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PEGGY NOONAN

 'Stupid' Leadership 
 Has Sapped 
 America's Hope 

Business is losing faith as government spends like spoiled kids

Oct 30, 09 3:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The economy's growing again but the people Peggy Noonan talks to—"the American leadership class who are not in Washington, most especially those in business"—have lost their confidence that a turnaround is coming. That's because they don't think the government has any solutions to America's problems other... More »

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government spending • Federal government • Peggy Noonan • Obama administration • taxation

Opinion

If Congress Can't Pass Health Reform, Yank Their Coverage

Pols should be punished for 'longstanding and grievous breach of responsibility: Kristof

Oct 8, 09 7:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nicholas Kristof has a modest proposal for lawmakers who vote down health care reform. If universal coverage is defeated, he writes, let’s take away the insurance of 15% of Congress, at random, and cut benefits to an inadequate level for another 8%. “I wouldn’t wish the trauma... More »

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Congress • government spending • health care reform • uninsured • Nicholas Kristof

OPINION

Rove: Health Care Bill Is
Gift to GOP

Backlash against spending will be 'boon'
to party in 2010

Oct 8, 09 4:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - The GOP is winning the debate on health care and it'll win control of Congress as well if the Democrats manage to pass a health care bill, writes Karl Rove. Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus wants to "front-load" the bill with hefty tax hikes that will kick in... More »

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health care • Congress • Karl Rove • government spending • health care reform • congressional Democrats • Max Baucus • 2010 election

 Congress Votes 
 to Boost Own 
 Budget 

Capitol Hill scoffs at belt-tightening, jacks funding 5.8%

Sep 30, 09 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - With local governments around the country tightening their belts, Congress is loosening theirs. The House last week approved a 5.8% bump in the legislative budget, and the Senate is poised to do so as well. That’ll bring Capitol Hill’s annual budget to $4.7 billion, Politico reports.... More »

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Congress • government spending • budget • federal spending

updated

 Thousands of DC Protesters 
 Blast Obama Policies 

Demonstration stretches for blocks along Pennsylvania Avenue

Sep 12, 09 12:18 PM CDT
(AP) - Tens of thousands of people marched to the US Capitol today, carrying signs with slogans such as "Obamacare makes me sick" as they protested the president's health care plan and what they say is out-of-control spending. The line of protesters spread across Pennsylvania Avenue for blocks, all the way... More »

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Mike Pence • government spending • Washington, DC • protesters • conservatives • Dick Armey • FreedomWorks Foundation

 Furloughs 
 Freeze 
 State 
 Services 

Strapped states try to balance budgets
by shutting down

Sep 4, 09 1:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - States across the country are slashing their labor costs by putting workers on furloughs and cutting services, the Wall Street Journal reports. California, Maine, Maryland and Michigan close state agencies on Fridays. Others are opting to remain open every weekday, but stretch services by placing thousands of workers on rolling... More »

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layoffs • government spending • state governments • state budgets • furlough

 Help Wanted: 
 Fed Govt. 
 Needs 600K 
 New Workers 

270K new hires deemed critical to make up for retirement

Sep 3, 09 11:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The federal government must hire 600,000 people over the next 4 years to balance a wave of retirement and keep pace with President Obama’s ambitions, the Washington Post reports. Nearly half of those positions are considered absolutely essential for agencies to provide their services, a new report states,... More »

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Barack Obama • government spending • employment • bureaucracy • Department of Homeland Security • Federal government • job • Obama administration • President Obama • hiring

OPINION

Big Government Prevented Great Depression II

...And Republicans kept demanding that it step aside and allow it

Aug 10, 09 8:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - The economy isn’t in great shape, but we’re going to avoid Great Depression II, writes Paul Krugman in the New York Times. “What saved us? The answer, basically, is big government.” Unlike the private sector, the government didn’t decrease spending as its income decreased,... More »

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government spending • Paul Krugman • economic stimulus package • economy • financial crisis • Wall Street bailout • big government

DC Deficit Fixer: Print on Both Sides of Paper

$102M in painfully obvious cuts shows how outdated gov't is

Jul 29, 09 10:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - A short while ago, President Obama called on his Cabinet to make budget cuts in their departments totaling $100 million. They came up with $102 million, but some of the cuts were so obvious one wonders why it took a presidential edict to elicit them, the Wall Street Journal notes.... More »

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government spending • bureaucracy • savings • budget deficit • Obama administration • President Obama • big government

OPINION

It's Too Soon for Feds to Ease Up on Economy

If Washington cuts off the cash, recession will worsen: Krugman

Jun 15, 09 9:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - With critics prematurely calling on Washington to scale back financial rescue efforts, economic history fans see “déjà vu all over again,” writes Paul Krugman in the New York Times. This is the third time a major economy has been stuck in a liquidity trap, and both previous... More »

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inflation • government spending • Federal Reserve • liquidity • Paul Krugman • economic stimulus package • Great Depression • financial crisis

