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NEW GRAND BI-PARTISAN DEBT PLAN: CUT $500 BILLION NOW, INCREASE TAXES BY $1 TRILLION

Ron Paul: “We Will Default Because The Debt Is Unsustainable”

Ron Paul: Statement on the Cut, Cap and Balance Act

Senate group offers $3.75 trillion deficit cuts by raising taxes

Gold Tops $1,600 an Ounce as Debt Fears Simmer

NO WHITE HOUSE RECESSION: OBAMA’S 454 STAFFERS COST TAXPAYERS $37,121,463

Get Ready for a 70% Marginal Tax Rate

Many states celebrate surpluses as Congress struggles with debt

Venezuela Now OPEC’s Largest Oil Reserves Holder

Two never-finished Navy ships head to scrap heap

Wynn CEO Goes on Epic Anti-Obama Rant on Company Conference Call

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Ten Years, Ten Increases in Debt!

Obama wants $1 trillion in taxes on top of what he’s already signed.

SPIN METER: Obama, Dems skirt issue on tax hikes

Not long ago, Obama warned that raising taxes in a struggling economy is “the last thing you want to do.”

Federal Tax Revenues Have Exceeded Interest Payments 20-Fold—Since U.S. Hit Debt Limit

Nearly one in five recent grads is out of work. Could that hurt Obama’s reelection bid?

Obama: ‘I’d Rather be Talking About Things That Everyone Wants, Like New Programs’

Black economic gains reversed in Great Recession

U.S. Payroll Stunner, Full “Pathetic” Jobs Report Analysis

Analysis: Flat jobs data signal weakest recovery in decades

What Happened to the Jobs? So How’s That Stimulus Thing Working Out?

Total Number and Percentages of U.S. Jobs Moving Offshore

The Decrease in Purchasing Power of the U.S. Dollar Since 1900

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Barnes Grills Bernanke on U.S. Debt

Dollar Loses More Ground

Bernanke: Fed Sees Slower Growth, Uptick in Inflation

Economic Growth Slow as Inflation Measure Spikes Up

More people applied for unemployment benefits

Wal-Mart: Our shoppers are ‘running out of money’

Most Americans say U.S. in recession despite data: poll

Silver hits record near $50, first time since 1980

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U.S. Debt Tops $14.3 Trillion for First Time

China urges U.S. to protect creditors after S&P warning

FactChecking Obama’s Budget Speech

Gold Tops $1,500 on Outlook for Escalating U.S. Debt, Dollar

U.S. Hurries to Sell GM Stake

Sour Demand for Saudi Crude Leads to Output Cut

Obama blames speculators for rising U.S. fuel prices

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U.S. credit rating outlook lowered by S&P

Taxes to Balance the Budget? Not Unless Rates Go Up 150 Percent, Study Says

S&P Cuts U.S. Ratings Outlook to Negative

Pimco’s El-Erian sees higher U.S. downgrade risk than S&P

Cantor calls S&P action “wakeup call” on debt limit

Ratings Service Warns Politics Could Delay Budget Deal, Downgrades Outlook

Saudis Slash Oil Output, Say Market Oversupplied

GOP Congressman Schools Christiane Amanpour on Basic Economics

Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) Says Senate Republicans Will Support Tax Increases

45% don’t owe U.S. income tax

Bernanke Briefings May Offset Fed Hawks With Words as New Tool

Jobless Claims Huge Miss To Expectations Of 380K, Print At 412K, Previous Revised Upward, Core PPI Higher Than Expected

Zoellick Sees Economic Risks From Food Prices, Debt, Inflation

More Americans leaving the workforce

BRICS demand global monetary shake-up, greater influence

BRICS credit: Local currencies to replace dollar

Consumers feel the pinch of pricier gas and food

U.S. Companies Shrink Packages as Food Prices Rise

Prices at LDS canneries show inflation for food up between 11 and 49%

White House website skews deficit numbers ahead of national tour

Congressman wants ticking debt clock installed on House floor

35 Facts That Show Just How Much The Average American Has Been Destroyed By This Economy

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US deficit up 15.7% in first half of fiscal 2011

Budget Tricks Helped Obama Save Programs From Cuts

Budget deal axes ‘czars’ already gone

Conservatives’ criticism of budget compromise growing

Obama prevents budget cuts to favorite programs

Obama Puts Taxes on Table

House Democrats Call for Tax Hikes, Defense Cuts

Nadler: We’re Not Broke; “We’re Not Taxing Big Corporations Enough”

Thomas Sowell: Another Spending Cut Plan

Gas Prices Climbing Toward $5 Per Gallon

Faux job numbers could lead to real trouble

White House readies Obama fiscal flip-flop

GOP pushes back vote on spending bill ‘to comply with our three day rule’

PIMCO goes short US government debt, raises cash holdings

U.S. Import Prices Increase More Than Forecast on Higher Food, Fuel Costs

U.S. Deficit to Rise to Largest Among Major Economies, IMF Says

Currency Analysis and Forecasts for Canadian Dollar, Euro, USD Plus Bonds and S&P

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The national debt will hit young Americans hard

Debt on Track to Hit 800 Percent of GDP; ‘CBO Can’t Conceive of Any Way’ Economy Can Continue Past 2037

Obama To GOP On Budget: Getting Your Way “Is Not How It Works”

Obama Warns Gov’t Shutdown Would Jeopardize Cherry Blossom Parade!

White House says shutdown will delay pay to troops

Federal shutdown would stop tax audits

Obama headed out of D.C. as shutdown looms

Gold, Oil Soar to Fresh Highs As Inflation Fears Mount

Obama says little short-term help for gas prices

Washington Post and CBS Get Taxpayer Money from Obamacare ‘Slush Fund’

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Unemployment Actually 10.2 Percent, 1 in 5 Workers Can’t Find Full-Time Job, Says Gallup

US Approaching Insolvency, Fix To Be ‘Painful’: Fisher

What’s Wrong with Government Debt

Americans losing confidence in government debt

Japan Quake Shakes U.S. Treasury Bond Market Get Ready for Financial Meltdown

World energy crunch as nuclear and oil both go wrong

Libya attacks spark oil price surge

Oil tops $105 per barrel

Existing-Home Sales Plunge, Setback for Housing Recovery

Meredith Whitney Changes Tune on Muni Bond Defaults

Top Dem Strategist: Soaring Prices Will Sink Obama in 2012

Court won’t stop Fed from revealing loan data

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