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Budget Battles

  • Your Easy-to-Use Guide to the Fiscal Cliff

    By Josh Boak, The Fiscal Times

    It’s easy to get confused by where negotiations stand on the fiscal cliff. To help you sort out the difference between what politicians say and what they mean on this issue, The Fiscal Times has put...

  • The Fiscal Cliff: What a Deal Might Look Like

    By Theweek.com, TheWeek.com

    Publicly, Republicans and Democrats sound like they're miles apart in deficit-reduction talks. Privately, though, both sides know they have to bend.

  • Read Between the Lines of the Fiscal Cliff Players

    By Eric Pianin and Josh Boak

    Absent any serious face-to-face negotiations between the two main principals—President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio—Washington is being bombarded by a cacophony of voices. Here are...

  • What Obama Said to Romney Over Lunch

    By The Fiscal Times Staff

    Did you know that the Barack Obama is on a Vegan diet? Maybe that’s why he’s served Mitt Romney a specially prepared post Thanksgiving feast when the former Republican presidential contender met with...

  • Christie Scores by Putting Country Above GOP

    By Reuters

    NJ Governor Chris Christie, once a darling of the GOP, is now everybody's darling in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. With his highly visible appearances in storm-damaged coastal towns with...