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Taxpayer group maps out an escape plan for 2013’s ‘fiscal cliff’

Taxpayer group maps out an escape plan for 2013's 'fiscal cliff' By Erik Wasson - 10/01/12 12:42 PM ET   The nonpartisan Taxpayers for...

Huelskamp leads push to waive some tarriffs

Huelskamp leads push to waive some tariffs By Mary Clarkin - The Hutchinson News - mclarkin@hutchnews.com While tariffs and duties on...

Downsizing the military

Washington's looming defense "sequester" would slash the Pentagon's budget by $55 billion a year. Would that imperil the nation? posted on...

Akin parses stand on pet projects in Mo. Senate bid after getting aid from conservative group

Akin parses stand on pet projects in Mo. Senate bid after getting aid from conservative group JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Rep. Todd...

US group urges $2 trillion alternative to fiscal cliff “time bomb”

US  group urges 2 trillion altenative to fiscal cliff "time bomb" By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON | Sun Sep 30, 2012 4:55pm EDT (Reuters)...

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...

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...

Energy Issues Electrify Ohio Senate Race (Chillicothe Gazette)

Energy Issues Electrify Ohio Senate Race By Deidre Shesgreen WASHINGTON -- When it comes to energy issues, Democrat Sherrod Brown and...

Republican Flood Insurance Bill Gets Positive Initial Reception (Insurance Journal)

A Republican draft of legislation to reform the federal flood insurance program would renew the program for five years, phase out most rate...

House’s planned flood insurance reforms ‘good start,’ but not ‘perfect’ (IFA Web News)

A draft proposal to reform the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is a “good start,” although it is not a “perfect piece of...

Engineering Boondoggles

While Washington is wringing its hands about the automatic across-the-board budget cuts known as...