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Coats defends his vote on guns
Although polls nationwide and in Indiana show overwhelming support for tightening background checks for gun purchases,Sen. Dan Coats, Indiana's Republican senior senator, voted "no." He says most constituents who contacted him wanted him to do just that....
Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Gun Control, Joe Manchin III, Barack Obama, Interior Policy
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Obama urged to make economy a bigger, bolder topic
WASHINGTON (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: Internal Revenue Service, Government Debt, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Washington, DC
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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: Politics, Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, Media Industry, Economy, Business and Finance
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Federal deficit shrinks at surprising rate
WASHINGTON — The federal deficit is shrinking more quickly than expected, and the government's long-term debt has largely stabilized for the next decade, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday in a report that could strengthen the Obama...
Tags: Government Debt, Barack Obama, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Debt Market, Finance
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Buena Vista school board OKs debt plan, may reopen
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Saginaw County's Buena Vista district soon could reopen its doors after the local school board on Tuesday night approved a plan aimed at bringing the district out of its million-dollar deficit. The Buena Vista Board of...
Tags: Politics, Students, Freedom of the Press, Detroit Free Press, Teaching and Learning
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District 15 tables iPad purchase
Fretful that dwindling state funding and rising expenses could lead to an estimated $7.9 million budget deficit, the Community Consolidated School District 15 Board of Education has delayed plans to buy $1.2 million worth of iPads for students....
Tags: Politics, Finance, Government Debt, Apple iPad, Budgets and Budgeting
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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: George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Social Security, Government Health Care, U.S. House Committee on the Budget
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Washington Co. budgets approved with no change in tax rates
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comThe Washington County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved the county’s proposed 2013-14 fiscal year operating budget of $245.9 million. The budget calls for tax rates to remain the same as last fiscal year, with a real estate tax of 94.8...Tags: Politics, Finance, Personal Income, Budgets and Budgeting, Employees
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Federal budget cuts put hurt on South Florida's feeding programs
Looming federal budget cuts are putting a big squeeze on programs in South Florida that feed seniors. In Palm Beach County, about 240 daily breakfasts served to the elderly were cut about two weeks ago after $147,000 was lopped off a county program's...
Tags: Politics, Budgets and Budgeting, Government Debt, National Weather Service, Budget Control Act of 2011
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Tax increase, fund balance drawdown under consideration in Windber school district
Daily American Staff Writer @DAPeteBosakWINDBER — Windber Area School Board members are taking a hard look at several budget options to deal with an anticipated deficit next year, including a possible tax increase. School directors are at work on a preliminary 2013-14 spending plan and...Tags: Politics, Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, Economy, Business and Finance
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U.S. House passes Pat Toomey's debt limit idea; Dent votes against bill
WASHINGTON — Lehigh Valley Congressman Charlie Dent was one of eight Republicans who bucked their party and voted against a debt ceiling contingency plan that was the brainchild of Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey. Toomey proposed the idea of...Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Charlie Dent, China, Patrick J. Toomey, U.S. Senate
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The wrong way for Washington to avoid defaulting
It's rare that the president explicitly pledges to veto a bill -- usually, the White House says the president's advisors would "recommend" a veto -- but that's what happened Tuesday. The measure in question is HR 807, the Full Faith and Credit Act, by...
Tags: Pfizer Inc., Tom McClintock, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Government Health Care
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May 20, 2013
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May 17, 2013
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May 14, 2013
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May 15, 2013
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May 13, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 14, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
May 14, 2013
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May 12, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 10, 2013
|Story| Daily American
May 9, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
May 8, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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