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Op-Ed: Debt Deal--We Can, and Must, Do Better
Read moreCNN | August 2, 2011 Picture a negotiation with your boss that goes something like this: You walk in with dynamite strapped to your body and demand a... -
Op-Ed: Who Won and Lost in the Debt Deal?
Read moreThe Washington Post | August 2, 2011 Well, at least we didn’t default. That’s probably the best thing to say about the proposed debt deal. But the... -
Agreement on Debt Limit Increase
Read moreWe have a deal (pending votes, of course). ( UPDATE: CRFB has a press release on this deal here) Last night, the leaders from both parties announced a... -
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‘Line’ Items: Deadlines, Deadlock and Deals Edition
Read moreBreakthrough? – There were tough negotiations. Deals were made. Big names were moved. It wasn’t just the MLB and NFL that saw frenetic action ahead of... -
CBO Scores the Reid and Boehner Plans
Read moreUpdate: CBO has just released its own comparison table of the Reid and Boehner plans, where it now breaks out the war and non-war interest savings... -
Low GDP Growth and Stalemate in the Congress
Read moreWith the Bureau of Economic Analysis releasing tepid GDP numbers of only 1.3 percent growth and last night's failure of the House of Representatives... -
MY VIEW: Alan Simpson, David Stockman and Bill Frenzel
Read moreCNN recently invited several former Washington leaders to offer their thoughts on Washington's debt-ceiling gridlock, and we are proud to say that... -
What the Ratings Agencies Have Said
Read moreDuring the debt ceiling debate, what the credit ratings agencies have said can get lost in the shuffle. So, a summation of what each of the three... -
CBO on Selling Excess Federal Property
Read moreMany of the fiscal plans produced over the last several months -- including the Gang of Six plan and the President’s budget -- propose selling excess... -
Fed's Beige Book Points to Slowing Economy
Read moreFed’s latest Beige Book, released yesterday, pointed to slowing growth (but still positive growth) across many economic sectors and regions. On a...