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Grim Milestone: The Third Anniversary of Obama's Failed Stimulus Fri Feb 17

Guy Benson
Big Dollars for Transportation Mon Feb 6

Dan Holler

Congress will take center stage for the next couple of weeks as the spotlight recedes from the presidential primary process. The opening act is a tragedy about a party drifting away from its small government roots. ... more
Obama's Failing CBO Report Card on Jobs, Debt and Weakening Economic Growth Thu Feb 2

Donald Lambro

The Congressional Budget Office gave us a forecast preview Wednesday of the frightening fiscal catastrophe that threatens to engulf the government in a sea of debt. ... more
U.S. set for fourth year of $1 trillion-plus deficit: CBO Tue Jan 31

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Federal budget deficit to dip to $1.1T, CBO says Tue Jan 31

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White House Panic: Gruesome 2012 Economic Forecast Could Doom Obama Tue Jan 31

Guy Benson
U.S. set for fourth year of $1 trillion-plus deficit: CBO Tue Jan 31

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Confirmed: Federal Workers Earn More Than Private Sector Counterparts Tue Jan 31

Guy Benson
U.S. set for fourth year of $1 trillion-plus deficit: CBO Tue Jan 31

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New CBO Reports Show Stimulus Even Less Effective Than Previously Believed Wed Dec 14

Kevin Glass

Buried within the Congressional Budget Office's most recent report on the progress of President Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was a surprising admission: the CBO now estimates the stimulus might have been only half as effective as previously thought. ... more
Most of the unemployed no longer receive benefits Sat Nov 5

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FACT CHECK: The myths of Obamacare in GOP campaign Fri Nov 4

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FACT CHECK: The myths of Obamacare in GOP campaign Thu Nov 3

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Analysis: Budget chicanery could tempt deficit panel Mon Oct 31

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U.S. deficit-reduction talks intensify Fri Oct 21

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U.S. deficit-reduction talks intensify Thu Oct 20

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Obama's Kill Jobs Bill Tue Oct 18

Bob Beauprez

Bloomberg doubted Zandi and the President's projections, too. They surveyed 34 other economists. Not one was as optimistic as Zandi. In fact the average job creation estimate by the group was a paltry 288,000. Five said the legislation would produce zero new jobs. Since Obama's wants to spend $447 billion to get there, if the average estimate were to come true that works out to $1.6 million per job. ... more
White House waffling on long-term care plan? Mon Oct 17

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Obama administration pulls part of healthcare law Fri Oct 14

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US gov't runs $1.3 trillion budget deficit in 2011 Fri Oct 14

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Ahead of the Bell: Budget Deficit Fri Oct 14

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What is Barack Obama's Long Term Game on Taxes? Wed Oct 12

Michael Medved

Considered in isolation, payroll tax cuts in the jobs bill look like a crass political stunt: reducing revenues by $240 billion next year and then magically disappearing right after the November elections. ... more
Limits on supplemental Medicare plans eyed Mon Oct 10

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CBO estimates $1.3 trillion deficit for 2011 Fri Oct 7

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A Stimulus We All Could (Or Should) Support Thu Sep 29

Hugh Hewitt

There's a stimulus plan that President Obama could put forward that would attract strong bipartisan support and which would also produce great jobs at great wages while strengthening the nation's defenses. ... more

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