags: France, Money and Monetary Policy, Newspaper and Magazine, Government Debt, Germany
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Race-by-race results from Preakness Day
Race 1: Jockey Joel Rosario rode Aussi Austin to victory in the first of 13 races on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course. Bake Shop took second and Pretension finished third in the 1 1/16-mile dirt race. The winner finished in 1:45.23. Bake Shop and...
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Treasury gears up to buy time under reimposed debt cap
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday notified Congress it was prepared to take a series of steps to free up about $260 billion so it can keep paying the nation's bills once a temporary suspension in the government's debt ceiling...Tags: Fannie Mae, Local Government, Congressional Budget Office, Jack Lew, Barack Obama
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Obama budget cuts deficit $1.1 trillion over decade: CBO
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Near-term U.S. deficits under President Barack Obama's 2014 budget plan would be higher than those forecast by the Congressional Budget Office this week but $1.1 trillion lower than what it estimates over the coming decade, CBO said...Tags: Fannie Mae, Weather, Budget Control Act of 2011, Congressional Budget Office, Barack Obama
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Burbank, Glendale schools hold breath over budget
Despite plans by Gov. Jerry Brown to spend roughly $1.6 billion more on education, local school officials this week remained only cautiously optimistic about their financial prospects. The additional funding included in Brown's budget revision...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Media Industry, Finance, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting
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Obama budget would cut US deficit by $1.1 trillion over decade-CBO
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Near-term U.S. deficits under President Barack Obama's latest budget plan would be higher than the most recent estimates by the Congressional Budget Office, but $1.1 trillion lower over the coming decade, CBO said on Friday....Tags: Congressional Budget Office, Barack Obama, Washington, DC, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting
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FACTBOX-U.S. Treasury's tools to delay hitting debt limit
ReutersMay 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Friday announced a series of steps the Obama administration is prepared to take so it can keep paying the nation's bills once a temporary suspension of the cap on the U.S. government's debt expires...Tags: Local Government, Fannie Mae, Congressional Budget Office, Jack Lew, Securities
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Budget crisis, union ties weigh heavily in Los Angeles mayor race
Reuters* Los Angeles mayoral election comes amid budget crisis * Race between two liberal Democrats * Critics fear salary, pension costs will continue to rise By Tim Reid LOS ANGELES, May 17 (Reuters) - Amid the mudslinging that has marked Los Angeles'...Tags: Elections, Pension and Welfare, Interior Policy, Wendy Greuel, Eric Garcetti
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COLUMN-Tightness returns to the LME lead market: Andy Home
Reuters(Andy Home is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own) By Andy Home LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - Cash-date tightness has returned to the London Metal Exchange (LME) lead market. You'd be forgiven for not noticing. It's been more of a...Tags: Glencore International AG, Exide Technologies, Malaysia, Politics
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