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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: The Huffington Post, Poverty, Politics, Chuck Hagel, Federal Aviation Administration
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Shoppers may buy more fruit, veggies when prices dip
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cut fruit and vegetable prices in half and people will load up on them, according to a new study that suggests price regulation may play an important role in future public policy. "Many people argue that we should educate...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), University of Pennsylvania, Recipes, Services and Shopping, Prices
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The 1% aren't like the rest of us
Over the last two years, President Obama and Congress have put the country on track to reduce projected federal budget deficits by nearly $4 trillion. Yet when that process began, in early 2011, only about 12% of Americans in Gallup polls cited federal...
Tags: Northwestern University, Budgets and Budgeting, Government, Personal Income, Unemployment
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Rothfus calls budget proposal 'pro-growth'
staff writer, @damichellegU.S. Rep. Keith Rothfus said the budget measure that passed the House Thursday is a pro-growth, pro-jobs budget. The plan, which passed 221-207, produces a balanced budget in 10 years without raising taxes. Rothfus said the last four years have seen...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Barack Obama, Medicare, Bill Shuster, Labor Markets
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GOP approves Paul Ryan's austere, balanced budget
WASHINGTON – The austere House budget drafted by Rep. Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) that has come to define the Republican Party was approved Thursday on a strict party-line vote, as the GOP argues that a balanced budget should now be Washington’s top...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Budgets and Budgeting, Personal Income, Health Insurance, Politics
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Push under way to increase access to healthy fare at farmers markets
Staff Writer, Copy EditorOn the one hand Vince Zazueta is glad to see more farmers markets sprouting up around the Valley in recent years. On the other hand, he said they have some ways to go toward better serving residents who have trouble accessing healthy foods. “That&...Tags: Healthy Diet, Personal Income, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Women, Infants and Children, Homes
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Does Congress have the heart to avert disability crisis?
Bonnie Lee worked for 12 years as a health technician for Kaiser Permanente in Southern California, started her own Web services company, and raised two kids as a single mother in Ontario. Then Bonnie, 51, moved back East to rural Pennsylvania and...
Tags: The Boston Globe, The New York Times, Bankruptcy, Government, Entertainment
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Column: Why do liberals fear success?
There are many successful liberals, so why do so many of them wish to subsidize failure for the poor, instead of showing them how to succeed? Take Dr. Ben Carson, as one example. Dr. Carson, the renowned neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital in...Tags: Parties and Movements, Same-Sex Marriage, Poverty, David Brinkley, Government
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Md. to partner with USDA to enhance food stamp fraud detection efforts
The Maryland Department of Human Resources will step up efforts to find people who sell their food stamps for cash or otherwise defraud the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, under a pilot program with the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
Tags: Electronics, Employment, Science and Technology, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Conservation
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On student loans, Hugo Chavez and Joe Flacco's taxes
Remember when President Barack Obama stuck a federal takeover of the student loan program into the "Affordable Care Act," AKA "Obamacare"? The dirty deed was accompanied by a promise that federal control would save taxpayer money and cut off all the...
Tags: Super Bowl, Tennessee Titans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Football, Dallas Cowboys
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50 years of Chicago's WVON: A Chicago voice that echoes nationwide
In the volatile world of radio, almost nothing lasts half a century. But a great Chicago radio station — WVON-AM 1690 — has managed the feat: The institution marks its 50th anniversary Monday and celebrates with a concert featuring Toni...
Tags: Chess Playing, Television Stations, Music, Martin Luther King Jr., Politics
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MarksJarvis: Stock market's rocky ride may not be over yet
Individuals who decided to close their eyes and try to ignore the excruciating losses in 401(k)s and other investments in 2008 and 2009 have to be feeling relieved now. The Standard & Poor's 500 — or the index that is frequently called the...
Tags: Philosophy, Consumers, Religion and Belief, Fannie Mae, Homes
Apr 5, 2013
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Mar 21, 2013
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|Column| Los Angeles Times
Apr 1, 2013
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Mar 20, 2013
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Mar 31, 2013
|Column| Baltimore Sun
Mar 29, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Mar 31, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
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