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Sequester threatens to delay tax refunds
Mark Garrison Feb 27, 2013
Taxpayers face a double whammy thanks to the sequester. The budget cuts could delay IRS refunds. That's after the fiscal cliff debate delayed the start of filing season.
Pete Peterson: The man who focused Washington on the national debt
Kai Ryssdal Feb 27, 2013
Pete Peterson is the man who started talking about bringing down the deficit decades ago. But he's not pleased with the current sequestration talks.
Pete Peterson's long campaign against the national debt
David Gura Feb 25, 2013
The former Commerce Secretary and financier has warned of danger from the nation's long-term debt for years, and financed a campaign to address it.
Who are these budget-cutters, Simpson and Bowles?
Scott Tong Feb 22, 2013
Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles, with their second plan for cutting the deficit, get attention because their proposals fall in the middle between political extremes.
Possible funding cuts weigh on researcher
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Feb 22, 2013
Biomedical engineer worries about the future of her research amid the sequester threat.
The fiscal cliff reprise: Meet the sequester
Jeremy Hobson Feb 11, 2013
There are less than three weeks to go until Washington's latest budget deadline -- the $85 billion spending cut package known as the sequester.
The enduring impact of the fiscal cliff
Mark Garrison Jan 31, 2013
The fiscal cliff debate may have ended on January 1st, but if you thought that was the last you'd heard of it, think again.
Fiscal cliff rewrites the calendar for the IRS
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Jan 9, 2013
Taxpayers will have to wait eight extra days to file returns to give the IRS time to absorb tax changes in the fiscal cliff deal.
U.K. government battles to cut deficit
Stephen Beard Jan 8, 2013
The U.K.'s coalition government has just passed the halfway point in its first term. Critics say its continuing tough talk on austerity is constraining growth.
I do? Tallying up the marriage penalty in the new fiscal deal
Krissy Clark Jan 8, 2013
The fiscal cliff deal raises taxes on individuals making at least $400,000 and couples making at least $450,000. Of course, 400 plus 400 does not equal 450. So what's going on?
