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So long death panels. Hello "rationing" board.

Horror stories are flying about the damage that might be wreaked should Congress and President Barack Obama fail to cut a deal by the Aug. 2 deadline to increase America's borrowing limit. Nearly every American is in harm's way, either directly or indirectly.

Significant progress on a major sticking point in the NFL labor impasse — soaring rookie salaries — during marathon talks Thursday raised hopes that a tentative agreement in principle could perhaps come within 24 hours, according to two people familiar with the negotiations.

Three unions have challenged an Arizona budget provision that requires many government workers to make bigger contributions to their retirement benefits while providing employers with corresponding savings.

In 1995, no state had an obesity rate above 20 percent. Now, all but one does..

In a time during which uncertainty prevails – instead of assurances that a universe of options will remain stable throughout a multi-year period – it’s generally best to plan for one of the likely possibilities but remain flexible and ready to change when more reliable tenets emerge.