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Will Big Oil Keep Its Subsidies in a Fiscal Cliff Deal?

America's most profitable industry banks billions in subsidies—but there's little talk in Washington of putting these handouts on the chopping block. ...

Hot ETFs for the presidential election

By John Nyaradi Next week’s presidential election will impact sectors and exchange-traded funds regardless of who wins. Here’s your guide...

Washington lawmakers - All earmarks considered pork

By: Gene Smith Taxpayers for Common Sense states that in 2011 there were 39,294 earmarks for a total of more than $130 billion. It is...

Bipartisan House Defense Panel Erupts in Shouting Match

 The House Armed Services Committee has long taken pride in a spirit of cross-party cooperation. But when Jeffrey Zients, the White House\'s...

House Farm Bill Favors Arkansas Rice Growers (Arkansas News)

By Peter Urban WASHINGTON — The House Agriculture Committee takes up a 557-page farm bill this week that offers greater protection to Southern...

Congress Can Save $700 Billion by Ending Environmentally Destructive Programs (Living Green)

Congress could move a long way toward solving the nation’s twin problems of spiraling budget costs and environmental degradation simply by...

Doggy Glitter Gets a Share of Farm Bill Billions (Washington Examiner)

By Susan Ferrechio What does sparkly styling spray for dogs have to do with the 2012 farm bill? It's among the thousands of products U.S....

Fight looming over military spending cuts (CNN)

WASHINGTON (CNN) - The raging Washington debate over increasing the debt limit already is foreshadowing perhaps the next budget tussle...

Watchdog group calls for cuts to Defense health benefits (Stars and Stripes)

In a report Thursday, a nonprofit government watchdog group called for more than $586 billion in cuts to national security spending over 10...

Balloon Goes Up In Budget Battle (TIME)

Sure, there have been skirmishes over defense spending in recent weeks, but now they're shifting from small arms and irregular warfare to a...

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...