U.S. Debt Limit

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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Amen Rick!

If we wanted compromise, we would have voted for a Democrat.


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GOP leaders, mainline caucus fume at conservative ‘no’ votes on three-week CR

U.S. Debt Jumped $72 Billion Same Day U.S. House Voted to Cut Spending $6 Billion

Spending Debate in Congress Divides GOP

Geithner says Congress must raise debt limit

Dollar at record low against yen

Food Costs Rise 3.9%, Most Since Late 1974

Wholesale prices rise last month

Inflation pressure bubbles, home building dives

Home Construction in U.S. Slumps, Producer Prices Rise in Recovery Hurdle

Silver Headed to $100, Gold Shares Manipulated

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At Current Rate of Federal Borrowing, Government on Track to Hit Legal Limit on National Debt on March 14

House GOP Working on CR to Avert Shutdown, Deflect Blame

Senate Dems Eye Spending Cuts – Government Shutdown Still Possible

Brown Says California Faces $25 Billion Cut Without Vote

Crude breaches $119 in frantic trading

WSJ: $120 US Oil May Trigger Double-Dip Recession

San Gabriel Valley Station May Have Highest Gas Prices In US

US warns extreme food prices will stay

Food prices could reach 2008 level: USDA

Unions in Bed With the Administration?

QE2, The Road To A Gold Standard

Swiss franc touches record peak against dollar

CBO: Jobs Created and Saved By Stimulus Cost At Minimum An Average of $228,055 Each

Freddie Mac posts $1.7B loss for Q4

HHS Spending Billions of Dollars to Move Medicaid Recipients Out of Institutions

GM Falls Below IPO Price as Rising Oil Dims Truck Outlook

GM shares at post-IPO low, oil risk trumps profit

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Homeowners face ‘new normal’ in housing bust

Chart: Owing more than home is worth

AP analysis: Foreclosures raise US economic stress

Job openings fall for second straight month

Rising Gas Prices Slam Consumer Sentiment

“Green Crime” costing taxpayers millions uncovered in probe

Rand Paul’s $500 billion spending cut has cornered GOP senior senators

‘Obama Motors’ Gives Bonuses to UAW Workers

Is the President Clueless About How the Economy Works?

China creates rare earth strategic reserves

Conservative coalition seeking to defund unspent stimulus dollars

Robin Griffiths – China’s Gold Reserves to Rise From 2% to 10%

IBD/TIPP Poll: 70% Oppose Raising Debt Ceiling

Obama’s Tax Whopper

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Voter Concern About Economy Hits Highest Level In Over Two Years

National Debt Tops $14 Trillion

Obama: Not Always a Fan of Upping Debt Ceiling

What’s $14 trillion among friends?

When States Default: 2011, Meet 1841

LOWER TAXES, LOWER SPENDING, RIGHT TO WORK …

Forget Pep Talks; Governors Warn of Tough Times

Illinois Has Days to Plug $13 Billion Deficit That Took Years to Produce

Oil price ‘threat to recovery’

Inflation Jumps in Europe

Unemployment up in two-thirds of metro areas

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U.S. Yield Spreads Fall Below Rest of the World

Goolsbee Says Failure to Raise U.S. Debt Ceiling Would Be `Catastrophic’

White House throws down the gauntlet on debt ceiling fight

Oil Nears $100, 2008-Style Surge Not in Cards

China backs Spain to emerge from crisis: Beijing

Bipartisan Debt Debate Diss: Be Adult, Not A Game, Insanity, Suicidal, Catastrophic to Not Raise Debt Ceiling

Kristof Wants Government To Salve Our Souls Via Income Redistribution

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US Ends June With $13.2 Trillion In Debt, Adds $210 Billion In Total Debt, On Track To Breach Debt Ceiling In Under Six Months


Analyst: Obama Has Economy in ‘Death Spiral’

U.S. marks 3rd-largest, single-day debt increase

IMF presses US to cut debt

China rules out ‘nuclear option’ on T-bills

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