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The Emergency Debt Plan That Would Put U.S. Citizens Second
If the federal government can't pay its bills on time, the nation could start paying its lenders, many of them foreign, before its citizens.
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The Ultimate Stimulus: Death Star Petition Requires White House Response
A petition asking the Obama administration to fund construction of a Death Star has secured enough signatures to require a response from the White House.
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Poll Shows Americans Fear Entitlement Cuts the Most in 'Cliff' Talks
A plurality have already fingered a favorite scapegoat if Congress and the White House fail to reach an agreement: everyone
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How Obama Can Prevent Another Debt-Ceiling Crisis
Some Democrats want the president to raise it by himself. But the 14th amendment offers him a much better strategy.
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Gephardt: Fiscal Cliff Deal Will Cost Some Lawmakers Their Jobs
Getting a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff is going to cost some lawmakers their jobs.
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Alan Simpson Talks Fiscal Cliff on The Daily Show
The former U.S. Senator drops in for a lively discussion on the national debt.
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Everything You Need to Know About the Fiscal Cliff Plans, in Charts
Here's how the Bowles-Simpson, Obama, and Republican fiscal cliff plans match up.
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'Boo-urns!': Mr. Burns Explains the Fiscal Cliff
The Simpsons' resident old rich guy tries to explain the fiscal cliff to we common folk.
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Can Bill Clinton's Dream Team Fix the Fiscal-Cliff Negotiations?
A group of economic advisers from the Clinton era thinks it may have stumbled upon a brilliant solution for America's current economic situation. Which, given today's Washington gridlock, may not be all that brilliant.
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Best Way to Deal With the Debt Ceiling? Kill It
The best solution would be to abolish the debt ceiling forever.
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Dems Press Republicans For Specific Fiscal Plans
Democrats on Sunday said the GOP needs to put forth specific plans to solve the problem.
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Government has Shuttered 64 Data Centers Since August
The OMB program is expected to save $5 billion.
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VA Plans to Move 600,000 Employees to Cloud Email
The government expects to save $5 billion by moving to more nimble cloud computing.
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Five Employee Ideas that Could Help GSA Save $5 Million
Agency seeks to expand the Great Ideas Hunt.
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Deficit Reduction Must Address Big Three
Reducing the debt and deficit requires cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
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Science Community Sounds Alarm Over Sequestration
Cuts could slow progress in medical research, food safety and energy independence.
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Bum Contractors Get the Boot
Annual debarments and suspensions between FY 2009 and and FY 2011 have increased significantly.
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Cloud Computing: Terrible or Terribly Misunderstood?
Federal managers don't like the cloud and don't use it, though some studies indicate they may not know what it is.
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Federal Managers Give Government a 'C' in Cost Savings
The Government Business Council recently surveyed more than 500 federal managers about cost savings.
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