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Budget Battles

  • San Antonio Mayor to Tout 'American Dream' in Keynote

    By Corrie MacLaggan

    Julian Castro, 37, mayor of San Antonio, TX, America's seventh largest city, will be in the spotlight Tuesday night at the Democratic convention in Charlotte, N.C., when he delivers the keynote...

  • Labor Day Blues for Families with Stagnant Income

    By Merrill Goozner, The Fiscal Times

    More than three years after the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, Labor Day 2012 finds American families still struggling to catch up from the devastating losses suffered during the...

  • GOP Not Alone in Cutting Costs for Public Pensions

    By Josh Boak, The Fiscal Times

    To hear it from Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie at the Republican National Convention last week, only the GOP is willing to challenge public employee unions. But when...

  • Candidates Tied As Democrats Look to Charlotte Convention

    By Steve Holland, Reuters

    President Barack Obama enters an important campaign week tied with Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found on Sunday, leaving the incumbent an opportunity to edge...

  • The Obama Presidency: Why Partisanship Prevails

    By Dan Balz, The Washington Post

    There is polarization in Washington as deep as it has been in modern times. Instead of cooperation, there is confrontation. Instead of civility, there is rudeness. The political system seems frozen...