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21 hours ago ago from Blog For Arizona
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Following her humiliating defeat in Special Session No. 5 on Saturday (Despite the budget cuts approved by the Legislature, the state is still an estimated $1.4 billion in the hole for the current fiscal year. Budget deficits for fiscal 2011 are estimated at $3.3 billion), the Accidental Governor called an emergency meeting of her cabinet on Monday. The open cabinet meeting — the only one of her 11-month ...
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Rewarding Failure At The Fed The Senate finance committee overwhelmingly voted to approve Bernanke for another term. This is remarkable. But, in Washington no one is ever held accountable for their performance. It is the 15 million unemployed that go without work, not Bernanke. Instead, many of the senators praise Bernanke to the sky and thank him for his service. The running line in the Senate is: It could have been worse. That is the way ...
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16 hours ago ago from Overton\'s Arrow
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1 hour, 27 minutes ago ago from U.S. News
NJ gov trims budget as gov-elect plans more cuts TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine has whacked more than $800 million from the current state budget less than a month before leaving office, he said Tuesday as his successor announced preparations for steep reductions for the fiscal year ahead. The $839 million in Corzine's additional cuts include $100 million from eliminating the state's contribution to the employee pension ...
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