It’s always hazardous to predict the issues that will define the next presidential selection. But leading thinkers in both parties say that events of the past two weeks have locked in place a major part of the 2012 general-election contest.R…
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WASHINGTON — For all the complaining this time of year, most Americans actually think the taxes they pay are fair.Not that they’re cheering. Fewer people expect refunds this year than in previous years, a new Associated Press-GfK poll …
By Richard YeakleyReligion News ServiceWASHINGTON (RNS) The congressional budget compromise reached last week did not go far enough for some progressive Christian leaders who have vowed to continue their liquid-only fast in hopes of a “bette…
This story was reported in collaboration with our partners at Patch.com. As politicians in Washington fought over proposed cuts to the federal budget, Kristin Blankenship, a resident of Northern Virginia, began planning some budget cuts of h…
WASHINGTON — Paul Ryan, just 41 but already a seventh-term congressman, is the man making the House Republicans’ sales pitch for truly big budget cuts. And he’s doing it by talking about maturity.Americans, he says, “are ready to be ta…
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has summoned the top Republican in Congress to the White House on Tuesday for talks aimed at averting a government shutdown this weekend.Negotiations have stalled on legislation blending immediate sp…
I’M HAVING trouble writing about the GOP effort to reach a compromise over whether to cut $100 billion out of the 2011 budget, or just $50-60 billion. My problem is that I can’t really write about the advantages or disadvantages of one or an…
President Barack Obama will call for new government spending on infrastructure, education and research in his State of the Union address Tuesday, sharpening his response to Republicans in Congress who are demanding deep budget cuts, people f…
DUBLIN — Debt-struck Ireland braced for the painful details Tuesday of the toughest budget in its history, a condition for receiving a massive international bailout.Finance Minister Brian Lenihan’s 2011 budget is being unveiled and vot…
