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Budget Battles

  • Fiscal Cliffhanging Causes National Nervous Breakdown

    By Josh Boak, The Fiscal Times

    Paging Dr. Freud! Economists are increasingly worried about the possible psychological scars caused by the fiscal cliff, not just the cash flow issues that Democrats and Republicans must reconcile...

  • Heartland States on High Alert Over Fiscal Cliff

    By Eric Pianin

    In a recent call with reporters, Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa signaled he was willing to let the country topple over the fiscal cliff unless President Obama and Congress strike a deal to force...

  • Guess Which Senator May Be Key on Cliff Talks?

    By Rosalind Helderman, The Washington Post

    Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) may be the most powerful senator a whole lot of people have never heard of outside of the two Washingtons where she lives and works. As chair of her party’s Senate...

  • Why Housing Is Still Hindering the Recovery

    By Zachary A Goldfarb, The Washington Post

    Nearly 11 million Americans, or more than a fifth of homeowners, are buried in debt, owing more than their properties are worth after piling their life savings into their properties — a persistent...

  • Krugman's 'Twinkie' Defense of Taxing the Rich

    By Liz Peek

    Some people miss the 1950s because of the era’s simple pleasures like Twinkies and Howdy Doody. Paul Krugman misses the decade’s high tax rates on the rich. In a recent column, he harks back to the...