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Budget cuts
Congress begins budget battle over automatic cuts to Pentagon spending
May 7, 2012
Here's a phrase you'll begin to hear a lot in Congress: sequestered cuts. Today, the House begins debate on how to deal with the debt crisis.
Greece adopts drastic austerity measures
Feb 13, 2012
Overnight, the Greek parliament imposed drastic cuts that will layoff some 150,000 government workers, raise the retirement age and lower the minimum wage by 20 percent. What would the same cutbacks feel like here in the U.S.?
The Greek spending cuts in U.S. terms
Feb 13, 2012
More strict austerity measures were passed in Greece over the weekend. What would the equivalent of the cuts look like here at home?
Protests in Athens over latest proposed cuts
Feb 10, 2012
Greeks are striking again today to protest deep cuts the government wants to make in order to get more bailout money. But even the most recent austerity deal Greece proposed might not be enough.
This week: The Postal Service, the CFPB (non) confirmation
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David Gura
Dec 9, 2011
We talk to one of our Washington reporters about what happened in the news this week.
Defense sector braces for Pentagon cuts
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Jeff Tyler
Nov 15, 2011
With the super committee looking less and less likely to succeed, defense contractors are planning for the worst: automatic cuts.
What would you do with an aircraft carrier?
Mar 29, 2011
HMS Ark Royal
For sale: One aircraft carrier -- slightly used, DYI opportunity -- courtesy of the Royal Navy.
Have you ever wonder...
For public good, not for profit.
MID-DAY UPDATE: Obama defends U.S. spending on no-fly zone, consumer spending up 0.7% in February
Mar 28, 2011
Here are today's top headlines from the Marketplace Morning Report and around the web...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Production gap widens in Japan, Op-ed calls attention to budget woes
Mar 24, 2011
Here are some of today's headlines from the Marketplace Morning Report and around the web.
Portugal's prime minister stepped down after rival ...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Egypt offers supplies to fellow protesters, White House works to settle mortgage breakdowns
Feb 24, 2011
As protests and violence continues to escalate in Libya, Egyptian citizens are offering more than just moral support. As Mitchell Hartman reports...