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Obama Plans To Nominate Lew As Treasury Secretary
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The official announcement is expected later this week.
Read more...Fiscal Cliff: Congress Must Put Down The Gun
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The quest to fix the federal budget is now nothing more than a dangerous delusion.
Read more...New Round Of Fiscal Cliff Talks Friday
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More than taxes and spending at stake.
Read more...Obama Discusses Tax Increases With Business Leaders
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The president spoke at the quarterly meeting of the Business Roundtable.
Read more...The Biggest Threat To The United States Is Not The Fiscal Cliff
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The Fiscal Cliff is solely a product of our policymakers’ inaction.
Read more...Romney, GOP Figuratively Holding America Hostage
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America needs a leader right now. The GOP has not shown leadership, and Governor Romney is no leader.
Read more...IMF To U.S.: "Hey, Big Spenders"
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Managing Director Christine Lagarde urged policymakers to focus on boosting the economy now and worry about the deficit later.
Read more...ABC News Gets First Giffords Special
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A Giffords aide says, however, that the Congresswoman has not agreed to an on-camera interview.
Read more...Is Obama's Jobs Plan Dead On Arrival?
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Republicans hate spending. Dems hate entitlement cuts. This plan has both.
Read more...Dow Rebounds Following Announcement By Fed
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Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve. Image courtesy of Creative Commons.
Economic jitters persist even as market rebounds.
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