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Meltdown 101: How aid to states could lift economy
The Associated PressThe nation's governors are seeking tens of billions of dollars in federal spending as their states struggle to survive the economic crisis. But how exactly would federal aid help the states -- and what would this sort of spending do for the nation's...Tags: National Government, Executive Branch, Barack Obama, Budgets and Budgeting, Regional Authority
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Obama seeks governors' input on economy
The nation's governors met with President-elect Barack Obama today to help craft an economic stimulus plan that would include money for ready-to-go transportation projects and programs for the poor that have been stretched by increased demand. Several...Tags: Bobby Jindal, Medicaid, Health Insurance, Government, Government Debt
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Dolphins Q&A with Harvey Fialkov
Sun-Sentinel.comAsk Harvey! Sun-Sentinel Dolphins writer Harvey Fialkov answers YOUR questions about the team! You can read his latest comments below. To submit your question, e-mail here. Please include your name, city and state with each question. ----------------...Tags: Brendan Haywood, Elton Brand, Etan Thomas, Chemistry, Ben Wallace
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Columbia businessman gets 3 years in tax case
A 57-year-old Columbia businessman was sentenced to three years in federal prison yesterday for failing to pay income taxes and file returns, according to the Maryland U.S. attorney's office. Anthony Edwin Dorsey Sr. ran an information technology...Tags: Prisons, Interior Policy, Personal Data Collection
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Viewpoint: Make financial rescue bolder, not bigger
The costs of Washington's bailout fiesta are now so huge that you can see them from space. The latest number, which includes the Citigroup rescue, is $7.7 trillion. That's roughly half of America's GDP. In fairness, it's impossible at this point to know...Tags: National Government, Citigroup Incorporated, Ben Bernanke, Personal Income, Barney Frank
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Legalizing drugs: The money argument
Friday marks 75 years since repeal of the Volstead Act, which made the manufacture, distribution and consumption of alcoholic beverages illegal in the United States. As the anniversary of the end of Prohibition approaches, modern advocates of a similar...Tags: Prisons, Punishment, Economic Policy, Local Authority, Health Treatments
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December 2: LIRR troubles, shared budget sacrifice?
LIRR derailed In five years of commuting on the Long Island Rail Road, I've been annoyed at delays, schedule changes and fare increases. But recent events put all prior issues into perspective ["Rush hour woe," News, Nov. 24]. The new, harsher reality...Tags: Grand Central Terminal, Medical Services, Railway Accidents, Pain, Migraine
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Hey, Buddy, can you spare a billion bucks?
Sentinel ColumnistSo I was talking to Orlando's finance director a couple of months back about the downtown venues. And she said the city would sell bonds early next year to build the Florida Citrus Bowl and performing-arts center. My jaw dropped so far I could have...Tags: Culture, Orlando Magic, Rich DeVos, Warren Buffett, Credit and Debt
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Suburbs face a storm of service cuts
Tribune staff reportersWith the season's first snowstorm already history, Barrington officials are making the type of calculations now common in budget-strapped towns: They have enough salt to get through the winter but only if crews thin it out more than usual. The belt...Tags: Contracts, Naperville, Evanston, Orland Park, Regional Authority
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Schwarzenegger declares fiscal emergency
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ordered the new Legislature in to work on its first day, declaring a fiscal emergency Monday in response to the state's deteriorating finances and urging lawmakers to "get off of their rigid ideologies."
But even as...Tags: Darrell Steinberg, Emergency Planning, Sacramento, Laws, Government
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Recession Q & A
carol.polsky@newsday.comWhat factors went into the determination by the Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research that an economic recession began in December 2007? A recession begins at the point at which the economy's last period of...Tags: Labor Legislation, Mortgages, Metal and Mineral, Local Authority, New York University
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Governors pressing Congress for help
The Associated PressFacing severe cutbacks in state services as the recession deepens, the nation's governors pressed their case on Capitol Hill Monday, asking for at least $40 billion to help pay for health care for the poor and disabled. The governors are also pressing...Tags: National Government, Government, Executive Branch, Local Elections, Barack Obama
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