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		<title><![CDATA[The End of SarbOx? The Supreme Court Weighs In.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The business reform law that nearly every company loves to hate  faces its biggest challenge yet. It's up to the Supreme Court to  decide if Sarbanes-Oxley is even constitutional. by Amanda Becker]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bernanke to Housing Market: Please Don't Drop Dead]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I pointed out in a post a week ago, Â getting Uncle Sam out of real estate is shaping up to be tougher than anyone would like. The Federal Reserve's statements since I blogged-including this speech Friday from Fed governor Ken Warsh-bear me out.Â  And on top of that comes...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:01:21 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Congress Moves To Shore Up Social Security And Increase Deficit]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Due to low inflation there are no COLA's planned for Social Security the next two years.  Congress thinks this needs to be fixed with added borrowing and increases in the deficit. by Matthew Potter]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:59:56 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Perils Of Government Micromanaging The Auto Business]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the those oft quoted, untraceable canards about government funding is be careful what you wish for.  If you take money from the Federal Government, or states and localities, often there will be catches that come with them.  The perils of the U.S. auto industry illustrates that...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:55:03 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Federal Budget Is Unmanageable]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a total planned spending of $3.5 trillion and 535 individuals attempting to influence it the Federal government's budget has become unmanageable.  There is so much spending on so many different things that nobody really seems to have control of it.  To add to the problem each member...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 03:02:06 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Supplemental Moves Forward With Non-Military Spending Added]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the past the Bush Administration, and really a number of wartime administrations, used supplemental funding acts separate from the normal budget.  This was done as the necessary spending could not be predicted for operations.  Doing this allowed the core budget to work without the disruption of transferring...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 02:59:32 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Congress Looks to Supplemental to Counter Gates]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama has submitted a supplemental funding bill for FY09 to continue operations in Afghanistan.  This is in line with how the fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan was funded during the Bush Presidency.  One of the reasons this is done as it is not always possible when doing...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:54:33 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Geithner Plan: An End Run Around Congress]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been worried about the possibility of private sector manipulation in the Geithner plan, as outlined by Jeff Sachs and others. I'd like to make sure the plan is protected from the worst of these outcomes.    But overall I have been influenced by many of your...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:17:38 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Congress Requires Fixed Price Contracts for Stimulus Money]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A short provision in the Stimulus Bill that Obama signed today requires the maximum use of fixed price contracts for spending the money.  Federal Computer Week writes about this issue here.  The government tends to use Fixed Price contracts when there is little development work or fear of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:00:14 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Some in Congress Want to End FPI's Advantage]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we wrote a few months ago BAE and the Federal Prison Industries FPI are in competition over helmet manufacturing.  U.S. government contracting rules mandate that the FPI be favored when it comes to awarding contracts.  This is one of three special types of companies that receive this...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 06:13:51 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ford Plays Up "Green" Plan to Congress]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Detroit Big Three are not going to present a united front in Congressional hearings this week. Unlike GM and Chrysler, Ford says a bailout would be nice, but not necessary. by Jim Henry]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:47:25 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Union Warns Congress: Don't Let Automakers Fail]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Backs to the wall, the Detroit 3 and the UAW stuck together in a Senate hearing, warning that allowing the car companies to go bankrupt would drag down the U.S. economy. by Jim Henry]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:42:03 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GM Accentuates the Positive in Congress]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A pitch GM gave Congress this week is devoted partly to blaming the crisis on factors beyond GM's control; partly to asking Congress for money; partly to warning about job losses if GM goes under; and between the lines, entirely to defending GM management. by Jim Henry]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:07:55 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Economy Most Important Issue, and Still Rising]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_Oct_23/ai_n30929888]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Fewest ever (11%) say country is going in right direction  ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- As the financial and economic crisis deepens, the latest edition of The Harris Poll[R] finds that the economy, which was already at the top of the list of concerns for Americans, has moved even farther ahead...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Training works   I appreciate the letter by Frank Brentine on Sept. 30 about Crisis Intervention Team training. I am a member of the Topeka/ Shawnee County CIT Council, which has offered 40 hours of training twice to law enforcement and corrections officers.   CIT is a community-based,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CCAGW PAC Endorses Tom Rooney for Florida's 16th District]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_Oct_17/ai_n30911436]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste Political Action Committee CCAGW PAC today announced its endorsement of Tom Rooney for Congress in Florida's 16th Congressional District. Mr. Rooney is running against incumbent Rep. Tim Mahoney.  "Tom Rooney is a fiscal conservative who believes in less government and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CCAGW PAC Endorses Andy Harris for Maryland's 1st District]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_Oct_17/ai_n30911439]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste Political Action Committee CCAGW PAC today announced its endorsement of State Senator Andy Harris for Congress in Maryland's First Congressional District. Sen. Harris is running against Frank M. Kratovil, Jr.  "Sen. Harris is a true fiscal conservative who has pledged...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Taxpayer Watchdog Calls for Spending Cuts as Deficit Soars]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_Oct_15/ai_n30895270]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- Following reports that the federal budget deficit reached a record $455 billion in fiscal year 2008, Citizens Against Government Waste called for immediate cuts in wasteful spending.  "House and Senate leaders are considering a lame-duck session immediately after the election to adopt a $150 billion stimulus package....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CCAGW PAC Endorses Chris Hackett for Pennsylvania's 10th District]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste Political Action Committee CCAGW PAC today announced its endorsement of Chris Hackett for Congress in Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District. Mr. Hackett is running against incumbent Rep. Chris Carney.  "Chris Hackett is a true fiscal conservative who has pledged to reduce...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CCAGW PAC Endorses Tom McClintock for California's 4th District]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste Political Action Committee CCAGW PAC today announced its endorsement of state senator Tom McClintock for Congress in California's Fourth Congressional District. Sen. McClintock is running against Charlie Brown.  "Tom McClintock is a true fiscal conservative who has pledged to reduce...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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