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Sandy’s impact underscores need for national mitigation strategy

One hundred and eleven homes burned to the ground in Queens, flooding in parts of Manhattan forced the financial markets and subways to... Read More

Report: No Future in Oil Shale, Utah’s “Rock That Burns”

December 17, 2012 | Public News Service | Energy , Natural Resources

VERNAL, Utah - It isn't working out and it's costing taxpayers money. Those are two reasons a congressional watchdog group opposes oil shale... Read More

Groups Opposed to Farm Bill Inclusion in Fiscal Cliff Deal Speak Out

December 14, 2012 | KNEB Radio / Associated Press | Agriculture , Budget & Tax

Some farm groups and lawmakers would like to see a farm bill included as part of any legislation written to avert the fiscal cliff. But the... Read More

Senate unveils Hurricane Sandy bill

December 13, 2012 | The Hill | Budget & Tax

 The Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday released a bill to pay for damage caused by October's Hurricane Sandy. The bill would... Read More

For Federal Workers, a Fiscal Cliff Deal Carries Dangers

December 12, 2012 | Roll Call | Budget & Tax

Federal workers know the drill when it comes to big budget questions. With Congress grappling with another fiscal crisis, federal employee... Read More

Sand dunes spare NJ homes from Sandy’s destruction

December 12, 2012 | CBS Evening News | Budget & Tax , Transportation & Infrastructure

(CBS News) LONG BEACH ISLAND, N.J. - Six weeks after superstorm Sandy, FEMA said more than half a million homeowners want federal help.... Read More

Conservatives, Environmentalists Find Common Cause Against Tying Farm Bill To Fiscal Cliff

December 11, 2012 | BuzzFeed Politics | Agriculture , Budget & Tax

WASHINGTON — Although they may be natural enemies in the modern, legislative landscape of Washington, environmentalists and fiscal... Read More

After the Storm, New Questions Arise

December 10, 2012 | New York Times | Budget & Tax , Transportation & Infrastructure

To the Editor: Re “Resisted for Blocking the View, Dunes Prove They Blunt Storms” (front page, Dec. 4): Senators Charles E. Schumer and... Read More

Snake-Oil Deficit Savings

December 05, 2012 | Other Words | Agriculture , Budget & Tax , Energy , Natural Resources

Like things you spot in your side-view mirror, many of the budget numbers flitting around the debt talks are larger than they appear.... Read More

Obama, Congress at an impasse on fiscal cliff

November 29, 2012 | WJLA Capital Insider | Budget & Tax

In January, Bush-era tax cuts expire and across-the-board spending cuts kick in. The clock is ticking and Congress appears no closer to... Read More

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September 13, 2013

Syria: Excuse 535 To Not Cut the Deficit

Volume XVIII No. 37 Possible action in Syria has become the most recent excuse du jour for Pentagon boosters... Read More