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Sequester: A fiscal cliff we will go over
David Gura Feb 25, 2013
Although Congress has avoided several fiscal deadlines in the eleventh-hour in the last few months, many political analysts are not optimistic a sequester deal will be struck.
Sequester cuts: Economic threat or all politics?
Jeremy Hobson Feb 25, 2013
As the government gets closer to the sequester deadline, the warnings about what the federal budget cuts would mean are getting louder.
Local TV gets presidential exclusive
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Feb 22, 2013
The president gave interviews Wednesday to eight local TV stations in markets with a lot at stake in the fight over the across the board budget cuts.
A Presidential step toward cybersecurity
David Brancaccio Feb 14, 2013
President Obama's executive order for increased sharing between government agencies and large infrastructure companies endeavors to help bypass Congress in a fast-moving Internet attack.
The State of the Union for education
Amy Scott Feb 13, 2013
What are President Obama's plans for universal pre-school access, high-school funding, and higher education?
Would Obama's $9 minimum wage help or hurt workers?
Tracey Samuelson Feb 13, 2013
During his State of the Union address last night, President Obama proposed to raise the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour.
The gun-show loophole: Not about gun shows, and not a loophole
David Gura Feb 13, 2013
Most vendors at gun shows are federally licensed dealers, who are required to do background checks on buyers. It's gun collectors and private sellers that aren't federally licensed.
State of the Union for jobs: A preview
Juli Niemann Feb 12, 2013
Juli Niemann, an analyst with Smith Moore & Company, shares her thoughts on what Obama will highlight and the state of jobs and the economy.
Where does tech fit on the President's agenda?
David Brancaccio Feb 12, 2013
Who's that sitting over near First Lady Michelle Obama tonight at the President State of the Union address? Word is it's going to be Apple CEO Tim Cook.
Since last State of Union, jobs came from health, education
Scott Tong Feb 12, 2013
Perhaps every successful politician promises employment. But looking back at the president's first term, where have the jobs actually come from?
