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IMF Issues Grim Warning
Read moreHighlighting the growing concern within international circles and among the various ratings agencies, the International Monetary Fund released its...
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Biden Group Talks Update: Searching for More Cuts and Talking Triggers
Read moreThe Biden group of debt negotiations resumed on Tuesday with the fourth meeting of the bipartisan group of lawmakers chaired by Vice President Biden...
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‘Line’ Items: Playoffs Edition
Read moreCrunch Time – The playoffs are well underway in the NBA and NHL. A playoff atmosphere is also brewing in Washington even though the home teams are not...
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Between the ‘Line’s: Meetings, Plans, Halfsies and One Cent
Read moreNo Deficit of Talk – At least there no longer is a deficit of discussion when it comes to our fiscal situation. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) gave...
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Dave Walker and Bob Bixby: National Fiscal Dialogue Needed
Read moreToday, Comeback America Initiative founder and CEO Dave Walker (former U.S. comptroller general) and Concord Coalition executive director Bob Bixby...
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Live Webcast: The Moment of Truth
Read moreAt 3:15 p.m. today, as part of the New America Foundation's 2011 Retreat, Slate Group Chairman Jacob Weisberg will moderate The Moment of Truth...
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Stimulus Provisions: Extended or Not?
Read moreIn early 2009, lawmakers enacted an economic stimulus package to help stem the economic freefall which was shedding hundreds of thousands of jobs per...
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What Happens If China Stops Buying Our Debt
Read moreMegan McArdle at The Atlantic writes about what happens if China stops buying U.S. Treasury bonds. She points out that a fiscal crisis is unlikely to...
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The Costs of a Shutdown
Read moreWith a possible federal government shutdown looming in only a few short hours, it is worth noting some of the costs if such an action occurs. With a...
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Debate BUILDs over Infrastructure Investment
Read moreThe recent introduction of the BUILD Act to create a national infrastructure bank to help finance infrastructure improvements has started a needed...
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MarketWatch: March 14-17, 2011
Read moreU.S. Interest Rates: What is "Normal"? Throughout the week, worried investors once again turned to U.S. Treasury instruments as safe haven investments...
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House Budget Committee Hearing Today on Debt Burden
Read moreToday is a busy day for budget and fiscal policy, especially for us at CRFB. Not only do we have our " The Human Side of the Fiscal Crisis" forum...