OPINION

Don't Let 'Waste' Taunts Prompt More Waste

Obama shouldn't scrap chopper deal just to appease McCain

May 14, 09 9:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fearful of appearing wasteful, the Defense Department wants to dump a contract for new presidential helicopters and start fresh—but that means losing $4 billion already spent on the project. It’s the same old story when it comes to “wasteful procurement,” writes Gail Collins in the New ... More »

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John McCain • government spending • Department of Defense • helicopter • procurement • Gail Collins • government contracts • President Obama

 Iowans  
 (Mostly) 
 Still Smile 
 on Obama 

Residents support president's efforts, fear over-spending and Afghanistan

Apr 25, 09 1:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iowa, arguably the state that launched Barack Obama on his path to the presidency, will always be a "special place" for him, says press chief Robert Gibbs. And the feeling is—mostly—mutual, Politico reports. Obama enjoys a 64% statewide approval rating, and Iowans are reviving their Obama for... More »

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Afghanistan • Barack Obama • Iowa • government spending • approval ratings

(AP) - President Obama appealed to federal workers today to propose ways to make their agencies' and departments' budgets more efficient. The president said employees' ideas would be key as his Cabinet officials cut millions from the federal budget and trim the deficit. "After all, Americans across the country know that... More »

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government spending • federal employees • budget deficit • Obama administration • President Obama • radio address • budget bill

(Newser) - Evaluations of the effectiveness of yesterday’s anti-tax “tea parties” are split predictably down partisan lines, Chris Cillizza writes for the Washington Post. Republicans touted the protests, which brought out tens of thousands and garnered major media coverage, as a success. “I think something is going on out... More »

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Democrats • taxes • government spending • GOP • protests • grassroots • blogger • Obama administration • cable news • President Obama • Republicans • tea parties

(Newser) - Want to get in on the fun and excitement of the anti-Obama Taxpayer Tea Party? Here’s how, writes Marc Cooper in the Los Angeles Times: “Go to a hobby store. Buy a scale model of a UN One-World-Government Black Helicopter and a tube of glue. Toss the... More »

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taxes • government spending • conservative • tea • protests • political demonstrations • Obama administration • tea parties

Tax-Day 'Tea Parties' Test Aversion to Obama Spending

Tens of thousands set to attend nationwide demonstrations

Apr 15, 09 10:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fiscal conservatives across the country will reenact Revolutionary history today with tea parties in every state to protest taxes and increased spending, ABC News reports. Tens of thousands are registered to attend in major cities, testing whether anti-Obama budget sentiment, which has picked up steam on the Internet, with help... More »

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taxes • government spending • tea • protests • political demonstrations • Obama administration • President Obama • tea parties

 Stimulus Sours Obama's 
 European Honeymoon 

US urges more spending; EU focused on regulation

Mar 12, 09 10:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - European leaders’ love affair with President Obama has hit its first snag: Obama is pushing Europe to spend more to battle the financial crisis, while Europe would prefer to focus on stricter regulation, the Los Angeles Times reports. “The Americans should be more modest about giving lessons, because the... More »

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Germany • government spending • European Union • Europe • France • regulation • Britain • Obama administration • financial crisis • President Obama

OPINION

GOP Guvs Right to See Stimulus Cash as 'Trap'

Say law is a 'budget trap' that will hook them on more spending

Feb 23, 09 8:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Five Republican governors are threatening to turn down much of their stimulus windfall, afraid of taking addictive doses of spending on education, welfare, and health care that the states would have to shoulder in 2011 and beyond. And they're right to worry, the Wall Street Journal says. Take enrolling new... More »

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government spending • Rick Perry • Bobby Jindal • Haley Barbour • economic stimulus package • Mark Sanford • state budgets • Republicans

Obama Plans
to Slash Deficit by 2013

Goal hinges on Iraqi withdrawal, letting Bush's tax cuts lapse

Feb 21, 09 10:33 PM CST
(Newser) - Having proved he can get the government to pony up $787 billion to stimulate the economy, President Obama will now attempt to highlight his frugal side. Obama will unveil a budget Thursday that aims to cut the deficit—which could climb to $1.9 trillion in 2009—to $533 million... More »

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government spending • national debt • budget deficit • economic stimulus package • federal budget • President Obama

OPINION

Don't Like the Stimulus? Don't Take the Cash 

Opponents can be 'guinea pigs' for alternate plans: Begala

Feb 16, 09 2:21 PM CST
(Newser) - Here’s a clear way for political leaders to oppose spending in the stimulus package: “refuse to take the money,” Paul Begala writes for CNN. Case in point: South Carolina’s governor, who opposes the plan, shouldn’t help his struggling state with federal cash. Instead, he can... More »

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government spending • South Carolina • tax cuts • federal spending • economic stimulus package • Paul Begala • Mark Sanford • financial crisis

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