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Economists explain fiscal cliff meaning, effects
WDBJ7 ReporterYou've heard plenty about the fiscal cliff, but what does it all mean? The first thing that economists we spoke with said that "cliff" is a bad term. Slope would be the way to go. Everything that could happen as a result of a deal not being reached...Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Politics, Congressional Budget Office
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Candidates for the 6th Congressional District debate about economy, federal deficit
WDBJ7 ReporterDebate season is in full swing. The two candidates in Virginia's 6th district took the podium in Roanoke on Saturday. Political signs surrounded James Breckinridge Middle School in Roanoke. Inside people were hoping to hear some passion. Republican and...Tags: Medicare, Government Health Care, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), National Government, Politics
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Kaine, Warner address jobs, federal budget during visit to western Virginia
ReporterOne day after announcing his plan to strengthen the nation’s economy, Democratic candidate Tim Kaine brought his campaign for the U.S. Senate to the Roanoke Valley. U.S. Senator Mark Warner joined Kaine for a campaign swing that started Thursday...Tags: Timothy M. Kaine, Mark R. Warner, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), U.S. Senate, Politics
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Senator Warner says he will vote against tax cut deal
U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) announced Thursday on the Senate floor that he will be voting against the payroll tax cut deal conference report.
Congressional leaders hope to push the deal through Congress by Friday.
Warner said the payroll tax cut...Tags: Mark R. Warner, Will Rogers, Social Security, Milton Friedman, Politics
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Just how big is seven billion people?
ReporterThe world's population has reached a new milestone: the number of people on Earth now totals seven billion. Whether it's the budget or deficit or now people, billions and trillions are tossed around all the time. Besides being big it's often difficult...Tags: 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: Government Debt, Budgets and Budgeting, Newspaper and Magazine, Politics, France
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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...
Tags: Edgar Prado, Kentucky Derby, United States Statutory Debt Limit, Pimlico Race Course, Politics
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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: Jack Lew, Labor Day, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Congressional Budget Office
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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: Weather Reports, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Politics, Gross Domestic Product
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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: Budgets and Budgeting, Media Industry, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Finance
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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: Budgets and Budgeting, Barack Obama, Politics, Congressional Budget Office, Washington, DC
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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: Financial Markets, Jack Lew, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Congressional Budget Office
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