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Budget cuts
How does the sequester compare to budget cuts past? A brief history
Feb 26, 2013
Budget cuts known as sequester aren’t unprecedented, experts say. But their timing and indiscriminate nature are worrying.
Sequester: A fiscal cliff we will go over
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David Gura
Feb 25, 2013
Although Congress has avoided several fiscal deadlines in the eleventh-hour in the last few months, many political analysts are not optimistic a sequester deal will be struck.
Sequester cuts: Economic threat or all politics?
Feb 25, 2013
As the government gets closer to the sequester deadline, the warnings about what the federal budget cuts would mean are getting louder.
Local TV gets presidential exclusive
Feb 21, 2013
The president gave interviews Wednesday to eight local TV stations in markets with a lot at stake in the fight over the across the board budget cuts.
Possible funding cuts weigh on researcher
Feb 18, 2013
Biomedical engineer worries about the future of her research amid the sequester threat.
Government job cuts hurt wealthy, middle class and poor
Jan 18, 2013
Wealthy, poor and in-between residents tell us how shrinking government would affect their personal finances
Governor Jerry Brown on balancing California's budget
Jan 16, 2013
The governor of California discusses state budgets and California's fiscal prospects heading into 2013.
For public good, not for profit.
Emory students protest planned cuts
Dec 5, 2012
Emory University students took over a hallway in an administration building yesterday to protest a reorganization announced at the Atlanta private college that will close several departments and degree programs.
Budget cuts causing more strain in Spain
Sep 27, 2012
Today the government of Spain is expected to lay out yet another new budget with even more cuts in it.
Gov. Jerry Brown: We're going to cut and hopefully tax
May 24, 2012
California Gov. Jerry Brown talks about his plan to balance the state's budget. Currently, California is facing a deficit of close to $16 billion.