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Budget Battles

  • Obama’s Jobs Act—Not Just a Failure but a Fraud

    By Liz Peek

    If President Obama wins reelection, it will be because he has snookered the American public and outwitted the GOP. It will not be because his policies have succeeded. As he campaigns for a second...

  • If 2013 Budget Talks Fail, Top Credit Rating May Fall

    By Steven C Johnson and DANIEL BASES, Reuters

    The United States may lose its top credit rating if next year's budget talks do not produce policies that gradually decrease the country's debt, Moody's Investors Service said on Tuesday. The warning...

  • Defense Supply Chain Threatened by Spending Cuts

    By The Fiscal Times Staff

    Declines in U.S. and European defense spending are putting heavy pressure on thousands of small and mid-sized companies that together build about 70 percent of major weapons systems, top defense and...

  • 15 Events That Could Determine the Election Outcome

    By Eric Pianin and Josh Boak

    With a mere 58 days to go before the Nov. 6 election, the political calendar is destiny, and a handful of key dates and events will likely profoundly impact the outcome of a rough-and-tumble and...

  • Romney on the Attack Over Grim Jobs Numbers

    By Jeff Mason and Sam Youngman, Reuters

    President Barack Obama charged back onto the campaign trail on Friday and faced a withering attack from Republican rival Mitt Romney over disappointing new U.S. jobs numbers as the candidates sought...