Collins says he’ll attack runaway spending in DC – The Daily News Online

Posted on May 10, 2012 by admin

BATAVIA — Chris Collins, a businessman who helped restore the of Erie County as , said he would bring the tough medicine to Congress, leading the charge to drastically cut government spending and the …

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Dollar falls against euro, pound, franc after report shows that US economic growth slowed – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Posted on May 9, 2012 by admin

The British pound rose to $ 1.6269 from $ 1.6198 … The dollar fell to 80.39 Japanese yen from 80.95 Japanese yen after In other trading Friday, the dollar fell to 0.9062 from 0.9079 and to 98.09 Canadian cents from …

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With Ron Paul, GOP expects Wash. convention battle – Seattle Times

Posted on May 9, 2012 by admin

are bracing for a combative Washington state party convention as supporters of presidential candidate Ron Paul look to seize more delegates from presumptive nominee . Paul devotees have fared well in caucus states …

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Consumer Price Index M/M – Yahoo Finance

Posted on May 8, 2012 by admin

The (CPI) measures the rate of price change of goods and services purchased by households. It measures changes in the average level of prices over a period of time. In other words, prices indicator of what is happening to prices …

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Twitter challenges court order in Occupy Wall Street case – Los Angeles Times

Posted on May 8, 2012 by admin

Tweeters, it looks like Twitter’s got your back when it comes to the Constitution. In quite a few more than 140 characters, Twitter is saying no way to a court order to give up the account details and communications of one of its users being …

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Price of debt-ceiling deal: GOP plan goes ‘for the jugular,’ Dems say – The Christian Science Monitor

Posted on May 8, 2012 by admin

Facing the prospect of a draconian “sequester” – the across-the-board cuts that were the price of last summer’s debt deal – the Republican-controlled House Budget Committee on Monday approved a plan Democrats say would “go for the …

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House Republicans target social cuts to shield military – msnbc.com

Posted on May 7, 2012 by admin

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the House of Representatives on Monday will fire their first shots of the next deficit-reduction battle, advancing legislation to cut nearly $ 380 billion largely from social programs while protecting .

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Paulson Hedge Funds Take Hit on Gold Stocks – Businessweek

Posted on May 7, 2012 by admin

In today’s “Movers & Shakers” Bloomberg’s Dominic Chu reports that John Paulson, the billionaire hedge-fund manager seeking to reverse in 2011, lost 6.7 percent last month in one of his largest funds as gold-mining stocks dropped …

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Stocks, Metals Decline on French Elections as Euro Drops – Bloomberg

Posted on May 7, 2012 by admin

His platform calls for policies opposes, including increased spending and a delayed deficit-reduction effort. The new Greek parliament will have three new anti-bailout parties represented. “There’s been a lot …

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Oil prices rise on improvement in US manufacturing – Yahoo Finance

Posted on May 6, 2012 by admin

Oil prices rose Tuesday after growth in the U.S. and Chinese signaled more demand for . The improvement for the world’s two offered some relief from persistent worries about the slowdown in …

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