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Deficit Down Budget deficit slashed after "fiscal cliff" tax deal. CNN: "The annual deficit has fallen 32% over the first seven months of this fiscal year compared with same period last year, according to Congressional Budget Office figures ... Tax collections rose by...

Europe (Not) Giving Up Austerity French declare end to "austerity dogma." Reuters: "The European Commission on Friday gave France two more years to meet its budget deficit target because of the country's poor economic outlook within the recession-hit euro zone. 'This...

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Sequester Nation For All (Except Air Travelers) Sequester slashes CA jobless aid. KGO-TV: "Federal unemployment benefits will be cut by 18 percent due to the federal sequester spending cuts that Congress allowed to automatically kick in to reduce the deficit ... The...

Obama Budget Splits Dems "Obama Budget Strategy Irks Democrats" reports Roll Call: "Several Democratic sources outside the White House ... said Obama’s budget release this week is not just a bad bargaining stance but also another instance in which the president...

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Obama Budget Splits Dems "Obama Budget Strategy Irks Democrats" reports Roll Call: "Several Democratic sources outside the White House ... said Obama’s budget release this week is not just a bad bargaining stance but also another instance in which the president...

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