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Viewpoints: Learn from Reagan's lessons of recovery
January 28, 2012

Serious illness complicates deportation case
January 14, 2012

Paul Krugman: Are the 1 percent creating jobs to justify tax breaks?
November 26, 2011

On the Lighter Side: Super panel has pesky deficit just about licked
November 20, 2011

Paul Krugman: Taxes could and should be part of any solution to reduce deficits
November 29, 2011

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Analysis: Competing Plans to Tackle Federal Deficit
February 01, 2012 | Newsy.com

Gattuso Says Next President Can Vary Rulemaking Process
November 01, 2011 | Bloomberg

Study: Rich getting richer
October 27, 2011 | KOB Albuquerque, NM

Congressional Budget Office Wikipedia Information

The Congressional Budget Office is a federal agency within the legislative branch of the United States government. It was created by the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.With respect to the estimation of spending for Congress, the Congressional Budget Office serves a purpose parallel to that of the Joint Committee on Taxation for the estimation of revenue for...

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Reid budget plan would save more $$$ than Boehner, CBO finds
July 27, 2011
From the truth is stranger than fiction department: “Senate proposal to lift the legal limit on the national debt would slice $2.2 trillion from the federal...

The GOP’s Rotten Harvest: CA Republicans Gallegly, Lungren, Bilbray Reap Bad Crop with E-Verify
July 13, 2011
July 13, 2011 - A new report released today from America's Voice highlights the fact that mandatory E-Verify legislation being pushed by a number of California...

Health Insurance Exchanges Give Purchasing Power to Consumers
July 12, 2011
NEW YORK, July 12, 2011 - Millions of Americans will soon gain what they have long waited for in healthcare: Purchasing power that will make health insurers want...

Social Security COLA Change Would Cut Benefits, Betray Seniors and Families
July 02, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. July 1, 2011 - Obama Administration and Congressional budget negotiators are considering a proposal that would cut the Social Security benefits...

Jim Cason: How the Government Can Save $2 Trillion
July 05, 2011
July 4, 2011 - This summer, members of Congress are threatening to shut down the federal government or block efforts to raise the limit on how much the U.S...

House Democrats Introduce Legislation to Save More Than $100 Million in Medicare Drug Costs
June 16, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. June 16, 2011 — Representatives Henry A. Waxman, John D. Dingell, Sander Levin, George Miller, Pete Stark, and Rob Andrews have introduced...

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Our View: Is income really more unequal?
November 01, 2011 | AppealDemocrat
Congressional Budget Office study has claimed that between 1979 and 2007 after-tax income for richest households grew substantially more than it did for others. Let's look at...

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Guest columnist: By 2020, expect some sticker shock on Iowa cost of health care
January 26, 2012 | DesMoinesRegister.com
However, the Congressional Budget Office estimates the true figure to be $94,900. A footnote on page 65 of a budget office budget forecast said this:'' All income is assumed...

Could Romney Give Us Tax Reform Without Even Getting Nominated?
January 23, 2012 | Fractals of Change
Here are some numbers from the Congressional Budget Office for 2007 (latest available, unfortunately, since some of this must have changed in the recession): quintiles 1st 2d...

Take pride as' food stamp president'
January 19, 2012 | DesMoinesRegister.com
An evaluation of federal stimulus spending by the Congressional Budget Office ... The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says that tax cuts for high-income individuals and...

Ryan Streeter: We the voters have obligations, too
January 19, 2012 | indystar.com
Today, according to the Congressional Budget Office, it stands at 5.6 percent and will climb to 10 percent in 2035. Meanwhile, all other federal spending has remained at 17...

Ruth Marcus: Romney's skewed priorities
January 18, 2012 | indystar.com
The Congressional Budget Office, analyzing the Ryan cuts, found that states'' would face significant challenges in achieving sufficient cost savings through efficiencies to...

We need to reinvest in our infrastructure
January 14, 2012 | DesMoinesRegister.com
According to a Congressional Budget Office report last year, the Federal Highway Administration would have to double its annual funding level just to maintain highways at their...

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	Interesting read on CBO predictions on US Economy \| Economy & Trade \| Business \| Epoch Times: http://t.co/ZQZhZUPm via @AddThis Twitter: @ReeseGoldsmith
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	Congressional Budget Office released its monthly federal budget update. Here are the highlights: http://t.co/UZ5vu28w Twitter: @ZacharyNelson
	Congressional Budget Office Predicts Gloomy US Economy: Elmendorf gave a rather gloomy forecast on the US econom... http://t.co/xRKb4gXH Twitter: @Annette2947
	Congressional Budget Office Predicts Gloomy US Economy: 2 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC According to the CBO... http://t.co/6og3TgSs Twitter: @visiblysocial
	Congressional Budget Office Predicts Gloomy US Economy: Director of the Congressional Budget Office Douglas Elme... http://t.co/75xjHiSp Twitter: @360math