Skepticism is high that Republicans would agree to raise revenues, or that Democrats would slash spending on programs like Medicaid, but economists called for both actions.
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Republicans Name 6 to Debt-Reduction Panel
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Republicans Name 6 to Debt-Reduction Panel
Friday, March 12th, 2010Program Will Pay Homeowners to Sell at a Loss
Monday, March 8th, 2010The Obama administration will offer distressed homeowners $1,500 to sell for less than the mortgage balance, along with incentives for banks.
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Program Will Pay Homeowners to Sell at a Loss
In Deal on Everglades, a Dream Is Deferred
Monday, March 8th, 2010Florida’s ambitious plan to reclaim the famed wetlands is instead on track to rescue the fortunes of United States Sugar.
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In Deal on Everglades, a Dream Is Deferred
Locked, Loaded, and Ready to Caffeinate
Sunday, March 7th, 2010Open-carry advocates, who bring guns into places like Starbucks, are a wild card for the gun-rights movement.
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Locked, Loaded, and Ready to Caffeinate
Job Market Stabilizes for Business Students
Sunday, March 7th, 2010Unemployment and public anger over bailouts remain high, but aspiring bankers find they can now get a foot in the door.
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Job Market Stabilizes for Business Students
For Auto Towns, Emissary Is Ambassador of Hope
Saturday, March 6th, 2010Edward B. Montgomery is helping depressed former assembly towns tap federal money to build new futures.
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For Auto Towns, Emissary Is Ambassador of Hope
G.M. Plans to Reinstate 661 Dealerships
Saturday, March 6th, 2010The number is more than half of the nearly 1,100 dealers who challenged the automaker’s termination decision last year, and allows the company to avoid costly arbitration.
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G.M. Plans to Reinstate 661 Dealerships
White House Memo: A Plan to Talk About Jobs, Elbowed Aside by Health Care
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010The president and many other Democrats, especially those facing re-election, had hoped the conversation would be back on the economy by now.
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White House Memo: A Plan to Talk About Jobs, Elbowed Aside by Health Care
The Cost of Doing Nothing on Health Care
Saturday, February 27th, 2010In health care, there will be no status quo, with or without an overhaul. Prices will rise beyond reach.
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The Cost of Doing Nothing on Health Care
Bill to Extend Jobless Benefits Hits a Partisan Roadblock
Friday, February 26th, 2010A partisan impasse in the Senate will cause unemployment benefits to run out for thousands beginning next week.
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Bill to Extend Jobless Benefits Hits a Partisan Roadblock