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Will Congress get anything done in 2012?
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
As President Obama delivers his State of the Union address, Congress seems poised for a political stalemate.
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Americans react to the failure of super committee
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
According to preliminary polls, the average American may not be as worried about the failure of the super committee to reach a deal as some would think.
MID-DAY UPDATE: Egypt offers supplies to fellow protesters, White House works to settle mortgage breakdowns
Thursday, February 24, 2011
As protests and violence continues to escalate in Libya, Egyptian citizens are offering more than just moral support. As Mitchell Hartman reports...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Dodd-Frank, budget cuts, Middle East and Lap-Band
Thursday, February 17, 2011
The Senate banking committee today is questioning regulators of the Dodd-Frank law to gauge how much they've improved the financial system. The law...
Can you solve the federal deficit?
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Want to solve the U.S. debt crisis? You may have more success in cutting the federal deficit than the politicians in Washington. Today on Marketp...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Obama's budget cuts, protests in Bahrain, and billable hours
Monday, February 14, 2011
President Obama has released his budget proposal for the 2012 federal spending plan. A growing national deficit has prompted the White House to...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Ben Bernanke Visits Europe
Friday, November 19, 2010
Ben Bernanke visits Europe today to defend the Fed's decision to pump $600 billion more into government bonds. Germany in particular was vocal in...
MID-DAY UPDATE: GM ticks on Wall Street and Rolls Royce engines replaced
Thursday, November 18, 2010
GM officially goes public today, the first time since it went bankrupt more than a year ago. This is just one of many new Initial Public Offers...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Equal pay for equal work, foreclosure fund and a royal wedding
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
The U.S. Senate will be considering a bill to ensure women and men receive equal pay for equal work. There's yet another budget deficit reduction...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Ireland, quantitative easing and mortgage interest deductions
Friday, November 12, 2010
The Federal Reserve plans to invest $600 billion buying U.S. and corporate debt -- learn why Republicans worry that the Fed may be a wee-bit too...
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