Budget Battles
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Biden White House Lays Out Plan for Coming Tax Showdown
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Trump Tax Cut Extension Would Cost $4.6 Trillion: CBO
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House Kills Greene Motion to Oust Speaker Johnson
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Greene Backs Off Johnson Threat, but Issues Four Demands
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Social Security, Medicare Get Boost From Strong Economy
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Biden and Trump Joust Over Jobs Report
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IRS Unveils Plan to Crack Down on the Rich
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6 Things You Should Do Right Now to Protect Your Online Accounts
By Kelli B. Grant, CNBCBeware of schemes that could drain your bank account Beware of schemes that could drain your bank account The first sign of trouble was a call from Brooke Frizzell's bank: Had her husband, Craig,...
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Courts Say Employers Need to Lower 401(k) Fees
By Ellen Chang, MainStreetEmployees have been fighting back against high 401(k) fees , and recent lawsuits have proven that the courts are siding with them. The 401(k) industry lags behind the growth of cheaper mutual funds...
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This Hacker Wants to Save the U.S. Airline Industry
By Eamon Javers, CNBCChris Roberts says he didn't mean any harm. The security researcher was detained by the FBI last week after he tweeted—while on an airplane—about airline vulnerabilities to cyber attacks. Roberts...
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Super PACs: Dems’ Single Donors Outspent the GOP’s by 400 Percent
By Robert Faturechi and Jonathan Stray, ProPublicaThe wealthiest Americans can fly on their own jets, live in gated compounds and watch movies in their own theaters. More of them also are walling off their political contributions from other big and...
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Why an Executive Condo Could Be in Your Future
By Ansuya Harjani, CNBCWhat will the next generation of urban housing look like? Think ultra-connected, convenient and sustainable. Lake Life, an executive condominium under development in Singapore, provides a glimpse...
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Attending a Wedding This Year? You’ll Pay $673 on Average
By Kelli B. Grant, CNBCYou don't need to be the one getting married to say "I do" to substantial wedding bills. The average wedding guest will spend $673 per wedding this year, according to new data from American Express...
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3D-Printed Guns Are Big. They’re Getting Bigger.
By Michelle Fox, CNBCGun manufacturer Smith & Wesson is up almost 60 percent so far this year, but one strategist thinks long term it could go the way of Blockbuster thanks to 3-D printing. "I feel like in the future...
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20 Craziest Job Interview Questions
By Maureen Mackey, The Fiscal TimesIf you head into a job interview thinking you’re fully prepared for the most routine questions asked by a hiring manager or HR professional – think again. You might be thrown a curve like one of...
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Mac & Cheese with Ketchup? Kraft and Heinz to Merge
By Sruthi Ramakrishnan, ReutersKraft Foods Group Inc ( KRFT.O ), the maker of Velveeta cheese and Oscar Mayer meats, will merge with ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co, owned by 3G Capital and Berkshire Hathaway Inc ( BRKa.N ), to form...
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How U.S. Drones Can Find and Demolish ISIS
By Arthur Herman and William Luti, Defense OneAs Defense Secretary Ashton Carter settles into office , a formidable challenge awaits him: eradicating the menace of the Islamic State, or ISIS, in Syria and Iraq. In his Senate confirmation hearing...
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The Pol Who Sold Out 400K Uninsured Constituents
By Rob GarverIn the space of 24 hours, politics in the State of Virginia were turned upside down, and about 400,000 uninsured people lost their best shot at getting health coverage, when one Democratic State...
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Cybercrime Costs the Economy Much More Than You Think
A new report found that crimes on the Internet cost much more than previously estimated.
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Your Summer 2014 Reading Guide: 6 Great Novels
By Suzanne McGee, The Fiscal TimesPick up any of these books and it’s hard to imagine that you’ll have a bad day on your summer vacation. Even if it’s raining.
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D-Day: A World War II Novel’s Lessons for Today’s Troops
By Joseph H. Cooper, The Fiscal TimesTFT’s special tribute to D-Day There were U. S. boots on the ground in Iraq. There are, and will still be, boots on the ground in Afghanistan. Maybe there should have been cross-trainers and sneakers...
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HHS Chief Burwell Confirmed with Strong GOP Support
By Brianna Ehley, The Fiscal TimesRemember when Republican lawmakers were threatening to block Sylvia Mathews Burwell’s confirmation to lead the Health and Human Services Department? Well, that didn’t happen on Thursday. Not even...