House plans votes on spending and taxes in early evening
House Republicans have scheduled two early evening votes Thursday, one on an alternative to automatic spending cuts due to take effect Jan. 2, the other on the plan to continue…Click to Continue »
View ArticleObama tries to get stalled cliff talks back on track
President Barack Obama on Friday tried to jumpstart stalled talks over how to avert the fiscal cliff, urging congressional leaders to craft a less ambitious deal that keeps tax rates…Click to Continue »
View ArticleObama tries to get stalled cliff talks back on track
Obama tries to get fiscal cliff talks back on track.Click to Continue »
View ArticleHere are some routes to avoid looming ‘fiscal cliff’
When President Barack Obama and Congress return to Washington later this week, the countdown to the fiscal cliff will be measured in days _ yet no one really knows how,Click to Continue »
View ArticleHouse GOP leaders say Senate has to make next move to avoid cliff
House of Representatives leaders talked Wednesday and said they'd wait for the Senate to act on legislation to avert the fiscal cliff. House leaders said that once the Senate acts,Click to Continue »
View ArticleGallup: People less optimistic about cliff deal
People are growing pessimistic that the White House and congressional leaders can reach an agreement on avoiding the fiscal cliff, a new Gallup poll said Wednesday.Click to Continue »
View ArticleReid spokesman: GOP should 'drop their knee-jerk obstruction'
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's spokesman swung back hard at House of Representatives Republicans Wednesday, after GOP leaders said the Senate should consider House-passed tax and spending...
View ArticleU.S. will reach federal debt limit on New Year’s Eve
The government will reach the $16.4 trillion debt limit Monday, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told congressional leaders Wednesday, adding a new and possibly dramatic wrinkle to negotiations...
View ArticleCalifornia's budget recovery may be wrecked by fiscal cliff tumble
Gov. Jerry Brown and California lawmakers struck an upbeat tone in recent weeks as they enjoyed their most positive budget outlook since the economic downturn.Click to Continue »
View ArticleBudget cliffhanger: talks drag into final hours
The White House and congressional leaders worked overtime Sunday to ward off tax increases set to kick in for most Americans, with Republican leaders signaling a grudging acceptance that some…Click to...
View ArticleHouse approves fiscal deal
Americas not going over the fiscal cliff, as the House of Representatives Tuesday approved the last-minute deal to pull the nation away from the brink of economic chaos.Click to Continue »
View ArticleShutdown sitdown results in more partisan wrangling
Shutdown sitdown does little to solve government impasse.Click to Continue »
View ArticleShutdown is Tea Party's greatest success in spending cut quest
Tea Party claims shutdown as greatest victory in quest against runaway fed spending.Click to Continue »
View ArticleFiscal cliff causes estate planning conundrum
With the impending fiscal cliff, financial planning will be impacted.Click to Continue »
View ArticleEstate tax drama builds on edge of ‘fiscal cliff’
Glen Cope owns 500 head of cattle on about 2,500 acres near Aurora, Mo. Like most farmers and ranchers he's worried about the weather, the price he gets for his…Click to Continue »
View ArticleWhite House won’t rule out age increase for Medicare
A Republican proposal to raise Medicares eligibility age gradually from 65 to 67 has gotten the cold shoulder from congressional Democrats, but an awkward silence from the White House.Click to...
View ArticleObama offers new fiscal cliff proposal; deal may be nearer
President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner moved closer to a deal on tax increases and spending cuts late Monday, though some details remain to meet an end-of-the-year deadline.Click to...
View Article2 million will lose jobless benefit if Congress fails to act
Ever since she lost her graphic design job at a printing company in April, Dorothy Winn of Fresno, Calif., has been looking for that elusive “next job” and wondering how…Click to Continue »
View ArticleObama, Boehner return to verbal fisticuffs on fiscal cliff
President Barack Obama on Wednesday accused House Republicans of letting their animosity toward him prevent them from approving a deal to avert the nation’s imminent fiscal crisis, even though...
View ArticleBoehner's Plan B gets heated responses
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John A. Boehner's "Plan B" on the budget talks, bringing to a vote his proposal to extend expiring tax breaks for all but those Americans who…Click to Continue »
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