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Figures on government spending and debt

AP News yesterday

Figures on government spending and debt Figures on government spending and debt (last six digits are eliminated). The government's fiscal year runs Oct. 1 through Sept. 30. Total public debt subject to limit Nov. 18 11,973,460 Statutory debt limit 12,104,000 Total public ...

Gates And Mullen Announce Pentagon Investigation Into Ft Hood Shootings

Getty Images yesterday

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 18: Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner hosts a small business forum in the Cash Room at the Treasury Department November 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. More than 100 small business leaders and politicians were invited by the White House to ...

Pentagon budget must rise to fund current plans

Reuters US Online Report Politics News yesterday

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. defense spending in coming years must rise roughly 6 percent on average from the record sum sought by President Barack Obama this year just to meet current plans, Congress's budget office said Wednesday. An average of $567 billion ...

Report details Wisconsin's transportation needs

AP News yesterday

Report says stimulus money doesn't solve Wisconsin's transportation funding needs The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says in its 20-year plan released this week that federal economic stimulus money does not solve immediate or long-term funding needs. The report says that the state's ...

OECD urges action as Britain's debt mounts

AFP Global Edition yesterday

The OECD urged action on Thursday as new data showed Britain plunging ever deeper into debt, one day after Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged a new law to fix public finances. Britain's public sector net borrowing requirement -- the Labour government's preferred ...

Britain plunges further into debt as OECD urges action

AFP European Edition yesterday

Britain plunged deeper into debt in October, data showed on Thursday, and the OECD urged action to tackle the problem, one day after Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged a new law to fix public finances. Public sector net borrowing requirement -- the ...

OECD urges action as govt borrowing soars

AFP European Edition yesterday

The OECD urged action on Thursday as new data showed Britain plunging ever deeper into debt, one day after Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged a new law to fix public finances. Public sector net borrowing requirement -- the government's preferred measure of ...

Geithner Testifies On Financial Regulatory Reform

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WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 19: U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies during a hearing before the Joint Economic Committee on Capitol Hill November 19, 2009 in Washington, DC. Geithner testified on how the financial regulatory reform will impact the economy and taxpayers. (Photo ...

Wyo. committee declines to endorse wind tax bills

AP News yesterday

Wyoming legislative committee declines to endorse 2 bills taxing wind energy development A Wyoming legislative committee voted against sponsoring two bills to tax wind energy development. Industry representatives and lobbyists warned members of the Joint Revenue Committee at a meeting at the ...

SC offering shoppers tax-free weekend on guns

AP News yesterday

SC offering shoppers a 48-hour sales tax break on guns called 'Second Amendment Weekend' South Carolina shoppers will get a second chance to buy tax-free guns. The state Revenue Department sent out a reminder Wednesday of the upcoming "Second Amendment Weekend." The ...

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