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54% of Americans want Congress to delay spending cuts, poll says
WASHINGTON -- A majority of Americans -- 54% -- want Congress to delay automatic spending cuts set for March 1 so the economy will have more time to heal, according to a new poll. Four in 10 respondents in the Bloomberg News poll said Congress must make...
Tags: Elections, Public Finance, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting, Washington, DC
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Cyprus bailout raises fears of tapping savings accounts in other troubled countries
The prospect of losing money in a bank savings account was once considered unthinkable, but the possibility sent Americans into a panic in the 2008 financial crisis, and the threat recently surfaced anew. This time the focus is on European banks and the...
Tags: Cypriot Banking Crisis (2013), Economy, Business and Finance, European Debt Crisis, Spain, Banking
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Despite campaign promises, government has grown under Scott
TALLAHASSEE – On the campaign trail, Rick Scott made it sound like such common sense: career politicians had driven the train in Tallahassee, and it was headed off a cliff because of spiraling government growth. Scott pledged to implement an...
Tags: Public Finance, Government, Public Employees, DOC: The Documentary Channel (tv network), Prisons
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'Sequester' budget cuts have not delayed airline flights
Despite predictions that sweeping federal budget cuts would lead to long wait times at the nation’s airports, airline on-time performances did not change significantly during the busy spring break period. When a budget battle between Congress...Tags: Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Budget Control Act of 2011, Southwest Airlines Co., Air Transportation Industry
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U.S. airline on-time performance stays steady over spring break
Despite predictions by federal officials that deep budget cuts would lead to long wait times at the nation's airports, airline on-time performance did not change significantly during the busy spring break period. But the cuts brought about by the so-...
Tags: Satellite and Cable Service, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Britney Spears, Air Transportation Delays, Los Angeles International Airport
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Video: Music in spite of budget cuts
Despite years of cuts to public education, McKinley School in Pasadena is turning up the volume of its music program with the help of a dedicated teacher and a nonprofit program that provides instruments for students. McKinley fifth-grade teacher Raimer...
Tags: Schools, Entertainment, Students, Music, Teachers
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Don't believe media: Sequester already causing real pain
Regular readers of this column have heard me say it before, but I'll say it again: I'm often embarrassed by the questions my colleagues ask at White House briefings. This week was no exception. Among reporters inside the Beltway, the latest narrative,...
Tags: Chuck Hagel, Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Budget Control Act of 2011, Layoffs and Downsizing, The Huffington Post
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Letterkenny Army Depot earns ninth Shingo medallion for excellence in manufacturing
waynesboro@herald-mail.comLetterkenny Army Depot on Thursday celebrated receiving its ninth Shingo medallion for excellence in manufacturing at a time when federal budget cuts are forcing operational changes. “Letterkenny will continue to raise the bar for itself,...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Department of Defense, Layoffs and Downsizing, Newburg, Iraq
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Salvation Army steps in for released immigrants
Staff WriterHumberto Abad Martinez, 53, left his home country of Honduras two months ago to travel to the United States in hopes of finding work. His journey included riding “the Beast,” a freight train that travels across Mexico and is notoriously...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Budget Control Act of 2011, Immigration, Theft, Budgets and Budgeting
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Senator Begich Furloughing Staff Amid Budget Cuts
Channel 2 NewsU.S. Sen. Mark Begich's office says Begich is furloughing more than half his staff and giving up part of his salary due to automatic budget cuts known as the sequester. Begich is the lone member of Alaska's congressional delegation to furlough staff...Tags: Career and Workplace, Layoffs and Downsizing, Unemployment
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149 air-traffic control towers to stay open 2 more months, FAA says
The 149 air-traffic control towers scheduled to be shut down Sunday due to federal budget cuts will be kept open for two more months, the Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday. The extension, through June 15, gives officials two months to...
Tags: Ray LaHood, Air Transportation Industry, Federal Aviation Administration
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Data mixed as manufacturing growth slows, construction picks up
WASHINGTON — Growth in the crucial manufacturing sector unexpectedly slowed in March as companies reported fewer new orders and less production compared with the previous month. The Institute for Supply Management's widely watched purchasing...Tags: Public Finance, Politics, Local Government, Industrial Production, Manufacturing and Engineering
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