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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.
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.
7.9% jobless rate shows jobs market offers more of the same
Kai Ryssdal Feb 1, 2013
The Labor Department reported that 157,000 jobs were created in January, but also revealed an uptick in unemployment to 7.9 percent.
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.
Looking back at Secretary Geithner's legacy
Kai Ryssdal Jan 28, 2013
One final look back at Secretary Timothy Geithner's time at the Treasury Department. Plus, why you'll start hearing the word 'sequester' a lot more soon.
Debt ceiling delay: GOP proposes three-month window
Kai Ryssdal Jan 18, 2013
In a proposal floated today that comes from their weekend policy retreat in Virginia, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives proposed raising the debt ceiling for three months. In essence, 'kicking the can down the road' one more time.
Treasury pick Jack Lew and the future of the economy
Kai Ryssdal Jan 11, 2013
The Weekly Wrap looks at what President Obama's Treasury Secretary pick indicates about the economic priorities in President Obama's second term, and what a trillion dollar coin says about how we run our economy.
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.
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?
