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By David Espo, Kasie Hunt |
April 25, 2012
Mitt Romney laid claim to the fiercely contested Republican presidential nomination Tuesday night with a fistful of primary triumphs, then urged all who struggle in a shaky U.S. economy to "hold on a little longer, a better America begins tonight."
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By David Crary |
March 3, 2012
Ever eager to provoke, Rush Limbaugh has now succeeded into drawing the White House into a skirmish. The spark: Limbaugh telling his talk show fans that a law student was a "slut" for her testimony to Congress about the need for birth control coverage.
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By Anne Flaherty |
February 13, 2012
Conservatives said Sunday the flap surrounding President Barack Obama's birth control mandate was far from over, with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell saying he'll push to overturn the requirement because it was another example of government meddling.
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By Martin Crutsinger |
February 13, 2012
President Barack Obama on Monday sent Congress a new budget that seeks to achieve $4 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade while at the same time showering billions of dollars of increased spending on areas aimed at giving the economy a quick boost.
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By Marty Traynor |
February 1, 2012
There are plenty of ways we can fall into ethical lapses in the world of selling benefits. Know how to avoid it.
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By Mark Roberts |
December 1, 2011
As an employer, you know the New Year is approaching fast; and if you have not already had your open enrollment completed, or if you are sweating the last minute details of your plan design and rollout for 2012, you may be wondering what to expect for the final version...
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By Donna Cassata |
November 22, 2011
Don't look for the Pentagon to shut down one side of its famous five-sided building. Don't expect the Education Department to pull back its grants just yet.
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By Denis Storey |
November 21, 2011
Corporate clichés are like the self-help books that spawn them: a dime a dozen (get it?).
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By Alan Fram |
November 21, 2011
Failure by Congress' debt-cutting supercommittee to recommend $1.2 trillion in savings by Wednesday is supposed to automatically trigger spending cuts in the same amount to accomplish that job.
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By Andrew Taylor |
November 21, 2011
It's just about over for a special deficit-reduction supercommittee, which appears set to admit failure on Monday in its quest to sop up at least $1.2 trillion in government red ink over the coming decade.
