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24 Jun 2009 11:00

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U.S.: Orange County, California, takes a machete to its budget

$1.2 billion just disappeared like that. Bye-bye programs source

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13 Jun 2009 12:51

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U.S.: Obama needs more $$$ to get his health care plans off the ground

$313 billion amount Obama wants to cut from bloated federal health-care programs for the elderly and the poor over the next decade source

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20 May 2009 21:48

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U.S.: The only salvation Ah-nold will get is “Terminator: Salvation”

Don’t to come to us for extra help. That was the message. And you know something? I appreciate that when you hear that from the people. It gives us a chance to go and adjust, and say ‘OK, we went in the wrong direction.’
California governor Arnold Schwartzenegger • Who faces a really crappy lame duck session in office after the people voted against his referendum to help pay for the massive deficit the state is facing. Sucks to be him, big time. • source

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15 May 2009 13:09

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U.S.: The Terminator is complaining loudly about California’s budget

$6 billion is how much Arnold wants to bail out California source

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09 May 2009 16:17

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U.S.: The fine print in Obama’s budget kills abstinence-only education

It didn’t really work anyway – no matter how many purity rings you hand out, teens are still going to have sex. They’re teens. source

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06 May 2009 22:33

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U.S.: Obama plans to remove pennies from the budget next year

$17 billion the size of Obama’s proposed budget cuts for next year source

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29 Apr 2009 09:33

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U.S.: 100 days: Love him or hate him, Obama gets stuff done

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1. He pushed through an epic, massive, $787 billion stimulus plan that was successful but managed to divide Democrats and Republicans in congress.

2. He signed 19 executive orders and 12 bills. (That’s a lot for 100 days.)

3. He moved diplomacy in a kinder, friendlier direction, particularly with Cuba, Venezuela and Iran.

4. He moved to stop controversial Bush administration policies, including putting in motion processes for ending the war in Iraq and shutting down Gitmo.

5. He finally got a freaking dog, an instant photo op if there ever was one. And it certainly beats the alternative.
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20 Apr 2009 09:47

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U.S.: Obama orders his cabinet to cut fat out of their diets

$100 million in budget cuts in 90 days; we suggest Atkins source

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09 Apr 2009 10:39

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U.S.: Detroit’s doing so bad, it’s closing down public schools

20 schools in Detroit will be closed, affecting up to 7,500 students source

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02 Apr 2009 21:12

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U.S.: Notable numbers of the day #2 & #3: The budget and its GOP support

$3.6 trillion size of the ultra-massive budget bill (in its House form; a Senate version is forthcoming) source

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