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Hal Rogers's Continuing Resolution to continue government operations
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-Ky.) on Monday unveiled a continuing resolution to continue government operations and cut federal spending. The resolution eliminates earmarked funding and some federal programs for a total savings of about $4 billion. Below are summaries of the cuts provided by Rogers and the full text of the resolution.
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Matt DeLong
| February 28, 2011; 11:58 AM ET |
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Intel chief sounds a gentler note on Obama
HILLSBORO, Ore. -- Apparently Paul Otellini has decided that President Obama understands something about the U.S. economy after all.
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Perry Bacon Jr.
| February 18, 2011; 5:05 PM ET |
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Obama: Wisconsin budget fight seems like 'an assault on unions'
During an interview with TMJ4 of Milwaukee, Wisc., that aired Thursday, President Obama weighed in on the rapidly escalating brouhaha over Gov. Scott Walker's (R-Wisc.) proposal to strip public-sector employees of collective bargaining rights.
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Matt DeLong
| February 17, 2011; 2:00 PM ET |
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Budget 2012: Veterans Affairs
President Obama's proposed 2012 budget provides $58.8 billion for the Department of Veterans Affairs and places a continued emphasis on the care and benefits for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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| February 14, 2011; 4:42 PM ET |
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Budget 2012: USDA
The Obama administration is proposing $23.9 billion in discretionary funding for the Agriculture Department's 2012 budget, a decrease of $3.2 billion, with the biggest cuts coming from direct payments to high-income farmers, rural home loan programs and wetlands conservation programs.
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Kimberly Kindy
| February 14, 2011; 12:58 PM ET |
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WATCH: On '60 Minutes,' Obama focuses on economy
As The Post's Lori Montgomery reported Sunday, President Obama's first sit-down interview since last week's midterm elections focused primarily on one thing: the fragile U.S. economy.
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| November 8, 2010; 3:58 AM ET |
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Frank talk about an earlier Chamber of Commerce study,
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, October 13, 2008
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, October 3, 2008
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, October 3, 2008
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, October 3, 2008
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, October 3, 2008
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, October 1, 2008
McCain Stresses Bipartisanship,
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, September 29, 2008
Candidate Reaction: Wall Street Bailout Agreement,
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, September 28, 2008
Questions Linger Over McCain's Role in Stalled Bailout Talks,
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, September 26, 2008
Obama and McCain Issue Joint Statement on the Economy,
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, September 24, 2008
McCain Calls for Debate Delay to Focus on Financial Crisis,
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, September 24, 2008
Obama Needles McCain Over Wall Street Ties,
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, September 24, 2008
McCain's Barbarians at the Gate,
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, September 24, 2008
McCain Denies Reid's Claim He Backs Bailout,
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