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Budget Battles

  • Obama Signs Patent Overhaul Law

    By DARLENE SUPERVILLE

    President Barack Obama signed into law Friday a major overhaul of the nation's patent system, a measure designed to ease the way for inventors to bring their products to market. "We can't afford to...

  • Obama Fires Up the Debate Over Who Is Wealthy

    By Karen Hube, The Fiscal Times

    In his Sept. 8 speech to Congress, President Obama talked about the need to “cut tax loopholes for millionaires and billionaires” as a way to pay for his proposed jobs bill . For emphasis, he cited...

  • Obama’s Lack of Focus Could Be Politically Fatal

    By Bruce Bartlett, The Fiscal Times

    There is still a deep reservoir of good will among the American people for Barack Obama. Every poll shows that he is well liked personally. But even Democrats are starting to wonder whether he is up...

  • Obama Likely to Drop Social Security Overhaul Plan

    By Zachary A. Goldfarb, The Washington Post

    The last time President Obama negotiated with Republicans about overhauling the nation’s social safety set, he put several significant and politically explosive proposals on the table. This time, it...

  • Obama’s $38.6 B ‘Green Jobs’ Program a Bust?

    By CAROL D. LEONNIG and STEVEN MUFSON, The Washington Post

    A $38.6 billion loan guarantee program that the Obama administration promised would create or save 65,000 jobs has created just a few thousand jobs two years after it began, government records show...