Budget Battles
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Trump Threatens 100% Tariffs Against BRICS Nations
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Trump Ratchets Up His Tariff Threats
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Trump Picks Project 2025 Architect to Oversee Budget
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Trump Taps Hedge Fund Mogul for Treasury Secretary
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Trump Picks a New Attorney General Nominee After Gaetz Withdraws
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Musk and Ramaswamy Outline Plan to Slash Federal Workforce
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Trump Picks TV’s Dr. Oz to Run Medicare and Medicaid
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Could Congress Give 9/11 First Responders the Shaft?
A year-end push by congressional lawmakers to finish all outstanding business threatens to leave behind a multibillion-dollar bill that would extend health and compensation benefits for 9/11 first...
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Investors Optimistic, but Still Scarred by Great Recession
Today’s investors are more optimistic than they’ve been since 2007, but they’re not any better off than they were five years ago, according to the latest Wells Fargo/Gallup Investor and Retirement...
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4 Smart Job Strategies for Liberal Arts Grads
Liberal arts majors are among the graduates who have the toughest time landing a job offer. Here are four ways to stand out from the crowd.
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Why You Won't Be Driving an Electric Car in 2040
Despite lots of hype among techies and tree-huggers, the demand for electric vehicles has stalled at dismally low levels, and a new federal report expects it to remain that way for the next 25 years.
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Why You Can Get a Great Deal on a New Car Right Now
By John Schoen, CNBCDespite a burst of sales last month, car showrooms and back lots have been filling up faster than salespeople can close deals. That could be a problem for manufacturers and sellers if it continues,...
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Secrets of Black Friday Super Shoppers
By Mitch Lipka, ReutersA Black Friday neophyte will shop without a plan. The veteran shopper knows where to go and when, what to buy, and how much to pay.
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Home Improvement Gains Still Healthy, But Slowing
The double-digit gains seen int he home improvement sector will continue in the near-term, but the pace is expected to slacken by the second half of the year, according to a new report from the Joint...
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Bolting Bovine Replaces Germany's Oracle Octopus
By ReutersCould a runaway celebrity cow replace the late Paul the "oracle" octopus as the next animal with the ability to foretell the fortunes of Germany's national soccer team?
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Obama Must Act Quickly to Prevent a Nuclear Iran
By Mortimer B Zuckerman, US News and World ReportOpinion: The gravest national security challenge facing the United States is clearly how to prevent Iran from achieving nuclear weapons capability. It is also the most urgent. Conciliation has failed...
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Names of 9/11 Attack Victims Echo Across WTC Site
By LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama read a biblical passage about refuge and strength and the names of the Sept. 11 dead echoed across a transformed ground zero Sunday as the nation and world...
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9/11: Multi-millions for an NYSE Security Blanket
Ten years and hundreds of millions of dollars after 9/11, are the financial markets safe against physical and cyber threats?
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Economic Cost of 9/11: Three Industries Still Recovering
By Georgette Jasen The Fiscal Times, The Fiscal TimesWhile the overall impact on the U.S. economy of the September 11 terrorist attacks was smaller than expected, a few industries – insurance, airlines, and tourism -- suffered huge losses.
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Rumsfeld: ‘We Can’t Balance the Budget Off Defense’
By Maureen Mackey, The Fiscal TimesDonald Rumsfeld, former Secretary of Defense, gave a spirited argument for maintaining military spending during a time of fiscal crisis during an event Thursday night, in which he also said...
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Officials Probing Possible N.Y-D.C. Bomb Plot
By Jerry Markon and Greg Miller, The Washington PostU.S. officials are investigating a possible al-Qaeda plot to detonate a vehicle-borne bomb in Washington or New York City around Sunday’s 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. A handful...